Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-14
CITIZEN SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF.
DEAR TRIBUNE OF THE people,

Notwithstanding the last issue in the
Southwest Wisconsin, both editori-
ally and over the name "Citizen."
First let me assure the Wisconsin
and Citizen Of that paper. that no
one connected with the TRIBUNE
had any thing to do with my letter,
nor knew of it or that it was to be
written, until it was handed in FOR
publication. Let me say to "Citi-
zen" and to the public that it is of
but little moment who wrote that
letter. The all important question
is, are the facts as stated? From the
best information could obtain | be-
lieve them to be true. If any part Of
the letter was not true, why did not
Mr.. Taylor or Mr.. Reese, (Oh!"I beg
pardon,D Mr.. Taylor or "Citizen"
point out that part which was not
true.
Mr.. Taylor certainly knew of his
own knowledge whether his office is
run by the old democratic postmaster
and democratic clerk | do not, but
such a statement was made by citi-
zen of Linden at Mineral Point,
to Gen Hawley, the advance agent of
Mr.. Babcock, and he said the matter
should be attended to- at once.
1t didn't even meet with his APP
prevail. 1t may be all right as it is,
but the people think otherwise.
Citizen does point out Que mis-
statement. He says Mr.. Reese was
only postmaster ID years instead of
IS Well, make it l3. 1t does not
change the inference | drew from
the facts. The point | wished to
make was that the republican party
anything, any more than hundreds
Of others in the county, and that
there was no excuse for Mr.. Babcock
appointing John NJ. Reese post
master over all the other applicants,
and especially over the two old SOL
diers, whom he pTofessed to love so
much, and whose votes he is so earn
estly seeking.
! have since been informed that
there were four soldier candidates
for the Office OF p. NJ, at Dodgeville,
all upright moral men. Republicans
always. May not the people of this
district inquire why this young man
was preferred to any one of them?
Citizen in the Southwest Wiscon-
sin, attempts to explain it by saying,
zone thing is sure that the present
p. NJ, had better endorsements for
the place than any other applicant"
Mark the language, BETTER en-
dorsment, NOT more of it.
Let me quote from "Citizen's' let
ter. "That is question of fact, and
| because the writer Of said article says
so, that does not make it So Per-
haps the writer knows what endorse
ments the others had, but if so, how
did he find it out. Or perhaps he
knew that :. w. Reese had written
| to Mr.. BabcOck, insisting that he be
appointed p. NJ, at Dodgeville, and
! that he, :. w. Reese, afterward en-
dorsod his son. | have heard ru-
NOR that he did so insist, and that
Senator ~poouer wrote to one of
the other applicants, that it had been
decided to appoint Mr.. Reese. That
was before any petition was eircu-
lated for j. NJ Reese. VIII Citizen, or
the editor of the :. w. please state
whether this statement is true OF
! false?
If ii is true, and believe it to be so
the getting of a petition was mere
| form. Perhaps Citizen meant the
endorsement of Mr.. Reese was better
than all the others, and really so ii
was, if the editor of the Chronicle is
to be believed, for he says it was ar
ranged more than year before that
no one should be appointed to that
office without the endorsement of
Mr.. Reese
That is he might name the p. NJ
of Dodgeville. Was that right
suppose an election had been held
by the republicans of Dodgeville
does any one believe J. NJ. Reese
would have been selected over all
the other worthy men2
Now donot mean by this that J.
NJ. Reese was not worthy of the place
nor that he will not discharge its
duties honestly and faithfully, but |
do mean that some OF the Others AZ
! least We're more worthy, because OF
/ their much greater service to the
republican party, and rs to the sol
| der candidates, because of their SER
vice 70 the country. Republicans
have GOTTEN claimed that they believed
that persons honorably discharged
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