Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-02-27

VI On soulc oluvE suOlect Out OeIoTc
even getting iuto its perits, would
becviue overwhelmed with the
thought aud would cry out, POtlickerl
POtticker! POtlicker, 81 much 50
that 4 have been informed 10y MIR X.
that the price of bacon has gone up.
Never mind, old nsu, II | ever see
that ""ld cook" again, will get her
To make a nictn'ail full just for you.
| thank FARMER" tor the kind inv
tatlOn 10 go with HIM where can
learn the styl les, elegance of manner,
culture aud Refinement. and must re
gre'fully plead ignorance of the fact
that, after his excessive use of POT
licker," he should develop such won
derful aesthetic taste as To pass as the
Chesterfield of the Lower Valley, aud
especially OF the old county of Clarke,
and deeply regret that have not,
like him, more time to spare, as that
| might with him set at the feet OF
his G0mGlliGe looking up into his
face, drink IN the wonderful words
of wisdom, learning and eloquence
that fall from his lips, coming from
the So bliule TO the Ridiculous. | am
sorry TO have to dismiss Farmer"
with the statement that of all the ar
ticlps written, there is more of his
so called stuff In his own than any
or even all of the others combined.
and that he has come nearer not
touching the issues involved than
any one ever saw. Really, he has
done nothing but build straw men"
for the exquisite pleasure of knock
ing them down. don't see how his
nervous system could have stood so
much wear aud tear hut for the ex
cessive amount of "Potliker" used by
! him.
come nov to the letter of Mr. a.
Moore, Jr., and | bespeak for myself
the kindest feeling aud most genrr
Gus sympathy of the entire public
while | attempt to answer the letter
of the leading lawyer of the Valley.
The lawyers generally are hard To
keep mp to: they seem TO be going
one way, when all AT once Won find
them coming IN like thunder on a
back track. They don't think il
wrong, but that they have q special
right to blutt Won. mislead Won. brow
beat you, OF almost anything else to
gain their case. Mr. Moore speaks of
the public not being Interested in
private grievances against him." i
sincerely hope not; aud | defy him or
any one else with Two grains of COM
mon sense TO lind in eithe. of INV let
ters one word or AN expression Of any
kind that 'ventIlates private griev
ances." II Mr.. a. Moore, Jr, or ANY
nf his friends, after conference with
nay friends. should decide that have
10y word or expression made person
al attack upon ham in any of INV let
ters, | would be more than pleased tu
make n proper explanation and apul
Ogy through the papers, as public
as the offence.
As to the "open letter signed bv n
large number of people" asking MIR.
Moore TO stand for election TO the
convention land my seeming not TO
believe It" mentioned by MIR. Moore.
| have not said that did not believe
1t, or that i did believe. | sImpl,
said that Il believed that it virtual,
started IN MIR. y. Moore, Jr.S office. -
| have been Informed that a lawyer
IN town wrote the petition OH his
typewriter aud that the men who car
rled the petition around here were
Mr.. Moorr's bosom friends, some OF
them personally Interested on Mr.
MOOre's side of the boom cases, aud
ali of them men who are especially
ultimate with Mr.. A. Moore, Jr.,-so
much SO that they, when in town, are
rarely found any where else except IT,
MIR. MOOre's office, looking after hi
welfare. In reference to the petition
being II kind of speak eHsv" petit
ton, l have nothing to retract.
know IL TO De so, and | know AS wei
is Mr.. A. More, Jr., that after the
petition was secured that it was pub
nshed in the netCs paper, aud tn,
reason OF It's publication ought to be
aud no doubt is SO clear TO every on,
that they certainly do not need al
explanation of it. And | have 10,
the least doubt but that the purpose
IF the gentlemen who circulated il
was to satisfy Mr.. A. Moore, Jr., that
'he desire for his candidacy was rta
'Onably general aud that they well
succeeded IN doing so.
| want TO thank aud | think the
public generally will thank Mr.
Moore for absOlving even those who
regret having signed the petition.
| did not say that Mr.. Moore and
Nr. Mccormick were N II cOnspirac,
against the stockholders. How
could that be when Mr.. A. Moore
Jr. was so entirely innocent of VIVA
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