Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-11
IRON the Piatt,vile Witness
30 The Juutor Editor OF the "Grant
IoGuty serU,d.H

r5..cc in your issue Of the och, and
unde, head OF panic stricken, an ar,
uctc when deem i'll tiB,ed and iHdec0r
oHS, aud Haworidy the colums OF a paper
ct8imtay to be lie Great Repu6hcaE
Organ OF Grant County. regard q As
an insult to Aany OF your fathers best
uends and your own also, and TO the
majority Of as good men aud true as eau
re iuund WITHIN Tue vauks oil the Repub.
| san party
la The name OF common sense ahG
reason would YOU WISH TO suppress the
rYht OF suffrage, aud "btor>bedt
every man TO che support OF your own
particular candidate ior nomination -
! Nitt you not grant MS the privilege we
nos guarantee to che negroes
Sinai every Republican whose prefer
enaos dlicr irOm your own be stigma
hcd snd branded, 'oVre head, "Dls-
or anzel ana Boller2 2 You might
IA t done nell had you taken The advice
OF your father who, IN a letter which |
aa,e seen, Sritt,a by MN, requested you
to ur the first 70 horst the name OF j. AL
! ! u b rUer, 10 the head OF your Columns
Tor CON- rcsslunaI nominations
Perhaps YOU belong TO party that tx
uores tue JOHHSejS Of aye, bI would
reverse the scrIpturtI alage, "Old men
Tor tuunsels, Dung men Tor war
John the i4ct Is, you are scared, and
rrei had--lt .rleycs you to known the
HerGtd $ man is not endorsed by the
plr,y, \ ou feel in his defeat that YOU
To- are beuen-snd your proud hag must
boat at nal.mdsl hank God We do not
,wear by the Herdld, and oni " recognIz
l Is leader OF kepublIc.nlsm SO loug
IS 1t is true TO the great principles OF
Liberty, Justice, Equd ity and Free Sui,
rage Do you not Know these principles
ire eternal-thtt no human power can
>urpress or dash them ASIDE 7 The day
- drawing near when such doctrines
and do@mdo as you endorse, are ITO be
weighed IN the balance 0, Eternal jus,
ace by the people. We shad then see
VINO have sore heads, and we Shall then
Anow whether Republicans recognize
free speech, free suffrage and tree
choice Of candida es Tor political prefer
ment, Ii lhcy do not, am no RcyubH,
can. have then been deceived, ,or
I'D SUI pose the political rights guarau>
ted US uy the Constitution and laws OF
oar country were recognized by the
tered DID suppose We had the pri :
il &c oi supporting any good, ioyaL an
Succiny Republican, for nomination,
Nithoul mCmrng the almighty djspltas-
are OF the Heraid For my own part, |
rot Conscientious aud iearessly in Il Q
matter ASA Tor no political aarandl2r-
ment, and seek no Office 81 am ind pc .
dent, ! can work; and con,iier on Y
enjoy the rights Of an Americ n cifIztu
IA making my choice, and in selecting
j Allen Barber, ~ lind man who has
always stood eldtAst and immoyahl. IN
defence o the principles we cherish
the great principles Of Republicans -
and one whom All acknowledge az ennis
nentiy capabie and worthy OF represents
iag his Congressional district in The ba Is
Of national legislation. Against his 20 :
incai record, no blot or stain can uc
found An old CT zen, always mo lie {
and uuoh.rusiye, who has never forced
or ecen urged his official claims upon
his party, but has worked FIR principles
from principle, without expectation
reward other than the CONSCIOUSNESS OF
having done his duty; man, too, Of
good principles, whose precepts AMI eX~
amp.es have ever been on the side Of
morality. TO me, when the claims Of
such a person are presented they are
good rs against those OF any new aspi-
rant, "be he ever 50 soaring IN his as.
pirations And finally, cherish no ionl
hopes Of Mr. BARRIERS withdrawal. 1t 8
true he has been born down 10y great ar,
nietions, for which he was no. RESPONSE
BILE and copId not avert and, on the ac-
count Of which, he has the deep sympl-
thy OF his friends and humanity and be
sure the least Of all bis troubles or those
OF his friends is the fear Of defeat in
Grant county Truly yours,