The Fremont County record., 1882-11-25

/ any ytnlnS In reply TO tne malicious ADuhe
heaped upon me by the personal organs Of
these men. Upon common report have =
right to assume that these two papers are
owned and controlled by Senator Hill, the
Wolcotts and the Denver & Rio Grande
railway. Another paper in Colombo
Springs, owned and controlled by the OIL
| GERS of said railroad corporation, is found
echoing the same quality of abuse. Al
though ] have alwsys been known as
friendly to this road acting within its ,sgiti-
sonal abuse because oppose the bossism
of this political firm I warn the managers
of the Denver & Rio Crande road to be
ware how they openly endcavor to control
the politics of this state and most especial
| ly the legislative and judicial branches Of
our state government. The people of this
state feel kindly toward this corporation,
and will as long as it is managed upon rail-
road principles
1t does not become ine to handy words
with newspapers that dcsl in epithets like
liar,"" thief,n "swindler,v mining sharp, I"
ETC., etc. All these epithets have been ap-
piled to me, and the same cooked over as
side dishes to suit occasions. 1t has also
been stated that / resided in New York,
and had left the state and had no interests
in it; all this is untrue, and known to. be
untrue when uttered. 1t is true that
have been absent from the statc large part
Of the time since my term expired in the
senate, mostly on account of sickness, but
/ have large amount of money invested
in mines in the state, and have never had
less than 300 miners employed in mines
which own entirely or in larger part, and
have not had a less number Of men EN-
ployed during the last thirteen years. l
have been citizen of the territory and
state nearly twenty-three years, and my
record as a citizen and otherwise is well
known, and leave it with those who have
known me to defend against the SANDERS
When l declined to become q candidate for
the United States senate in 1878 deter
mined never again to become q candidate
for that or any political Office, and to this
determination still adhere. / had hoped
that might be allowed to live in the state,
to the advancement of whose interest !
gave eight years of my life to admit into
the Union, without being made the specis1
object of abuse by the personal organs 81
this political firm, commencing at the first
momeat of its organization. This firm was
organized when Hill was elected to the
United States senate at a cost to him, ac-
cording to his own statement, of $2S,OO0.
For long time l never said aught against
any member of this firm, but when Hill pre-
sented himself in the senate to take his
seat prevailed upon the democratic sena-
tors to allow him to be admitted without
manner of his election.
make these remarks contrary to my
heretofore settled determination never to
defend my own character by the use of
newspapers, but leave it in the care of the
community in which / have lived For
this exception have to beg the pardon of
my friends.
Having been honored by the republican
party of this territory and state with the
highest position within its gift, accepted
the laborious and difficult position Of chair
man of the state committee because I felt
it to be my duty when called upon by the
party 30 to do, and l shall always be found
ready and willing to work in its ranks in
my private capacity as a citizen of the
state as long Us am a member of the
party. J. B. CHAFFEE,
Chairman Republican State Central Com
mittee.