Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1880 — Tc the Editor of the Republican. [ARTICLE]

Tc the Editor of the Republican.

Siit:—l wish through the columns of your paper te reply to an article in your last week’s issue, entitled “A Demagogue.” I do not deny that I nave held positions of trust, in the Republican party, but will say all of such trusts have been lawfully, faithfully, and honestly performed. I quote from the article above mentioned: “The public records of Jasper county show that no other man whom the Kepublieans were instrumental in electing to local office plead for so long indulgence in the settlement of his official accounts.” To the above I have only this to say, the writer, whoever (or whatever) he may be knows very little abont the “public records of Jasper county” when he says that “no other man whom the Republicans were instrumental in electing to office plead so long for indulgence in the settlement of official > accounts.” Every dollar of my official accounts were settled. But the writer further says: “And no other was more prompt to seize advantage of a technicality and grab an extra handful out of the people’s treasury.” On settlement with the Board of Commissioners each of the ex-trea-surer’s paid in to the county funds ceitain money, which properly belonged to the treasurers themselves. At the June term ot the County Board 1877, Thos. Boroughs, L, W. Henkle, Charles Platt, and L. C. Janes, all Republican ex-treasurers, petitioned the board to refuud to said parties their respective amounts so paid into the county treasury, and the board say; (Record 5, p. 254,) that “These claims are hereby referred to R. S. Dwiggins, (a Republican) county attorney fox his written opinion as to their validity and justice.” At the September term of the board 1877, (Record 6. p. 295, the board composed of the three Republican Commissioners say that after a very careful examination es said petition, aud all the written evidence and hearing all the testimony in the case (that being that of H. A. Barkley. J D. Cowdin. Chas. Platt, F. W. Babcock, L. W. Henkle.) and being fully advised as to the law in the case find for the petitioner Thos. Borroughs, that there is due him SBSO. All of the a;cve mentioned county ex treasurers drew their respective amounts as allowed by the board. Now, I cannot see why the writer would dare to Insinuate that such men as Reorge Kessler, William B. Price, H. A. Barkley, R. 8. Dwiggins, F. W. Babcock, L. W. Heakie, Chas. Platt, all colluded to assist Thomas Boroughs by a technicality to grab an extra handful out of the people’s treasury.

I believe that the masses of the Republican voters are honest, well meaning men, while I believe that the financial legislation of the Republican party has been and is corrupt, and to use the language of the author of “A Demogogue” as he used it in 1873, it seems he at that time held the same views. Speaking of Gen. Garfield and others he says: ‘lt makes no difference who is implicated in the Credit Mobilier transaction, whether he be Republican or Democrat, vice president, or a common representative in coegress, justice, decency, political integrity, all demand that be be branded in such a manner that no hypocritical profession of Christianity, «*r canting boast of religion shall hide bis shame from the sup, or cot er his infamy from the world.” I do not expect to bring the autber to agree with me in the financial questions, I am willing to let fair minded men judge of any course, bnt attempts to redicule, dr slander a man out of bis political opinions, are not such means as honorable aad reasonable men should use in this day and age of the world. Yours, &c.,

THOMAS BOROUGHS.