Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
j. W. Custer and the ProhibitieniSts.

EDITOR DEMoCRAT-Haying no OPP
portunity. at the Custer meeting Wed
needay night of presenting the evil
dence in our possession sustaining our
poster of October -. we ask the priv
lege OF inserting the following in
your paper:
TO THE PUBLIC.
In contradiction of a statement made
in the last issue of the Mineral
Point Tribune. we would say. The
Prohibition Club of Mineral Point has
positive evidence in its possession that
Mr.. Custer, who is advertised to speak
in this city on the 9th, did, within
the last thirty days, ask for work at
the hands of the Prohibition party. and
did announce himself as a third party
Prohibitionist
Dated this 22d day Of October. 1886.
RICHMONDS LETTER.
MADISON, WIS, Oct 10 1885
''My Dear Sir:'-"You speak of u man by the
name of Custer going there. See what our
semi-weeklv has to say about Custer. he is a
frSuc. Take no stock in him. he came TO my
office about two weeks ago and hung around a
-
himself as q third party prOhlbitlOnist; attended
one of our club meetings ana made short
aud announced himself as a tuli- dedged prohi-
bitiOnists. so you can see the character of the
man. But just see v hat we have said i'll regard
10 him in our paper Yours very truly.
7. C. RICHMOND.
From the Wisconsin Prohibitionist Oct. Isl
We have Just been informed by our friends in
the central part of the state, that the republicans
have mau by the name OF Custer out lecturing
on temperance. word in regard TO this fellow
may not be out of place, so that ProhIblt1onISts
may fully understand the character of the man.
This man Custer came to our Milwaukee friends
two or three weeks ago, and wanted them 10
engage him as lecturer. He represented him
sell TO be third party ProhibiuoniSt and said
that he had formerly been engaged 10 do politi-
cal work by the republicans but was tully con-
WINGED that the third party ProhIbluonlStS we're
right, and that he felt il to be his duty 10 work
with them. He delivered a couple of Prohibl-
ton lectures in Milwaukee, giving very fail
satisfaction. From there he came out here
bringing with him letter from the Milwaukee
friends telling OF his work there. He also show
ed US letters from leading temperance workers
IN other states, recommending him ana urging
us to give him employment right away. he vas
very anxious to take the field for the Prohlbl-
tIunlsts, and rather gave US to understand that
we would hnd him host IN this line OF work If
would but try him. Not having appoint
ments ready for him just then, We ~r ote To some
OF the county committees requesting them 10
made arrangements TO put Mr. custer AT work.
as his papers seemed to be all right. MIR. Custer
disappeared ana The next thing We heard OF him
he was speaking in Berlin under the auspices of
the republican party. From The facts herein
stated friends throughout the state can
judge OF the character, intentions and Standing
OF the man. He attended one meeting of the
Madison Prohibition club and gave us three
minute talk, in which he placed himself square
~ i'll line with the Prohibition party and de-
nouuced all others as license parties. From all
we can learn this man Custer is q fair sam pie of
the stump-speakerS the republican party Is now
putting in the field 10 discuss the question of
temperance and prohibition. We ask our
friends all parts OF the State, to expose these
frauds wherever they make their appearance.
In answer to letter and poster sent
M. Richmond Oct. 25th, the following
dispatch was received:
MADISON, Wis, Oct &c, 1SS6.-To JoHS II.
HARkIs:-Your Custer poster received. 1t is all
true. VIII write you FULLY tomorrow. Expose
him. I. c. RICHMOND.
The following letter speaks for
itself:
MADISON, Wis, October y, 1856.
JOHN EDEN Mineral PoiGt:-I understand John
L. Custer, of Mich, is TO speak there tonight.
He lived at Hastings, Michigan, i'll the Third |
cong residual district where was candidate for
cong ress twoyeArs ago. He Is utterly unreliable;
could not secure u meeting in Michigan here
known. You will remember when was with
you, and the editor OF your republican paper
started the story that had offered my services !
t. the republican COMMITTEE told you there was
a man named Custer, who had made prohI- !
bItion speech in Milwaukee who hailed from |
Michigan, no was capable of selling us out; |
that perhaps he had done SO; and that your ed |
itor's mistake due 10 the tact that Custer and
myself were from Michigan. At that time, had |
no knowledge of his having actually sold out TO |
the republicans of this state. | was governed III
my estimate of his character by his general rep
utation in Michigan among temperance men. |
The action of the editor OF the republican paper
i'll this matter demonstrates the hypocrisy of the |
republican politicians. He was ready to de- |
nounce me as fraud, when he labored under
the impression that had offered my services 10 |
the republicans, and then hired out TO the pro- |
hibitiOnists. But he will endorse and support
this fraud, whom he must despise i'll his heart. |
Remember me TO friends
Yours cordially, NJ. J. flaming. |
All of which is respectfully submit
ted by the Mineral Point Prohibition |
club JOHN p. DAVIS. President.
JONI IL. HARRIS, Secretary.