The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-10-18
FOR SHERIFF.
Louis N. DeDiemar.
A FEW FACTS.

The candidacy Of Louis N. DeDiemar
for the shrievalty Of Kenosha county
appeals with peculiar strength to the
generosity and gratitude as we'll IS the
| good judgements Of our people.
| 1t is we'll known that for some time
Mr.. DeDiemar has held the position of
lighthouse keeper at yelary of 5000
per year, and with this small amount he
has had to provide and care for family
OF five children. He now aspires to a
place with more money in it, and we
plainly ask, what are the considerations
IN his favor; what are the considerations
upon which to base such aspirations?
Generally speaking, talk is cheap
enough, but we believe, that here
is case which needs only
presentation in order to win the support
Of right-hearted and right minded men.
If all the sentiment that has been
uttered in relation to providing for those
who went to the front in the late war,
and returned manned is not to 90 for
nought, Louis DeDiemar is entitled to
the help Of those that have cherished
that sentiment. Enlisting in July,
1861, losing his arm at Perryville, KY,
in 1862, he returned home to labor,
physically disabled. Handicapped as
he was, he has struggled along as best
he could in an endeavor to secure food
and raiment for those he holds dearest
to himself, and now ventures to ask for
this Office Of sheriff, an Office which in a
financial way will compensate him some
what for the lack of working facilities
which he suffers through the loss of his
arm. Under such circumstances does
he assume so very much when he mod
estly asks his friends and neighbors to
aid him in obtaining this place? Who
is there with temerity enough to say
that he is not only excusable but iusti-
fed in asking for what he now seeks?
The story is familiar to many of how
General Grant came to the assistance of
a poor German soldier boy who had lost
an arm at Chickamauga and cut up the
boys meat so that he could partake
thereof, and how General Grant encour-
aged and strengthened the heart Of that
boy, and said to him: "My lad, when
you want anything in the future from
any American citizen, don't hesitate to
call on him, because you have earned
it"
The German boy you all know and
feel proud of and you have repeatedly
shown him favor. We are especially
proud of him and ask why should we
not help his one-armed friend and COM |
rade, i. N. DeDiemar.
Is Mr.. DeDiemar immodest or preten-
tious in what he now seeks? The spirit
of the departed Grant says not, a knowl-
edge of the history Of the man and his
circumstances says not
Aside and beyond this view of the
case, this candidate is man of ability
and man Of integrity and thorough |
honesty If he is elected, his manage
ment Of the Office will be efficient; if he
is elected, the people of Kenosha county
may rest assured that the bills he rem
ders will be scrupously correct and not
one cent more called for than necessity
requires. What more can be said? What
more can be desired? A vote for L. N.
DeDiemar will be vote for deserving
man, vote for an able man, and vote
to fulfill the pledges made to the boys in
blue from 1861 to 1865.
Many have asked why Mr.. DeDiemar
is willing to give up the position he now