Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-01-02
Telephone in Office connectswltn all
city and county lines.
Entered atthe Posto61ce at StGufaton,
Va. .assecond class nGdtmGtter.
Friday, Jan. 2.
A SWEET KIND LETTER.

A SWEET KIND LETTER.
To say that the Hon. John s. Wise
has not been stung by the criticisms
of his recent attack On the Virginia
constitution, and the pockets of the
Virginia negro, needs no denial now.
His three column open letter, address
ed to "MY DEAR JUDGE, and printed
in the Dispatch of Dec. %. forever
sets that question at rest. He begins
by thanking ''My Dear Judge" for his
"sweet kind letter." just as the peo-
pie of Virginia no doubt thank him
for this sssweet kind letter." 1t is
always refreshing to read after Mt
Wise, whe Their be be writing to the
.unwashed" editor of the Pocahontas
Times tsee another column of this
paper or of the ''pig headed, bourbon,
fool, negro hater," whom he mentions
III the letter here referred to. makes
no difference. We say refreshing, be-
ause there is but one of the kind,
there is but one who fingers yet so
closely about the bone yard of the
Malone dynasty and whose nocturnal
yewp is so easily distinguished, and
that one is Mr.. Wise.
But for the fact that something oc
urs in Virginia every now and then
which causes Mr.. Wise to inject him
self into the tate and upon their at
tention. the people of Virginia might
cease to mourn "the dear departed. :"
They are not allowed this pleasure and
will not be so long as the money holds
out. When the husks become un-
pleasant food in New Xork the prodi-
gal returns, bonn bastic, sulphurious
effusion like the one before us is
emitted, the negro gets busy, the
church collections for Mr.. Wiss's
benefit are increased, and the condl-
ton of the "ebo shin and gizzard
foot" as Mr.. Wise's father used TO call
the negro, is rendered worse in proper
tion to the abuse Mr.. Wise has heaped
on the people in power here.
Mr.. Wise. unfortunately, grew to
man. god just previous to the Malone
carnival in Virginia and his active
participation in that attempt to de-
grade the white people Of the State
drew upon him such warfare that when
the crusade was ended he had become
so implacable in bis dislike of the lead
ers that he shook the dust OF Virginia
from his feet feet anu a sought more congo
mpany. 1t was case of the
Rl of the fittest. They held theil
he departed, but in going be
janathemas at his foes and
TO be reveged.
bs Is sought every opportunity tt
nged. AS yet, however, his ven
has not been glutted, in fact
lyeempts to glut it have been pit
failures.
rom his safe eyrie amid those hi
bon loved better than his own PEG
who had honored him and his, he
while discharged the poisoned
Is of his wrath particularly aim
hem at those who We're once ant
id have always been his friends
would still be but for his OWL
ided steps and perverted tastes
pafts went wild, and the poison
4ts venom because those he would
q destroyed. had made him mad.
mother opportunity, however. hal
IN given him. Virginia has framed
w constitution curtailing the Negro
tie. The negro, who Mr.. Wise uset
make go around to his kitchen, ha
booked again not at the kitchen doc
fear, we rather think this time b
,ked right up to the front door ant
\aied, so changed do many becom
eumstances and environments
r. Wise has said "Come in" n
Ine in, that same negro, 18th
rvant in the world" Verify w
pink servant a good servan
hen he comes, brings $40, 900 a
b little present just to encour
ars John" to say some meal
bout some people whom MAR
ISSs not love very dearly a
nged by this Offering, n
of an Offering i
Gank, or votive-
MARS John n,
has approached h
e at the corners {
his clients are sal
fraw near a dish {
II 'possum steamil
H." Ten thousand
us lawyer beats coal G
back. Talk may be chsal
d one sense, and costly
ler, but $4,000 will produce Il
from the Hon. John 8. Wise, o
FOLD subject, and when the tai
anted is talk about Bourbon state
men in Virginia, the supply is infinit
We suppose what has been said is tt
"nigger" speaking through the mout
of his counsel. II so, Jim Hayes cou
have said what has been said as fore
bly, and have gained more reputatio
for sincerity, many negroes could hay
done so as dramatically, most an
negro could have stuck to facts I
closely, every negro could have sal
what has been said more politely an
In better temper, and even lit
negro could have done as much goo,
in a shorter talk for lose mona