The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-11-28
M. ADELE HAZlETT.
The ISLANDERS OF the Adrian Press
Disprovcd-A letter from the Chair
uan OF the Republican state Conn
mittee.
From the Adrian Times.

From the Adrian Times.
To the Ediior:--
HUDSON, Nov9.-Permit me through
your paper to correct statement in
the Press of Nov. 7th, that / am paid
81 200 for speeches in the campaign
Just closed. This is absolutely false.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee betrayed my travelling expenses
during the last week of the campaign.
Beyond this never asked for any pay
and have received none.
The Adrian Press OF Nov. Sth states
that / "offered my services to the
Democratic State Committee and was
refused" This also is an unqualified
falsehood. / never offered to speak
for that committee either directly or in
directly, and that committee will not
claim that did. am informed byletter
from Adrian, that Il is currently reported
in your city that / told lady in q railway
car that "would speak for the Demo
Gratis as cheerfully as the Republicans,
il paid for it," This, also, is untrue.
I said TO that lady as i have said to
others, as I said on the Adrian plat
form, and as / now repeat, that, not
being voter, am not partisan, that
1 care nothing for party for sake of
party, that my sympathies are with the
party whose principles can most
heartily endorse, and that, did think
the Democratic party represented prin-
ciples safest and best for the nation, l
would speak in it's behalf as cheerfully
as for the Republican party now.
am honest in my belief that il is
dangerous to place the interests of the
country in the hands of the Democrat
ic party at this time. The Democrats
OF Michigan had not money enough at
their command to hire me to advocate
their cause in this contest. / am a
Republican in sentiment and have been
| for years. Four years ago i spoke for
the Republican party. As soon as Mr..
Hayes was nominated i announced my
purpose to speak for him, and / made
a number of speeches before the Cen
tral Committee began to arrange my
appointments. for which speeches ex-
pected no pay aud received none. Had
/ | been figuring for an engagement with
| the Democratic Committee, i should
hardly have committed myself in this
manner. l have been speaking public
| ly upon various topics for years. The
editor of the Adrian Press is the first
10 impngn my motives, or publish
! libel upon me, aud do not believe his
own party will justify him for this un-
manly method Of meeting the argu-
ments Of a political speech.
.f NJ. A. HAzLErr.
We are pleased to supplement the
above letter with the following letter
/ from the chairman Of the Republican
/ State Committee. This must effectual-
! ly squelch all newspaper paragraphs
\ impunging the motives of the talented
! lady who has done SO much good work
/ for the Republican cause in Michigan.
To Ire Eiitor:-
| understand the Adrian Press of
Nov. 7th cuarges that Mrs. Hazlett re-
ceiyed $1,000 for her services in this
campaign, from the Republican State
Committee. / now wish the commit
tee could have had the benefit of her
services the whole campaign. But she
has only made seven speeches for the
committee, and those we're volunteer
ed. This statement is OF sort OF
the other that she has sought employ
ment by the Democrats. Knowing
this eloquent and gifted speaker well,
and emembering her valuable service
in 1872. can only say that 1 do not
believe there is money enough to have
procured her services for Tilden.
s. ID. BISGHAM,
Chairman Rep. State Com.
Lansing. Nov. 10th.