Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-02-13
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Jr., out ss a candidate for delegate
to the constitutional convention, but
gave several reasons why he should
not be elected TO that important pc
sItion. l thought and still thiuk
that we as a people have u right to
know Mr.. Moore's views on at least
the leading questions to come before
the convention. And | did moi
dream of anything else, but that he.
as an a,owed candidate for the place
seeking the suffrage of the people,
would not hesitate TO give his views
ON the subject, as it is in anything
else but a ''nebulas state" having
been In the papers almost constantly
for nearly two years. ''lnstead of
bread he has given us stone" Not
even AS much food for though as Mr.
II. K. b. and Mr. j. X. Castlemau,
but has preferred to hide himself be
hind such stuff aud ciaptrap "a is
contained IN Mr.. Kennerly'S and
Farmers" articles When | first
saw Mr.. Kenuerly's piece in the pm
per | was not only surprised but
troubled, until the next morning his
son came up TO me II the kindeSt aud
| most gentlemanlv manner and asked
me, please not TO take any notice OF
| the personal remarks In his father :
| letter on account of his age aud that
he had heard his father say since he
would see Mr.. Moore in HI before
he would vote for him for ANYTHING.
and that be would not have written
/ 1t but for Marshall Mccormick. 3"
I Not very long afterwards | received
/ positive Information that MIR. A.
Moore. Jr.. had written letter to
Mr.. kennerly not only soliciting but
importunlng his help and giving h,'n
some of the pint" 10 90 on. which
explained fully the whole matter
OF course, man of Mr.. kennerlrv
peculiar talents and aye oGghi To be
and has right 70 be- we'll remun.ta
ted for his trouble. and | have uo
doubt but that MIR Moore this 0Hc
time will be grateful eoough 10 see
that ne Is we'll paiu for MS wonder
full production, whether o. will be IN
LAWYERS fees. or by "redeemiRg .Hr.
As Boom SfOck as he h0S d0ue OF
his other friends for NjWilpr Nerricc>.
or by Mr.. MOOre's buying from Mr.
IL. at an eXOrbltant price r,ir Ot
thoroughbred "buii pups or paIr
of high grade, we'll marked pole
cats the latter of which | suppose.
as MIR. Moore seems excessively tuud
of the smell As 20 the letter signed
Farmer" several persons have sug
gested that MIR. Moore either wrote
it or dictated it, as il contains So
much of his peculiar stvie of IRONY.
sarcasm Bud ridicuie. | don't believe
that he either wrote it or directly
dictated il, but l do believe that
Farmer" Is man that spends more
time IN Mr.. Moore's Office than he
does on the farm aud that by his al
most constant aud chronic associa
ton has absorbed Mr.. Moore's ideas.
and it is but fair to conclude that
both Mr.. X. and "'urmer" are his
mouthpieces. What IA sight to be.
hold, mau as prominent as MIR.
Moore asking the peopl s vote aud
one who his special friends claim so
eminently qualified to ill such "A
prominent position, "trying to pull
the wool over the peoples eyes" like
political bosses and ward politicians
generally do. Instead of coming ont
frirly and squarly stating his posi-
ton on the prominent questions in
volved, he is hiding behind his mod
ern Demosthoneses, who use neither
reason nor common sense in
their articles, but resort to
irony, sarcasm, profanity, ridicule.
claptrap and Billinsgate as their stock
in trade, to provoke to amusement
and laughter. for short time only,
the silly and thoughtless. But. Mr..
Editor, as a friend said on one occasion
in reference to argument if the
jackass that old Demosthones rode
Trough the streets of Athens
couldn't have brayed better argu-
ment than either Mr.. Kennerlv OF
Farmer" produced, it ought to have
been traded off for a gross of fiddle
strings. stated in nv other article
that | thought layD,an (yes, mean
q layblan, word derived from a
Greek word which means cone from
among the people" take notice "Far
naer'') was better for the place than
"a LAWYER After what ! have seen.
believe it more firmly now than ever
| went on to say IF ne must have a
lawyer, aud Boom lawyer at that
take man like Judge Cook, of War
ren," who stands four square in both
counties. Compare him with our
Boom president, if you please. He
(Judge Cook when he fonnd his
BoUn going down, turned not only
his promoters funds but his own sal
AIRY back to the stockholders of his
company; our president wants it all,
even 'the pound of flesh from near
the heart" with many of his poor