Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1912 — Vindicating Himself. [ARTICLE]

Vindicating Himself.

In a political-contest in the oil region of Pennsylvania a candidate who had been accused by his opponent of want of patriotism during the war vln- • dicated himself in this fashion: “Fellow-citizens, my competitor has told you of the service he rendered .in the late war. I will follow his example, and I shall tell you mine. He basely insinuates that 1 was deaf to the voice of honor in that crisis. The truth is, I acted an humble part in that memorable contest When . the tocsin of war summoned the chivalry of the country to rally to the defense of the nation, I, fellow-citizens, animated by that patriotic spirit that glows in every American bosom, hired a substitute for that war, and his bones, fellow-citizens, now lie bleaching on the field of battle at Cold Harbor." ~ yyyyy