The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-11-13

Of saving everything l could, took q pail
Of water, stepped amid the burning debris,
threw 1t on some burning property. The hot
steam aud smoke 90 sufiocated me that
only emerged therefrom faint and falling.
This Captain helped to assist me to the
house where his good mother kindly gave me
some whisky. A short time after that met
this young man on o train for Cleveland,
with sad face and sorrowful word, recounted
their misfortunes. 1 took from my pocket q
draft for one hundred dollars, gave 1t to
him. A few months after this the memora-
ble election took place, when was run as
Temperance candidate for mayor, and which
has seemed to trouble few very much even
until now.
At that time this Captain reported to some
of the ladies, who were urging my election,
that he had seen me drink recently and since
signing the pledge, but the unprincipled.
what shall call him, did not tell them 1t
was at Q time, and the only one, when
nearly lost my life to help save his property,
and from the effects Of that nights work dill
not recover for many months. He talks Of
midnight robbers. However bad they may be
when viewed in comparison with man who
under such circumstsnce, would wilfully and
knowingly misrepresent to rob Of character.
l know of no language now in use that
think could do sufficient justice to such .
one; and would greatly prefer the robber
to have my money too. I am informed by Q
prominent member Of the Republican Club
that its President signed his official sigma
ture to an article leaving the reader to infer
r,olf hat m nfylrial dncnment
sanctioned by the Club in its representative
capacity. But what are the facts? Was 1t
true that the Club ever endorsed or gave 1t
official sanction In any manner!j am told
not but that many condemned 1t. Now with
this expose Of parties that feel so badly and
their fairness Of dealing, charging me with
short comings Of duty, judge you all Of how
much real truth there Is to combat, when
viewing them in their true light, instead Of
desplsing them my contempt sinks into pity,
my anger melts into sorrow for their deprav-
ity.
But these same unhappy fellows, about
half of bakers dozen, were going to have q
"mark" put on me, not q complimentary one
either. but it seems they were mistaken.
got the complimentary one. Ny opponent
the other, or the one they referred to, as 1t
seems that hundreds Of honest Republicans
saw 1t and governed themselves according
ly, giving me some Of their votes, SO that I
ran much ahead of my ticket, scratching my
opponents name so that he Is hundreds be
hind his. Notwithstanding the vast amount
Of personal work done, the money influence,
the solemn edict, that woe be unto any man
that dare scratch Q ticket this Fall. The
United States senatorship club, welded by
the most eloquent and msster-spirits of the
party, almost without numbers and at every
cross roads, begging and pleading that in
sherman's or Garfe,d's pocket he might be
safely landed In the Senate chamber OF Ohio,
without which, say Republicans, defeat
would have been inevitable. Yes, this last
verdict Of the people 10 entirely satisfactory.
Read Mr.. Frink's note, and / think you will
also he satisfied as to where truth rests.
Adieu, D. L. W.
November /, 1879.
Ny attention being called to an article In
ENTERPRISE regarding an interview about
Mr. wadsworth. Would say that it Is not
fully and correctly reported. Two gentle
men called on me and desired Q statement
for publication, which I positively refused
to make. p. W. FRINK-