The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-01
MISS DESHA'S LETTER.
A Kentucki,n K'p.i's 10 the Charges sho
Made-Sometotng OF EreckiHridCc.

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Made->"metoing OF Ere kinridCc.
Editor Of The Times. The undersigned is
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he feels constrained as ndtlNe NtH-
tucltiaD-tbough Il Nirgiuian by adoption
ana of a Nlr.inian famiy-to enter the
lists Of defenders of the good name OF the
kentucky delegation IN Congress against
the sweeping charge of Miss Deshh Vlo-
uOuuced "Dcshay," accent upon the ulu-
mate). of being the most immoral one IN
what familiar With public life in the Guy
of Washington, having hdd opPpi l1IltIta
Of knowing ard also OF learning from
those even better pasted than hlinSel
about the manner 90 hNlHS OF utiS Ii,in-
bcrS from kentuckt, ana also NH-il''''
AMI he wishes tD say mat hti itiIliIN 4a
certainly much cNaesefdted. Snt tNl-
IDENTIFY allows hnI t%cltru ltrlii73 3" ND'
troll her hclter Ju'-ll''ii, Ii' 'i',. ,,,.t t',.
teen SuDh Il H'' t' ,' i.' ~ itet d.
Wh"ie drlys,,i"n u", 'D' ~ he ,,lt and
dsracf Of her LATE E ss' i5 world I' AS an
u WIZ "' III ,',,, - bf. ,rirn. i'm sniff.
az ar,htt"i. 80 hosfilitv TO Colonel
RraDkinridee's reelection. Even ass inn
,'',,f a. conc of Them may be. not an
'b.r ono vrnufl have been So lost 10
eE",,. ar1 d.r.rc, as 10 attempt even 90
intr',lurn s.ch III character into 'he SOC
ctcty al yirtuous gcutlcWomcn Of his own
et,to ,,r ird.aI of any other, as his
,.,,,''t,,,. ana tn.lr ,QuaI
Although there ale some moral dcih-
Oucnts among the kcnluchy ItIIr7'ii'"
yves. ,. as . u,y. vili he I'm every dele
il V',,"' yo,tEcrn ar southern. where so
49, mo-, ar. thrown together without
The restraints of home life. in stianse
civ ahoundiug iu prof acies ana d.ssi-
,.,;t,,, ir thrir most msidous forms. COM
l'''i''' ,..,,. la-p. city WASHINGTON
', g.. ma worse nor probably so
i.l ms other larger northern cities H.
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"'t' .tttng'iiehld cx-mcmbcr from Viz
,.,,,io nov. de.d stated to the writer that
, 49, ,,.n,Eors of Congress from the States
OF NiIFi ,h. l@aet Ji..lpated of any in
~" 49,, II. was "a most capable
~ 'I''''- ~ ,,nf,rfuu4fplv a very dis
"I'uVa3' 49,, tLe only suc Of his dele
Sli,9'.' he tim1 and though man OF
Et.li,,iiI ,aIeuts ana briliaucy when
sptnNlI 49, useless ~ his coustitu-
SuD'i' J." ,t.,s,tf hv reason Of his dis
chlS dun
Slpduo'H' milo. has also tod h.m
Another IH'l'" ,. ,,..Dti0us the
lately hat VIZ ,r,, t.o t,to states -
present uti'-d''"u i",tter were men
the mother n" md excellent
of good mor' t','ntatious to dis
representa- r7' for,,, mr.. very great
sipauoh ln 40 aud are peculiar "sln
to a consrc 5in4n' , ai,l is that there
pcnerS, an" 49,. .vuosrd To public
are not NOR t. poll1r,l- lIrcclinrilge
view IKE lnG ,, %ri as il was for purlic
scandal, too iil''o.'..',o11rs that 20 into
printing III inc
our homes. ..t g., tbo sin of the char
The temptations 70 TItr..i.inri,lc, was
actcr that colonel If CONGRESS told
guilty Of, the me.'pI, r was proud to say
the subscriber lh"I ,'o,neu reared in the
did not come from MIN of the Potomac
former slave 9'"'0'
and the ONO. ...5.nt has not the honor
Your cofrespv2.'I1"see .,c.1l4intancc. and
of Miss Mary - as n most cstlmahle
only knows Oh H,, stan1s very nigh SOC
lady, and one V,,'nnl.rs of the Ken
cialiy among tnU -. C.rital city. but
lucky colony H. .h.r str11p-miuGtd and
neVcrthcleSa 81 ,yho h9Q much better