The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-25
ANOTHER voIcn FROM TAYLOR

A Republican HOsents the Impntntlens OF
Another Correspondent.
TO he Editor Ofht LIIe'lig.nesr.
slR:-In your Issue OF tho 9ed inst,
there appeared m article, purpOrtine TO
come from Taylor Republican, attack.
Ing tho Hon. John W. Mason in con.
nectlon with tho nomination for Con.
gross In this Second congressional dis.
trict, and incorporating tho well
known high regard In which hO Ia held
by q substantially united party In this
county aud by tho citizens generally In
this community.
There IL no contest hero ovor tho
question OF possible candidates.
lilo more stutomenta OF tho article In
question bear In themselves thoIr own
complete rcIutation In tho light Of the
well known facts In tho case, and might
well 20 unchallouged so far as tho Re
publicans In this section aro con.
cernod. Tho fact Is that this writer Of
that letter inisrcprcsents tho truo SON.
timent Of community towards ono OF
It's distinguished citizens. This is TO
DO deprecated when published in tho
public press and sent broadcast
throughout tho state. sounding q false
motto OF Gscord and melting party
rrancor behind the mask Of al unpub-
lishcd name, at timo when political
contest oil great magnitude Is pending.
Tho writer OF this article Is neither
tho chosen or sclf.appointed champion
oil MIR. Mason. or any other man, but IN
earnest Republican who repudiatcs this
oiIicious impeachment OF tho loyalty
and integrity OF tho Republican party
IN Taylor county. 10 intimate that
MIR. Mason or any other duly chosen
leader OF tho purity in tho coming con-
grcssional campaign would not receive
the enthusiastic and united support OF
tho party Is reflection on tho Ropubli-
cans OF this county, and particularly ut
this iimo when tho party is ono grand
unit eager for tho opportunity to wrost
this district from tho control OF tho dis
astrous policy OF Mr.. Wilson's free
trade democracy.
It Is true, rs tho author OF tho "Tay-
lor" letter says, that Mr.. Mason has
resided in this county for twenty years;
but it is not true that he has been tho
re:ipicntoi his party's favors during all
Ills long and honorable careor. On tho
contrary, while he has stood in tho fore.
front OF tho battles waged by his party,
and sacrificed his personal interests, he
has never in all that period held but
tho ono public Office, which he lately
lilled and so ably conducted rs United
States commissioner OF internal revenue.
Now, ut this time when the nomination
Tor Congress is being discussed his
name has been mentioned only by those
admirers who expressed their indepeud-
ent and personal preferences, in which
there is no "smack OF machine politics."
Tho situation Is OF that supreme char.
acter where tho choice OF the party
lnuat be. free and untrammellod to assert
It's truly representative wisdom in the
selection OF the best and strongest man
in the district.
Mr.. Mason recognizes this with other
leaders OF the party, and to discuss and
impeach tho sincerity and honesty OF
his motives, or that OF any other dis
tlnGuished citizen whose prominence
makes his namo tho subject OF public
discussion, and, in addition. to impugn
the party loyalty OF the Republicans OF
this county, is IN act that is condemned
and repudiated by the Republican senti-
ment OF this section.
whatever private reasons may have
Inspired Taylor" in writing his letter,
1t was Misrepresentation, illiudGed
and inopportune. JUSTICE.
Grafton, ". Va, July "a.