The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-03
Letter from the General.

EDITOR OF CoLUMBAN
learn that certain persons are reporting
throughout the county that / am running
for office in the interest Of other candidates.
Let me assure the people, by aid Of your
valuable paper, that the report Is untrue,
and believe is circulated for the purpose
of injuring me and helping some pet caudi.
date. am playing for keeps this time,
with fair prospect Of winning. Let me say
to the voters, vote for the man you are sat
isfied Is the best fitted TO ill the Office
aspired to, and who i'll work for the best
interest and good Of the people. And In
making up your minds, other things being
equal, determine 10 not vote for candidates
who have been honored with two or more
terms Of paying offi"e, and who have be-
come rich at the expense of the public
and don't forget that Bloomsburgers now
hold six good paying county offices, with
certainty Of getting the Dist. Atty. and
Judgeship-a well salared office for about
every fifty voters. 1t strikes me that the
$500 voters who live in the county outside
OF Bloomsbury are entitled to some share
in serving the people when they wish to.
Bloomsbury always votes for Bloomsbury
ers and there is a scheme now on foot to
elect both Krickbaum and Zarr, who are
next door neigbbors and representatives of
the two "Boss cliqucs." People who live
on the "south side." should recollect that
If they vote for, ,Zarr or Krickbaum they Eun
a great risk of having their own candidates
beaten. There Is no law only log rolling
custom, that gives one representative to
each side of the river. Let the people who
live In the villages and on farms make up
their mind-an of il to vote only for cand-
dates who live out of Bloomsbury and they
will soon break up the pernicious "Boss
cliques" at the county seat Another batch
of reports has just reached me.
FIRST. THAT was too anxious for Of
flee as shown by announcing myself early"
Well, have heard of men being left be-
cause of starting too late.
SECOND. "That if elected would drink
and show my ignorance and disgrace the
county" True, do not know as much
about law making as Cleveland, but have
served Two years as Secretary of Nebraska
senate, besides can repeat the multiplied.
ton table, Lords Prayer and the Ten Com
mandments. As to drinking, l think i,
| well established that my opponents have a
much greater experience and more Intimate
| acquaintance with drinks whose names end
in RYE than l.
THIRD. THAT am poor" True again
but that used to be 'high, low, jack, game
| and winS" in the days of our grandfathers
True, can neither buy votes directly, leave
big money for dinners, whiskey or cigars
because have not held county office two
terms, but l can treat all and send my
| photograph at the end Of the term.
FOURTH. "That l don't call around
shake hands, praise wives, babies, farm
and stock &c" May be l think the less
you see me the better you will like ME.
FIFTH. "That am not a Lutheran Oh
Roman Catholic" True again, but my
father was Quaker and my mother is {
baptized Methodist. So, please, you car
all vote for me.
SIXTH, THAT my war record is not goot
because was not drafted and do not draw
a pension" l am not one of those DRAFTED
warriors who put down the rebellion alone
or who make the earth wobble every tint
they step, and the time may come whel
you will be thankful you are not taxed t.
pension everybody, whether they desire i
| or not.
SEVENTH. "That am teacher and law
yer" Yes haye held teachers license
and have taught in all grades of schools
ever since the Superiutendency has been il
force, and l read law with Mr.. Clark SOM
four years and have been admitted to prac
tice in several Supreme State courts ant
the U. 8. court, and am supposed to know
something about the Constitution of tn
State, at least enough to not vote for un
constitutional bills, unless l thought tn
Governor wanted veto work to do; bu
Mr.. Zarr is lawyer and Krickbaum ha
hung around court enough to becom
"tarred with the same stick" if he ha
tended to his business and let politics alone
EIGHTH. THAT | cannot get vote
enough to be nominated" How do the
know, unless votes have been unlawful
bought and paid for, and are to be deliver
ed according to contract? Better wait III
til the chickens are hatche1 before countin
them Wierman eggs sometimes.
NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH Are big lies
30 will let them lie still.
, Yours truly,
July 80, 1888. &. nj. BLAKRR.