Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-06
r,IlEY ON JONES.
:, .,rr.iria State O01cer CastisateS the
Reverend Sam.
g EylSGELlSTS IETEkPERANCE.
d. fr,t On The Legislative Contest
in Augusta.
ms LIGHT WEIGHT DEBATER,
4trc Trctcnsions Of u Giant
,-l tho Performance OF
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riemS. "
-,.%-A Ga, December 5-Rcv.
,y. % Richmond, Va. pub
..ri here replying 20 some
-ie ny Rev. sam Jones. Mr..
some salty things about
recently. and now the
..k IN pcppery style. Were
.... men o. the cloth, the cor
..I reasonably be expected
.... ..au"s
nl MIR Jones met on the
recent Virginia campaign.
rtrrl himself chiefly 10 the
..... .t Siaunton. whore a pro-
was on.
.ls II care but little
.. I.-e.'- hypocrltical cant. his
.... or his bombastic boast
.... tr, Ir, and parcel Of him.
MT he sam Jones' without
I- as natural for him TO
a praises as it is for sparks
.... certain statements made
. . Nr. Massey remarks: Il
.r..t.rizo these misstatements
....,.,. as that would be equiya-
.-.-.r- the Rev Sam Jones
......... false statements maliciously,
....., requires the exercise Of an
.-eo of charity 10 believe ne
r ,he-e statements were un-
.. ,hey dii injustice TO those
.,. wrote"
..- -.S I%TEMPERANCE.
.. .. goes on to say: THE city
...... contains nearly. If not quite.
...a's The temperance people
...I.. .,.rs defeated in their election
....u1u law by, / think, only
. majority. 1 spoke there IN their
T.a uisht after l spoke. Mr..
... from the same stand and on
same SIDE. Some Of the best tenn
rr who heard him believe he
... more harm than good. His
.-...-.-. language. his exaggeratons'
.... .rl questionable anecdotes, his
.-I lisa bitter denunclations dis
... many friends Of temperance and
..f PHI. ardcr Of others. while they
.......e aroused its opponents and fur
... -.. arguments which they used
....r The cause OF temperance SUI
.... .- Incorporate advocacy"
-. W Bodley. the Prohibition cam
.he senate. is, So far as know
.7.Y. lie has resided in Staun-
.... Few years. and has been voter
.. y.ars. Edward Echols, the
.. ,andidate for the Senate, Is
2 Stauuton. and never resided
else He has represented Au-
.-tv including Staunton, in both
and the Senate. and while DO
..Ip,d 10 pass the locl-opton
;s q tenperance man OF the
..tcs, ,,-pe He totally abstalns
.... ~ any intoxicants. and never
.. ,e- iu his life
..... TEMPERANCE RECORD.
.. to speak OF myself ana. even
... ....ssity for doing SO ls loiN'H
.... uUI restrict myseli 10 tie ma
-. rs compatible with pIol'i
.t. II myself from MT JON
- - t.,hooi ! have not only ap-
.... .-.n th, use Of into&icanls' Oue
... an enthusiastic advocate o'
...-.. / have made many temper
.-a.. and have gone 10 diitIeh'
.r. state 10 assist IN iocai-"p-
.. VAS largely instrument
.. ..-e.re ~ the local-option lh"'
-lI1uor law. which prevents
rom opening their places
.- sunday. and Of the minor
,1t,h forbids giying or selling
.. +. r,frors without the consent
..... -.,ts or guardians. and ] am
. ..-....rt Of the state Temperance
s.. .. ~ virginia. ,e ,.,t
..~lrn for saying so mysei; p",
b. ...-. Uauton attack has rendeIcd
understand that ne re-
.... . .'.r,uirs even in his so-calicu
u these ealumnies had be'h
...t . Virginia. where ! am known
.f .. unnecessary for me 10 CON
-'-. r..-r. and / am consoied 10y "io
.t -t.t though they are inade III
.. which ! am not persoha,ls
..... clio. f..t that Mr.. Jones Is kho" u
them powerlcss TO 90 M
g.. r. HIS repeated references -
.. .lr decision indicates that ne -
e....r under his Staunton eAOo' i"-
SAINTS REPUDIATlON.
..,. r.,ublicans have no candidates
... IAN and they had none IN Au
... ..tv they generally vote TOT tnV
any party who opposes lh''
rYminee. As Mr Bodley hau
....iH,an and was opposing 'he
,... nominee. the RcpubiiCa"7
.. .... interested in his success
.-. ~ these facts ana the lu'
... nat Mr.. BOdley employer
Sam Jones. sam small. Rev. MI
.f Tennessee. and a Quai,' ,''VV
.. N.w York. and TOOK thehi
.- tent TO every district IN u'0
vr Echolss majority over nun
.t lr IL DO not know the exact
tlv this result In temperance
r..sttea the best temperance
.-. "a. In other parts. believe that
.r... temperance a present issue VIII
-.. r. rrorress and cause II 10 retro
r.r-. they voted for Echois'
.... f..,.orrat and a practical temper
..n
...... will soon be practically tenn
State. but this desideratum WIN
t..- .. aimed by denouncing the whoie
Ike party. as Sam Jones ala as
league with the beer-wagons'
1alskey bummers. and h.
..NEs 4 LIGHTWEIGHT.
I.ts boasts OF having handled
o.. .... ttu8criy. 1 cannot claim TO nave
..t.l the tender part or the
.- think the audience thought !
have been little more tender
.as
W boasting. and viii not ara"
II-.u between Mr.. Jones ana my
lr1atcrs. but Will say mat az
rrl win others whom ] have met
a ...sta. he Is the lightest-weight l
n.- r., among those with the reputation
He even aveI age debaters. lie mas
I-r.nsions 81 giant. but the per-
in 1f a piginy ....,,,.
.l JOHN r. MASSEY.
'.. uond. Va, November ~. 1875.
A. To Ta,ing Incomes.
y sou favor an income taxi
II s. ao you favor a graduated taxY