The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-02
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To the Voters of Mathews and
Middlesex

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only because he deliberately and
maliciou ; V misrepresents III e
therein and because | believe it
I my duty to uphold the standard
of Democracy so kindly commit
ed to my keeping by the Demo-
Gratis of Mathews and Middlesex
on Sept. 7,h.
DR.. Haynes is actuated by two
motives in flooding the Journal
and Sentinel with the mixture of
claptrap and misstatements re-
Gently appearing in their columns.
One is personal animuS. patent
to any intelligent person who per-
sues the articles. The other is to
detract attention from the irregu-
laritv Of his own candidacy. Hav
ing voted in the primary and be
ing III honor bound to support the
nominees according to the Opin-
ion OF all honorable men, he sees
fit to ignore this moral obligation
and become an independent can
didate. He would argue tn a
high and holy motives actuate his
course when his very candidacy
betrays the trust of the men who
voted in good faith by his side in
the primary.
The same gentleman. h i 6
knight Grant of the "hoIier than
thou variety, declares that he is
proud of being "bolter". In the
same breath he centuries me fer
having bAlted h Democratic
ticket IN 1906 What constitutes
virtuous action on his part
is crime when committed BY
me. Even if this charge were
true | cannot see that it improves
his present standing, but as
matter of fact, it is as false as the
majority Of his statements which
is saying a good deal. The poll
books for the year 1896 for Hook
emfair, where l then voted are
still intact in the Clerks Office
here and they show that but one
vote was cast at that presinct tor
Palmer and Ruckner and that
was cast by my honored fat her,
Judge Tom Christian. Thus the
only pitiable justification that
DR.. Faynes has for his candidacy
proves to be a myth.
NV original statement that two
years ago o5 per cent. of the
Oystern- n who voted in the Plan
kitank District supported me and
that in the late election y per
cent voted for me is absolutely
correct How Mr.. Healy's re
ceiving Of votes in his district
has to do with my statement l
am not astute enough to figure
out. The statement that h
votes cast for Mr.. Somers would
not have come to me had he not
been candidate is unreasonable
when it is Iemem bered that two
years ago when | opposed Mr..
Evans | received a majority of
thirty at that presinct.
That anv of these men voted
! tor me because they were afraid
OF me appears too ridiculous to
deserve comment. To his other
charge that | have Shown many
of them favors | am proud to
plead guilty. Whenever it was
possible and consistent with the
faithful discharge of my duty as
Oyster Inspector / was glad to
extend TO them any courtesy in
my power. That | knowingly
rented natural oyster rock to any
man IS false. When l became
Inspector the lines of the BAYLOR
Survey were not marked off in
the Piankitank River and cOnse
quently some inCroachment was
made upon the rocks but W hen a
dispute arose | had the lines sur
viewed and all stakes removed
! which extended over public hot
tom. / migho add that Capt. f.
X. Haynes and MT. V. V. Shiplev
/ DIR. Haynes father and brother
in-law profitted more than any
one else by this condition and
that the oystermen were forced
to sue out an injunction to pre-
vent the former gentlemen from
useing and specializing in natural
oyster rocks.
As stated in a previous article,
have during the time of my Sci
vice as Oyster Inspector turned
Overy every dollar of the revenue
collected as directed by law and
invite investigation ofmy con1uC
ton of tie affairs of the office
As the law providing for paymen
20 the District School Fund of {
tax assesSable upon planted Oy.
tiers was repealed about the tim,
that MIR. Percival became supe
D intendant of schools l fail to SCI
how he can be quoted as autho
itl in the matter.
= II is true that l was a membe
1 of the old County Committee an,
that body stood ready to give Mr.