Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1902 — A Statesman's Reason. [ARTICLE]

A Statesman's Reason.

“If you didn’t say any of the things that are printed in that alleged interview," asked bls intimate friend, “why don’t you deny them and set yourself right with the public?" "Because," answered Senator Lotsinun, "it was so much inorq scholarly and correct than anything I could possibly have said that I hate to dlsturk the Illusion."—Detroit Tribune.