The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-27
MIR. LOGAN,S REPLY.

To the Editor of The Times: Will YOU
kindly publish the following in reply to
the communications which appeared in
your Saturdays and Sundays Issues
First. never once, much less repeat
edly in the last six months, said intend
ell hereafter to act politically inlepend.
cnt, in the sense your correspondents seeks
to convey, or in any other sense that
woul" initiate against my party fealty
Secondly. never for one moment
wa vered in NV support w. j. Bryan.
joined the club ut its first meeting and
addressed it, urging harmony and work
was put on the executive committee, at
tended and took part in all its meetings.
subscl ibed what was asked for the cam
paign, paid it, and offered to pay more if
requisite. ! took as active n part as I
ever do. know well enough that | have
neither the voice, manner nor command
OF language to he an elective, popular
speaker and never volunteer for that
work, but am always ready TO do my best
when requested
was advertised TO speak in Salem, but
as Hen j. Hoge Tyler was to speak a few
nights thereafter it WAS thought better
that should defer and say what had to
say in Introducing him. Sickness pre-
vented his coming, hence did not speak,
not, as your correspondent intmates, be-
cause | was unwilling If nominated by
the Democratic convention for the house
of delegates I expect to get, rs | always
have, some votes from the Republicans
and those who are classed as gold hugs,
and the more the inerrier: but how 7, II
warm admirer and strenuous supporter
of the Hon John w. Daniel, for the only
federal Office to be elected by the next
general assembly, can be the logical can.
didate of those parties | cannot see.
Again. and a few others, believing the
building and loan act not sufficiently
guarded, voted against it, but we were
not enough to demand n recorded vote.
This was II senate bill and was rushed
through ut an evening sc sion with
many others y
1t will certainly be news to those who
served with me that am accused of be-
ing creature of corporations. certainly
thought that was one charge that could
not be brought against me, as |, with
Senator Withers, then n member Of the
house, were considered cranks in our
efforts to limit corporations, not that we
by any means sympathized with the in
sane cry against corporations, but that
we believed that they should be so guard
ell as o prevent them from becoming the
masters instead of the servitors of the
public.
AS to the card of the Rev. d. C. Moo.
NAV, he complains that failed to answer
his. letter and keep him posted as he re-
quested. Had done-so it would have
been an act of forgetfulness for which 7
would owe Mr.. Moomaw an apology and
would cheerfully make it; but have his
letters, one written January II, 1894, in
which lie states that he learned through
your paper that representatives of the
building and loan associations had met in
Richmond and Ind prepared bill to re.
peal the usury laws of Virginia, and
urged me to resist it. I must have replied
20 this as he subsequently, acknowledged
the receipt from me of a copy OF the bill,
but in that letter he nowhere >intmates
That he wished to be kept posted or
wished to organize force to fight it.
Again on February %, lie w1o,e me en-
closing two amendments to the bill which
he wished me to offer. / would have
done so, but he unfortunately mailed his