The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-25
SOME VERY PLAIN TALK
MI. CONWAY SALDS ANS WERS REV.
DR. c. H. RYLAND'S LAST LETTER.
Says tho Doctor Took Advantage OF a Tech
nicbslity TO MI lead the Pubiie-More
About the College MIDDLE.

J Richmond, Va, Dec. y, l6Ji
Or. c. H. Ryland:
bear Doctor. so mortified and surprised
| have ! been at your unkind and und.Eni-
/ fed letter Of Friday that at times ! have
| inclined 10 let its publication be its own
! refutation, and but for the fear that the
1 public might not understand my silence
would not reply. Personalities never yet
made cause right which was not right
| in itself and 1 cannot believe that your
| violent abuse viii share a fate different
| from other similar productions.
Right needs not the aid Of the poisoned
| arrow to make it effective nor DO eS-
prcsslons Ike these-"They are your
/ equals m every respect" THAT is one
redecming statement made by you aad
others Of ike kind-ad1 to the strength
/ or efficacy Of your statements. Surely
YOU could not have taken counsel in this,
as IN your previous letter, with the presi-
dent Of the board.
shall not attempt to follow you in the
labyrinth OF personalities nor deal ~ IAN
sua1e which, percnahce, an Alttr he
n.eut regret. But there IS one th..E
whi-h coupcis my most indignant rciu-
| tauOn. There are no words IN my Focdbu-
! larry to express my utter dbhOWcnce OF
one who would Intentionally seek 10 hOla
! up 10 pubic view u uEfaN ordD.e contrast
/ IN. ,rI- of a SON with the pure and spot
less he of b. lameuted and dcce-e-I
father. and seek to create upon the pubic
mind the impression that that son has
| sought 10 reflect upon the noble calling of
VII. p ms father was an nOnOreG MEMBER.
! SaJ indeed must bp your commentary on
| human Ifc II sucn are your Thoughts.
Iut 1 cannot believe tnat tins was your
Intention and surely it must have been
H..s ton la nTl D. B.
hand
For you personally / have always had
| non r..pard ms mo friend of that dear
,,n dovntad fafher and 10 is imuOss blc
o. s -. t.'I.l,..' ma d, .haft would COM.
49, ,.,, imam. IA maj SON as "a.
't"''' go - az MT f,t nor am. iha.
rrIo,ad and UobI. profession which he
.ig mi a ..,i.si,t w. NOT com
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wrote simply from a. S''"7 VI -
10 correct what / conc l'vu 10 .g'-i.i
WrGuL impression HiIt Wy ,"l o''li"I
/ statement Ohcr reports had appeared
which stated that The president ma p'tH
elected with great uld".Hi' y ~ nj
/ ucc Whatsoever was iah'h V' Htea'' 49,. -,
none would nave bc'h l'h'u' ""' ~ ''
| fact that your card seemed 10 SUI .,, '"l,
| tate such statements UlGtI your oA!'.dI
! signature. What purpOrttd 10 be ihe
facts were given out by you t7 tiIt
first trausgreSsOr of the closed doors
and certainly 10 was not sin 10 tnitaNof
| tt lrluDl.m,ut those facts or TO lCQltre
| mon.
So thought the undersigned ana SeN-
cr4l other trustees VINO conferred win
! him as TO the adViSability of publishing
he first card and making correction o.
the erroneous Impressions LETT by your
official statement. And some OF these
who couNere,d aud agreed with Tho
( writer were not embraced in the number
leuuWiuafcd by EOa "s the 'b.b lohi.
Doctor. 10 does uO good to indulge lh
sarcasm ia saying Una; ! claimed The
big four had greater WISDOM, lHttS-
rity, sincerity ana love for me collest
than the rest. dud also cudcdNOI L.
create the lupl esslou that hdd tNti
'iuslnuatcd indt ihose gentlemen VIC
voted Tor MI. fOal"IlIHt were ct "tHs
imposed upon ana IHaIt 10 eve an In9Lu-
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peudence and sincerity iouud lhrli lDI.ta
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