Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-22
FRIDAY EVENING. MAY %. 1903
CoNeRrssMAv CARrER GLAsg, Of

CONGRESSMAN CARTER GLASS, of
LynchbDrg, prospective candidate for
governor, has addressed the editor of
the Blackstone Courier, published ia
Mott )way county Judge Msnn's county,,
an open letter in response to an editorial
criticism published recently in thst
paper. The Courier commented on q
paragraph in the Washington cores
pondence Of a Richmond paper concern
ing Mr.. GLASS; candidacy for governor.
The Courier, it seems, assumed that the
paragraph was inspired by Mr.. Glass,
aud represents his iut'ttions, and pre-
diets what will happen ID him and to
insiuust the likelihood of an assault on
his character as private CT izen should
he presume TO criticise the public record
of any other candidate for governor.
Mr.. Glass has replied ID this threat in
q two column article over his own sig
nature. Among ether things he says;
did not see or hear of the paragraph
which furnished the text of your COM
ment for more than week after its ap-
pearance. I not only did not inspire
the publication, but distinctly regretted
il. Had l not sscertained, by inquiry
that it was Wi tan by friend, | should
have suspected thst it might have
been written by an enemy, and had it
not appeared in a newspaper with whose
publishers | have for years mair tlined
close and cordial personal relations, |
might have connected that there was
something Singular about the Irnting
oft. The editor Of the
Courier thinks it fair assertion to say
that. because l am in Washington at
tending to my duties as a cone gresham,
ANYTHING sent from that city by news
paper correspondents purpcrting to fore
Csst my part in the next gul ernstorisl
campaign in ViryiDis Undoubtedly"
reflects my views. Arguing s priori,
would it not be as reasonable for me to
insist that, because the Blackstone
Courier is personal and political ad-
vocsts of Judge Mann, published at his
home, the later inspired its covert
threat to criticise my "reccrl as q Iri-
vsts citizen" should / discuss his re
cord as public MAD?
Mr.. Glass very properly announces
his dissemination to discuss the claims
or personnel of any man who offers his
survives as public servant, and invites
such inspection of himself while in The
political arena. He further says:
do not belong to the school of casu-
SIS t1St seeks to dihtrentiate public and
private character or to discriminate per-
soual and political integ risy. A man with
bad private charaCt II should not be given
public place, and | believe any man who
Is, politically, knave is, ct bot ON,
personally dishonest. So that, if the
Blackst me Courier, either IS matter Of
public conscience or in the interest OF its
candidate for governor, desires 10 criti-
else my "record Gs private cit zsn," It
may do so with the explicit assurance
from me that there will be no whining
about "personsl abuse" or "mud-sling- |
ing" In such criticism it is bound t.
do one of two thiugs: 1t must til the
truth, or tell q falsehoOd. If it shall |
tell the truth, will have no right - |
complain. II it shall tell a falsebood,
it must accept the consequences. fit
can impeach my record as a privSt,
citizen, it can DIES roy my title to public
respect, and if it can do either OF these
things, it should not, as a fesrltss, decent
journal, hesitate moment to perform
this public service.