Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-16
Mackey Due to Explain

WQUhVJ N~
rho stories which have been cir
..,,.,ed through this section since
. .ro publication of a three-columu
=. - on Mr.. Swanson. which was
Az: IN 70 a Roanoke paper by Gran
I'm Naekey. of Alexandria, and
~ ID for at the rate of twenty cents
line. have brought the bittercst
INSURE upon Mr.. Mackey. 1t was
~ outrageous attack and MIR. Mac
o., should Immediately make full
mi complete apology and retrac-
-, The COURIER has no means of
tnoving who Mr.. Mackey Is sup
RING for the Governorship. but
70 cannot believe that either Mr..
willard or Mr.. Mann knew any
,binr of the attack or had anything
- 10 whit, directly or indirectly.
Mr. Swanson has been COM
..,o,olv indicated by John Sharpe
Williams and Judge Nicol, and can
re.t secure in the thought that the
,.l.ebood has been nailed. But it
/. now mp to" Mr.. Mackey, and
be should make immediate repara-
non. or be forced to stand the con-
sooucnces before n jury of Virgin
ianS.
We publish editorials from the
two Richmond papers, which show
clearly the state of the case:
swANSoN's MEDICATION.
Several days ago Mr.. Crandall
Nackey. Commonwealth 'sattorney
for Alexandria county, published
IN Roanoke paper a lengthy
communication. in which he under
took 10 show that Congressman
Claude A. Swanson was mixed up
in the postal scandals.
Mr.. Swanson then gave to the
Times Dispatch a statement, in
which he took mp each one of the
charges and frankly answered them
and completely disposed of them
70 the satisfaction of all fsir-mind-
ell men.
Mr.. Mackey then appeared in
print with more serious charges.
He quoted a distinguished Virginia
Judge as having said that if the
people of Virginia knew Mr..
Swanson's moral character they
would never support him for Office.
1t turned out that the man referred
to was Judge Nicol, of the Circuit
Court, and in reply TO question,
that gentleman denied that he had
ever made such a remark about
Mr.. Swanson, and took occasion TO
speak of him in terms of praise.
The other charge was that Con-
4 gresham John Sharp Williams,
leader Of the Democratic minority
(. in the House, said that he removed
Mr.. Swanson from the Committee
on PoStothces and Post Roads, be-
cause he did not regard him rs an
honest man.
Mr.. Williams now denies posi-
lively that he ever made such a
remark, and explains that he re-
moved Mr.. Swanson from that
3 Committee simply because he al
ready occupied a place on the
Ways and Means Committee, and
that he did not think it proper foT
two such honors TO go to one man.
That efectualIy disposes of all
the charges, and so far as Mr..
Swanson is concerned, he may be
well content To rest upon his vindi-
cation. which Is complete. But
Mr.. Msekey cannot let the matter
rest where it is. He must tell
upon whose authority these sland-
erouS statements were made. and
why he circulated them. Such a
frank statement is due to himself,
10 the other candidate, and to the
public. -TimeS-Dispatch.
- SWANSON, WILLIAMS, MACKEY.
As we expected and predicted.
congressman John Sharp Williams
o' Mississippi, Democratic leader
u the house of representatives
indicates Mr.. Swanson. He put,
MI Crandall Mackey, of Alexan
urla, IN an ugly position.
Mt. Williams was quoted by
MI Mackey as having said that h,
removed MIR. Swanson from tn,
house committee on postofices anC
pOS'roads' believing him to be dis
pOnest. Mr.. Williams declares owe
nS own signature that he never
,uOught or said anything of tn,