Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-05-14
a Reply to ''Raiax."


Yours Of May 3D., particularly the first
half, is wonderful display Of good sense
and good judgment.
! beg your pardon for suggesting that
you are troubled with indigestion. No
man "who has been so hardened by at
tacks made on him through the press and
otherwise" or that, sis not the least alarm
ed at twiddle-twaddle and big injun talk"
or that, "will not fly into a passion nor
display any bad temper, " nor "get scared"
at the terrible anger displayed in my let
ter Of April 24th--any one can see that it
was very dangerous for you about that
time--and "will not retort in any way as to
the condition Of my stomach, and "will
not get into rage at person who "will
not carry on a controversy with decency
and candor," and that will never "sit
down and send back sheet full Of sneers
and taunts," and that can "cooly and dis
passonately discuss" under this terrible
condition Of affairs "without any overflow
Of bile etc., etc. My reasons for quot
ing so much from your letter is that 1 wish
to avoid being personal. No man, say,
that can stand all Of this racket, can ever
be accused Of having weak stomach.
Your troubles are not as Glow down"
Consider, my dear sir, that my patients are
few and far between, and am apt to To-
cate weakness Of this kind in the wrong
place. I am satisfied that you have a
weak spot somewhere, and on reflection
can say that it must be higher up, and to
be definite will say II must be the head, so
give yourself no further uneasiness about
indigestion.
l have no doubt that both candidates
have reached the same conclusion.
Mr.. Howland is a gentleman Of ability,
and is the second choice Of large part Of
the voters who said their first choice was
for Mr. Northway. There was no attempt
made to canvass the entire township, nor
any particular locality. Most Of the
names were taken as parties came out Of
the hall after voting. Our township is
very evenly divided as to Democrats and
Republicans. You say there was some
over 700 votes polled. Say one-half were
Republican. Now take the 2S4 Northway
and 3S Rowland men and you have 392
Republicans. A much better canvass than
| supposed was made.
You made no reference to Mr.. Howland's
record that hurt, nor can you, nor do
wish to belittle Mr.. Howland's record, but
l do not wish to discuss the merits or de.
merits Of the two gentlemen. II we did, ]
am inclined to think that Mr.. Rowland /.
too modest a man to think, or wish you tC
claim that he, sin our legislative hall.
has, perhaps, no superior in America,
r nor would admit that because Mr.. North
way has shown himself to be "first-clas,
criminal lawyer" or that he has shown
himself to be "an arousing stump speak
err" and perhaps, has had little pract-
ice-just little-before "country mag
istrat es" is not fit candidate.
It is too early in the spring for you
You run too much sap, and there would
not be enough sugar to pay to boil yor
down. Small politicians should never gel
angry. A cat on fence with her back ~
cannot pass herselfoff for camel nor do
wish to continue correspondence with yor
I unless you will come out over your own sig
!. nature like brave little man that yor
+ are.
prefer to stop here, only wishing thai
0 the weaker man Of the two will withdraw
| and can say that understand Mr.. North
=, way will do so if he becomes satisfied thai
Mr.. Rowland is stronger than he, Will
, Mr., Rowland agree to do the same?
M. II. HASKELL.
AshtAbula, May 10th, 1880.