Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
CORRESPONDENCE.

Could do just a. wc pleased!
CORRESPONDENCE.
Leroy, March ED, 1876.
EDITOR TRAxscR1rr:-Whil sitting in
my Office the other morning, enjoying the
TnANscR1rr, 4 neighbor called holding IN
lis hands a copy Of the Mower County
REPUBLICAN,, when the following CONVEX
sation cnsued:
"Good morning, Mr.. H."
Good morning, do you take the Kepub-
lican:"
NO, do not, they sent me few copies,
but stopped it. They arc too democrat
ic for mc''
THAT is why allow them to continue
sending it TO me, not that l approve the
democratic doctrine advocated by it, but
for my old fathers benefit; send it to
him in Vermont every week, he is an old
line democrat and enjoys their slang, and
like to humor him. But came IN to
show you ncighbor Meningitis article"
All, indeed! has Nc. taken to writing
in the papers? Sit down, anu will look
it over"
NO thank yon, have not time, but
will leave the paper with YOU"
THANK you.''
"Good morning"
"Good morning Mr.. b.
did not have to waste much time in
hunting out the article, as my own name
was placed so prominently ut the com.
mcnccmcnt, that it ut once attracted my
attention.
The first thought that occurred to me
after reading Mes production was, "Mar-
'yrs arc the cheapest product ofmanki ind,
and the most meaningless" Nc. is no
nearer the truth here than he was last fall,
when he desired to make martyr of him.
self and accept the State Scnatorship, not
for the purpose Of serving Mower county,
but that lie might use the Office as pow.
or to intinitlate some Railroad Company,
with whom Nc: had a suit pending, and
with this in view, lie interviewed some Of
our leading Republicans here, to aid hin,
in packing caucus in his interest, but
when caucus day arrived Nc. found the
caucus "packctl" as he described, but, sad
thing for the interests of Mower, not in
Mes interests: hence his subsequent ap-
pcarancc before the convention, and his
very able speech there, which by the way,
reminded me very forcibly of another
speech, which Nc. undertook to get off in
a teachers institute here, some years since.
He started out with the cloqucncc of a
Clay, upon the advantages Of education
and soon lost hi,nsc in the blessings Of a
"Changc of heart and the "hopc Of an
immortality" which would appear very
ridiculous to one not acquainted with Mes
record, but to me it was the legitimate
product Of his recent developments in
school district matters in the town of
Bennington, where he us cd to reside, in
which a certain school district composed
chiefly OF Nc. his hired help, and a few
whom he could easily control, voted bonds
to build school house wherein to train
the youthful minds Of that particularly in
tellcctual district, but woe unto the minds.
the bonds were gobbled and ultimately
found their way into a mill site, now own
ed by neighbor Nc. For all of which l
could forgive Me-, if instead Of wanting
to be Senator, lie would turn his attention
to the improvement of said mill site, and
endeavor to grind out by honest industry
a livelihood for himself and family, in
stead Of trying to secure it from the pecu.
lations of Office.
In addition to Mes other qualifications
fitting him for Senator, is that of forget.
nlness,-Mc. never misstates or misreprc-
sents, he f0rgets. As for instance, he for.
gets that he was not invited by this tripar.
tite council Of Allen, Roy and Harwood,
to be present at their secret caucus, hence
his manly corporosity in our midst, and
earnest participation in our efforts to put
in nomination for the honorable and In.
crativc positions of town officers, none bu,
such as We could turn ovcr' next fall
Now Nc. if martyrs are the most mean.
ingless, certainly spies are the MEANEsT
product OF mankind.
And now Mr. Editor, what were the
facts in connection with the town meet
ing. a ticket was made up comprised
principally Of the old officers, with one OF
two new ones to take tue place Of those
whose duties in other sections of the coun.
ty would dlsqualify them for office Mre,
and the entire ticket was elected with two
exceptions, and they both livc-long demo-
Gratis, which Nc. claims as his progeny.
How do you like your political parcntage
my democratic brethren?
The fact is Nc. is again practicing lis
populations. This time stealing some
body else thunder, for I am personally
knowing to the fact that Nc. had nothing
to do with putting in nomination the said
Centennial" The object of which was
to secure for friend Wyckoff the Justice
ship and for friend Young the Treasurer
ship. 1t is not the first time (pcr.
haps not the lasD that both these worthy
gentlemen have been placed in positions
of honor and trust by republican votes.
and venture that either will scott ut the
idea Of being the progeny of any renegade
republican.
In conclusion permit me to apologize
for using so much of your valuable space
on such q worthless subject.