Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-09-16
Facetious Criticism of Recent
Controversies
EDITOR LEXINGTON GAZETTE:

Controversies
EDITOR LEXINGTON GAZETTE:
thrust that your duties as Mayo
have not prevented your reading
the |spicy Craig and Frazier polit
ical discussion which was re
Gently published in the County
News. One would suppose tina
tho dramatis personae are ole
stags in the political arena ant
that they are fond of q certain
kind Of excitement known as "liI
Earring" or what is frequently
termed "dry-rot". To those moi
well versed in politics, or skilled in
literary geniuses, these discussions
are tinged with aophissry and pune
tuated with ambiguity to such an
extent as to require a dealer in hi
eroglyphics or one accustomed to
drawing his differences from con-
comitant variations to arrive at a
correct solution of the hidden mys-
teries, contained in Mr.. Frszier's
last effort. II, Mr.. Editor, you
will peruse the literature in qHes-
tion and publish proper solution
OF what the authors are attempt
ing to show, you will confer q fsv-
or on some of your fellow citizens.
AS Mr.. Frazier is the aggressor,
l would suggest that you first take
his production and after giving US
the purport OF what be attempts TO
show, then pay your respects to the
suffering Mr.. Craig. l note Mr..
Frazier uses the following expires
sion: "Mr. Craig SHE'D bis Castor
into the ring with bombastic re-
dundant yerbosity. We never
feel at ease discussing matters of
State" Does Mr.. Frazier desire
to create the impression on our
minds that Mr.. Craig threw a cas-
tor-oil bean into the arena? An
other expression. "Mr. Roosevelt,
exploiting these stolen goods upon
the people, played the devil with
the country and brought on pam
ic that shook the nation like chat
before a storm" Which storm?
Does he attempt a poetic flight
from the immortal Shakespeare or
does he refer to a Suuday-sohool
picnic where devil crabs were
servedp
What do we mean by "The arg
ument is of the Simon pure or
der"p In the sentence, "We do not
hate nc one not even poor old
Bryan, but We despise his doctrines
that have emptled the dinner pail
of many a poor old man and come
precious nigh emptying all the
banks" does the author desire to
show that the doctors administered
castor oil beans to the poor old
man and the reflex action was de-
leterious to his constitution
Please explain what the author
means by such expression as Eve
don't know the use of the English |
language I'VE did say, and still say |
and still maintain you can't mold
Mr.. Taft respo. sib!e for HE repre-
hensible work; mclly-coddle-tom
with six months after Mr.. Taft sits
in the chair; our mountain friend
who like the writer Frazier) was
raised among the scrub oaks OF
Bratton's Run" Would the author
nave us to inter that Taft will be
what he calls molly coddled and
hen electrocuted or what does he
allude tor
| have heard of men who boasted
If being bucolic and were raised
between two corn hills, being mis-
aiken for pumpkins instead Of the
genuine cereal, but why Mr.. Fraz-
or should tell US that he and
Craig were raised among the scrub
,aks is q mystery; perhaps he
axes some glory to himself in re-
sailing the fact that in his boyhood
lays he rolled among the scrub
,aks of Brstton's Run and escaped
he hogs and the "deviled" crabs.
How wonderful are the mysteries
II Providence
Mr.. Frazier concludes his last
~ the interrogative sentence of
'Ain't / right.
Edify us, Mr.. Editor, while the
VII days come not and the wicked
AXE no pleasure in "scrapping over
he Lexington Post Office"
Vox PoPULI.