Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1916 — FAREWELL. [ARTICLE]

FAREWELL.

The writer has with the last prior issues of The Republican severed his editorial and managerial connection with that publication and is committed by the severence to not engage in the newspaper business in Rensselaer in opposition to the purchaser, Leslie Clark, with whom he had been pleasantly associated for almost nine years. The sale of my interests is in consequence of my military connections and my conviction that sooner or later it will become necessary for the United States to intervene in Mexico. Believing this and feeling a moral and patriotic duty to continue my military relation I felt it prudent to adjust my business for such possible In this statement -of the sale and im these farewell wbrds”t& the readers of The Republican and citizens of Rensselaer I feel a desire to assure all that my plans to leave Rensselaer are filled with much regret, for prior to the call of the troops to the border I had no thought other than to make Rensselaer my permanent residence. More than confident of its continued growth and development, I have tried during my residence here to promote everything which I felt would contribute to its welfare and the betterment of the city and the county. It is a part of my nature to support with such vigor as I possess anything which I support at all and in doing this I have at times, engendered animosities that were not readily repaired. While I have endeavored 1 4o avoid personalities and have aimetf to fight the cause and not the individual, some of the policies of The Republican for which I was responsible have assumed a personal interpretation and such enemies as I have made or such opposition as the espousal of my principles produced come as a natural consequence of the aggressive manner of my support. However, I fee! no personal ill will toward any individual on earth and I am very happy that I am leaving Rensselaer with the firm conviction that I can number as friends almost every acquaintance in the county. Politically, while opposing the democratic party and its candidates who advocated its platforms, I have never used unfair tactics and have throughout the years of my residence here had many warm friends among the democrats of the city and county. Convinced that republican doctrines are 1 in the main correct I have supported them with such power as I possessed 1 and the cause has triumphed in Jasper county almost unfailingly. (My confidence in the*development of Rensselaer has caused me to father or support many things contributing to its present building development and I now believe that it has a future held by few other towns of its size. The continued commercial and building development can be made more rapid and better by the confidence of its citizens expressed with pride on all occasions and they have so adopted this plan that I am certain the feeling of confidence I have inspired through the columns of The Republican has become a conviction with all citizens of the city and country. Keep it up and the next ten years will add greatly to the size of the city and the development of the surrounding tryThe sole proprietor of The Republican will henceforth be Leslie Clark, whose co-operation with me in the past policies of The Republican has been full-hearted and cordial and who will, I am certain, continue to give to Rensselaer and Jasper county a newspaper fully awake to and ready to support every good and worthy community enterprise and who will deserve from the community in return .their support and endorsement. With this message I will close my local newspaper work and with no definite plans for my future will hope that wherever I may locate I shall find as many good people and loyal friends as I am now taking leave of. I shall find inspiration in these old friends and shall endeavor in my future career to be guided by them to the accomplishment of much that ;s substantial and for the good of humanity. Sincerely,

GEO. H. HEALEY.