Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1896 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 [ADVERTISEMENT]

sharp shooters of the General Assembly of 1885. Upon all questions he votes with his conscience for the best interests of his con. stituency. He is Chairman of the Committee on Cities and Towns, and a useful member of several other committees. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, including Scottish rite; also of the 1. O. O. F., and is an officer of the Supreme Temple of the Patriarchal Circle, a military organization of Odd Fellows. Residence and postoffice, Michigan City, Indiana.

The Hon. H. H. Walker, of Michigan City, tells the following story in connection uith Kreuger’s first race for the Clerkship: “Kreuger was opposed by the solid Republic an vote, and by a large number of leading Democrats, who objected to him because of hia vouthand lack of education. It was alleged by his enemiesthathe was very illiterate, and apelled cow with a “k.” So industriously has this story been circulated,, that it threatened to force him out of the race, and it became apparent that bis chances for election were rapidly decreasing. At this critical period he was called to address a meeting of German citizens. He had scarcely began speak ng when some one mquiied in a loud voice ‘How do you spell cow?’ ‘Fellow citizens,’ he replied, ‘lam charged with several grave crimes; one is that 1 am young, a fault 1 promise to mend if you will give me time another is, that I have spelled cow with a k; this lam compelled to acknowledge is true. But 1 was born, and, until eleven years old, 1 lived in a country where preachers, professors, teachers, and scholars all, without exception, used a k in spelling cow: and I don’t believe there is an honest, intelligent countryman of mine in this house tonight who is ashamed of his country, ashamed of the language his mother taught him, and ashamed to spell cow as his father, his teacher spelled it, at I spell it, with a k; if there is, 1 want to ask him how he does spell it?’ There was a wild cheer from the crowd; the inquisitive gentleman had left the cow story now, because of the weapon of the other side, and has done valiant service in every campaign for Kreuger ever since."