Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
TRICKY POLITICS


fellow townsman, c. Carn, was vicious and malicious
attack upon the military record OF his son, Captain g.
Keith Carln in which it was alleged that he was attached
to the Judge Advocate Generals office in Washington
through the influence Of his father where he would be
safe from overseas duty.
The fact is that Captain Carln is stationed at
Fort Dupont under orders for overseas duty He has
never been on duty in Washington All the newspapers
supporting E. B. White for Congress have published this
falsehood at great length, III large type Recently MI
Carn replied, quoting the official military record OF his
son, and fully disproving the statement.
So far SO good But now note the method adopted by
these willy and INSCRIPTIONS politicians to react the false
hoods they had disseminated through every home in the
Eighth District The Richmond Evening Journal for rea
best known to its propeors has undertaken to as
sst Colonel White in his campaign. The method has been
to publish White articles in every FRIDAY ISSUE and dis
tribute free copies Of that days issue throughout the
EIGHTH District IN recent FRIDAY issue, which they
distributed through the Eighth District they published
communication containing attack on Captain Carin
fter Representative Carns reply they published in their
WEDNESDAY issue of YESTERDAY the half-hearted
apology printed below They careful however, not
to make the free general distribution Of this issue in the
Eighth District which they made Of their FRIDAY issue
disseminating the false statement.
scu1rious trick The Loudoun Mirror owned by Colonel
White, and circulating in this District out in this
weeks ISSUE and instead Of retractng the statement
the Evening Journal in its Richmond issue did, it virtually
reerates the fasehood Thus the Richmond Journal is
publishing the retracticn which will be seen by the people
in this District only by accident while Colonel Whites
Loudoun paper is at the same time publishing virtual
}eration Of the same faisehood.
We have no further comment to make upon the situa
except to ask il there lives II the Eighth District or
gina fail dealing and fair-nnded man who cast
M vote on next TUESDAY for candidate to represent
people in the Congress Of the United States VINO will
pit such methods to deceive them.
The following is the Evening Journals apology
Captain Cariigls Record Clear
'"Thereis desire the part OF The Evening Journal
to do act Of injustice to anybody In printing the letter
from W. S. Jenkins, Of eesbulg, under the heading, Per
tnen Question for Carn to the effect that Representa-
tive CaTns son. after receiving his commission lieu
tenant, had found good berth in the judge advocates
Office we accepted bona tide statement OF fact Rep
resentatve Carr in letter to his constituents resents
the statement Of Mr. Jenkins unjust reflection on his
son as well as himself. He answers it as follows:
the with reference military service? First
say nearly twnt-x years absolutely
exempt kind military grounds; first because
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