Telegram-herald., 1890-10-19

How the scheme was worked
Jude the above caption the Grand
Rapids Leader of 0ct. 18TH. comment
ing ou the Industrial Reporters articles,
among other things has this To say;
when Mr.. Rice purchased the Hunt
4 DAVIS books he placed George Cook
n charge OF them, presumably as n
reward Tor ms opposition TO Ford two
years ago, and Cook may be seen al
most daily trsmping from one Office 10
the other. Yes, Mr. Rice IS 'slok,' aud
thls ls one OF hIs slick schemcs."
i was cOgnizant OF the fact that the
hunt q DAVIS abstracts, so-called, were
sold az public auction on the 2Oth day
OF last March, also OF the fact that |
hsd managed said abstracts for the
estate, from the time OF Mr.. Hunts
death until the day of sale, but | never
supposed that | was included IN the
purchase. Am quite sure Was not ad-
Vertsed with the other chattels.
The property was advertised for sew
er2I weeks by the administrator, and
every effort made TO induce outsiders
70 bid, and an attempt WAS also made
by some OF our citizens 10 form stock
company 10 purchase them; and with
al this effort. only $500 we're bid, aud
they would have sold at that figure had
not the estate made several bids, and
/ tney were tlnally struck of TO Herman
an Aalderen, Who had been with Mr..
Hunt Tor thirteen years, for $4,000
and 10 retain his services IL the regis
/ ter's Office, Mr.. Rice was compelled To
/ shoulder part OF the burden.
30 mucn IN reply 10 the charges OF
monopollzing the abstracts by Mr.. Rice.
/ Now word or two IN regard to
myself.
"Presumably-so says the Leader-as
reward for MS opposition TO Ford two
years ago. Mr.. Rice placed me IN
/ charge OF the abstracts and l may now
be seen almost daily tramping from one
office TO the other. After having been
mathematical by the Leader two years
ago, and read out OF politics bv the dis
tlngushed editor of the West Side
News, had supposed tnat settled the
matter and nave neither solicited or
been offered political favors by any
( party or individual, and SO far as the
contest between Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Skin
ner was concerned, proposed toilet them
hight It to finish on its merits alone.
and | regret now that Mr.. skinner
should spend his money TO purchase a
guerrilla sheet Ike the alleged Leader
TO advocate MS claims
Why dO | say purchase? Because
that sheet WAS never known to support
a candidate for office without being
/ purchased, and then after having the
/ check 20 require = man with hardly Il
: dollar IN the world TO put Up $500 be-
I fore they hoist MS name asa candidate
/ fOr Congress, with babyish hypocrisy at
/ trlhutcd his defeat TO ''Blodgett's S
hoodle."
Grand Rapids Leader Leader of
/ what. Let the unsuspccting ami aspir-
ing politicians that have bccn led to
political and financial bankruptcy au-
swer. Two years ago this Leader ~ &C
/ cused Mr.. Rice Of making i dishOncs,
deal NTH the '.Surly Sorehcad Cook -
aud predicted his defeat so en-
pha,icalv, that many OF Mr..
/ Rcc's friends became alarmed
hut after thc returns we're al in. end
/ Mr.. Rice was eighteen hundred ahcad
Of his competitor, II would seem that
I the Leader might have prOhted by the
past; and even It Mr.. Rice could not be
blsckmailed into furnishing the neces-
bankruptcy and premature decay, re-
fran at least from It's old. old tricks of
trausceuding the boundaries of truth
for few paltry dollars. Why drag nc
I into the controversy? Why not leave
I me in the political crave wherein thew
saw me securely inurned. two wears
[ ago, and net reopen the old sores that
I With careful nursing had become 50
/ nearly heaied' wish they had.
am very sorry they did not
T ln Che meantime may be found At the
cid stsud for "a few weeks louqer. fur
/ ulsa abstracts TO the general public
at q slight discount from the rates
/ fixed hy statuts tor those furnished by
7 the register OF deeds, and should the
I cditor Of the leader have ANYTHING n
/ nay line I viii guarantee prompt and
/ correct work. always resCrvng the priv
/ icgr II trsmpng 70 the registers Of
I fee 20 examine the records. aud per-
/ haps smoke at friend RCe's expense.
GEo. Cook.