The Delta independent., 1889-02-19
From, PaNnia.

i more surprised than to have seen "Union
Labnrs" answer at this late date to charge
| made some months ago, and what was more
| surprising was tenor 10 his article which
would infer was vacillating young sophist,
| if this be so why does he answer me. lie in
| tended his article as answer to an election
| report but deferred publishing it until L. o.
| Wolcott was elected senator that he might
; gosd ME with that as it that had any thing to
do with the subject, so far a. Wolcott Is con
! cerned I am not. nor was Woicott
! man. or bov, rs "u. L." is pleased to cal! me.
did zealnusly support Chatheld, and thank
| .'U. L." for his n,agnunimity when he says
| unwillingly did it. for that is equivalent to
saving in modest and unasurnius manner
that he willingly supported Hooper.
Now as to Chatfield and Hooper. Chattield
was of my politics and while electioneering
acted the gentleman in every respect, while
Ho.per did not by abusing, and bearing false
witness against his opponent, and II Hooper
had been elected it was but vote for Pater-
son and the real difference between Paterson
and Wolcott was Wolcott is corrupt corpsra-
ton attorney and Paterson is too dishonest to
be employed even by corporation.
He saws: "Now whether Yeoman intended
il or not, ne used instruction in the sense of a
mandate or command" 1t was not for me to,
nor did I, pat construction upon the word
instruction ! gave the coversation, so far as
| wrote it, verbatim as told me by that GER
tain T. l.. man, nor was he the only one who
made such remarks, other L. l.. men said the
same thing and the instructions were seen and
known to be in actual existence.
In order to consumate his argument "t. L."
offers tie bet 80 to IS am liar ], seems to
me ou, OF puce for pure. untarnished guile
less, hater of money to leave logic and facts
and prove his srguement by cslumnlous gold
But after this chivairous overture, will not
leave the field of money proof, will give ten
dollars, five to ~. L." and five to the man
who told me the facts which ! wrote If that
man will make affidavit to the effect that he
did not say it. ! ask no wager it Is simply
m offer for "u. L." to look up the truth and
to see if the other man will swear to a lie,
which do no, believe hr will.
Then he cour,eously ends up by saving my
logic would possibly do for boy. If this be
true, yet have hopes. for if be young have
future by which may improve myself, and
in my weak amentable condition offer my
deepest sympathy TO one who has not that
future; one who has reached maturity, whose
future uuimproved has become the past and
who is still old in naught but years.
He seems much agitated that should make
such a charge against MS party after the stall
wart manner in which defended same ofits
principles, and especially universal suffrage.
Last summer, was woman suHracist before
there WAS U. l.. party. The principles OF
that purity lived before it did. | concur with
the principles ot that party as laid down in
| its platform but it ia not one of those primci-
pies which is under discussion, it is a section
al, political scheme: ~ L." farther on de-
| fend. the right to endorse as second choice
a man from either party. This do not deny
| or impute as a wrong. The objection have
| is not the endorsing of Bell or any one else
but the denyal of such endorsement when the
report of such endorsement came from and
was supported by their own ranks. If such
| reports are false, "U. L." ought not slander
+, me for was conscientious and got my intorma-
| :ior, "a supposed, from a reliable source.
He implies that was pronounced U. l..
| man until the eve before election, when in
| III. s'whoop and hurrah" my Young mind got
| badldy bewildered, which is not in any way
So was favorable to that party and advocnt-
| ell the principles which it imbodied but
never renounced my allegiance to the Repub-
LEANS l had no different oppinon the day of
| election than haze now entertained be-
| fore. always was n radical protectionixt, a
supporter of the defenders Of the Union and
ia believer in the maintaining of the Declara-
tion of Independence. The Republican party
and its leaders prominently supported these
| principles and hence was my party. Besides
it was no time TO play in . game Of chance,
| already our industries were menaccd, the
men who ;nterposed their lives for the life of
, the nation were stjgmatised. by the head of
the government as bummcrs, those who fol
lowed the .Sient Soldier" through the most
terrible battles of the world, were hated and
condemned as coffee callers, because they
stood firm to the cause they had consecrated
| by their torts and sacrifices. The people had
been supercitiousl dictated to, the colony ofa
foaign power had insulted US with impnnity.
So with the convictions I had / naturally
took hold IF the longest lever, as the best
means Of accomplishment. l think, without
doubt, "p L." was misinforned or had drawn
y wrong conclusion of my political position.
Let me ask n question: was the endorse.
ments ofthe q. l.. party. supported by reason?
Did not that party in Delta support Hooper,
and in Mesa and P,tkin counties support
Chatield' You admit yon could not elect a
president tins year, but was going to fight it
out in IA minority. Why not d" the same in Il
county, Why not begin at the bottom Of a
| ladder to climb it2
If, us "U. L." says, have been shooting at
random with my scattering gum seem to
| have hit the hu!ls.cye near enough to the
center to make the bell ring.
YRoMAS