The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-25

Ne Thisks The Courier Has Mlsrepse-
sested Him.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. !
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2lst, 1875. !
G. DoANE. jasper. Ind.
MI DEAR SIR regret very much to Be
compelled TO write this letter. hut the pro
vocation 10 too great, TO be overlooked oI
passed by with NO more than . passing no
tce. The o6ense jussnes me in using plain
language In chsracterixing my dsproval VI
tt. and hence will not 60 out OF my way 81
select soft words TO express my thoughts.
When ! entered public life more than ten
years ago, took the risk. and indeed ex
pected criticism on matters pertaining to my
public acts and officiai conduct. and hence
my and fair, decent and truthful criticism
Of my conduct can bear with great deal
Of adverse censure. even when untruthful
and unwarranted from my political Adver-
sarles. because they have y motive. and I
can bear with fortitude and circumspection
any truthful and worthy exceptions to my
ofiicisl conduct from my Political assoc iates.
But d. object and protest against untruth-
ful. uu warrunted and inexcusable assaults
from my political friends. especially when
coming from my fellow townsman and
neigh0or, who understands better, perhaps,
than any man living. my views ON most pub
lie questions with which l have to deal.
simply because am public servant may
lead some men 20 believe they have AN in
slisnable right 10 ssssil me. whenever and
wherever they please and ON all sorts of ex
cuses. have never thought 50. You &C
cuse me III an article in the COURIER OF last
week. with having voted with the Eastern
bankers. ON the currency bill. deny t.
voted, ~ dad also the entire delegation from
Indiana. 70 carry out the positive and unAn-
imous instructions Of 4 democratic caucus.
composed OF = hundred and nifty democrats,
to the Committee on Rules Of the House. to
report An order. 70 be adopted BY the House.
TO limit debate on the Carlisle bill. and bring
IL to y vote In the house Debate on the bill
had been going on for more than two weeks.
and was not changing vote one way or the
ton. vas tired. ~ Was the country. Of
listening TO the everlasting 1awsmiths Of the
House. and wanted 60 take vote on the bill.
and dispose Of 4. IN order that We might 20
the Committee on Rules. limit ny debate, " as
no indication whatever OF how l would vote
on the passage Of the bill, and your knowl-
edge OF parliamentary Law, teaches you any
thing. will teach you 50. Every member OF
she Indiana delegation, as we'll as many
others. knew Was going to vote against the
when was home during the holidays, did
not think ! would vote for the bill, and
hence there can be no sort OF excuse for the
malice malice that induced you to make such ,. an
Ut the common people voted as ! did. The
venerable Judge Holman, who for thirty
years has stood up in the hottest OF the light
pie, voted just As did, as did many Others
whose honesty and faithful fidelity to the
common people 10 equally marked. cannot
your language bears that construction, and
none other. You seek BY it to discreiit my
social standing among my neighbors and
sWess Of their face among u whom i've and
Ut whom am one. challenge you 70 point
60 one single vote ever east, since l have
bsea In Congress or one single utterapce
ever made either here or ON the stump, that
was not directly In the interest Of the com
mon people. You say my vote on the repeal
Of the sherman Law, and yet you approved
upon, declaring that. that Law was fraud
There Was nothing ssldi u that platform, you
pe .n YET yau sse. Ss. Sssors ea
my vote for the repeal OF that law, had
done sverything n my power. both ~ vote
You say all true democrats voted to scotch
the Carlisle bill ct the 1rst chance. I deny
IT, The bill Vas not before the House. to be
have taken the liberty to assault me on.
The ones you refer to with 90 much favor
and approval, A. true democrats" were the
cratic caucus which they ATTENDED and par
eicipated in its deliberations. In that same
eentence yon question my democracy, which
has been - nxed as the stars, and bears date
- OF my birth. Can you say as much Of
y0urDf ] sm told not. And II you keep ON
nominating Debs. Altgelt. Coxey. Carl Brown
and Herr Most for president, and extolling
their character and deeds in the COUkIER, Il
will need another reconstruction SION. II
to discard the stars and stripes, law and or
der, and take up and follow the red nag. riot
Gratis, will not ask 20 be excused from fol.
lowing such, but will 1t once excuse myself.
II your gods Of democracy are these men.
either i Of them represent the least Worthy H
principle OF the Democratic party, protest
againct being placed in the same category
with these men. Now I am done. ] know
your heretofore fairness and belief in the
right OF self defense will At once prompt you
~ make amends Of your uncalled for and
tmpetuous assault. and IL you have the cour-
publisb this. rsiuctantiy written, letter i'm.
weeks CorHIsR, Very truly.
JOHN I. BRRrx.
The COURIER cheerfully gives
Congressman Bretz the opportunity
he asks Of making some comments
in defense Of his vote to give the
Carlisle Cleveland bank bill right
to vote on its merits in the House
though Of course we do not admire
the spirit or concede the correct
ness OF what ne says. But the flrst
is . matter Of taste, and the latter
Of proof.
The COURIER said his vote was
not q Democratic one, and it still 50
contends. The Democratic caucus,
composed Of only IA members Of
congress, q little more than half Of
the Democratic congressman, in
stead Of the over 200, voted by q
bare majority that the Committee
on Rules should report a rule limit
ing debate, and setting day for
vote on the proposed currency bill.
At that caucus the proposition was
made that the caucus action should
lie binding, but was not adopted--a
number Of members stating that
they would not be bound BY It. So
much for Nj. Bretz's statement
about voting with the caucus, and
justifying his action thereby. The