The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-27
His Guns 10 Open on Feed Trough Reform
erS Of Scrub Kidney Characters
WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM IN TIE SPRING.
His Shots to strike social .lGobos,
Religious EaypocTiteS. Nickel PIa-
ted GOo.Gcas and Political Hogs
axe Will Give No uartcrnmd Take
NoEc-EIe is 81 Citizen OF Norfolk.


which is printed below, will be read
with more than usual interest. He .ad-
dresses it to The Firginian, for publica-
lion in order that he may have /,
nearing both by the public and the
scaley crowd with whom he has had
TO wrestle." ana with whom he says
he proposes to have parrot and mon
key time. 1t will be seen that Mr..
Small denies the statements that he
has given up his residence in Norfolk.
he says he has not abandoned this
city: that il is his home. and that
lie proposes to be even more active
next year than he was last year The
following Is the letter in full:
Clarksburg, w. Va, Oct -. 1895
10 the Editor of The Nirginian
1T is always matter of regret TO ne
when have to interfere with the plans
of people who volunteer TO direct my
affairs. But sometimes these olTi-
cious people get altogether too pre-
vious' IN their interfercnc1s. and it
becomes an imperative necessity to
Kick them off ones premises, with II
wholesome warning to Skinny on their
own side" for the future.
| am fully advised That since stern
necessity required that should re-
sumo my lecture tours in other States
in order to recoup my losses OF the past
year and accumulate the means To
relieve myself of Items OF indebtedness
of annoying character, some so-Called
FOLK have busted themselves abusing
me. falSiiyiniS my intentions. and be-
traying their curriSh cowardly spirits
by prosecutions OF my family. Yet
every one of these persons knows that
the only obligations owe in Norfolk
and my present. absence in lecture
work. earning money To pay them. are
the results OF my sincere endcavOrS
for more than "A year to uphold the con-
ditionS produced by the city campaign
.,f 4 - 4 H
good even ut the sacrifice OF my per-
sonal comfort, feelings. and fortunes.
How ill-adviSed, ill-rcceiVcd, and Hire
turned these cntcavorS have proven
by my experience the past year with
their benrficiarics, | need no man to
thoroughly convince me. do not COM
plain except OF rhc ungcncrouS actions
OF those who found themselves on
horseback only 10 try and ride down
one who stroVc successfully To cXalt
them. Not all of those with whom ]
labored were of that scrub kidney.
Some Of them, who can he fully mum
bercd on the finger tips Of one hand,
are among the most honorable and
worthy men of the city, but the larger
contingent can easily be classified
they have shown themselves no more
than social hobos, religious hypocritcS,
and political hogs.
am not such an idiot as not to un-
dcrstand. now that | am acquainted
gentlemen and who are merely nickel
plated Goo-goos. | fiattcr myself that
have sized UP the mental moral and
civic characteristics OF most of them.
and that | Will bc able to fully demon
stratc that they are a fiimsy set Of feed
trough rcformcrS against whom the
times are rapidly ripcning for another
and more signal revolt. So far as | am
concerned their action toward me per-
sonaly has passed the lines of for
bearancc and forgiveness, and pro-
pose To have a full reckoning with them
when settlement day rolls round.
They have taken pains to say that
have abandoned Norfolk and will not
again be found among its ciizcnry
That statement may be the advertise
ment of their wish, hui they have
spoken that which is utterly and Grim
inally false. My Whereabouts have
been daily known in Norfolk. kilograms
ana letters daily pass through it's OIL
ccs 10 and from me, the nature and
necessities of my business abroad are
lhoroughiy understood. No one regrets
so much as do that cannot be there
even now To begin the music for m.
dance that these municipal masuuer-
auerS ana mummcrS will have TO nm
dergo by the time the roses bloom again
in the spring. tla la!
Oh. no. The obligations of patrio
tlsm do not sit lightly on me. iiayinir
hid much to do with inducing the peo
PIE OF Norfolk To trust some of these
cattle, II is my duty to come before
lhem again and frankly explain the
courses and conduct OF each contcmptt
pc marplot and misit, and spot ali of
tHcn Tor righteous slaughter nj IN,
next nppeai to the sulfragans of the
ci'S. | did not know these fellows i'm
Mhy, 1891, but, God spariug my life
VIII snow how well have since learn
cd them when May. 1886. comes upon
us WIN its opportunity to recover cr
Tols ana reject The crIant.
am citizen of Norfolk II il, my,
nome. shall be even more active ~
me cit! interests next year than
was last year, when | was a st,nn,o,.
ana nonresident 1t 10 n sotisfnctio,,
10 know That ] have a reputation In
Noriolk iof courage of conyictions ANA
even reckless daring when fichtinn Cn,,
Wnal ! believe To be IL just cause II
VIII not seem strange. then, when
mere ana now forcWarn the gnnr tbot
mas turned on me and sunk thcir ,voIr
1angs IN my feelings and those of nv
deicnsclcss family that it Is hcncefor,I
nhcompromisinS warfare between n.
and no quarter, personal or polIticoI
VIII be given or accepted
They may as well begin their prcn,r,-
tons now rs later on. Let them rc-
Vamp old lies, invent new ones. drag
forth long dead ISLANDERS, search rec
ords, prepare ailldavits and let slip