Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1886 — Dedicated to Simon's Man ‘Friday.' [ARTICLE]

Dedicated to Simon's Man ‘Friday.'

Uni on Township, | February 22, 1886. | Editor Sentinel: The last issue of the Republican contained an article from an indignant Republican, of Goodland, (?) who resorts to the usual methods of vilifying an honest and honored man, for the -ole pur pose of brightening the prospects of his pet candidate for State Senator. His attack on Senator Hoover i s a base fabrication throughout, and will be frowned upon by ev-ry honest and intelligent voter :n the district, regardless of political convictions. He says “Hoover even tried t > reform (?) some few individuals in this part of the district against whom he held notes, during the campaign in this section. — And the campaign previous, while he was yet a citizen of our town, flour and other articles of merchandise were at a very low ebb with the great reformer (?) and the success of the reform (?) party was more precious to them than any article of merchandize he possessed.” “Republican” wo’d have his readers believe that Senator Hoover corrupted the voters of Goodland and vicinity. The charge is not only, a slander upon Senator Hoover, but an insult to the voters as well. There can be no excuse offered for the wanton and uncalled for attack upon Senator Hoover, except that it comes from a narrowminded and chronic grumbler who, true to his nature and the traditions of his party, seeks every opportunity to turn his batteries of vituperation, regardless of facts, upon members of the opposite political part . Every one acquainted with the political history of this senatorial district knows that vilifying and election eve lies form a chief characteristic of Republican campaign methods. A large number of documents containing trumped up falsehood and slander, were printed and distributed in the various townships of Benton, Newton and Jasper counties on the eve of the election of 1882, when Senator Hoover was a candidate, but they utterly failed m their purpose—rather operated in his interest.— The same methods are used to rid the Republican party of certain members who are lucky enough to capture a nomiuation. Will “Republican” please explain the origin of those Republican ticxets upon which appeared the name of James T. Sav.nderson for Circuit Judge? If it was a Democratic trick, why i s it that your papers have not exposed it? Why is it that your lips, and those of your party, are hermetically sealed on the subject? “Republican” being well acquainted with the disreputable methods of the “God and morality party” seeks to measure Senator Hoover and the Democratic party by the same standard that he and his party are to be measured. He seems to forget that it was his party that stole the Presidency in 1876, “soaped” Indiana in 1880, and carried Cincinnati threugh the use of bul -dog revolvers in the hands of deputy U. S. Marshals and the paid tools and minions of the Republican party in 1884. “Republican” hole’s up his hands in holy horror because Senator Hoover sold flour and other articles of marchandise at fair prices. It may be, Judas lixe, he seeks to betray his benefactor Or, perhaps Senator Hoover holds a note against him for unpaid flour and other articles of merchandise? “Republican” ind : gnantly denies that his (and the machine’s) candidate for Senator has been a slanding candidate for that position for a decade past. Why modify the statement. Drop the modification, “for that position,” and see how it would read. C Perhaps “Republican” would do well to inform himself, and not make such ridiculous blunders, or he might fall into a bottomless pit. Dropping your modification, the history of your Senatorial candidate would read something like this: “When the first boom of the

rebel cannon fired his patriotic heart” he weekly asked for the position of County Superintendent and then objected going to the front as he then held the highly onorous and patriotic trust of directing the educational institutions as to the best modes of teaching “young ideas bow to shoot.” Afterward he became Prosecuting Attorney. In 1880 the Congressional t ee made sweet music in his ear, but Mark L. DeMotte destroyed theg blissful hope. Then for Senator, but crafty Wimer snatched the rrize (nomination) from between him and Hon. John P. Carr, but Wimer was in turn flayed by the Democratic nominee.— Once again he sought the nomination for Senator, but Travis came in ahead, but was in turn downed by the reformer, Hoover. Afterward, seeking the nomination for Representative, he he was badly Dunn up. If those rminiscences are not agreeable to the “standing candidate,” he must blame his Good! and (?) man Friday for their forthcoming. Young D:"'.iograt.