The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-13
msior PeatrOss Answers DR.. Holloway

An article over the signature OF Il. u.
Holloway in your issue Of April 9Th, re-
Ouires some comment at my hands This
article and the one signed "Veritas'
that preceded il week or ten days,
seem TO have smanated from the same
source aud are doubtless the product OF
the same brain. DR.. Holloway, mad
yertently hope, has allowed himself TO
be put before the county as the real IN
spiration and author of these two pro-
auctions, for while by printing the last
card over his own signature he assumes
the responsibility of its publication, he
does not, as think. assert that ne Is lts
real author nor does he in terms assume
the authorship of the card signed Yer
itas - and in the light of the fact that
a few DAYS before the appearance Oh the
last card DR.. Holloway visited bowling
Green and ON his arrival was met py
Messrs X q. MOncure and L. ID. Oog-
hin. who had a conversation with him.
in the course of which In reply TO the
direct question from MIR. Monoure,
s.Doctor. are you the author OF Neri-
tass" replied Il am not, nor have
the slightest idea who IS the author.
These gentlemen have voluntarily tnr-
nished me with certificates as TO TINS
statement. In the light OF TINS dls-
claimer by the Doctor l conclude that
he has allowed his zeal 10 get the better
If his Judgment and by his desire 10
serve mis- friend been led into the IN .
fortunate predicament TO allow hlmsen
TO be installed as 1t were the wet nurse
of the child of another man, and allow
cd himself 10 be made medium through
which the real "Veritas. still hiding
nnder cover, . has delivered his broaC =
side al me and will through the same
channel return the fire and she'll the
woods with the hope that | may I'M
mask the real 'Neritas.
The card under discussion processes
&c review my course in county elections
for the last twelve years. 1t contains
nothing new but is substantially repe-
tjtion Of charges made eight years ago
nv Mr. A. B. Chandler in q public ais
cussion at Bowling Green when ne ana
| were opposing candidates Tor Oon'
mon wealth's attorney. inns caro- con-
tains some truth and much error. l
am accused Of boiling the Democratic
comfy nominations IN 1881 and 1871:
NV replv is that there was no fnll
Democratic ticket put in the Held on
either Of these occasions. There was,
a. the Doctor admits in his article,
nqrtisl ticket no candidates being
named in opposition 10 Republican
Office. holders. but when we reached the
polls the spaces left blank were t9und
aid with the names of the Republican
ofIi,e. holders. and we were invited,
nnder the caption Of Democratic ticker,
m nartake of a nice sandwich OF Demo-
crats and Republicans done up In alter
nate LAYERS At Bowers Store precinct.
whore | then voted. the ticket offefed
a. the democratic ticket contained
tha names of six Republicans and five
Democrats. No Democrat except those
who participated i'll the primaries lean'
ing up TO the nominating convention
and did not felt bound by It's actloh,
hundreds of Democrats denounced ana
derided the claim upon their party 10y
altv thus sought TO be set up ana yoted
without regard for the sO-called DEM
ocratic nominations for the men they
preferred Ii is absurd to characterize
this action on their part as boitlng the
Democratic party Believing that the
nolicv then urged which appeared -
be the corrupt outcome of league. or
fensive and defensive by the office
holders Of each party, would be produc-
tive of injury to pubic morals, destruc'
tive of party organization and injurious
10 individual honesty l opposed ana ue-
nounced this policy privately and pup
jcIv AT the polls and on the hustlngs
and advised my friends and neignDots
TO rebuke the authors OF this pollcy Oy
retiring them from public LIE. the re-
suit of failure to do so has indeed oeeh
disastrous; the history OF the t"eINe
wears past has justified the propriety OF
nv course. No period OF our county
history has been so rife with debaucn-
erv. venality and unscrupulousness III
notifies. These practices WHEREBY our
gocd name has been smlrched have gone
1nvhipped of justice because cOuhte-
nanced and practiced by those whose
dn,v il was 10 see that they were puns
ished.
am charged with having been sup
norted in nv candidacy by certain Re-
publicans led by Maj. White. Ihls Is
trne was then and am now grate1ul
for their support. They represented
the best element inside of that party,
and their recognition of me in prefer
ence to Mr. Chandler, my opponent as
worthy of their support. was then aP,
preciated by me- confidently rely
upon and expect the support OF the same
element of that party in my preseht
contest Would not you, Doctor i ano
those who are working win you, nse
to have this support for your irlenu
And are you not 6e M nns;s every T. 's Wby
then should you inconsistently seek &c
cast blame on me for that which you
are doing yourself. Remember, Doc
tor, your favorite maxim is, "Oonsls'
tencv is a Jewel" In the same con-
nection you should read the more home
" proverb, "Sauce for the goose Is aiS'
'"N' r. o. Peatross.