The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-26
CONTROVERSY
CONTINUES
Mr.. Crismond Adds Another
Chapter.
REPLIES TO Mr.. POWELL, ETC.

and intelligent reader Will see that
there is nothing. absolutely nothing In
his article # Nov 9Th last. but vitu-
peration ana meanness without shad-
ow or even semblance of truth in II.
| The truth is, he had nothing TO write
about, and in the siZzle and squrm OF
his wrath he dug up old sues that
never had anything IN them and by vile
imputation and bitter invectlve with
out a shadow of proof he whirs around
and around and writes a good deal and
says nothing. The superficial reader and
those who never go beyond the ribald
jest and laughing sheer IN thought,
will think that POwells article WAS
mighty, but IN point of truth MT a
point was made. not logical de-
ductiOn is drawn, not fact of
my guilt in any of his asperslons is
sustained Powell was 50 full Of bitter
venom that he had neither the fairness
nor the honor to give the truth its due
and he who fights shadow only, will
always fear to attack a salient IN the
armament of truth. There was nothing
of this in my first letter. | met Powell
on his own ground a.G argued esainsi
him IRON his own standpoint ami my
shaft of truth struck hIni D-twe TN
joints Of the harness, smote him both
hip and thigh. and glrded itSe in
mOveably IN his glZZard and II hurt him
So that lie got mad and came back at
me with wild asperslOnS and IN he.Oienl
inSinuations prompted by the baser Gle
ments Of his Constitutional tendency
and wnich wnen mentaly d.gcSteI mean
nothing. ! have always heretofore en-
deavOrcd To discuss Gii rences IN b
clearly logical ana ssraightiorwa ard way
bat feel constrained 10 say sumo things
here which otherwise | would not say,
and | ask the charitable iOrbt arance
of an intelligent public while l
shall clean out an Augean stable
which has been DetoulCd by Pow
ellis vulgarisms and mean iasinua-
lions His charge that WAS the
author OF Col. blayde fist letter
in reply 10 his first communication
IS absolutely false. BlayC,s is
,ompc. ent 10y both nature and cul-
;iVated forces 40 compose and die
cate his own articl Tor PAL cation.
Powell Jumps around here and there
and gets mad when the lance OF
truth from Crismond. Blaydes and
BagCett fastens on him the f'"ts
as 10 this and in his madness, ike
stricken serpent he writhes in his
OWN coils and Kisses in the sizzle
OF his own wrath and pours out
the poison of vituperation but fails
I L Of that
hOld him. Some years ago was
in managerie owned by three men.
Al chat SHOW Il wild jackall recent
liz caught was chained to an iron
pos. He reared and barked and
snashed his teeth and foamed at
the mouth, but the strong chain
held him fast That jackall rep
resents Powell in his madness as he
rants in vulgarisms and vitupera-
ton. The iron post represents the
fixedness of the statement OF
Baggett. Blaydes and Crlsmond and
the chain represents the truth Whici
holds Powell TO his declaration not
TO oppose Blaydes and it Will ever
hold him.
Many years ago l saw
criminal hanged in this county.
He had committed a fiendish as
sault upon a young and beauuiul
white woman. There were only
three witnesses in the case. the
innocent girl. her mother and faith
er. The testimony Of the three
fixed the guilt upon the accused
The prisoner denied the charge be-
fore the trial, at the trial and on
the gallOws, but the three VII
nesses fastened the truth on the
accused and the extreme penalty OF
the law was visited upon him.Pow-
ell in his case stands solitary and
alone in denial. but the truth is
fastened upon him and he will nevei
be able to break its chain.
The only climax Powell reaches IS
that Of bitter aspersion and denunci-
ton. He calls me a "hypocrite,
Blaydes "falsifier" and Baggett "a
dignified. courteous gentlemarl man
with a little clerical job in Washing
ton. " and there he reaches the highest
noint of deliverance for himself. N.Y.
what a mighty (?) man Powell thinks
he is. and after all what ne says
amounts to nothing, absolutely nothing.
Powell saws that "CrismoDd is not hon
ored and respected. Let's see about
this. and presently Powell shall be a
witness against himself as to this. Be
fore leaving here in 1903 | represented
some half dozen or more, namely: Mrs.
Mary E. Blaydes, Henry Roberts es-
tate. Mrs. Hopkins, A. MCGEE and
others. | loaned out their money Tor
them and had then in my hands some
twenty thousand dollars belonging to
other people and managed il for them.
Before leaving | paid to all and each
one represented every silver OF their
money and for this-so many as are Nv
ing will vouch today When returned
to face the farcical drama of court
trial. which for lack of merit and stand
no. fell hopelessly through, and | was
fully and honorably acquitted, /
was honored and trusted again and To-
day have at my command and IN my
hands over twenty thousand dollars OIL
other peoples money TO lend out upon
such terms and in such way as my
Judgment directs. This looks like some
BODY knows and respects me. Now let's
see if Peter Powell believes what he
has said about this matter. Did Peter
Powell honor and respect me when he
came to consult with me about Col.
Blavdes' candidacy? Why did he seek
me specially and talk to me about 1t II
he did not then respect my Judgment
and opinion? Why did he say to me that
if Blavdes was not candidate he,
(PowelD. would like to get support!
Blaydes was capable of answering for
himself. and Powell says he approached
Blavdes about the matter. Now why
did he after conference with Blaydess
come to me? If Powell did not know and
respect me why did he leave the Court
House green and come to my place OF
business to talk with me about
Blaydes' candidacy? ! toldhim then and
there that if Blaydes was can
didate / would stand by him (Blaydes).
There was no trickery, falsitylng or
ANYTHING else on my part, but the de-
Iiberate intention on my part to support
Blaydes for the craftsmanship. On July
q. 1909, Powell and myself both went
together from Richmond to the Guber-
material Convention held in Newport
News July % and %, 1909, to nominate
Republican candidate for Governor,
etc. On arriving there Powell sug
gested that we should both put up at