The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-08
AN OPEN LETTER.
WE1LrNdToN, o., Sept. ss, 1884.


of the 18th inst. is received and has
M earliest attention. The expressions
of confidence and esteem and the refer
ences to our long and intimate friend
ship are very touching, and, | assure
you, are estimated at their full value.
The fact that we had, during all the
quarter OF a century, no more than a
speaking acquaintance, had not met a
dozen times, and never had more than
three or five minutes conversation at
any one time, speaks volumes for the
fervor and strength Of the attachment
formed under so unfavorable opportu-
mites, and it gives me equal pain
with yourself to find that any act
of mine should be the occasion
OF seyering relations, the strength
of which, Of course, you do not over
state when you say 81 had treasured up
that acquaintance and the possession,
as supposed, Of your respect II not
friendship, as one Of the most valuable
po sessions OF my life." But you for
get that ''justice discards party, friend
Ship, kindred, and is always, therefore,
represented as blind" II gives me
pleasure to learn Of your high appre.
citation OF political morals, and even oil
the higher Christian virtues and pro-
prieties, and must say that after read
ing your criticisms and reproofs, after
reading the highly honorable methods
of adjusting differences between friends
and neighbors and the wisdom which
your study and experience has taught
YOU, 1t appears to you, at least, that
in all these things you surpass even the
elect. / trust l receive the advice you
give me with becoming humility, and
although may never hope to reach the
exalted plane you occupy, do hope to
attain to fair average OF moral ex'
cellence.
Without dwelling further on this
phase OF the discussion, allow me to
suggest that there is another view that
may be taken Of the differences be.
tween us, which, II comprehended,
must compel so honorable and candid
man as yourself to modify the opin-
ions you now entertain. There Is not
now, and never has been, any personal
di'erences between us that called for
private adjustment. There is nothing
of a personal character at stake for
which / would lift my pen, and il il
had not been for determination on
your part, repeatedly expressed. to in.
sist upon the nomination Of candidate
Objectionable to many Republicans for
sufficient reasons, which were stated
to you privately, before one word was
publicly uttered by me, nothing would
ever been heard Of this unpleasant
controversy. You declared, in answer
to protests made, in language emphat-
ic IL not polite, that your candidate
should be nominated II 1t made break
in the Republican party. You would
not hear to protests or persuasions,
and the conviction was forced upon us
that the chairman Of the Republican
County Committee proposed to have
his own way. regardless OF the wishes
Of others. It was only at the last mo-
ment, after exhausting every other
method, that we felt compelled to re-
sort 10 an open contest.
You have yourself to thank for the
Issues between us, and, II you do not al
ready, win, predict, before 1t is over,
regret that you had not been less will
full and obstinate in the management
Of this campaign. / repeat, there are
no personal issues between ourselves,
and have no intention or disposition
10 do you injustice. Much as | might
have desired, for personal reasons, to
spare you from revelations that would
embarrass you. you repeatedly de6ed
those who sought 10 deter you from the
course you were pursuing, and there
was nothing left for us but an appeal
10 the people. Be assured that your
cause is not believed, by large number
of Republicans, TO be founded on JUS
tice, and whether the verdict Of the
people, TO whom you have, in an un-
precedented manner appealed, shall
be for or against us, the re-
suit will not be without It's
advantages to the political and civil in
terests Of Lorain County. The men who
are acting together in opposition TO the
faction you lead may, without assump-
ton, be regarded as not inferior In
character and honor TO those who act
with you, and the charge that they
have any desire or purpose to slander
or do injustice TO any Of the parties TO
his controversy is a gratuitous as
!. uption on your part, as Is also the
SUI that the party is being made use
ciah promote intrigues and selfsl
Of 70 and the fine lecture you have
designs \ political morals could, wit
read US o. iety, be read to yourself
more proPi. rs given, in justification
Your reaso; this:
of your oTi.' % - uncalled for and Ii.
belous attack was term az the ran
ficer serving his fra ,ublicap narty' mar Z,
resentative Of the Rel va neonSs ~ so
well as q servant Of q. Vpvoppi ,I,ssa thss ~ So 6
late a day before the cau. w ~ A'
could not reply to It," The re..
This statement Is untrue. 49,
son for objecting 10 the cant % ~
referred TO have been fully set for, "
and are entirely satisfactory TO many
as capable and as good as yourself.
The lateness OF the publication was due
only TO the fact that II was hoped by
other means TO avoid this controversy.
To nv statement Of less than three
columns yon issued an answer contain.
ing twelve columns OF equal length, OF
which several thousand copies were
distributed over the county, reaching
eight or ten times as many voters as
r. -...l.t N< that xu0 mil h.