The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-10-23
REDWOOD FALLS MINI. Oct, Goth 1873

0EOWOoD rALLS Mulu. Oct. ZVtn 10 Is.
To the voters and citizens of Redwood
County.
take this means Of informing you all,
that EsER BIRux is an Independent Cam
didate for Register Of Deeds for this County
aud also that as far as know, land think
l know pretty well,) he is not tied
down, nor bound to any PERSON or persons
running for any Office at the coming e.ec-
ton and further that he is not at work in
any way for any ore individual nor for
any one particular Ticket, but is 1ndepen-
dent for himself.
might here give many reasons why Mr.,
Birum is not at work for some one person
or ticket, but time now forbids me from CIV
ing as full explanations as would wish to
do, and will simply say that Mr.. Birum
has friends from the supporters Of both
tickets, therefore if he should work for
either one ticket or the other, he would lie
wo, king against "some" Of his friends, all
Of which leave to your own judgement as
to whether he is pursuing the proper course
or not As to what Ticket or for what par
t;cu:ar persons, Mr.. Birum will vote,
am unable to say. But, hope he will
vote as think all Of us should carefully
conscientiously and freely, without, being
influenced by any person or persons in any
way, as the ballot is free to all, and by our
votes we make our laws, and by our laws
| we live.
believe Ener Birum to I've honest, up
right, faithful, deserving and capable to fill
the Office. he asks for ut your hands. To
you who were soldiers during the late Re-
bellion, Ener Birum was with the first to
defend our flag, in time Of need, and served
four long years, taking an active part in
eleven hard fought battles.
Icould say more, but the most Of you
know him yourselves, and if he ever did
do any little mean act in his life, you will
probably lie fully informed Of it by his op-
ponents.
The meanest thing have heard Of his
doing lately was duuning man Cor small
debt contracted, believe in 60 which was
to have been paid in thirty days. The op-
ponents of Mr.. Birum, think can safely
say are the friends and supporters of George
Washington--Braley, as both Ener Rirum
and G. w. Bradley are striving to be elected
to the same Office.
And now Friend Braley--I say friend for
as far as know we are the best of friends
socially, and hope such friendships may
continue always, and simply because we diff
fer in opinion as regards certain man or a
petty Office Of about $500 year, should
not blight our Pleasures socially in any
way,
You ask for an Office at our hands. | say
our hands for you ask it Of the people, and
I claim to tie one of the people, that is, Il
count one numerically You too, of course
claim to lie one of the people. Now let's
see who are the people, and what the reo-
pie do.
l A stranger after viewing our little village
with graded streets. paved walks, churches
Court House, School House, Bridges, sc.
would feel that he was in a civilized COM
munity and would say, what an intelligent
liberal and interesting people they are
/ He says people, because according to our
laws, if lived up to, the people al! own and
hep to build thee Public Buildings &c.
and how answer: By taxes.
Even poor but honest farmer who may
perhaps never have behe!d the outside
of our Court House, can come from his floor
less sod shan and set himself down with
in those walls and with clear conscious
say to you and the people, am one of this
people, have he!red you to build and fur
nish this building, My name is recorded i'll
those books, Friend D. can "you'' SET
yourself down in that same chair, within
those walls and with clear conscience say
the same Is your name recorded in those
books as ever having paid one red cent Of
taxes would only lie glad to know, if il
was, but am sorry, sorry indeed, to say thai
have searched those records and so ia,
fail to find it. T'is said that there are bones
enough in pigs nose to place one at every
mans door in the county," Now the frs
time ever heard this, was by one Of thos.
smart betting chaps "away down. in tn.
RI State of Maine, where say they, was born
There being but one bone in pigs nose, {
think there but one in mine) l diden't he.
lieve this could be done, SO Clipped in
that is, bet him. He took me to the dool
Of the Court House, and says, this is ever.
mans door in the county, for everybod,
pays taxes--that is the law, and by tn
taxes the Court House was built &c. ant
there he placed the bone. He had the les
hand and took the money, But if tina
) chap was up here now on that biz. l thinl
I'd make him come up an other pig or
would win the money.
Now what little education l have, re
ceived at the hands Of the people at Publ
Schools, kept up by taxes. This example
was set by our Fore Fathers and l, for one
am willing to follow it, for believe it
good one. factions speak louder thai
q words" Friend B, how do "our'' action
show from the records"
' Your friends claim that you are active
9 Icanable. Liberal and commodatino.