Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-09-07

am paying taxes on the same.
Faisehood the second: "His place
OF abode has never been proven
further than he gave his address as
Mexico In 9 legal paper produced at
the trial. This, in fact, is two false
hoods in one sentence. By agreement
the evidence In the county case was
to be used IN the town case, and by
this written evidence, eight witnesses
two Of them plAintffrs-swore that
my aaboden has been in AEbemarle
county and Charlottesville, Va, from
1894 to the present time.
The fair-minded editor of the Mex
leo LEDeER gave voluntarily evidence
Of his knowledge OF my place of
"abode,n by Publishing in the summer
of 1885, my election to the Virginia
Stated Convention fromCharlottesville,
which election could hardly have been
accomplished II 1 had "no place Of
abode'' there. It is equally q false
hood, ''that l gave my address as
Mexico in legal paper produced at
the trlal.n
II the conscientious editor OF the
LEDGER wishes to be truthful and fair,
he lie referred to Hopkins & Ricketts,
Of his own town as to whether this
statement is true. In 1894 while iv-
ing In Virginia, without my knowledge
or consent, Hopkins & Ricketts, wrote
g deed Of trust In which they gave
my residence as Mexico, Mo. The
triflng circumstance, and the state
ment Of one man, with q remarkable
memory-thht five years ago ! told
him In q passing conversation that /
lived In Mexlco-was all the evidences
the plaintiffs In both suits had to
establish my "abode" In the town Of
Mexico Jane L. 1895, the time the
assessment was made.
For the rest, the counsel for plain
tife relied upon and used the populis-
tic prejudice which has been and lie 30
prevalent among certain clans, that
a banker or money lender Ia an enc
my to mankind and should be struck
whenever the occasion offers.
The amount involved, the editor Of
the LEDGER says, was but el72.7b. l
take 1t he speaks lightly Of the amount
as a sort OF consolation to the sore
heads who labored 80 hard To collect
this bogus claim. The amount prayed
for In the petition by the eminent
barrister who manages the legal Affairs
OF the town Of Mexico, is e235. To
collect this he summoned an array oil
witnesses whose per diem and mile
age will swell the amount over $500
l win say in passing that aMexico ON.
cial told me he had advised that the
suit should not be brought. But q
was brought and prosecuted and sf-
forded R. II. White, editor and pub
Usher of the Mexico LEDGER, an op-
%portunity 70 fling mud at me-hiI
own brand of mud. He did this in TIT
spring of 1895 when this tax mattel
was up before the Board Of Equaliza.
ton.
He asserts in the foregoing para
graph, quoted in his accustomed
reckless and presenting manner, that
SIT is thought that he pays no take
anywhere" This was not in the evi'
denee 1t the trial, nor in the ruling
or decision Of the court. The mos
liberal latitude allowed q newspaper
in publishing court news, or any news
does not embrace such an uncalled-fo
fling. what does he mean by SIT Il
thought"7 Thought by whom7 Hov
many 80 expressed their thoughts Il
hint Does anyone 90 think excep'
himself and the little coterie who In.
stigated and pressed these suits7
There vas nothing In the trial dis
closing such 3 state Of affairs. On
the contrary, the Virginia clerk ans
assessor testified to my assessment
for the years 1se5-'oe-'e7-'9s. 1t 4
true I did not give in as much a. thess
gentlemen in Audrain, 90 jealous fol
the provisions of the revenue Iaw-sc
far as non-residents are concerned
thought I should; but I did give IL
and paid the taxes and have the re-
ceipts. I have been doing this in Gal
lawsy county, Kansas CITY and Pine
Bluff, Ark, for thirty years. I have
paid hundreds Of dollars in taxes in
those places on personal and rea
property and am willing TO compare
records with r. N. White a. 10 who
has given the most support 10 gov
ernment-state, county and municipal
Now then upon what grounds doel
r. NJ. White justify the contemplate
and nI-natured lying. "It is thought
be pays no taxes anywhere" II takes
no verbal analysis TO dissect the mean
ing OF thia statement. II lie entirely 9
gratuitous comment, and indicates the
IN viii and dislike Of r. n. White to-
wards myself, which he has displayed
before By similar masked statements,
IL lie evident that 1t is the method Of :
sneak, who lie too cowardly 10 come
out from behind his equivocai ex-
pressions and make the direct charge.
/, r. NJ. White, asserts che pays taxes
nowhere" thereby assuring his read
ers that he is 90 conscious OF the truth
that he is willing to take the risk and
bear the penalty In action for Islander
In q . It should be proven that be Il
. liar. His weapons r insinuations
and innusndo-"It Is thought'1sThey
say"-aIt is generally believed"
These are the weapons Of q man who
seeks 10 infiict . sting-to make . false
Impression, with e. little damage to
bis pocket book or Injury 10 his anato-
my a. possible.
The lecture of Secretary Lesueur,
delivered recently on the subject
THE Editor, - In the town OF Mexico
is commended 10 r. N. White and
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