The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-06
MASSEY sooREs SAN yoYEs.
He Publishes Cara Rspiy'nG g" Cru
cisns Of the Latter.


ATLANTA. GA, Dec. 5-Rey John D.
Massey. of Richmond, Va. published
card here replying to some criticisms
made by Rev. Sam. Jones.
Mr. Ioueg wrote some things about
parson Massey recently, and cow IN
tatter is back in peppery style Mr. Mas
soy and Mr. Jones met on the stump I'D
he recent Virginia campaign. Mr. Jones
confined himself chiefly % the neIghbor-
hood of Staunton. where prohibition
fight Was on. Mr.. Massey says:
II Gaze but little about Mr. Jones
b,rocritioal cant. his self-aulations or
his boulbssiic .boasumEs. They are part
and parcel OF him. lie would not be
sam Jones' without them. 1t is as natu-
raj for him 20 sound his own praise as il
is for sparks to ascend.
Referring to certain statements made
bv MIR. Jones. Mr.. Massey remarks:
81 viii not characterize these misstate-
monts as ISLANDERS, as that would be
equivalent 10 charging the Rev. Sam
Jones with making false statements ma
iclously but I win say it requires the eX-
erclse OF an unusual degree of charity TO
believe ne dld not know these statements
were untrue. and that they did great in-
Justice 70 those of whom he wrote
Nlr. Massey goes on to say: "The city
OF Staunton contains nearly, II not quite
5000 Inhabitants. The temperance peO-
PIE OF Staunton were defeated in their
election under The local-option law, by, ]
think. only % majority. / spoke there
nm their behalf The night after | spoke
MIR Jones mace speech from the same
stand and on the same side Some Of the
best temperance men who heard him be-
lieve ne 2id the cause more harm than
good. His Incorporate language his eX-
aggerati0us, his stale and questionable
anecdotes. his bitter denunciations, dis.
gusted many friends of temperance and
chilled the blood of others While they
thoroughly aroused its opponents and fur
nished them arguments which they used
effectively. The cause Of temperance sur
Tered frCm intemperate advocacy.
Il understand that ne repeats his
calumnies. even in his so-called sermons.
II these calumnies had been uttered in
Virginia where | am known, u would
have been unnecessary for me 10 con-
tradict them. and / am consoled by the
thought that though they ere made in
States in which ] am MOI personally
known. the fact that Mr.. Jones is
known renders them powerless TO do me
much harm. Ills repeated reference to me
and our discussion indicates that he IS
stin Wrthing under his stanton eXcOria-
tions When Republicans have no candidate
of their own. and they had none in Au-
gusta county they generally vote for the
candidate OF any party, who opposes the
Democratic nominee. AS Mr.. Bcdley had
been a Republican and was opposing the
Democratic nominee, Republicans were
doubly interested in his success. Yet in
spite Of these facts, and the further facts
that Mr. Bodloy employed Messrs Sam
Jones, Sam Small, Rev Mr.. Stuart, OF rem
nessee and quartette band from New
York. and took them and a big tent TO
every district In the county. Mr. Echols'
majority over him. was about 6O0--I do not
know TIE exact vote.
Mr. Jones boasts OF having handled me
very tenderly 1 cannot claim 10 have
reciprocated the 'tenderly" part of the
handling. | think the audience thought
II might have been little more tender
than | was. will not draw a compari-
soTi between Mr.. Jones and myself as
debaters. but ] win say that, as compared
with Others whom / have met in debate
he is the llghtest weight ever met among
those with reputation OF being even
average deoaters. He has the pretensions
a. giant, but the performance or
Iigmy."