The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-04-15
ANOTHER LETTER
Mr.. Forrest p. TaylOe Replies To Mr..
G. Ogle Tayloe.

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would not be able TO lie on m,
back" Now that the literary thun
derbOlt has fallen | find that instead
of being annihilated | feel no in
clinatiOn TO lie at all, but am stand
ing as was before the walls OF
wrath were lot loose on my "Plati-
tudinOus" head, standing for the in
teres,s of my state. my county and
ny own. standin" for man TO rep
resent us in te next Legislature
that is man. a man who has the
courage of his convictions. who
when he has reasoned out a problem
and has decided on "A right and
prOp.r course, cannot be changed
or controlled by any man or parts
of men. But not for man that
Genes out one day on one side of a
question of great public Importance
and. on the other side the next day;
not for a man so weak as TO be
dOmineered by few men of stronger
minds and like a puppet dance wher
they pull the string. confess that
when I took my unfortunate pen
TO reply. George. TO your weak rea-
sons for soma of your light
ming change artist stunts that the
quotation Fools rush in where an
gels fear 90 tread" presented itself
and the pi.iful way in which you
came back was a revelation. even
10 me. who had never given you
credit for any gigantic amount ol
intellectual ability. But. George
TO take up your entire letter in small
personalities. how could you? Had /
not been that you saw fit TO drag
Mr. Berry's name and my opponents
in my contest for supervisor in TINS
II would have considered the whole
thing beneath my notice. and 10
Justice to MIR Berry | state that h(
is i'm no way responsible for thai let
ter; he nor any one else aided OF
suggested one line or syllable in II
and | alone am responsible. ii Il
made the CALLED jade vince, 81
be il. In reference TO you literary
illusion. am sorry that | cannot
even apply your complimentary oN
pressions. 'pOnderous wit and hearty
fest" 10 it. but truth foroids.
thought when you read my letter
that the innate refinement born II
"A gentleman would show you thai
/ steercd clear OF any allusion ol
blood relationship that hi Int cN
list between us. for in truth | was
not proud Of il. bat you now make
ii necessary for me 10 state tha'
,he relationship is removed, ever
unto the third OF fourth generation
and if YOU are a degenerate son OF
a great sire am in no way t'
blame. but as drowning man
grasps at straws. you catch at the
idea that being cousin mine &c
Forrest "Paladin" Tayloe would
boost YOU. but il won't work in this
Drogressi age. The people nave
ceased to ask who your sisters'aunts
and cousins are, but put the plan
question. who you are? And then
20 Shack to your original role OF Ga
briel and evoke the spirit of Beck
Sharpe to trace your prOgenltors 10
the Tailors OF ToOly street. is sim
ply the limit.
And then 10 flaunt the poverty
of vour dear cousin" before the
public eye. Can / ask. when and
how YOU became such an extensive
property owner and taxpayer!
shall answer the question. for you
will sidestcp IT, Every dollar OF
property that. you possess was hand'
ed down to you, the large amount
of farming of which you so vauh'-
inglv boast is on land intrusted, not
one acre bought or paid for by you
and the external evidence OF pros
perity for which you put up such Il
clamor is not in evidence on your
broad acres: your farming 10 Whlch
Won challenge comparison seems 10
he dome on the old English tenancy
system. while you. dressed in purple
and fine linen. set In your Office
and gather in the hard-earned mon
ev of unfortunate flies that walk IN
to your parlOr, and even solomon
in all his glory was not arTayeu do
Won when on court-day you get
down and on Bonded knee confess 10
the people that you have done VIVA.
Won ought not to have done, but
that YOU have formulated new
creed. and by the way that creeu
heats our holy one, in which what
Won "believe" would fill a DOCK
did not think you were so credulous
WHY George. you will believe any
old thing. And it seems possible
that YOU may even believe what you
nublish In the newspapers, and you
tell the good people that II they
will elect you you promise TO do all
sorts of stunts. did not Kno"
that King George could start
so much promising legislative mater
ial.
AS 10 your brilliant career as
lawyer. a gentleman of the legal pro
fession asked me a short time ago
what position George Ogle Tayloe
held in the law firm OF Hunter *
as he noticed that Tom
Hunter had an office boy. Maybe
Won can answer this. So must
candidly say that l do not tninK
vour great legal talent would heip
and King George in hich-
mond.
And YOU think my candidacy is
Joke when the people have Tor
candidate a gentleman, who you ana
one or two others persuaded TO OPP
nose me of some "pith and mo
ment." and has an interest otner
than getting hold of the puDHc
teat ask where that interest
lies? Surely not in vast real es-
tate or personal property. | DO
not think your young candidate mas
ever paid cent of property tax
while 1 pay about as much tax as
the average poor farmer OF our
county. AS to whether this gentle
man is opposed to new courthouse
or not. | feel fully assured that you
informed yourself on that point be
fore YOU espoused his cause. ao,
NIT that the generous salary paio
q member of the board OF supervisor
ia a consideration to a FAILURE.
viii Won admit that fake-off Oh
a certain per cent of the cohtrac'
nrice IN build a new courthouse OF
Tered YOU for your services for Sc
curing one of the building contrac-