Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
ANSWER TO A TYLER |
COUNTY STAR ARTICLE

Editor Oil Review: /
Dear Sir will you for the
benefit of my friends and others
who are laboring under false i'm.
pressions print few facts and
explanations for met
First-He accuses me of writ
ing the Oil Review and Journal
relative to a meeting held at
Iuka October Is, in which Pat
Anderson and others officiated.
Will say I know nothing about
said letter, as you know, Mr.. Edi-
tor. Neither of it's composition
or it's contents. Not so much as
to read it. Now, then, since this
world-be correspondent, be he the
&c. of the Tyler County Star
or H.. correspondent, have ac~
crscd ne of so many gross and
vile things we deem it important
and right and fitting that we
should defend ourselves in this
matter, and [ assure you it will
not be under cover, but under my
name, that you may be able to To-
cate me distinctly. | want to say
to the editor of the Star or We
correspondent, whichever it may
be, that | hoped to have kept out
of this discussion and campaign.
but you accuse me personally OF
things | know nothing about
whatever, and then wind up by
the grossest falsehoods that a
practical liar could coin and man.
ufacture. First acquisition of no.
tice, viz: "This same Republican
was out making speeches against
Dawson, tax reform and the
whole county ticket" Will say
in answer to this we have our
views on the tax question and &C
cord you the same and every
other person likewise; we don t
ask you to pay our taxes, hence
we believe we ought to be allow
ed our privilege on that issue, as
it is not a political issue, but sim
ply a financial one. This is all
| care to say along this line. AS
to Dawson, State and Congress
sional ticket, have r"ver made
statement against mem, except
State Senate; as to county ticket
will explain before disposing OF
this subject.
Second-He says this same Re-
publican asks why is all this hoo
dooism in Tyler county, and ne
ventures the assertion to say ne
knows, because such Republicans
as the writer was is kicking and
aiding the Democratic, etc. Now
then. we don't know what the
writer meant by hoodooism, un-
less it was that enormous fuss,
lost enthusiasm, lost energy and
the enormous sums OF money
committee hire and salary of $40
per month for craftsmanship IN
order to carry Republican coun,
ty of 700 to 800 majority. Now,
Mr.. Correspondent, be honest
with yourself, your neighbor and
your God; don't you think there
is a great wrong somewhere or
this powerful effort would not
have to be made in order to win
as a Republican in this county?
Then this writer says, "That at
ter failing to get the nomination
by his corrupt methods he offers
to sell out his constituents for the
sum of $3.50" | wish to say the
man will never stand before me
but once and make that declara-
ton. because he is a liar OF the
darkest hue and needs no further
comment. And then he would
have you believe that l am a full
fedged Democrat. | want to say
to him that I am a better Repub-
lean than he is, but l will not sup.
port all the nominees of the late
primary of May IS. Why9 Be-
oouso 7 ON Rennhlican believe
in it's principles, its doctrines and
it's practices. The Republican
party as I understand its princi-
Piles, stands for law and order.
Protection to it's citizens, truth
and veracity. Its practices has
been to hold its assemblies under
the laws of the State or nation
in accordance to nature, thereby
having the protection of those
laws, and it believes in Furnishing