Telegram-herald., 1889-05-19
LOCAL POLITICS.
Hon. NJ. c. Burch Has Something to- Say
About the Alleged SLATE"

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About the Alleged estate"
To the Editor of the TELEGRAM HERALD.
Your article of the 18th inst. upon
the subject of the estate, attracted very
general attention. As no one else has
seemed to take public notice of it, and
as | am perhaps as Conversant with the
circumstances as any other man "a
strong sense of duty impels me to re-
view it..
In this article you commence by
stating that it was given out soon after
election that Mr.. Clark would be post
master, John Steketee, collector, and
X. A. Maynard, collector of customs:
that the announcement was so positive
that many people indorsed the pro-
gramme, rather to be in the procession
than because of preference for these
men. Now, there is not probably an
intelligent citizen Of this county who
viii deny that Fred :. Clark, a
man then comparatively poor and
in delicate health. did for four months
day-giyc up ms business, imperl
for the success of the Repub-
hcan party IN the late general cam
paign: ana that Mr.. *. A. MAYNARD.
the able secretary of the committee,
who was similarly situated, except as
to health, and who labOred Just as Mr..
Clark did, together with hun bore the
heat and burden of the day. Their
sclf-sacrlficing devotion, their unsur-
passed tact and skill IN management,
their fOrtltude and resource IN trying
emergencies, won for Us a memorable
victory. When the importance of the
results came to be understood, what
was more natural than that every far
minded man should JON with cnthu-
SIasm i'm the wish 10 90 anything and
everything IN the nature of reward To-
them, and what man ut thattimc cared
t. stand apart from what you are
pleased 90 term the procession? Acorn
mon sense OF justice prompted the feel
ug- that they should have the best that
was within the gift of the party. and
tins was the almost Unanimous -eutl-
meut. II SENS 70 me that lugrautude
whether individual OF collective. il one
It.
II YOU have correctly yOicod current
sentiment. the Republican party, a-
the occasion of our great struggle and
victory recedes, becomes colder aud
colder towards these men. and even
now IS allowing others u occupy the
places, and by pr0craslnatlu- is seek
ng to defeat Clark and Maynard for
the positions II vas at0Ietme the
almost universal W -h they should
have. and It seems t0 me to do th.s ls
tne basest ingrattude, and cannot
believe that the Republican party j,
guilty of any such charge.
lt is stated. also. that feeling has
arisen thai certain ones we're assuming
too much authority, and further on ,t
is claimed that Nj. Clark WAS dlctajo-
rial m h.~ methods. Now. ] have tIs
% say, that Mr.. Clark IS evidently %
man who has q mind OF bis own. and
Who has strong and decided traits of
character and whose iu..lF dual tV &.
more than usually marked. Blt These
very TRAITS oi character wm tor lm
the confidence of the rarty 8nd tae
Cnairmarsn 0f Is County Comm ttee.
and enc adur ration Of Us members In
the contest winch We passed through.
aa8 is occurs CD me. That u tag- elaI-
it.es were sacR - - lead tho Repua-
can party 60 avail then-clve. of them
80 that tlme, g - rather Transparent a
lea months after cle-fou g. complain
~ tlat vAlcn was - admirable during
tre camFe 81.
Acal. i stated that the fren5s of
Jua- Aarf ntry Wll7 srin~ ortel t.at
gentleman n tae Tong Tast caa-esf o.