Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-01

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my reputation.
But remember have never been q |
coward or faltered 10 the psrfor nance |
Of duty, or trembled in the presence |
OF foe.
Rev. DR.. Lewis srrs when he imagined |
that strike at friend and foe alike. |
Neither should he wonder that attack
ardent supporters" of other days.
ALWAYS MY REENIxs.
They have always been my enemies,
masquerading Ia the garb OF friends.
They have met me with the deceitful
Brother MITCHELL and stabb ID nae
under the guise of "a Delegate"
During all these years that have
lived, have been true to friends who
were true to me, clinging TO them
through evil report as we'll ss through
good
nothing TO do with the question at is
cue. Ia this failure" is chronicled
six years service in the Board OF AL
dermen and CommoR Council, besides
| q triumphant election to the National
Republican Convention.
How I was robbed of the fruits of
this last victory, Is is needless here to
state.
His reference to the Knights ofPy-
thiss was as unkind as it was uncAllsd
for. Outside OF my official relationship
they are not responsible for my ac-
| tions.
My success in this direction can bet
ter be ettested by those with whom l
am identified rather than by one who
has been dropped out OF one side of
thaS Order and not received on the
other side.
THE jonah OF THE l3APrIsTs,
Then Rev. DIR. I.av:s. the 'Joaah"
of the B4ptists. proceeds TO sssail the
Rev. Dr.. Graham, q man whose power
for good has been a marvel and whose
inf uence is widespread.
as in my case by vague imputations,
he would reflect upon his standing as q
Christian and q gentleman.
Such absurd ref sctions cannot harm
q man, whose sphere OF Influence is
now as broad as the boundaries of our
great country. He is now a natiousl
character, and il is TO be deplored that
one of the same faith and order should
attempt to SANDER, not only him but
the pure Baptist Christian women of
the state and men like Rev. DR.. r. T.
Fox, OF Salem, Rev. DIR. Z. T.. Hoh-
man, and Rev. b. TyrrelL A. Nj, OF
Lvnchburg, Rev, w. III. Noses of
Staunton, Rev. w. T. Hall Of Deaville,
Rev. w. II. Dixon OF Newport News.
Rev. G. Q. Coleman of Manchester,
Rev. DIR. Henry Willisms of Peters
burg, Rev. 81. Powell and Rev. A. :.
Thomas Of Richmond, Rev. J. 3. Smith
of Concord, Rev. w. w. Brown of Roa-
noke, Rev, DR.. A Chish ohm of Ports
mouth, Rev. DR.. r. III. Bowling of Nor
folk. Rev. Dr.. Harvey johnson Of Bal
timore, Rev A. Gordon and Rev. J. J.
Barksd ale OF Philadelphia, Raw. DIR. w
Bishop Johnson OF Washington. Rev
J. ID. A. Cyrus OF Tappahannock aud b
host OF other devouS ministers, whose
names We cannot at this tIms call to
mind, but who Joined with us in an ef-
fSrt TO help ourselves, believing that
God and the liberal minded white peo-
pie north and south would help US.
SOME OF Tx MEN sLANDERKD.
These are some of the men whom the
Rev. Dr.. u. ID Lewis emerged with com
posing a tricky, dishonest mslority
De, doctor OF divinity. uses such Ian
guage. shielded by the course cover OF
! an assumed name.
} There ia one that we know. Had
t Rev. DR.. Lewis believed less in his owe
: abilityIand Judgment. had he consult
ed those good old gray haired, Chris
tan deacons of his church, had he
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farious policy. he would not now be
8 the lauEhIng-stock for the country and
the subject for ribAld jsst along
, the streets OF our city.
THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
1t is not surprising then that he was
conscious OF his guilt and that he
= should repair Co the courthouse and
2 hide away his possessions even as he
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g records of the Chancery Court OF this
0 city speak for it shows that on Thurs
: day, June %, 1899, the following trans
j fer was made:
~ ID. Lswis and wife 80 trustee for
Z Ada Lewis and childrea, premises
No. 202 East Leigh street, i've and at
lection"
Bis references to the action of the
:, PLANET in publishing the testimony in
the recent SANDER suit is as false and
: malicious IS ara SONS of kis other at.
terances
The associated press (white) gave no.
: tice OF the suit lon$ before it appear
> ed in the columns of the PLANET, and
it was sent from Maine TO Texas, from
" Canada to the Gulf
! When men 60 into q publi3 court
and tell all they know, before crowd cd
audiences, scandals OF this kind. it no
# only becomes the legitimate subject
e for newspapers, but can entail no inju-
d ~ in the handling OF it from the pup
q lie ros5rum.
d We need not refer to the thousandi
ls of letters written by private parties Il
b friends ia other states TO emphasize
the fallacy of this modern Jonah's'
2 argument.
q The white newsp apers did not handle
g. the matter because is was interesting
r. only TO thu colored people snd not tt
&c their constituencies. They handleS
the Breckenridge Case, and the Ander
d son Case and told of Bishop Jackson
10 troubles.
70 The colored people want the news o
% interest, and when they can get an i'm
/" partial report OF this or any other tria
II they are iorwar in securing the pGpe