People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1896 — Mr. Thompson Denies. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Thompson Denies.

To the Editor of the People's Pilot: Ou Oct. 1, 1896, there was published in your paper several personal allusions to myself, among them the-foliowing: “Mr. Thompson described the silver man as having * * * * an extreme narrowness between the eyes.” The truth is, that in a so called silver convention, which I did not attend, one William Granger, inspired by William Bryan, or some other apostle of the free and unlimited, coined the expression out ot his own brain, as his contribution to fusion. “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they shall believe a lie.” 2 Thess.. 2-11. No middle of the road man would believe all he hears. Ido not critisize the physical appearance of my fellow citizens. S. P. Thompson. October 3, 1896. The editor of the Pilot, equally with other people, is liable to error and impositions, and is anxious to have Mr. Thompson placed right before the public. It is possible that our informant was mistaken, as it is not likely that even Mr. Thompson would accuse a man so recently from the republican party, as Mr. Granger, with any wilfull mis representation, and that Mr. Thompson really meant exactly the reverse to what he was re ported to have said. Our understanding of Mr Thompsons views on the physical appearance of the silver man is, that he is wide between the eyes, has a well proportioned head, and a highly intellectual countenace.