The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
Voice of
the People
Mr., Thomas Lee More's Politics.


slr,-I have been taking your paper
that is. The Times, for about ten years
and hope that YOU will be liberal enough
to grant sufficient OF your space to pub-
lish this brief article MS al, answer 70
what your correspondent from Norfolk
had to say yesterday relative to Hon.
Thomas Lee Moore.
The article Is SO radically wrong that
I think 1t an injustice not only to Mr.
Moore, but to the public ms we'll. that
notice OF Its detects should be pointed
out,
The article refers 10 Mr. Moore ms L.
a. Moore, but, MS 1t mentions him MS
United states attorney for tho Western
District OF Virginia, there is no DOUBT
as to whom 1t refers
Tho whole article Is MS badly rt1uddled
ns the initials OF the gentleman intended.
The Norfolk writer says that Mr.. Moore
does not desire his name TO nppehF
correctly In the newspaper,
think that was merely an endeaVor
to grow funny Mr.. Moore Is too busy Il
mar, to waste his time In an endeavor 10
try to correct such small TRUSTS ana
might have TO start newspaper OF con-
siderable circulation to head OFF writers
who seem reckless about tho facts IN q
mans ITO for the reason that errors
are swifer winged than truths.
Now. nv information Is that Mr.. Moore
and Mr.. Flood havo had but one JOINT
discussion this fall, and that was at
Amherst Courthouse recently, ana mat
Mr.. Moore did the challenging. PC
lave TINT last year thy also had n
Joint political debateA and that Mfr
Moore then did the challenging. and I.
sny now that MIR. Moore will never evade
a Joint discussion with Mr.. Flood. or
any other reputable Democrat. as to
the regularity Of Mr.. Moores politics.,
the correspondent Is equally In error.
Mr.. Moore first voted tho Republican
ticket III 1857, his first vote, then max nS
political speeches. and has voted 1t reg
ularly every time since, with the ex-
ception Of 1896, when he did make some
speeches in behalf OF Mr.. Bryan's cam
dldacy for President, and was always
introduced to his audiences as silver
Republican,, and SO stated In his speeches
that he was; and the very next year
after that campaign Mr.. Moore was elect.
ed Republican county chairman OF this
county. and was elected by the Repub-
lIcan party ns its nominee to the Con-
stitutlonal Convention, over ono of the
most popular and ablest young Demo-
Gratis in Southwest Virginia, the Hons.
Robert L. Jordan, OF Radford.
Mr. Moore was elected. in 1895, as Com
lHOuNcdllu atNOIilCS VI lllIS SOtiAtyt y u
position that lie filled with honor and
credit, both to himself and this county.
Democrats and Republicans alike here
believed. and yet believe. In the sincerity
of Mr.. Moore's position In tho 1896 cam
paign evidenced on the part Of the
Republicans with honorng him SO soon
again after that campaign.
1t may be true that Mr.. Moore has
made one change in his political faith,
IL undergoing change on the money
question can DO construed to be pollt-
zeal face about: but. as stated In the
discussion at Amherst by Mr.. Moore,
Mr.. Flood would be equally guilty, that
is, IL he has kept track with his own
party.
1t may BIO that Mr.. Moore was aided
by his wifes uncle, Admiral Robley D.
Evans, in getting his present appoints
nient, but that appointment would never
have been procured but for the good
standing OF Mr.. Moore as citizen and
his splendid endorsements as an able
attorney, and he has the endorsements
OF such well-known attorneys as Judge
Archer a. Phlegar, of our bar, and many
others, which made very favorable im-
preston on the President. who VIII not
make an appointment in a case of this
kind, or any other. where he does not
think that the applicant will measure up
to his ideal Of Federal onicehoders. The
Norfolk writer shoucd get hlt facts
straight before attempting to again cast
reflections upon worthy men like Mr..
Moore.
IIhad a joint discussion In 1896 with
Mr.. Moore, but In that debate Mr.. Moore
was looked upon as being silver Re-
publican, and our discussion was solely
upon the money plank
Yours truly.
ALLEN I. HAIRLESS.
christlansburg. Va.