Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-10-22

Ooinmehts on Ahecenb Articie ana
Unworthy Conduct.
I am sorry to note that the
"Wantage Recorder" of last week
can not give me credit for even a
shadow of good intention in explain
ing why jackson Cole made no run
in Sandyston. l quote the language
of the Recorder" as follows: In
last WI e'ls PIKE COUNTY ER s3anar.
ticie appeared from Sandyston town
ship evidently intended to antago-
nize the friends of jackson Cole and
those of Elvin e. Smith the Demo-
cratic candidate for Assembly.
''From what we learn it was in
spired by some one desirous of tax
ing revenge on Mr.. Smith in a poll
tical way, or jealous of him" Edi-
tor Stiokney has an unfortunate fa-
Guilty of tumbling to a conclusion in
a way that indicates slight lack of
discretion, for instance, when As
SCISSOR Van Sickle happened IN Deck
ertown a few days before the board
of Assessors met and then displayed
an accurate knowledge of Decker
town valuations before the board
the editor jumped to the conclusion
that John j Stanton, and John J. Van
Sickle had a conference in which
Stanton confded the information
to Van Sickle. Nothing could have
been further from the truth for the
two gentlemen did not even meet.
The indications were that the state
ment was pure guesswork based
upon the flimsiest of oircumstantial
evidence. So in this instance "what
he learned" probably came through
a crooked channel and led him to
jump to conclusion that is quite as
far from the truth as He'll is from
Halifax. 1t was only a simple state
ment of Elvin e. Smiths cond uct in
carrying in his pockets the tickets
of jackson Cole, entrusted to his
care, and the consequent Withholding
of them from Mr. Coles friends dur
ing the primary in Sandyston town.
ship. That such conduct shou Id
antagonize Mr.. Coles friends was
inevitable and claim that it was the
act itself and not the inspiration of
the article that produced the anita
gonism. Had it been published for
revenge as Mr.. Stickney says, all the
, facts instead of a part would have
been given, and would have proved
much more damaging to Mr.. Smith,
than as it appeared. No, there was no
thought of revenge Mr.. Stickney
and no inspiration as 1 am aware of.
As to jealousy, great Heaven jeal-
GUS Of what, of him, Elvin e. Smith ?
: Kind frisnds hold us while wo faint
and if we die, remember that Editor
Stickney charged us with jealousy
of "him" Elvin E. Smith. This in
deed fills our cup to overhowing and
renders our humiliation complete.
The Recorders advice to "sink little
differences agrees with our brand
of religion, but violated pledges lack
of business qualifications, and be-
trayal of trust like smuggling q
friends tickets, does not figure in
our category as "little differences
especially when found in a candidate
for an Office so important to the peo-
pies interests as that of Assembly.
man. If a man cannot accept so
small mission as the placing of a
friends tickets on the board without
breaking his faith, then he is not
worthy Of the greater trust and you
! who wish may take the responsible.
ty of voting that he be sent on 4
= legislative mission where greater in
{ terests are at stake. As for me, Mr..
] Stickney, without any feeling Of re-
venge or jealousy, but with reasons
= based upon good principles 1 do moi
: feel that 1 have any cause whatever
to vote that way and do you the
credit of believing, that if you knew
10 the facts as do, you would do as ]
have done, and vote as l shall vote,
H.