The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-22
Communicated.
Views Of culpeper Republican Con
stitutional Convention, Etc, Etc
Communicated. }

Culpertr, w., Nov ~. 1901
To The Fee Lhuee:
The great bltl, is fought the smoke
has cleared away and Mckinley is en-.
dors by the great maj jrity Of the
people and now we Will pursue the
great prosperity that was introduced by
him have oftsn thought that a
President could not be elected for two
consecutive terms, and have argued
that we have no more Gen. Grants
and Abraham LiDcolns among us, but
1t seems that Mckinley, the man who
kept his command ia line at the battle
Of Cedar Greek until Sheridan arrived
and suggested that Sheridan ride down
the lines In front Of his men to en-.
courage them, showed him where
Gen. Crook was and put Sheridan's
epAulets upon him, was worthy Of q
second term.
Bryan's left hind foot Of q rabbit,
caught in graveyard on the dark OF
the moon, did not pan out this time.
The penny a-liners who have stopped
writing giving the little pop gun ora
tors large audiences, creating great en-
thusiasm among the masses, etc, have
all retired and waiting for another
Presidential elecsiOn to come around.
If the party managers continue to
run the Republican party IN the next
four years like they have In the past
four, they will not have any party at
all. know how it is in Oulpeper and
the adjoining oounties-the very best
men would not vote and many Of them
did not. 20 TO the p lis and the reason OF
1t is they have put such men forward
as local leaders that the gentlemen will
not follow. Not only this. but lot OF
ignorant negroes to form the county
committees and many Of them will not
vote unless they are paid for it-Ehey
are the men who are to lead and the
white men to follow. "Out upon such
stuff as this"
There is q great deal said about
"Vnginia's great patriot" Offering to
give absolutely free TO every man who
loses his position by voting for Bryan
In New York or New Jersey farm Of
Eve acres of land near "Marganns. "
In Culpeper county. Now, this great
patriot" does not own any land in our
county except a small place bought at q
delinquent land sale, and that is oover-
ed by judgments. More than that, the
land IL not worth more than 80 per acre
in that section Of the county unless
there is gold upon 1t. Does he suppose
anybody would pay their expenses down
here for such land? But he goes upon
the principle, Keep me before the
people" b"
While our people are looking around
IOE 5Ouo OuO W AOPiOoNhp e~OAA 49, Wv
Constitutional convention would men.
tion Mr.. A. g. Willis l know nearly
every public man in Oulpeper and Mr..
Willis is better suited for that position
than any one else. He is man OF
great sense, he has never taken much
interest in politics, is a safe man, is
conservative in all his views, and II
our county wants first class represent
ative elect Mr.. Willis. He stands now
where the late Hon. Jas. Barbour stood
in the Secession convention. There are
other gentlemen mentioned for the
same plaoe-Messrs George D. Gray,
Jno. s. Barbour, Professor Harris and
g. 8. P. Triplett
Hon. Garter NJ. Louthsn, of Madison,
is now lying quite Ill with pneumonia,
and there are grave doubts about his
recovery.
Mrs. Laura Wood and son Harley,
from Omaha, are on visit to Mr.. J.W.
Ooone's, near Rixeyville
The Masonic Hall and the new bank
building are now nearly completed and
will be ornaments to our town.
Joshua.