Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1879 — A CARD. [ARTICLE]

A CARD.

Editor UErrßijciN.\&>:—ln reading your excellent newspaper to-day I saw in It n paragraph credited to the People'» Preen, of Kent-’ land, which says that while conducting the Renscllacr Union I “coddled the rag baby.” I infer from this statement that the Preu would create the impression that at one time I advocated, editorially, or personally, or both, the heresies of tho Independent-Greenback party. This impression would not be true. Files of tbe Union and of contemporary journals of the Tenth Congressional District, together with hundreds of intelligent persons in Jasper county and other parts of the State will bear testimony that the Union and myself,from tbe commencement of the discussion of the financial question, which was settled by the enforcement of the resumption laws, were constantly in the front rank of those newspapers and men who were outspoken nnd determined opponents of inflation aud the quasi-inflation dogmas of that mistaken and signally unfortunate political organization. I* there is in the United States a more prominent advocato of bard money ami sound currency principles than my humble self, I have not the Dleasure of knowing it. Very respectfully.

HORACE E. JAMES.

Rensselaer, Ind., Nov. 6., 1879.