Daily Republican., 1886-10-26

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II you will allow me space In yonr
paper l will reply to the article pub
lished In the REPUBLICAN of October
10. Had the writer been Edmund
Haman of the Levy Court he certainly
would have known his own name.
This goes to show he has got some one
else to reply. I have Humans tax re-
ceipts for the years 1875 and 1876. He
called himself then Edmund Haman.
Now, 1t appears, it is Edward Hannah.
This shows who the ignbramus is.
Said writer calls his letter q reply. l
do not. He goes into other matters,
and rays when I was clerk of School
District No. IS / discharged a lady
teacher. Now this is lie, and can
prove 1t, as she had not been employ
ed, therefore could not be discharged.
! have been clerk and commissioner
of said district several times, and never
defrauded the district out of one
cent, as settled with the auditor, with
receipts to show and the school book
stands for proof. He says the COM
missioner was under my control. Now
said commissioner wished me to take
the school. and said his three children
improved faster In their studies under
me than any teacher they had ever
gone to. 30 that is lie No. .. I can
prove 1t by said commissioner if need
full. He tries to rake up something
like drowning man catching at
straw. One thing is certain; he can
never pose himself, as he styles it, on
any district, for he is not capable.
Again, he says, reported around four
years ago that was only beaten by
four votes. That Is No. 3. Iweil
know the difference between 25 and 4,
quite as well as he. Now l will
explain those 25 votes. As the Judges
had ample leisure time before closing
the polls they counted out, and I had
a majority of Is or 90 votes. Then
down came two farm wagons loaded
with men from the Kaolin works, which
turned the majority and nominated
him. This proves what l said before.
Again he says l furnished money to
buy whiskey. This is No. 4. Again
he says l tried to buy votes in Hockes-
| sin valley with $50. This is No. 5,and
l can prove it. l will explain. The
Catholics were building q church in
said valley, land asked me if could not
help them. / gave one of them $50,
and told him gave it for the church
and not to buy votes, and lie will tell
you the same. Haman on hearing this
went up and gave the priest $22, and
told him he was candidate for the
Levy Court, and requested him to use
his influence on HE congregation in his
behalf His reply was: l will see
that my congregation votes for you.
This is the man that accuses
me of buying votes. Now this
is his own version of the affair and
Dragged that he went to headquarters.
Again he says he saw me in the bar
room in Stanton with two glasses of
beer in my hands. This l shall call
No. 8. He might have been in the
condition to see double. don't deny
taking drink, but it is very seldom
and as for my name being on the book
of the Methodist Church at Stanton
four years ago it is correct, and is the
only place he has told the truth; it is
there yet. and / expect it to remain
: until just cause for removal. He says
he knows of no ring or ringsters. He
certainly has no looking glass or he
would behold one. He very kindly
, offers to explain the ($5 .000) grab by
I having committee to investigate
We had one investigating committee
.. to settle the almshouse affair with
{ closed doors, which. by the way,
was great satisfaction to the
taxpayers. This would be another.
Your economy has been before the
eyes of the people, and seeing is be-
lieving. You say you have never been
a kicker. have seep you at New
Castle when you were both a singer
and kicker, singing hymns and songs
all mixed together, and dancing and
beating juba; and as for me being a
kicker, | pay my own tax and vote as
please. You call me defeated can
didate. A few letters wrong, like your
name; you should say cheated candi
! date. You say wanted the nomina-
r ton for Road Commissioner on the
a Reform ticket. brand this as another
lie went to the nomination withou,
' your consent (boss). My name was
E mentioned by some one without any
desire on my part. So now | have
. answered your refuge of lies and not
hunted around for something else, as
you did in your reply, whoever you
1 are. AS ] write my own letters, l will
Igive you my right name. Hoping
this is satifactory, ! will close, thank,
ing you, Messrs. Editors.
Yours Respectfully,
RENJAMJN FOoTE