Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-11
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Prof. Johnson Answers.

/ grant HE Tie space III your Vdllid-
BILE paper | wish to make reply
! to the Tyler County Star of last
week, regarding an item that ap-
peared therein which slandered
and abused me-. The party who
wrote the article referred to was
evidently very badly misinformed
or he wrote it to mislead some
Of the voters of Tyler county who
are still in doubt as to the authen-
ITCHY of the Red Ticket reports.
| made an affidavit which appear
ed in the journal Of last week,
which | wish to state was correct.
If anyone wishes to be convinced
as to the truth Of said affidavit
all they have to do is to ask sew
eral Of the cOlored men of this
city. Of course, they will prob
ably be met with denial at first
as to any knowledge of the Red
Ticket scheme, but | am quite
sure that they will not make aft
davit that such scheme was per-
rctrated on the voters of Tyler
county at the Republican primary
election. The Tyler County Star
also abused Mr.. Russell of the
Oil Review. If all things were
taken into consideration it can
easily be proven that Mr.. Russell
is better Republican and always
has been than the present own
ers of the Tyler County Star. Be,
cause he works for the Oil Review
in the capacity Of business man.
ager does not prove that he is not
good Republican. Mr.. Editor,
as you are aware, ali. or nearly all
colorod men. are Republicans. IF
thcy change their politics they
will be hooted at, and the people
will say that they show ingrati-
tude. This is not the case with
the colored people of my knowl-
edge. They do not intend to
change their politics, but myself
and | think some others in this
city will not stand for the insults
of the Tyler county Republican
ring. At a recent love feast and
meeting of the Republicans in
Middlebourne we (the colored
people, were not present. Why?
Because the Republican managers
in this county asked us to 90 and
we told them we would be glad
to do so. They told us to 60 to
the livery barn and pick out our
rigs. We did 90 to the livery
barn and pick out common rigs.
When the time came for us to
start the men in charge of the
rigs came around and told us that
we would have to 90 in an old
road wagon. We rebelled and
did not 60. Of course, it is so
that lots Of white people have
gone to Middlebourne in road
wagons, but they have never gone
in a road wagon to a political
meeting. l also wish to say a few
words regarding the statement in
the Star that | was driven out of
kanawha county. | wish to say
that | know nothing Of that cOun-
ty, as [ have never resided there.
1t is true that | was in fight
with a cOlored man in Monroe
county, W. Va, and cut him in
the neck, to protect myself from
being killed. | was indicted by
the MonOre county grand jury and
on trial was acquitted, as | had
acted in self-defense. The ring of
the Republicans in this county
think the colored boys are all
right when a primary or election
comes around. but as soon as it is
over, they say we are no good,
idiots, irresponsible, etc. How
ever, | wish to state we do not
intend to desert the Republican
/ party, or speaking for myself, I
do not, but | do intend to vote
for the whole State and National
ticket, but cannot support the
Red Ticket candidates in this