Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-02
"TiP'' GWynne SWeaTs
Bitter AHidavits Against E.
der BarkIey.
But Even HIS Oath Is Not Believed by
Anybody.

"1Ip" Gwynne publishes an afiida-
Wit against Hon. II. l.. Barkley 10
Thursdays Statesman. Who is this
"Tip" Gwynne
He used to be kind Of jackleR law
yer and detective in Clackamas
county. He then became a"holiness"
preacher and finally landed in the
United Brethren church, in which Fl.
L. Barkley is at present bishop.
The Union committee were closeted
with REV. Rhys Gwynne, d. d."
and pronounced him an irresponsible
creature.
WHAT IS BARKLEY'S OFFENCE?
That he befriended one Tom Nit
che1l, who acted upon his friendly
advice, who declares in his affldayit
that he never got dollar Of Barkley,
whose letters show that he tried to
get "hush money" out Of @. W..
Corby but failed. The atiidavits Of
Gwynne and Mitchell are relied upon
to destroy the character and reputa-
tion of Hon H. L. Barkley. The
JOURNAL will not PREJUDICE the case,
but it warns friends and admirers Of
Hon. II. L. Barkley to be slow to be-
lieve accusations Of this sort, trumped
up the last week of the campaign, to
defeat and disgrace man whom the
Republican heelers and strikers hate
worse than the devil hates holy
water.
We trust there is manhood enough
among Christian people generally
t not allow this method to prevail.
Bishop Barkley was known to have
appointments in Washington SO that
he could not take part in the CAM
paign until the last FIVE days.
These matters now charged against
him were known and in the hands Of
the Salem Statesman six months ago,
as reported by one of its editors. Does
not springing it the last few days of
the campaign give it tishy smell ?
But Biihop Barkley will speak at
Salem Saturday evening at the armory
in his own behalf. He is man who
is not afraid to take Ithe people into
his confidence. The plan of his de-
famers has been successful in one
respect-it was sprung late so as to
make it impossible for him to defend
himself to all the people of this dis
trict. He began is his canvass Mon
day in Clackamas county. He will
speak at Aumsyllle Friday at the
farmers picnic with Mortimer White
head and j. S. Smith. That he will
not leaye any hair, feathers or fur on
his accusers goes without saying. lt
is not necessary to ask people to come
out and hear Barkley. The people
will be there.
THE JOURNAL has no defense TO
interpose in behalf Of Elder Barkley.
He does not need defending OF excus.
ing. He may have indiscreetly be-
friended' a william. Who that is
large hearted, impulsiYe and generous
to fault but has suffered ingratitude
at the hands Of some one who was
helped when in trouble?
A man with a heart as small as
a mustered seed, a brain still smaller,
and blood as cold as snake, who never
allowed himself to be moYed by gen
erous impulse toward any man OF
woman, ,,who never felt the throb Of a
heart touched by an unseltish in
stinct, might not fall victim of
such man as Mitchell.
If Elder Barkley did wrong it was
to help man in deep agony Of trouble,
and there isn't a spot in he'll hot
enough to hold an migrate, who having
been helped would then for hire turn
and trample on the man who helped
him.
THE JOURNAL does not feel called
upon to decide this matter for or
against Elder Barkley. The people
who hear HIM must decide whether he
has done wrong in the sight of God
and man. Those who only read the
atfidavits published as campaign
thunder are not prepared to render a
vlrdict
The people Of Marion county will
prefer to take the word Of John Bayne
Geo. Weeks, W. II, Rigdon and E. p.
Morcom in preference to the affida-
Wits of Zip" Gwynn and Tom Mitch
ell, ,steered byLawyers Hough and Eby.
A little boy asked for bottle OF "get up
in the morning as fast as you cam" the drug
LET .a,ocr;.a1 tla household mama for tide