Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1888 — A REPUBLICAN LIE NAILED. [ARTICLE]

A REPUBLICAN LIE NAILED.

We notice in the Rensselaer Republican of the 20th inst. issue the following statement which we copy verbatim: “The Democrats in the town of Wheatfield had a Dole raising, not long since, and there not being Democrats enough present to raise the pole, the ever accommodating Republicans turned out and helped on the job. This is “straight goods.” Nothing could be more absurd than this statement. Never in the history of the town of Wheatfield, had there been more people in the town, on one day, than on Sept. 12th, the day of the Democratic pole raising. Moro than a hundred good, patriotic Democrats were deprived of the chance to pull om the ropes on account of not being needed, and if there was one republican that helped to pull one pound, it was because his conscience t'>ld him he ought to pay the debt he owed the good Democrats for their assistance the day of the republican pole raising at Wheatfield, some time sinsie, when they called to some good Democratic carpenters to come and give them a lift, only to carry their pole a few feet, as their foico of good republicans were insufficient— These are facts, as the writer of this article carried a goodly share of the weight of this pole on handspike to help the few out of their dilemma. The fact is, as all know

around here (because most all the people were out) that there were five Democrats at the Democratic pole raising, to one Republican on the day of the Republican, pole pole raising. HOOSIER. Wheatfield, Sept. 21.