Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-03
NUMBER 3
A Letter from Our Old Friend "Un-
kle Jerry"
DARR CORNERS, Iron Co., July 81.

DARR CORNERS, Iron Co., July 81.
Mister Ed,tur-I hope you will excuse me
for writin' to your paper, for you know that
"Unkle Jerry" was always quiet man,
raised to the farm, and never wanted to med
die with public doin's of any kind.
But, Mister Editur, seein' the way politics
is a-goin' in this country, think it is about
time that all honest men was a-risin' I'M their
mite.
Now don't want Office, Mister Editur, nor
never did; wouldn't accept an office Of any
kind; but everybody knows that no man at
''The Corners" was ever more WILMER to
help the poor workin' people to a proper ap
probation of their rights as American citi-
zens, than Unkle Jerry was.
never had much taste for politics; but, as
l said before, it is now time that the laborin'
people have a say.
But was goin' to tell you that received
a letter the other day from Mr.. Geo. w.
Jackson, washing machine agent of st.
Louis, about the politics of this county. He's
President of the Committee of Congress for
the Greenback-Lab Party" of this dis
trict. In that letter he asked me to organize
the Greenback party of my county to put
myself ut the head of it and lead its hosts to
victory. There is no mistake about the signs
of the times, he says; that now is our time.
Now, you know, Mr.. AXE, that though I
have Fillyated with the Democratic party in
this county, 1 was always Greenbacker,
every inch Of me.
But about the letter: took 1t home and
read it again to be sure that their was no
mistake about it, looked at the envelope to
see that it was my letter for a fact, and then
asked the old woman what she thought about
my renting the farm and goin' into politics.
Well, the old woman, rs women always do,
set herself agin it on the start. She said no
man at "The Corners" had been considered
more respectabler than what was; that
was believed to be an honest and hard-work-
fn' citizen, and that she was opposed to me
a-meddlin' with politics till lost all my good
good name and character, now that was a.
gettin' old. She believes that all Office seek
ers was corrupt, and only wanted to find an
easy way to make q livin' without work. 1
don't often contrary the old lady, and so had
about made up my mind to stick to the farm;
but she said l would better consult our
neighbors at "The Corners" and see what
they thought about it, which did.
Now, Mr.. Editor, my good neighbors all
seem nightly taken with the idea. They
say that have worked hard and helped to
build up the country, and that no man Mt
''The Corners" or any where else, is more
deservin'er Of rest and honors than am.
They think that no man in the Greenback
party could marshal her sturdy yeomen to
victory better than "Unkle jerry"
Besides all this have received letters from
the head men of the Republican party, urging
me to become Il candidate for the Legisla-
ter on the Greenback ticket, promisin the
undivided support of the Republicans of the
county.
Now, If I should decide to- announce my
self rs a candidate in your next ISSUE. Mr..
Editor, hope the public will clearly under
stand that l don't want office, but that my
friends wont allow me to refuse them this
time. Very truly yours,
UNKLE JERRY.