Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-04-21
Mr.. NILEY TO THE RESCUE
MIR. EDITOR:

mR. HILEI III Inc kEoLUE.
Mr.. EDITOR
In yoar issue of the It'll inst, Mr..
Herbert F. Miley, for seven years an
employee of Hon. Carter Glass, insur.
gent candidate for the United States
Senate, contributes an interesting let
ter to the history of the anti-ol ganiza-
ton fight of the Sixth District disrup-
ZIONIST. Naturally, no one would be
puerile enough to think that Mr..
Miley's defense OF his benefactor
would be inspired by any other motive
than q desire to enlighten the good
people of Shenandoah County as t6
the status of Mr.. Glass az editor Of
his own paper.
MIR. Glass prints at the head OF his
editorial column of the Lynchbure
News Garter GLASS, Editor"
fact which Mr.. Miiey denies in his re
markable article, leaving to the unini-
ated the choice of two conclusions:
either Mr.. Glass is editor, as he him
self states in his paper, or he is not,
as Mr.. Miley asserts. However, il
Mr.. Miley be right, and the caption al
the News editorial page is misleading.
Mr.. Miiey will hardly deny the re-
sponsibility of Mr.. Glass for the edi-
torial policy of his paper, aud We
venture the assertion that if Mr.. Ad-
Olson, actual editor, quoth Miley,
would insert under the GARTER
GLASS, Editor" an editorial endors-
Ing either Senators Martin or Swan
son, there would be vacancy in the
Lynchburg sanctum, and Mr.. Adj
dison's name would not thereafter be
conspicuous on the Glass pay roll.
1t may be ethical for an editor te
hide behind subordinate, when'
changing ambitions suggest another
course for poll ical profit, and deny
responsibility for truths which later
become inimical to his interests, but
the good people of Shenandoah Couu-
ty, knowing that Carter Glass paper
did endorse Mr.. Swanson's admins
tration as governor, two years ago,
will hardly be persuaded that the en-
dorsement was made without the
knoSledge of Mr.. Glass, notwith
standing Mr.. Mileys inspired" effort
to aid his employer in evading his re-
sponsihility.
Quoting Mr.. Miley, "during the
past three or four years, Mr.. Glass
has not written, should say, an edi-
torial once in six months" In this
explanation may lay the explanation
of MIR. Glass endorsement of the
Swanson administration, for this may
have been one of the six months con-
tributions to the News from the pen of
the Editor. Mark you,
Mr.. Miley does not say that NJ. Glass |
did not write the laudatory notice OF
Mr.. Swanson's Surry Court House
speech, but by palpable innuendo he
seeks to leave the impression that Ad-
Olson wrote il, and that Mr.. Glass was
ignorant of the policy of his own pa
per.
Upon this statement Of facts, l am
willing to submit to the intelligent
people of Shenandoah County whether
the communication signed sd" either
misrepresented the Lynchburg candi-
date or stated other than truths pat |!
. It to any fair minded man.
In 1909, Carter Glass. as editor of
his own paper advocated the election
of William H. Mann for governor,
lined up with what ne is pleased to
term the machine" and aided. no
little, in rolling up the large majorit,
by which the Republican nominee was
defeated. III doing this, he defended
the administration of affairs in V;r-
GINA by the Democratic party and
PIT the seal of his approval upon the
course of Governor Swanson. In the
columns of his paper he told of the
many things accomplished for the good
of Virginia during Mr.. Swanson's
i ,cumbency. and called on the vote.
to stand By the party. Then, Mr..
Glass was content to continue serving
his constituency as . congressman.
In 1911, Carter Glass, as candidate
for the United States Senate, seeks to
discre6it the administration of Gov
erHor Mana, whom he formerly en-
dorsed, and charges the party with
which he is affiliated, and from which
he receives tfice as being corrupt.
He, now, attacks the Swanson admin
fstration. which be SO heartily de-
Tended, and seeks 70 destroy the same
which he helped to create
and which created hin, politically
N ", Mr.. Glass is q candidate for the
United States Senate agai.. Senator
Swanson, and 10 seeking to discredit
Whist he has 20 long endorsed he has
only succeeded in discrediting him.
self, for no two men in the State have
received more honors from the demo
c-nsic party than Mr.. Glass aud his
Mr.. Jones. +
Mr.. Miley SAYS that Mr.. Glass will
vis:t Shensndoah County during the
} smpaign, snd, II be does, he viii
w. - produce something stronger
han be has thus far produced, II be
Expects the voters Of the county to
Issist him in HIS party wreckir &
,chemes. D.
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