The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-27
ut To SENDS 4
:: 5NAPPY REPLY
To MINISTERS

~. II. OTTO. SIS Virginia Avenue. Wf'"H'-
ing ". Va. January -. 1919.
SNethodtst Episcopal Miaist"rs' ASSntja-
Z. ton. Care Arthur l.azenby. S",;.;Hs:'.
Wheeling. ". Va
-centlcncn: There has b"en for
twarded from Charleston :" my i>ttnrF'
w r. Otto The couimun;CI;!oH ~ JAZZ
>uarv ~ from yn;i" =" -.,;a-E. -Art:'oE
tLazeubS, accom- panied By "a report %
ESour civic comn;ittcc ard ac;:oH thereon.
(which has brcr published n $orn" % IL"
tWheelinS newspapers. MY lH'urr - ~
Fat his home. rs sixth street. a"c''HS'
! having been corpcIl"d 70 Eciarn n"''7
Two weeks ago. Ec~;'S" ~ $Iu Illness
! he has turned Over - ''' 900 '''
lnication for answer.
- Briefly. h. desires no % !Hi"sm Sce
/ 4hat IN voting aca;nS; ratification u: the
federal prphint,l"n amendment no d'o
S-Sshat he considered; was n accoFSancS
with the views OF majority .; the poo
iple of the county and 60" that vote Il"
J offers no apology 30 .yoH or any otA'V
Reorganization.
: e. "7-hat * hi sanSwc- 90 your c'r:r7'Urol-
fcation, but feel THAI | mus; avail nay
ITSELF of This opportunity 81 saying SoinS-
P+hinc in reply 20 your outrageous W.
ESy father. Who are you men VINO ais
S.Jav snch n fina Christian spirit as u
E1sroaeed without q hearing ana 10 -
Nsare nrriS and unsafe \ man WI" MAS
Pm. courage 20 vote II the manner he o.
1Nsycx .eSprcsses the views OF MAJOR
kS5v of his constituents. even though me
kSddS are Overwhelmingly against pr;
kSre YOUR IiyVS any cleaner ;h;sH tHF, CT
eM r Otto l viii sa% tina; hoy ar
HGot. And care not what you use aS
SxAc standard oc naeasurc-wh"th"r /: be
i,sS,s+;nenc. from the use OF alcchol!c
sSe1e+ayes for any other vices you may
tSA,rrncratc Ny father has lived n
!Mheclins and Ohio county not nsr" y
Up wear. or two. or four. Or dv". Nearly
HSs wears have been spent by him in this
~ And during those years 4 large
bGaioritv OF tho PEOPLE have oecon''
Hfnoroughry acquainted with him. oo'n
aSs a private citizen and as PUBIC ser
kant, They have learned To know him
~ a man VIII" never took a drink OF u
Frexicating liquor: as Il man VINO -
fHfoad enough 70 appreciate the fact thai
ASsber people have Il right 70 their op'n-
ss56ns even though they do not agree
With his and as y man voh can AWAY
ffsEs trusted to Go what he thinks Is right.
-,yhat thew do consider him trustworthy
Sas been demonstrated repeatedly "hHn
r. has come before the people n cleo
astions. He has served N pubic Ike
annore than = scor" apd halt %; years.
Sahd you are the only men 70 ever niafs
<S6arscs OF ursrustworthjrcss. And WHY
ido Won make such charges: II looks
Dixie chagrir because n few men from
sthis county kept YOU from Dragging that
West Virginia is unanimous on tho
1subject OF prohibition.
'.'Ir you desired 20 take up fish; OK
4his kind why did il no: come before
.,hc election Of November 5th last" l
tam sure that n"ariY crcr!' mar wao
voted for my father az ;hat election
KNEW his position on the prohibition
touest!on. and il there were any Of you
who did not know it :: single question
would have enlightened you
'"You say his vote = m ofiense
raxainst the. moral ard religious element
,of the county. Ii may be that you men
.are offended. EU; YOU d" not max. ii2
.thc moral and religious clement IN It's
-Asre>Scty. know many men -: hiSn
s,noral and r"iiS!ouS standing wh" nave
=the same views on the prohibition ques-
,tion as those expressed By the H":e OF
INV father. Moreover. | know men VINO
l,ave DON moro FOR in" prohibition
4causc than you men Will er'r b" able
IN do who. oven though my father op-
7uosed then, on ;hc prohibition question.
:arc broad enough !" realize taat NJ HAS
u right 20 his own vi"wS On he subject,
rand these mon look upon him as So"t'
1and consci cutious public servant.
You say has vI-c a::"riNS encourage
=,rscnt and ccmfor. % the la~.sss. I"u
'1r,o very far thor" i: YOU mean :" init
innate that my father in any VA: APP
Sproyes .of lawl"sSncsS. But then nc
snas been IN public life long enough t9r
.4the people to know that h. docs not.
i"You say you rcsen' IN" reproach ms
MISREPRESENTATION has pTt upon Ohio
xcounty. Tho only Kim" III" i"opi" o.
aOhio county oyer directly Expressed
1themseTvcs upon III" prohibition Ques-
4tion they voted ovcrwh"in!nc.y against
lit and every man representing taA coun-
1tv in the legislature has N" riga; TO in
h,rruret that vote rs meaning the people
sof ehe county az" against i '"ntli SUCH
ntimc ;as uhey ihavc another public ~
OPPRESSION.
{ ain conclusion I will say that every
Snnan has the right !" CRITICS" honestly
sany public ,offci;t3. 'hUt = is 10 DC hoped
hthat in tho future YOU mon will refrain
Hfrom ,deleSating yourselves Judges ana
e4Iurics and taking :Srtr Judgment 'on
kworthy citizens
":SSuc"r':y yours.