Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1882 — "GIVE 'THEOLD MAN' A CHANCE." [ARTICLE]

"GIVE 'THEOLD MAN' A CHANCE."

and rather good, to the interests _of the Bepublican party in Jasper coohty wore we to republish all the political articles that appear in the Democratic Sentinel, the only objection being our preference foi more interesting and valuable literature- .. y , taking due apologies to <sur readers for the inflwtion. ire intend, for this week at lsastV to give “ the! oid man” full swing *hd reproduce | nis political utterances* ad nauseAti. Referring, to a coupfyof cutntnuqications, the productions. of,.,|Uptiblican gentlemen who are held ia high esteem by their fellow citiaons and the. reyufclfoaa party with vhi<jb they, usual#; p«t.', the ‘'ring' say th*y “p**s these letters by fcs yoworthy of further notice-*!" In the fetter of "A Republican," there aro jkhm charges made, «nd quite a number of high privates i» the rop«bHoe»,ytnfceh*Te efltnressed * desire that you 1 di«po«o of them,—if you can. And-Vkaait those “high privates and to whoni have they .expressed the deGire ,v «fbr«a*t? * Expressing- it as mildly a» passible, for politeness’ sake, we muSt b*g leave to inform our “esteemed contemporary” that we must, ask for some better authority than the Democratic Sentinel before we can believe that anyone has been deluded by the foolish and transparent twaddle of “A Jdopublican,” or of “A Marion Town*ihip Republican.” Nevertheless if it should be possible that any Republicans in Jasper county really oelieve there is any truth in the eftargee made by those irresponsible, anonymous and unrepublican scribblers, let them state in writing the questions they would have answered, and the charges they would have “disposed of,” and bring them to The Republican office like men, and questions and charges will be published and answers and explanations given.

Mr- Harris is a good tn<tn, a good Ttepublimit, aad no “kicker.” His fr.vftk and munly letter well deserves a careful reading by all who take any interest in the political situation in Jasper county.— Rensselaer Republican. There's a pretty good puff for you, Mr. Harris, you’re a ‘no “kicker 1 ’’ —These j fellows say you’ll ‘stand up to the rack,! fodder or n? fodder.” Can’t. 3011 retort in Hr.d, sintje.vou know one of them declared, referring to you, that it was possible for the primary to nominate a man he wouldn't j support.— Democratic Schthict. Any and all statements to the •ffeat that the Secretary of the Republican, Central- Committee, or either of tkb proprietors of ' The REvyßLjCAji declared or iji any way intimated that he would not support Mr. Harris should he be nominated at the is a base and grdjjpdles s ße* Equity. false-is the statement tliatj, the ‘'junior partner” in this office talked with Mr. Harris, previous to- the primary election and Endeavored to persuade him to withdraw from the canvass. Mr. Overacker so far as he remembers never Jms had the pleasure of the slightest acquaintance with Mr. Harris and never, to his knowledge, exchanged a word with him on, any subject in his life. j hr this connection we append a short extenpt from The Republican of the issue of May 25th 1882, the last issue previous to the primary election’ of .Tune Ist: het the Primary Election be so conducted ilutt not only - 1.10 strongest men be nominated, but also that them be no possible jusj.ifiVfUion.Tor any tlisofftetion over the result. The offices of Treasurer, Sheriff, und Surveyor am secure. The presept faithful, etlUdani and popular incumbent#' will be ; re-laminated without opposition, slid will be re-elec'teli. ns they well deserve. - Eor each of. the verliaininz county offices tjtere are several candidates in the field, und, although, of all of thetn, there arc no&s but of. whom we can truly say that wo be--1 Hevm, if elected, they -will make good otli- i cers, nor yet are there any whom we will nobeordially support if nominated, nevertheless we think there is no question but. thfct of thorn will make stronger- und mire available candidates tbnnothers. Our political opponents raaUze this tact wittt jierfect cb-uriless, aud, there is no douot whatever. Imt. U>u tln-y. ana-eclieming night •and dhy,;f.»r aotne means, K> force upon our tsukoiiuertain men whom.they could hope to «>fi»t in the fall election. We do not for dn insUnt, mppoeo that any of the gentle- ! men who are seeking the liepublioan nomittation would kpowingly permit ihein*elves to be,made tools of fu that nmnne.r, but nevertheless the Democratic wire-pullers niwnd.to use them for their own purposes if th»y «*n: $0 much for the position ot The JLebub llCan towards the candidates before the primary. And plays its strongest Q AGfftgf h. afdi BeiiS««lacr.R'puhlio.n: w c in another pktcan con municntiin from that hfauucb.younjj, Rnpuuiicao, H. i?. Harris, »fß ( rklil , y tt>'#t»vhip.—ffie letter was in-’wmled-lor our last wr,jk’.> t sue but reach d< tt, l',ti • fjf iu,f; n th,4 t::>ie, * »

rH sw queer; XL*. eomruuoieuUoM bad i reached them, but too late for insert)/* aft week. We should think .so. It was khtf intended for putlicaiiim-G i& e Republican of July 18tL, so say the etfltork of that paper, and yet it be irs date, (WCulp, (nd* July 15, 1882.” Evidently that com-, nunkation wo* prepared at the beadguareiiof the “ring,” in Rensselaer, —the ;drs rVere cognizant of that, and expected it or ibh- week’s issue—it was sent- to Mr. -I. fijj-nis signature, tjis delay in return* mgfjbiwith the date penned uu*iv» ois oujie, in connection wiib the above, lonouacjfeent of the Republican, gives the whole i thing%w*y.— Sentinel. Docs “the old man” rfeally think that he has “got the bulge” cm as ! this time, or is he so desperate that he will take advantage of an evident typographical error to try to ! induce people to Relieve that a man of Mr, Harris' character and position Wbtdd permit his name to be used in connection with a forged letter? " ‘ *• Our statements in regard to Mr. Harri?’ letter as quoted above, were the truth and nothing but the irtttb., The letter was intended for our issue of July 13th. And written by Mr. Harris and handed to our compositor, there was no date to the letter. The printer put the letter in type on Saturday, July 15, and through some inadvertency save that date to the letter.; and if sro. McEwen, or any of those very peculiar who have taken control of his paper, will call around to this office they may see Mr. Harris’ letter and be —convinced.