Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-07-14
No. 10.

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his political ambition, his cheek will
burn with shame at the thought Of having
tried 20 cast contumely upon them.
But apart from this there is another
reason for Mr.. Boyer's not receiving the
vote Of Democrat, which is that he il
not himself Democrat. but as his talk
and his published letters clearly show. ia
an out and out Populist, advocating the
Initiative and Referendum" and that
sort Of rubbish and trumpery that has At
no time found cOuntenance in conserva-
tive Virginia, and which even in the few
Western States where it obtained a
feeble standing, has long since been rel
egated TO the dustheap
The last issue Of the COURIER con-
tanned also a letter written by q friend
of Mr. Grigsby, and presumably with his
approval This writer signs himself
"Phiucas.' The only other man in
America who bore that name, so far as
the writer ever heard. was Phineas T.
BarnUm. whose boast 10 was that be
humhugced thc people every hour of the
twenty four, and each day Of the year:
and now comes this latter day Phineas.
who b..udiy persusdes himself that he
can pun the wool over the eyes Of the
Democratic voters Of Clarke county. by
'espattcrinE Mr.. Grigsby with praise.
inter.arded with insinuations and inu-
endo against Mr Readon. Phienas
would have Us believe that Mr.. Grigsby
MS into The description, brief. but UNIQUE,
given by Tony Weller Of Mr.. Solomon
Pcli-"A limb o. the law. sammy. as has
got brains. ike the frogs, dispersed sll
over his body, and reachin' 10 the very
tips Of his fingers a man who breaks
out with ideas a. an ill-fed child with
rash-all this may De true. and the writer
Is the last man 20 gainsay it: but it ia In
order 20 observe that II it IS true. Mr..
GriSsby j. out Of his class. He ough,
Co bee contestiug for Gubernatorial honors
with Judge Mann and Harry Tucker. or
fitting 10 with Major Daniel for the
United states Senatorship. Il would be
q pity for his light TO be hid in the Leg
i-laturc
Phincas objects 20 Mr. Reardon be
cause be can't express his ideas freely
enough 90 suit his notion. lie forcets
tnat Thomas Carlisle says that the most
torceful men in the world. those who
accomplished most. are the silent. insr.
ticulate men and not the men whose
ideas are in a constant state OF tiuidity,
and. Ike those liquids that generate their
own gases, pop out OF the Jar the instant
tAc stopper IS removed.
PLiuess insinuotes that Mr.. Reardon
was rot the writer Of r letter that recently
appeared over his name in the CoUR1aR.
and charges tAst In writing il he hsd the
benefit OF someone else's pen. Surely
Phiueas should no, have made this in
situation without good reason 10 believe
&c was true, and without knowing whose
pen was used; and he was bound by
every consideration OF fairness 10 give
the name OF the penman. and so afford
him the opportunity 10 say and the
voters the opportunity to know if the
charge was true, but this was not the
l'ttle game Pnineas wss seeking 20 plsy,
and be SO framed lis charge in wsy
tLat was not open 20 denial or condrrna-
ucn. All. pA.reas put this way among
,Lc ,lincs uot 90 Ire forgotten. that the
people OF Clarke county love fair play
ZOO wen 90 De influenced by such psltry
device as you have rcsorted 20.
Those ot our citizens who live in the
pay, OF the County i'm which Mr. Reardon
lives. have known Him from his boyhood.
They saw Lim star, in life with a stout
heart. 81 clean mind AMI industrious
hands. and with uo other aid dig out Of
tAe soil 81 competency and little ove'i
rr-l his accommodations through many
years 10 LAS; enabled him 90 own one Of
t-c ires- farms in the County They
recognize linn SIS 81 man of mark wherever
+ be Is known. commanding and enjoying
tLc respect and esteem OF ala man
+ faithful 90 eve-y trust, and equal to every
tUty lac assumes, who looks his fellow
man s4Uare,y in the eve, and would lay
down his life before he would break his
pledged word. or yiola,e trusts
, deliberate, thinking man, who, looking
tor the right. studies every question with
Qair>,aNirS carc, and having reached a
conclusion plants himself immova5ly
upon i,-tAe Jas, man i'm the world TO be
some one c.sc's man.
Ia aU Legislative bodies, the members
who Ncep an eye on the bad bills intro
luccl and oppose them 20 the end, are
tae men who really serve their consti-
tccrts DEMOCRAT.
Mrs Powers School