Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
Mr.. Hulst Glenn's Card.

,ttornev of some months attendance
m our courts as licensed practitioner
1oted in the Democratic Primary, on
Tuesday, the 14th inst. and three days
alter prepared card, which he pub
ished in the Daily NeaOs OF this city on
asst Saturday morning, withdrawing
MS support from the nominees OF that
primary and advising every one else TO
DO the same thing.
Mr.. Glenn's card is novel and unique'
in that it states that he expected the
election to be non partisan. 1t is also
curious in it's abundant use OF the per-
sonal pronoun, of the first person,
styled by the Latins the Ego. The
card need not be published in full, as
it's substance can be gathered from the
following excerpts:
II respectfully announce, Il did
vote in the recent Democratic Prima
ry,' II refuse to abide its results, Il
expected it to be conducted on non
partisan principles, 81 regret Il am
disappointed II charge" and II
charge"
AS stated in the card cited above,
young Mr.. Glennrefuses to abide the
results of the primary, because in his
opinion the election was unfair towards
some of the candidates, yet the candi-
dates are not complaining. If this
we're the thorn in the flesh of young
Mr.. Glenn, he might have been con-
tent, as some times people are. in such
cases, to refuse his support to the
nominees, but he does not stop there.
He determines to avenge the wrong
not only by not supporting the nomi
nees, but by becoming candidate
himself, and with his own strong arm,
crush fraud and beat down corruption,
and if possible condemn the city to
two years penal servitude under him
as Commonwealth attorney If he,
young Mr.. Glenn, can carry into exc
cution the sentence.
II charge fraud" says young Mr..
Glenn, and 81 charge that the will of
the people was thereby frustrated
These are virtuous words and strike
us with great force if our wisdom is to
be drawn from the mouths of babes
and sucklings, but if "the voice is the
voice of Jacob and the hand the hand
of Esau' as they are alleged to be, then
should there be for him no jeering
word, but only expressions of commits
Fseration and sympathy. The deal
which led to this candidacy is said to
have been one of the most disreputa-
BILE ever ,concocted in this city.
A different person is said to have
been promised this plum, but when it
dropped the other promised candidate,
who is little near sighted, is said to
have gotten his mouth too far over to
one side, SO that young Mr.. Glenn, who
has perfect vision, got his mouth right
in the plumb line, and when the fruit
fell, it fell plump into the mouth OF
young Mr.. Glenn. The other gentle.
mans face has not yet gotten straight
from the wrench he gave his jaw, in
his effort to get his mouth over to the
line of gravity taken by the luscious
morsel in falling.
When young Mr.. Glenn sees fraud
he is like Mulligan on snakes-he kills
| it wherever he finds it. But Mulliga1
displaved bette indrsnr+ts = hliieu
s.sanes with his .shelaleh,n whilst
young Mr., Glenn in destroying fraud,
uses his own proper person.
The people of Staunton owe Mr..
Glenn two great debts; one for his dis
covery of this partisanism and fraud,
and the other for his unselfish offer to
sacrifice himself for public good. But
our people are generous people and
as Mr.. Glenn is young it is certain,
they will allow him to reach adde's.
cense if not maturity, before laying
their burdens upon him, or bowling
MIN to earth with official cares. Els
pecially will they let him recover from
the shock he must have received when
he woke up to the fact that he had
been cajoled into voting in a primary
which was not mon partisan" Apart
from the rest the people will allow him
to take about the 2Sth of May next, a
little ice to head with that ''non-par-
tisan" idea in it might have sooth-
ing effect.