The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-10-04
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! s's'' a's >oOAs w ANN" ~ u
called n't long since, upon Col Fremont
10 ask hun some Questions about his re-
siglon, winch W. 4 sat STA ;toriIy answer.
ed. Mr.. Cook subsequently pub,sh.d
| an account ot the Interview, ia which Ae
took occasion TO greatly nisrepresent the
conversation, by putting words like these
IN the Coionel's mouth:
Il am frequently iaterrngated by all
! parties ou this subject. | presume the
deiega ton now waiting Tor npup stairs
'lsil 10 Interrogate me ua this potut --~
| Wien they IL stall pu, tbe mos; la.
vorabse construction OF The ua.ter that
can. | Wish TO oH'nd uoue, oul 10 Sc.
cure the woes Of all. Only this very
morning ! ha u letter from Maine,
saying that unless | make a personal
irnIal OF Ronan,sm, and ,nat | am OF
have been Roman Catholic, that Sla'-
Will e los, to til, Republicans aud an.
other letter from Indiana. telnnu ,ne that
IL will authorize my friends there to
say am Roman Catholic. they can
secure Tor tae large German ant Irish
Ole.
have TO frame ny replies so as to
| secure the votes OF all. There is now n
1trulatton waiting Tor me, whose errand,
DOUBT not, rs the same. Ii IS better 70
say As lI,lie about iris matter as pos sihle
and We must manage tue thing as WI,
as we can, SO as TO get the votes OF both
sides
Fortunately for the cause of truth there
were ether gentlemen present, and they
forever extlnglished Mr.. Cook by th.
following atfidavl, which appears in the
Courier and Enquirer Of the l7th.
AFFIDAVIT.
The undersigned wele present with
B. +. Cook a, an interview with Colonel
Fremont, CONCERNING which he has pub
i'shed statement aud affidavit ia the
commercial .7drertiser of THIS day. Tls
AFFIDAVIT Contains many Inaccuracies Of
detail IN reference to wha, proceeded tia,
interview, but W. shall notice grave
Omissions aud material ms statements ia
that part whca relates 10 the interview
'tsel,. Mr. Cook vas Introduced as
Fillmore, not Frenon, man. lie
slraigh:sa preceded 10 .n,efrosa.e Col
Fremont In regard 10 his pas, aud pres
eht belief AMI was answe ed ptoupiiv
ana explicitly, as Mr.. Cook has repre-.
secuted 10 vii That le was uot, and
never Lad been. aud tlad never protess.d
10 a talnohc bat II Is hot true that
be shld in reference 10 the delegation
.i'a. was waiting FOR INN. as Mr. Cous
sta ses, when they uttrrfogate NE | saall
put the most favorable CONSTRUCTION upop
the matter that ! can. wishing to offend
zone ttl 10 secar. the vote of all. Ii
VIII nj do 10 deny these things too
r"ns.y tor II is securing ne very many
votes On the contrary Col Fremon,
expressly said, i have been called upon
~ many 10 drny at | ana Catnoltc.
and hy others to asSeft Il Z same, bat all
that ean do when parties call upou urr
II 'nte'fogate pe IN regard TO this matter
IS TO tell Ia" slmp'e tlulh, jus, as have
told YOU. Col. Frement went Oh to say
ihat lac thought every citizen vas enttlIed
TO MS own relgi ,us belief, at d that he
would not coud 4mn any man ior differ
ihg with hm Ia lofms OF worship; that
III Judging mau he looked upor his life
dha az, ,4s p.o'ossioL vi laith. lie SAID
nothing whatever about securing votes,
or IFS not doing 10 deny these ln,ngs too
sir ,hg'y nothing whatever capable of
such construct oil or JustIlying such an
ih'efence. H. expressed no unwilling
hess HAT We should make ii pubic US.
i any statement tia he gave. Mr..
louk al lac conclusion OF thl. interview
presented ns had ~ Col. Frsmon, in
friendly tnanGer, expressed himself Iioh,
~ gfa,lfled, aad sand that he should vote
lor hih. Referring 10 the lact that he
had bten made delegate 10 The Odd
Lane Wing Stale Cousenion' winch wa
to assemble al Aloany the next day, he
laughed aud sad 'Ae was III fix We
al .e.t bra. feeling assured taat NJ. |
Cook was ia every respect satisfied, and
mat hease!oftA he WIS to pe sincere
aud hearty Fremont man. We are 10.
iormed that he dId 30, 70 10 Albany.
J. l.. Mortar,
l1- Csn,on st., Brooklyn !
n. GoNsIuck, Ja.,
~ William ST., =. Y.
X w. PorrIR,
20 BrrAlnan 81, n. I.
Brooklyn, sep. lGA. 1896.