The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-09
SYCAMORE DAN.
Ills Talk With an Enquirer Man
Special Correspondent u the Enquirer
LAPoRrE, IND. July 90. 1879.

Special Correspondent u the Enquirer
LAPoRrE, IND, July %, 1873.
found Hon. ID. w. Voorhees, quar-,
tered AZ the Tcagarden House. in this
Icily, and, before he was aware ofmy IN.
'ent, had drawn upon him copy OF Il
South Bend paper containing copinn.
Extracts from the indianapolis journal
which extracts were not as full of prai I
as they might have been. at once pre-.
pared myself for business by saying
Mr.. Voorhees,, il seems that the lead.
Iers or the Republican party, aided by the
indianapolis Journal have decided Ia
make this personal canvass against
Yourself Docs not this strike YOU a. 4
Iittle peculiar, and out OF the usual
way "
| The senator leaned back in his chair
glanced out Of The window for moment
and then replied:
-: can see no good reason why
should thus be singled out from among
the large number OF Democrats in the
Stale who are as justly entitled 10 be
candidates for Senator as I am. | am
not a candidate 10 the exclusion Of the
aspirations of Others. have simply
tried 70 do my duty during the short
time have occupied that position, and
u the people Of Indiana shall approve
my course il will be gratifying, but II
they should prefer some one else IL will
not be matter of complaint on my
part"
In your opinion. what will be the
effect OF these personal assaults upon Won
IN this canvass, aud the likelihood OF
your being returned to the Senate?-
II can only say, in regard 70 that, that
my success has always been greatest
when my enemies have resorted 10 their
present mode OF attack. | have been
six times a candidate for Congress in nv
old District, and five times elected. The
only time ] was defeated was in the
Greeley campaign, when there was
scarcely a word of abuse uttered against
me in the entire canvass. During nv
successful canvasses all the SANDERS and
caluninies now being repeated in the
indianapolis Journal. and many more.
were poured upon ME in continuous tor
rents. The fact Is, the matters now be-
ing published are a rchash Of old cast oil.
rc.ul,d i,lsehoodS which have met
and tlamplei 10 the earth a thousand
times.
But. Mr.. senator. here is specified
charge that YOU called Union soldiers
Lincoln dogs N
"lhai i . stupid lic--in fact, brutal
and has been stamped a. such
by The written statement. of Hon. Henry
h Wilson. la.c senator from Sullivan
county: by Major Griffith. one Of the
most reliable citizens ofthc same county 4
by Mr.. Ed. Price. Clerk of the Circuit
Court and The Rev. Joseph H. Wolf aud
scores of oiher-. embracing people OIL
NE highest ,cspectabliiy and unqucs-
Toned vcraciiy. who heard the speech
in which il j. said used the nnguagc.
IN addition. however. Hon. \. II. Nc
Donald so by me on the stand AZ the
iimr. and has repeatedly stated Tint no
aiarc cruel ~ ahonI'lial'lc isllscllOcd WAS
aNrr uttered than illi~ clarge contains. \
ae>iss- al liit evidence every man oii
cl4c must Know il 10 be untrue iroln
'rrlsii, events which followed ihc close
N il.. War. | wa~ uot candidate for
c-rlrrlnn III 1866. IN The mcaniiicl
lsr Legislative grr,, n,anslrr ol The State
Ook racc. which tone Putnam connts
,ut of NY district aud pur Monroe ana \
lawrence il ii. making IL. according tn
previous returns. Il Republican dislrirlli
~ about twelve or iiitern hundred ma
ority. In lsHs ] was re-noininatcdl |,
while absent and against my earnest
wishes hut accepted ard made thel
ace. That district had ~rnf over twen-i.
\ thousand gallant soldiers 10 The war. Z
LET me interrupt you. senator. What
vas the entire vote pollcd at the last
lection Tor Congressman in that dis
rict n"
Il think about $4,000. Well. my on 4
oncnt was Major Carter. a good soldierl
nd an officer OF one Of the regiments u
rom the district. The survivors of the +,
var. ovcrsl0.O0I in number. were all nj I
omc. and for the first time had an op- i
ortunitv 10 meet them face 10 face in e
lmost every township in the district !
nd reply 10 the accusations which thew d
nd heard al a distance. ! carried that 4
republican district by l2s majority byIa
he aid Of the votes Of returned soldiers !
lfit could have been shown !
hat ! called them hirelings and dogs x
'hilc they were imperiing their lives !.
ndcr the old flag for the preservation 4
{ the Union, they would not only have u
eieated me at the polls, but they would d
ave killed me, as they ought TO have 1
one. AT the next election was re- \
nrned by nearly fifteen hundred ma ]
Drity by the same constituency" /,
..But the Journal seems TO rely great d
cal Oh your alleged sympathy with the ]
ouih before the outbreak OF the rebel (,
on and your disloyalty to the govern /
lcnt during the war; I
80 ] prcceive,v he replied. II was Z