Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-20
Open Letter.

To 4. 5, Hearn, Editor Chronicle:
In your issue Of the 3Oth ult,
under the head of Congressional,
you publish . letter subscribed
"X "" and also an answer to the
same, of which the following is an
extract: "But is it not at least sup
possible that men like these might
have had some local strength in
their respective districts, which put
them somewhat ahead of their
ticket, just as the peculiar sympa-
thy for the Greenback candidate i'll
the Northern District ofthis County,
and the curions conduct Of some
so-called Republicans of Mineral
Point, caused the Republican can.
didate Tor Assembly to run be-
hind?" etc.
Now, sir, MS one bearing near
relation to the Greenback candidate
for Assemblyman from the North.
ern District of Iowa county" rs y
rcspccter of the opinions of my
fellow-men, however they may
conflict with my own, and rs one
willing to render unto Caesar that
which is Caesars, | ask what YOU
mean by all of the above, and more
especially what you mean by the
words peculiar sympathy in
referring TO the success Of the
GrecnbacE candidate for The AS
sembly Tor the Northern District of
Iowa County
Do you mean, sir, that il was the
peculiar sympathy for the prin-
ciples, which as the member of II
political party he had embraced
and advocated, which carried him
ahead, and caused the Republican
candidates to run behind? Certain
ly not /! because, sir, under those
circumstances you could not con-
tend that hc had run ahead Of his
ticket, or what amounted 10 the
same thing, that the Republican
candidate had run behind y And
if this self-evident fact is not sulli-
cient to interpret your meaning TO
all, u knowledge Of your peculiar
individual disposition on the one
hand, Of your extreme partianship
and servile attitude towards a
political party, and your unusual
application of the word "sympa-
thy /" on the other, will at least be
sufficient for those who know you,
and have observed your line of
conduct, not alone confined TO
political matters, but in all things
which such a nature will inevitably
effect. No, sir, this was not your
meaning, however true it may have
been, and your conscience will bear
me out in the assertion.
This not being your meaning,
what else could il be but some
peculiar personal sympathy,
TO which you referred?
DO you mean, sir, d pccullarsym.
pathy for his weak intellect? Do
you mean peculiar sympathy
for his ignorance and illiteracy? OF
arc you 50 harsh and indicate as
to dare to insinuate that il was
"a peculiar sympathy for the
circumstances under which mis-
fortune had placed him--his poy-
erty, which induced those who
did not endorse his political
opinions, to send him to the Capital
Of the State to lcgislatc in the in.
tcrests Of a party which they de.
spised? ?
All, yes Sir, this is what you in.
sinuated; this is what you unfeel.
ingly, harshly cruelty, referred p.
] ask you, sir, if it was this "pe.
culiar personal sympathy for hi'
poverty which induced the speaker
Of the Assembly 70 whom he wa
personally unacquainted, and Z
whom his circumstances were IN
known, TO place him upon its mos
important committee, or was it out
OF respect for the opinions Of th'