Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1880 — To The Editor of the Republican. [ARTICLE]

To The Editor of the Republican.

Sir:-I wish through the columns of your paper to reply to au article iu your last Week’s Issue, entitled “A Demagogue.” I do not deny that I nave held positions of trust, in tbe Republican party, but will say all of such trusts have been lawfully, faithful.y. «nd honestly performed. I quote from the article above mentioned: “The public records of Jasper county show that no other man whom the Republicans were instrumental in electing to local office plead for so lona indulgence in the settiemeot of bis official accounts.’* To tho above I huve only this to say, the writer, whoeyer (or whatever) ho may be knows very little abont tho “public records of Jasper county” when he says that “no other man whom the Republic; ns wore Instrumental in electing to office plead so long for indulgence in the settlement o t official accounts.” Every dollar of my official accounts were settled, ;nd accepted by the Commissioners. os the official records show. Bat the writer further saySf ‘And no other was more prompt to seiz* advantage of a tecbnicHlity amlgrob au extra handful oui of the people’s t; eusuiy.” On settlement with tbo Board of CofumUsioners each of tbe ex treasurer’s paid in to the county funds cejtein money, which properly be- . longed to the treasurers themselves. At the June term ot the County Board 1877, Thos. Boroughs, L, W. Heckle, Charles Piatt, aud L. U. Janes, ail Republican ex-treasurers, petitioned the board to reftiud to said parties their respective amounts so paid into the county treasury, and the board say; (Record 5. p. 254,) that “These claims are hereby referred- to R. 8. Dwlgglns. (a Repu bliean) county attorney foi bis written opinion as to their validity and justice." At the September term of the board 1877, (Record 6. p. 295. th« board composed of t! e rhree Re publican Commissioners say that after a very careful examination of saw petition, aud all the written evidence and henring all the testimony in the case (that being that ot H. A. Barkley-. J D. Co.wdin. Clms. Plutt, F. S 7. Babcock, L. W. Henkle,) and being fully advised as to the law in the case find for tne petitioner Thos. Borroughs, that there is duo him SBSO.

All of the a < ve mentioned county ex treasurers drew their respective amounts a 9 ullowed by the board. Now, I cannot see why tho writer would dare to -insinuate that such men as Soorge Kessler, William B Prtoe.'H. A. Burkiey, R. S. D wiggios F. W. Babcock, L. W. Henkle, Char. Plattj J. D. Cowdip, all colluded to assist Thomas Boroughs by a teebi enlity to grab an extra handful out of the people’s treasury.

I believe that the masses of the Republican voters are honest, well meuuid men, while I believe that the financial legislation of the Republican party has been and is corrupt, and to use the language of the author of “A Demogogue” as he used it in 1873, it seems he at that time held the same views. SpeaKing of Gen. Garfield and others he says: “It makes no difference who is implicated in the Credit Mobilier transaction, whether he be Republican or Democrat, vice president, or a common representative In oongress, justice, decency, political Integrity, all demand tbnt be tie bran(ten in such a manner that, no of Christian! ty, r*r caotinjl: boast of religion shall hide bis shame from the sun, or cot er his infamy from the world ” I do not expect to briog the author to agree with me in the financial questions, I am willing to let fair minded men judge »f any course, bnt attempts to redicule, or slander a man out of his political opinions, are not such means as honorable and reasonable iu«n should use in this day and age of tbo world. Yours, &c.,

THOMAS BOROUGHS.