The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-10-09
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A Card From Leo Mile
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TO the Editor Of the Standard: i receiv-
| sent an article to you last week by to its
OF 1riend answering your inquiry, Wharacter
the money come from which 1 receilns com
services 70 the Prohibition -aNse in
county, II not from Senator 1hurm,
promised TO publish the article last I
did not You say however that l fail se shout
your question but why not give il 10 I y in the
and let them Judge for theInsaIS,so IAe H art,
plainly that kne,c pretty nearly Rndency,
cry dollar came from that | rec -iVGd: shich are
different temper ance lodges and ProhI
here and there in Jackson county, dea.
even the amount that some contribute toe ond
in the absence Of any proof 10 sttstain I-s y
other than gIctndIeSs report se5 GoSTf I+<sI
very windy mt mber of the Costitutio ii-'7'7
Vention from an adjoining county.
But let me reite1ate my explanation with a
sense Of justice and firness viii not md it con-
venient TO pos tPone its publication till it will
be too late to teract Ihe effect of the false
hood which you have given stich wide eireu-
la1ion. But to the solution of this TO you mex
plicable mystery where the $50 come from
which l receive--and all l rCceive-for fifteen
speeches in your county. OF course You can't
expect me to take the lib9rsy of naming the
parties TO the contribution without their con-
sent; but will pledge you that any member of
the Prohibition Committee will tell you their
names for your your private Information:
At Keystone Furnace an ola time Re ublican
handed M Il check for so on Jackson bank
publican of the same place gave $40. At Mon
roe Furnace saw the Worthy Chief Templar
of the lodge there, hand Robert Burden $40 for
the same purpose AT Madison Furnace and Mt
Clay to my knowledge Mr.. Burden collected Sl5
"A
dali Academy was invited 10 speak by col
ored man who said had converted him to Pro-
hibition, and was paid by colured citizens and
Others who attended the meeting. At my Sec
ond meeting in Berlin collection was taken
up and enough raised to pay expenses. At Lin
coin Furnace three men came to me at the close
OF the meeting and opened their purses and to-
gether gave me Si2. l know one candidate on
the ticket who has paid over $50, and Il commit
teeman who contributed so, and other parties
who have given, some So others So, and still
others - and 81 each When / settled with the
committee they had raised enough into about
so to cover expenses and gentlemen present in
my room put their hands in their rockets and
made UP the deficiency. Now here yOu have
the momep;ouS question answered Will you
let your readers it before the day of election?
Is it a wonder that six or eight hundred Pro1Ii-
bitionists in Jackson county are able to raise
$50? Your innocent aStonishment, if it be real,
is the greatest mystery of all. Why, could
name you score of ProhibtioniSts in your
county, any one of whom might foot the whole
bill and not feel il.
A word more: Permit me to contradict the
report, not only false, but malicious in its con-
ceptlon. From the most reliable information
hear that a merchant of Hamden has set ahoat
the story that said to hi IN that Winfield Scott
told me that if elected to the Legislature he
would vote for Thurman for United States Sen
ator. Not word of the kind, nor one even
touching on the subject of how Mr.. Scott would
vote, did ever utter to living soul.
LEO MILLER.
Jackson C. H. Ohio, Oct. G, 1873.