The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-12
"G,sORGE w. sTEpNER TALKS
Ana Makes a Confession.

| tneIc appeared curiosity OF literature
that ought to be perpctuated. After strug-
Cling for several days and nights q. W.
Sterner assisted by a few of his republican
friends finally succeeded in producing th is
remarkable piece of Imaginative writing
which was printed in the Lbove named
papers as a paid advertisement Hc.could have
saved some money by calling at this office
where free insertion would cheerfuly
haye been given 1t. Fearful lest IL may
not have had sufficient circulation we re-
print II in full. without any expense what.
ever to the writer.
We plead guilty to one of his accusa.
tions. II is true that we did not support
Col Noyes for the office of auditor.gencral,
but we may perhaps be pardoned for this
on the ground that Col. Noyes was not
candidate for hat Office, but for State Treasurer,
for which he received our vote and hearty
support. The portion of the letter en-
closed in brackets was omitted 10 the
Sentinel because Mr.. Jacoby knew it to he
utterly false.
| But without further words we produce
the document Read it carefully, aud sec
how a'third termer squirms when he is put
Into hole. 1t is confession Of all we
alleged
| Since several articles have been pub
lished rejecting severely upon me in regard
to the defeat Of one of the candidates for
| Tax Collector In the town OF Bloomsbury
February 10th, and while have 20 dispo-
sition or time to excite controversy of
words or otherwise, yet ir justice to my.
self and many friends in the county and
elsewhere l deem it proper at this time to
publicly state some truth about the matter.
do hold that 1t is the duty of every Dem
ocrat to exercise the right of voting, and
should insist on his casting his ballot for
all loyal Democrats justly nominated by
the rules and regulations of his party,
which have always done. except in a few
instances in local elections, as in the case
OF Tax Collector will decline to support
any Democrat or any one claiming to be
such, who opposed the Democratic county
and State nominations within two years
previous, and which our rules and regula-
| tions plainly declare ineligible to the sup
port of Democrats. further hold that my
obligations to my party are greater than on
an account of the position | hold. The
power which such relations establish Is far
more important than the mere desire for
office, because such relation would help
benefit the whole society.
The narrow minded author of the articl,,
which appeared in the COLUMBIAN of last
week is too much of political Boobyn
to attempt TO critlcise my consistency as
Democrat, or to attempt to create a sent- |
ment against my friendly relations with |
the people, which he fears will give me |
third term. | presume if | were moral |
| coward, childish and impudent, would |
| have all the qualifications necessary for |
third term, no matter how long or just the |
term would be. But let us look into the |
political character of this political h,eyer |
| editor dude. How did he conduct himself |
for the election of Col. Moves, Auditor |
General of this State; for Robert Klotz,
against c. b. Brockway, an independent
candidate for Congress; for Orange Noble,
against Charles Wolf, the Independent |
| candidate for State Treasurer while some |
OF his political comrades lost their money |
in betting Wolfe would have at least thirty |
votes in East Bloom, and by which the |
genial landlord and the present postmaster lost
their votes at the next delegate election, by |
voting against the Democratic ticket at the |
preceding general election?
What was his compensation to support |
the Pittsburg Riot Bill What was the |
consideration that duped him to support |
L. j. Nanderslice for third term to the |
Legislature How did he masquerade |
about the independent candidate for Reg
lister and Recorder, to the extent of per
suading him to be such a candidate against |
his ibetter Judgment and gratutously |
publish his card which duly appeared at
the head of the columns of his paper n |
How did he endeavor to govern Il Republi-
can convention to make no nomination |
and endorse the independent candidate
DID he vote for the Democratic candidate
at the general election for that office? l |
know he did not. Did he not acknowledge
he tried to defeat the Democrat elected
from giving his bonds, and for the reason
he could not expec. to monopolize the ma.
trouage of his office? How did he conduct
himself while an action of mine was pend
ing in our corH few years ago, which in
its efforts to rebuke me he felt so much de-
lighted OF the display of impudence, to
which his unfortunate Tax Collector, on
account of a disputed bill, contributed to
his JOY by tcstitying he would not believe
me under oath All of which is too fresh
IN your minds to repeat, and for which
and other misrepresentation they were
shamSully rebuked, His refusal to pub
llsh an article in support of Hancock's
campaign in 1880, because he hau some
misgivings as to its import on the tariff
question? And how about his continued
support of the Republican town ticket
AT the recent election it is publicly as
serted he voted and worked for the candi-
date endorsed by the Republican caucus
for President of the Town Council, and
cast six solid votes for f. B. Clark, indie
pendent candidate for Councilman; and
served two terms as a Republican Council
man in the town of Bloomsbury, vet this
political saint would have you believe him
immaculate. agree with him; as soon as
we apply some of his suggestions, his lib
erty as demogogue will be very much re-
stricted, and if not, and that Senatorial lee
gets out of his bonnet, it will be sure to
sting him, While | was candidate for
the second term, which had been gener-
ally conceded, the opposition aud abuse of
this defeated Tax Collector and a few OF
his comrades had no bounds. have re.
spect for the fathfulness of my friends who
resisted their efforts. After being nomi.
mated beyond question, without regard
to party or principle, this would-be Tax
Collector was frequently seen playing with
his hands upon his nose while working and
voting for l.. ID. Case, the Republican can.
didate for Recorder at the general election.