The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-04

state UndG IOr Tie ldSb SIN UlOulIlS VI q
year we have bought Steel wire nails
for ten per cent less than we pay for
Bar Iron. Now l would like to ask
what could bring about this result
but competition in an industry prOpa-
gated and fastered by the protective
tariff. May Kansas Republicans give
Mr.. Carpenter a cordial welcome into
their ranks.
Resp'y Yours,
Geo. w. Lawyer.
The REGISTER has thus far said
nothing about the Republican candi-
date for State Senator from this Dis
trict: 1t would say nothing now were
it not that it seems to be generally I'M
derstOOd that the organs of the OppOsi-
ton in this county and in WOodsOn
are to be filled in their last issue with
all sorts of accusations against him.
In view of these rumors it can certain
ly be not out of place for this paper to
reprint few of the great number of
flattering and commendatory notices
that have been made by the press of
the District and of the State about his
candidacy, for they are the best evil
dence of his reputation and standing
away from home. And it may not be
out of place either for this paper to
say that no harmful charge, touching
either his personal character or his
political integrity, can be truthfully
made. He has lived in Allen county
all his life and he has never yet been
accused of wilfullY wronging any
man. For ten years past the REGIS
TER has spoken for him, and the read
ers of this paper know whether or not
it has been loyal to the people, to all
the people, loyal to all the laws, loyal
to every good cause, loyal to every
public enterprise, loyal to the State of
Kansas and to the United States of
America, loyal to the Republican par
ty and the nominees of that party.
His profession has been such as to
give him large degree of familiarity
with public affairs and q wide ac-
quaintance among public men, so that
if elected to the Senate he will not q
as a stranger to undertake strange
duties. On all matters of great polit-
ical concern he will of course stand by
his party. But on matters of business
or on matters of local or personal in
terest, he will never forget that he is
the representative, not of one locality
or of one party merely, but of all the
District and all its citizens. If honor
ed with the support of the people it
will be his supreme ambition to meet
their expectations and justify their
The following letter explains itself
and must cover with confusion those
who have been charging the writer of
it with misrepresentation:
lola REGISTER:
l understand that my version of the
made by J. Il. Grafton upon
the nomination for county
attorney by the Peoples party con-
vention of this county is disputed.
L myself was not at the convention
which nominated Mr.. Grafton. The
before | went to Kansas |
called upon Mr.. J. II. Woods, an at
tOrney of high character and standing
here, and upon Mr.. j. J. Burke, editor
of the TiDeS-JOuTndL, both of whom
heard Mr.. CraftOn's speech, and ask
ed them if Mr.. Grafton made use of
the exact words attributed to him in
the Tintes-JOurndI, and which / sub
sequently quoted at lola. They both
said he did. l append their aflidav-
its, and also the affidavits of Hon. J. !
{. Delaney, Receiver Of the u. :. |
Land Office, and of Hon. Edgar \. |
Sweet. l did not hear of any attempt
ed explanation by Mr.. Grafton until |
returned from Kansas. / have since
heard contradictory reports of such 1
but / have at no time
heard that he either retrdcted or mod !
ifed the main statement. 1t is nat F.
ural that his friends should desire to I
soften so unpleasant and damaging
statement; but when a man expresses /
a present glory in having done dis /
loyal act, no explanation short of I
absolute retractiOn can be accepted. I
append the af1idavits:
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, &C.
OKLAHOMA TERRIToRY.( CO.
J. II. Woods and J. J. Burke, being duly I
sworn, say that they were present al the Peo- 1
Pies party convention in Oklahoma City which /
nominated ]. r Grafton for county attorney /
That in accepting said nomination the said .
Grafton made use of the following words: Il I
glory in the fact that l was the man who tore .
he American flag from its staff at the surrender /
If Fort Sumpter tore il into shreds and tramp-
ed il into the ground " The said ] J Bunk. |
or himself. says that he wrote the words down .
Immediately after their utterance Atlantis say .
hat the said Grafton in said speech did not sub
equently retract the above statement and that /
he said statement was greeted with applause
J. H WOOD.
J. J. BUEKE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th |
lay OF October 1872. MARTIN. I
~ Notary Public
us. Commission expires Dec 26 isa2.
TERRITORY oF OETAUovA
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, -
j e. Delaney of lawfIll nrn h.incr dull.