Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1886 — A Self Convicted Traitor. [ARTICLE]

A Self Convicted Traitor.

Those who know Horace James as he is; a man who has soid out, and proven false to, every cause and nearly every individual he ever elmmpioned, —need—not to feel surprised that he should now openjy jejoice over the defeat of J. W . Powell, in 1884. In that year, certain seif-constituted managers of the republican campaign sent James over to Carpenter township, a little more than a week before’ the election, for the purpose of working up republican matters there in general, and to look after the interests of Mr. Powell in particular. He remained there for a week, and returning home just on the eve of election he reported that he-had done especially good work for Powell and that the latter would come out of the township with a majority of 75 votes. The returns gave him only 15 majority, and those who knew James doubted'.not then nor since that he had betrayed and secretly worked against the very man whom he claimed to be especially working in favor of. His rejoicing now over Mr. Powell’s defeat, and advising the same republihanswho voted against Mr. Pow- » to vote against other Wfexs in is nor a plain B .■• manly ny is -!eof sumo- respect, however and meritricious his •• K and motives may be; but the Bng, sneaking, underhanded Hr m hated of gods and men, |md despised oi devils.