Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-29


@ nv candidacy and l cannot argue p
{. but l will say, to cut that matter q
,hort. IL he desires to say that am
The candidate of the whiskey men or q
ring politicians, his statement Is ao-
,olutely false. l defy him to prove
this statement. am the candidate .
Of no faction or ring; and II all who
oppose Mr.. Matthews compose aring'
he will find it the largest ring he has
ever seen when he counts the returns
the 5th day OF September. AS part
ing shot, he asks the date OF my re- I
cent conversion to temperance prin'
ciples and l reply that they began
long before the time his private pan
Duets las referred to in the Times
Disnatch and copied In his paper
THE News" published at Onancock,
on which occasion he wore that sweet
smile) and wine suppers ceased In
old Richmond. Possibly that is why
Mr. Matthews thinks that a poor
man cannot offord to go to the Leg
islature OF Virginia.
Agar, l say that was converted
to temperance legislation long ere
Mr.. Matthews promised certain
class O, people of Chincoteague that
if they would carry the Island strong
" for him, in this contest, he would |
;pcoroorate the "wet area" into a
town so that whiskey could be sold,
and thereby knock out the Local
Option election. The statement that
signed q petition for party to
procure liquor license In MetompKln
district is without scintilla OF truth
and demand Of the gentlemen evil
dence OF his statement. l append
affidavit OF liquor dealer referred TO-
| would be greatly surprised at this
statement II many other false reports
had not been traced to the same
source. And now to add strength to
his argument and bolster up his POI
llitical fortunes that are 80 rapidly
waning, he asks his friend, Mr.. Wlllie
In Cardwell. to come to his aid. This
lis the same Mr.. Cardwell who 10
member of the committee, Tin com
pany with two gentlemen, wealthy
oyster shuckers from Norfolk whom
we will designate as Messrs. Arm
strong and Wainwright, to investl-
gate the barren oyster rocks, at high
water. and who, as is well known,
both from general information and
from Mr. Matthews own lips, is going
TO vote to break the survey; yet he
asks YOU 10 send Mr.. Matthews back
that he (Matthews) may have the
leading chairmanship on this subject
. and be in an influential position to
fight him (CardwelD. That is toe
absurd and preposterous to waste
time in arguing He, Willie Card
we'll. SAYS also that Mr.. Matthew
was not the first to offer bills to breai
the survey; there had been man!
offered. And does anyone say u
:, contrary? Who ever accused Mr.
Matthews of being the first to d'
: ANYTHING. He did succeed in break
- ing the survey after few other PEG
: pie had agitated the matter, ant
then when he did not succeed In get
>. ting Bogg's Bay, he had the bill re
:, pealed and would not let any bod.
- else have any. In order to be con
=, sistent, suppose, he was not eve
.. the first to offer bill to repeal a Il
:, cense of fifty dollars placed on us
- peddlers either. Having voted I
= saddle this tax on them, he quietl
= waited until Senator Gunter took ri
- seat and agitated its repeal, then M
Matthews trailed along and vote
I. for It. In reference to Mr.. Matthew
-. very modest (0 statement, which b
- is parading both in the public prir
II and during his travel through th
10 county, that he can represent ID
county in the Legislature OF VI
better than any other man the pee
ple may choose, have only to sa.
that when he makes such ras
~ statement, he has very little respe'
for the information and Intelligent
- of the citizens OF our county;-surel
the time has not come that the int
=, ligence and ability of the people
80 this county have reached such
~ standard that a man OF my opp
! nent's intellectual caliber, one,
-, many believe, who was always II
~ tool of a few people, both de'
~ and living, who for the mo
on most part depends upon his Journ
listic friends for the production
-. his manuscripts and who is incapsb
49, of express ng upon the floor OF Il
Legislature Of Va. the desires al
- wishes of our people, surely such
Statesman Is not more capable OF re
~ resenting our people than any 9th
-. new man resident in the county
-. Mr.. Matthews cause is righteous
=, him come before the people with L
,Iv as have invited him time and tir
lao again, as they are the arbiters OF o
- fate. This is fair and there will
ii. no stabbiug in the back.
30 In conclusion l ask my friends
ds deny the vile ISLANDERS that are r.
vo about me in the county and stand
700 me and elect me and if don't ha
ho a better record than my opponeI
in Mr.. Matthews, when the term OF
flee has EXPIRED will never ask 20
90 support for any office again SO 10