The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-04
began eoa published
treasurer of the county.

treasurer of the county.
AS to the editorial in the News Lead
er, l simply wish to say that If l am
not mistaken in the records, the editor
OF that paper pied guilty and has been
convicted of violation of the cleo
ton laws of this State. and any adj
vice from him can hardly be worthy
OF serious consideration; at least, 1t
seems to be inbecoming of him to
make an attack upon me. / can only
say to him and his paper, Let him
that is without sin cast the first
stone.
The Times-Dispatch says it is deter
mined that l shall not be reelected
! without the voters having their eyes
open / believe the voters OF Henrico
county will resent this Interference
and this assumption of superior intel
ligence and attitude of being holier
than other people.
The statement in The Times-Dispatcll
! that | admitted that I had used anS
county funds, other than the Todd
| fund" which l was advised at the
time by attorneys 1 could use, is false.
and fear malicious. The statement
| in the News Leader that l was found
| indebted. or there was a deficiency of,
| $4,000 is false, and ] fear is also ma
| licous; and as to these statements
| less hear more in the future and in an
| other way.
What the motive of these papers is
| in interfering in this election do not
| pretend to say; that II is simply the
| desire of these would-be mentors to
| protect the people of Henrico. j doubt,
but leave that with the public. l have
only this to say, and say it with char
| ity to all and malice to none that
| VIII 7 in ha h.
out evasion and with the. sanction, as
| thought, of the DEGREES of the court
/ In the suit of Todd VS.. Todd, and the
/ advice of counsel. ] not only met
| every obligation of the county, but
| borrowed money to pay off the teach
ers of the county when the county did
| not have it. 1 frankly told what was
done to the expert accountant, to the
| Board of Supervisors. to the school
| trustees and to the grand jury. That
| the court removed me from office for
| the temporary use of this fund is true.
| but the court says, and SO did the
| grand jury, that there was no intent
! on my part to misappropriate funds:
| and If it is conceded that the court
is right, it was simply a technical
| error and I feel l have right to go
| before the voters of Henrico county
/ and ask them if in their opinion I am
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| Times-Dispatch has unlimited wealth
| back of 1T: 1t has it's editorial staff
| and its paid correspondents.
| I cannot enter into a newspaper con-
| troversy with them: I can only appeal
| to fair public and ask them to say
| whether or not If ! was in error in what
did that this error of Judgment should
forever bar me from holding office. The
! editor of The Times Dispatch claims to
| bn "a
| a blow, however. at one who has never
| done him any harm and who is not
In position to defend himself, and he
| strikes it when that antagonists hands
are tied He says he does not know
me. He says 1t Is not a personal mat
ter l ask him, then. In the spirit OF
fairness, in the spirit Of charity, that
he let the men. the voters Of Henricc
who do know me, decide this question
without the influence of The Times
/ Dispatch. He says my vindication
would be to say that Judge Scott die
wrong. That Is a right the voters oil
IHenrico have. This is a forum where
my rights are equal to those OF Judge
Scott's, and In which the people arc
sovereign. What interest or right have
newspapers to seek the yindication OF
Judge in the political arena of the
State? Suppose Judge Scott should bt
removed from Office for some OF hi.
mistakes, and there be those who say
he is not infalllble, would The Times
Dispatch take 1t upon itself daily tt
/, have editorials against him? The an
swer to that depends on whether he Il
favorite with the Dispatch. I ash
the editor also to say whether O.
not in his capacity as editor. as a sal
aried employee of The Times-Dispatch
: he has not been asked by the owner o
The Times dispatch, to make this as
H. %,-,,l 4,
answer No" then I must say tina
this attack Is sti more gra tultous AM
unprovoked.
But 1t is to the people of Henrico
, among whom I have lived all my life
and to Whom I am responsible, that
appeal I ask you not to be biased OF
controlled by anything but your owr
sense OF fairness and Justice. These
: attacks indicate that my enemies fee
I I that viii be elected and indicated
and hence this onslaught on the eve
of tho primary. IT Is for you to SAY
s whether you or The Times Dispatch
: are to rule In Henrico.
T Lot every friend Of mine go to thu
polls and work, and I am confident
shall be elected and I promise 70,
- faithful service in the office; and 'e
y The Times-Dispatch feel that at Il
safer to affront some people than t,
oblige them" You have my recor,
n before you for the twelve years ant
six months that WAS member o
Y tho Board of Supervisors OF the coun
ty, ten OF which I was chairman o
the board, and during which time tn
k old Jail and the courthouse wore built
d Involving an expenditure OF about sac,
= 600, to say nothing of the administra
e ton OF the county's affairs through al
e that period. and during which tim
4 there never was breath Of suspicion
a nor scandal. 1t Is for you to sa.
q whether am At for Office or not. an,
i have confidence In your judgmen
IS and fairness. Respectfully,
q ~ ~ 4 n L trftr ~ r,.r,