Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1890 — A NORTH-END DEMOCRAT [ARTICLE]

A NORTH-END DEMOCRAT

Editor Sentinel: A few weeks ago we gave to your readers a little political gossip from these parts, which seems to have given Senator Thompson very serious concern. We made . o particular charge against the senator, offered no very particular criticism upon his legislative record, nor made any special plea for Mr. Dunn’s nominal tion.

. We merely gave some of the objections that certain republicans up here have against Thomp-. son’s re-election, together with their opinion of Dunn’s fitness for the senator’s place. Being but a common farmer we do not wish to get into a hewspaper quarrel With Mr. Thompson. We have not the time to examine all the references he has cPed us to, and have not the books at hand to examine even had we the time. He acknowledges his opposition to tiie school-book and election laws, the most important enacted during his term, laws that aretaonjust, right, and approved by four-fifths of the voters of the state. As betweej Thompson and Dunn the democracy of this senatorial district has perhaps no parti: ular preference unless it be that Thompson be the weaker candidate. Republicans in this locality des clare they will not forgive him for displaying the “white feather” in 1887 \ This is a matter to be settled by our republican friends, and we do not wish to have anything lurther:o do with it.

A NORTH END DEMOCRAT.