Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-10-22
Captain John Morris.

Delamater has been shauaefullr
slandered and abused BY the uutuink-
ing aud wicked portion of the demo
cratic party. The latest card out Is
one to influence the soldier vote
against him, and IL from soured
ex-soldier Of Crawford county. The
name Of the old soldier Is Captain
John Morris, and he swears that
Dclanater once helped to defeat him
for county treasure, because he would
not promise ts deposit the county
funds in the Delamatsr bank If elect
ed. BY that oath the Captain pro
claims that he is a sore head because
he did not get the office, and because
his head Is sore he wants everybody
to vote against Delanater.
But the captains position is not all
on one side ike the handle on n Jug.
There Is an other side 10 the one he
swore to. Some men swear easily.
Men can be heard any day swearing
on the street 10 things that are not
true. Perhaps the Captain believes
What he swore to, but be that as 1t
may. Here Is a dispatch under date
of October Is, from Neadv.lle to the
Pittsburg Commercial relative to
Captain John Morris, which shows
the manner Of man he is. Inquiry up
on the part of the Commercial Gazstte
representative discloses the following
in reference to the affidavit of John
Morris, recently published in the
Plttsburg papers, wherein he charges
bad faith upon the part Of Senator
Delamater when he (Morris) was a
candidate in 1884 for county treas
urer Of Crawford county: Morris
credits his defeat to the republican
candidate for governor. Upon full
investigation 1t Is clear that not only
Senator Dslamater, but his father
and brothers gave Morris their cor
dial support, both at the primary
and general elections. The following
were undoubtedly the factors which
effected his defeat and not the op-
position of any individual First,
mis- principal competitor in the pri-
mary canvass, with large number
OF influential friends, considering
his nomination unfairly made, oppos-
ed his election. Second, the fact,
that Morris had been. since 1868, al
most continuously in cffice had dis
gusted the people. Third, his sue
cessful competitor was popular
young man who rallied to his support
the young men of both political part
les
1t might be proper to state that
IN 1868 Morris was elected register
and recorder, which WAS at that time
the best paving office IN the county
Immediately after the expiration of
his term, iu 1866. he was employed
tn index the records OF the recorders
office, for which service more than
$1,000 was paid. In 1872 he Wa,
elected prothonotary, which, during
the years of the panic, WAS the best
paying office IN the county IN that
time. In 1877 or 1878, notwithstaRd-
ing his boiling the ticket of the re-
pnblcan party. which had fed hin.
So hbersIly, he was appointed post
master 1T Meadville, which position
he held for four years, and tried t.
be appointed for n second term
His financial embarrassment Is
'charg, able not to political defeat,
but to the eItravngant habits Of him
self and family. With proper care
of what he has recsi we'd at the hands
of a sreatful people he might now
be enjoying competency.
Bring on your next slander, gen,le-
men