Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1886 — “Salvation and Glory.”, [ARTICLE]

“Salvation and Glory.”,

The editor of the Message in Ilia article entitled “Salvation and Glory,” after some complimentary remarks on John G. Reynolds, dives beneath the surface and bis artiefe becomes the more notifiable tor what it means, and does not say, than for what it says and does not mean. He attempts to say that the Board of Coimpissioners are the servants of the County Auditor, instead of the people, j That they, step from the sworn 1 path of duty t 6 advance the political interest of one man. Because me temperahe'e people of our. town fail to do their duty and a man secures a license to sell intoxicating liguors, is it just and right to blame a public officer for discharging hm unpleasant duty? ifelm G. .Reynolds obtained.his liceiifte, not tbrougli the inllunnce of the County Auditor, nor the tiiiiidi(y of the B>>ard of Commissioners, but because-there was no one w ith stamina enough to sign t;,t■ reraon.str;inc,c. If tin? editor of i the Mcstsagti bad stopped “long enough in his iiowery eloquence to write his name to the remonstrance, or a certain business mail was not more afraid of ruining his business than his boys, or afraid the costs wguld come from iiis* well filled I purse. . John ..G—Reynolds w/ould not ia-day lu: selling liquoi* iu our ! t.h. i.. Tiie n itn< s wi - u, u kW ia iiio eouii room with | Fufii '* ?it oviTm'v to prove | the was not a lit ir.-rson b> be entrusted with the sale o£ liquor., • Butihe persons who are claiming.

To’bo t/mpeTHncn in an,, and opeii - tM; • Mr. R'.luUftuii, desired to y:;y .-ouK: filing io the court. And hn'fhra thfty V~nvp >pt‘ ■ ,V,T(t tb Sp. :tk’ they wore closeß-hI wifli tne'Ttty toriieys for .n up:ieant for a few juiurfit s in to. , jury room, and upon i\ tnruhtg - aid t.k>-y had comprcie::,rtt v, it!: the- .r-ulicant and no ; .■, 11 si ranee., would be made, l'he <•'ommTst.'nor.-; had |iothing \ to' 'do but to grant- the license.- ; Amy person acquafifted with ttieir : li.ai charußtei’ij-kirdws that with jf> shadow of a chance they would ; 'litvnae,“to'" any* imd" everyperson that would apply. 1 , lyor a _ inan who carries his_ himnlns in Ids pocket” to assail | th ' elnraetors of worthy incii and' 1 . r : !■■ . .0 s,y . ' severe r- bnke^ i !! iiioj-s siiould ehdeaypr feu tell I the truth in matters they pul dish : <l3 news, and not stoop behind the ; cloak of deceit and falsehood for rdie,]:urpose o i delamiug the charI* actors of worth v men "and officers.

D. E. P.