The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-11

spread broadcast such calumny WITHOUT Hah-
ing himself accountable for its utterance.
His first charge, that helped steal ballot,
and thereby defrauded citizen of his office,
is as false as it is grave. In the spring OF
1882, I went early to the polls to post re-
ward for evidence of bribery, and found one
of the inspectors of election disqualified for
serving. AS no one else then present would
take the position, consented to serve, al
though I knew little about the law, or the
duties of the Office. Owing to the neglect of
the clerk to prepare suitable papers for
return, and to the lateness of the hour, we
decided in the presence of large number OF
voters to adjourn to a public meeting the
next day The Judge of the election was
dissatisfied with the tally in his case, and
therefore Gas has been the custom IN this
county through loose Interpretation of the
law we made very careful recount. we
did our work honestly, and no ticket was
taken from the number of ballots nor was
any added thereto neither was there any
change or substitution of any kind. The
ballot box could not by any possible means
have been tempered with, and our return F"
is a correct statement of the ballots cast on
the day of election and it makes the judge
of election tie instead of giving the Re
publican candidate one majority" as has been
asserted. But no man who was thought to
be elected on the night of the election was
ever deprived of Office by us. I myself went
early to the next election, and moved that
the Democratic candidate be elected judge !;
day and for the full term of office.
Now, in order to show Wm. r. Casperson's
recklessness of statement and utter indiffer-
ence to its truthfulness, l have but to say,
that the records showing that the return was
a tie and that the Democratic candidate re-
ceived the office, are of easy access in the
Office where he daily works and has worked
for years.
The second charge, if meant to imply any
corrupt offer of money, is also false, and as
silly as false. For some years, i'll connection
with many good citizens of both parties, l
have publicly offered a large reward for evil
dence of bribery at elections, and almost
every voter in the county is aware of the
fact Now, have letter from the Demo-
cratic executive committee of Salem county,
soliciting my services in this anti-bribery
work and therefore, | suppose, they are
equally culpable with myself But it is not
for any wrong doing, but because have done
this work SO effectually, and solely because of
it, that all these vile calumnies have been in
vented and uttered Fortunately they are
confined to very few persons and many
Democrats rejoice with me i'll the hope that
the day is not far distant, when, in Salem
county, voter may be appealed to without
offering an insult to his manhood.
The third charge 'of requesting said owner
to discharge his tenant because of his politi-
cal sentiments, +" | also brand as false; and |
defy him to press this issue, asking only that
when the attempt at proof is made, | may
spot.
The fourth charge is absolutely false.
voted in Salem, taking care to vote for some
Democrats whom l thought better qualified
for Office than their opponents. / then went
several miles in direction opposite to the
township of Esinboro, and attended to my
official duties and afterward did the same at
home I was not in that township on last
election day, and did not on that day do any
thing that could affect the result of the cleo
ton
Now, all this talk about Sc extraordinary
political duties " is silly nonsense, and an in
suit to average intelligence. VIM. r. Cas-
person knows, and every other politician
knows, that for the last twenty years ninety
per cent. of the voters of this county who
could be influenced at all have been infu-
enced by money; and that the man who pub
licly denounces it, is worth no more at the
polls than wooden man.
In conclusion, if any who have signed my
believe these charges to be
true, and desire to withdraw their names on
account of that belief, they can do so by call
ing on me at my home My experience is,
that they are causing my Democratic friends
freely to offer their services, and make their
recommendations doubly strong.
Yours respectfully,
II. HENRY HoLME