The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-07-22
THURSDAY. JULY p, 1899.


The Sentinel in last weeks ed
It prial is pleased TO prophesy our
destruction and to assert that we
are mad because he (.kr. Ryland)
is supporting Nr. Evans for the
House of Delegates. Ne trust
that the irealzstiop of oar COM
temporary's prophecy may be
long deferred and assure him that
we fully recognize his right to
support anybody he pleases for
the House or any other position,
But while we aGmit bis rights in
this matter. we CLAIM an equal
right TO advocate .Hr, Christian.
believing BIN as we do TO be the
best man to represent the people
eff Mathews and Niddlesex in the
Legislature OF Virginia; Neither
will the accusation of madness.
,dullness or any other of the
doubtful compliments which the
Sentinel has seen fit to bestow
-Hpon us deter Us from a moment
from advocating what we believe
TO be for the good Of the people
of these two counties.
Since Mr.. Rylapd does not credit
,us with the authorship Of our
last editorial, we would be Glad to
know who be thinks wrote it,
However,les Others be led astray
by this erroneous idea Of
Brother Ryland's, we desire to
say that the editor Of the Journal
alone is responsible for the arti-
Gle referred TO and that bis mind
ana no other formulated its con-
texts, even though in making this
statement, we lessen the este EN-
of the Sentinel for the good
natured editor of the Journal as
he kindly calls us:
It's useless for our contempor-
AIRY to attempt to question our
consistency in order to detFact at
.tent,on from his own record along
that line. we supported MI.
Sears because he was in our
judgement better fitted 10 repre-
sent US i'll the Senate than Mr..
Saunders (meaning nothing detri-
mental 10 Mt, Saunders who we
admire and esteeml and we are
advocating Mr.. Christian because
we believe him to be the best man
10 represent Us in the HOUSE of
Delegates. Mr. Ryland, though
recognizing the excellence OF MI
Sears record. supported Mr.
Saunders, therefore wien he adj
yancee Mr.. Evans cool record
and the work which he tried to do
as unanswerable arguments for
MS election. il takes but little dis
eminent to see the difference in
his stand now as compared to his
views two years ago. We are
supporting @r. Chistiap pow as
we supported Mr.. Sears then be
cause we believe hiw TO be more.
capable of representing Us effect,
lively. Where it.hep is our incon-I
.sistencyl
ltmay be as the Sentinel says
that those Opposing Mr.. Evans in
.Middlesex as far as he knows are
doing SO because CT personal .enmi- !
,ty. it it is true. then the SentinePsI
candidate is unfortunate in hav-
ing raised such q healthy crop Of |
enemies. .Sho0ld such be the
case intbe legislature it would evil
IDENTITY not be advantageous to his
constituency. therefore we have1
.anothersresson fer changing our
representative.
The Sentinefs sepsitivepess has
caused # TO make a grave error
wherit lntimates that we either
said or ,intiPated anything detri-
mentral 10 Mr.. Evans father.
Surely we could praise the brave
~ Of MI Christians father without
the5eby insinpating any hipg .detril
mental to .the father Of either of
ms typ .QPRQqents. We haye3
never Thought QtherofJpdgeE vansj
than that he was a hightonedi
christian gentlemsn and had be
been otherwlse it wonl2 .certainivl