The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
Resents Statement In Post
Interview Which Says
Peery's Record is a
BLANK"
BLAMES TAZEWELL :.
REPUBLICANS
Says Peery Is Generous
Supporter of All Worthy
Causes-Gave E. q ii.
$4,000


man Sicmp i'll The Post OF Sep
tcmber 9th has brought forth
great deal oi comment from vot-
erS all over the Ninth District.
The interview has been widely
quoted and clipped" Up ii
razewcll Mr.. Pecry's friends
have taken exception to some ot
the statements made by MIR.
Slcmp. One OF MIR. peery's
friends declares il is libel and
proceeds 10 defend the Demo
cratic standard bearer. This re-
ply, published in the Clinch Val
ley News. is published here At
MIR. Pecry's request
"rhe Big Stone Gap Post OF Sep
tember 9th contains an Exclusive"
interview with MIR. Bascom Slemp
by one George Roebuck, in which the
Congressman, il he IS correctly quot
ed, reiterates the falsehood injected
into the letter published in the Roa
nokc Times following the Democra.
lc convention at Bristol. "NIr. Has
singers liie," says Mir. stomp. "ia
full Of service to the communities in
which he has lived lie has helped
hospitals. colleges. etc, etc. while
the Democrats candidate. rec.
ord on this i, blank" Ii Mr..
Slemp was correctly quoted and il he
is not ignorant OF the word blank"
he IS guilty OF an unqualified and in
cxcnsable Misrepresentation, pub
lished in the leading newspaper OF
Wise County. with the deliberate
purpose of injurng the Democratic
candidate. This may be less males
~ To the Republican god OF his dis.
trict. but 1t is fact which can IL.
proved by George Pcery's check booi,
and by the testimony Of hnn,.reds
of witnesses who know his record
in this county from his boyhood joh
AS clerk in r. +. Georges oilicc to
this hour. After graduating from
Emory and Henry College. where he
holds record as student and re-
lieious leader unsurpassed in the his
tory of that institution, he began his
career rs public school teacher and
Sunday school superintendent at
Fazewell. As n young man, he was
in Strengthened financial circumstan-
ces, but. as was characteristic OF him
now, he gave his moral and physical
energy withou, stint in high service
of his community. Later he studied
law and became eminent in his PRO
fession. lie would have made good
in any profession. He is that kind.
He has made money. but he is not
wealthy. MIR. Slemp charges. and
others are helping to broadcast the
charge over the district, that he
| (Georg Peery) is penurious man;
that he turns u deaf ear and closed
hand to every call for cash; that ne
is dollar squeezer and penny
hoarder who gloats over his gold like
a Shylock-stone deaf in all instan-
ces to the clarion appeals of charity.
The charge is utterly false and ma
licious in its intent, and the time has
come for George Peery's friends to
fling it back into the faces OF his
detractors and, in the name of com
mon decency and fair play. call for
show down or shut up.
Perry Is Generous
George Peery is man OF fine
fibre and real modesty of nature and
he shrinks from the vulgarity of q
money-bags campaign such as the
Republican leader and speakers have
forced ON the people. His friends
have too much respect for his pride
and dignity OF character to inquire
into his private affairs or to exae-
gerate his generosity for political adj
vantage. 1t is know positively, ard
1t is mentioned without his knowl-
edge or sanction, that in the past few
years he has subscribed thousands
of dollars to educational, religious,
Red Cross and other good causes,
among his gifts being subscription
of 100000 to Emory ami Henry
College. In the Centenary drive his
check equaled that of any other cit
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