Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-20

accompany Candidate Voorhees, and the
local candidates of that party through this
county to-day, and close the days cam
paigning at great meeting in Green's
Opera House.
For several years past Congressman
Loudenslager has been the defendant in
suit brought by the Woodbury. Heights
Land Company to recover the sum Of
S15522 so and interest thereon for about
six years, which amount he is alleged to
have secretly taken from the treasury
of the aforesaid Company in the purchase
of land, and appropriated it to his own use.
Vice Chancellor Pitney, who first heard
this case, two years ago decided that he
did so take this amount, and decreed that
he must repay it. Appeal was taken to
the Conrt of Errors, and the decision of the
Vice Chancellor was affirmed. Mr. Louden-
slayer then set up the plea that he had
divided the profits of the transaction with
Doctor Joseph B. Roe, and should be held
liable only for the portion that he kept.
The reply of the Court to this plea, is
alleged to be, that had he given all the
stockholders in the Land Company look
for redress and no answer is forthcoming
The GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT
has given good deal Of space to this case
in the past, and it's readers understand it
Just as the court records give it. No
reply and no defense has to this date been
entered to the charge that in this transac-
ton he p!undered his friends, his fellow
stockholders in that corporation.
TO Henry C. LOudenslager: GLoU-
CEsTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT aims to be fair
and just 90 all men. II aims to tell the
truth all the time. II it has done you an
injustice in the past two years in publish
ing the facts of this case as the court
records give them, it will make retraction
now, on the eve of this important election,
if you will give it the opportunity offered
by the meeting tonight. Our stenographer
will be present and take down every word
you utter in your own defense.
If you are not guilty as charged, if you
are wrongly accused and the two highest
Courts of our State have wrongfully de-
cided against you, this is your opportunity
to publish it to your constituents.
If you are guilty and these decisions are
true deductions from the sworn testimony,
then you have no right to expect honest
men to cast their votes to send You as their
representative to the highest Legislative
body in the world.
In brief, the allegation is this =
On March Is, 1890, when you we're
County Clerk, you, as promoter, organized
the corporation known as the Woodbury.
flights Land Company, and was elected
one of the Directors.
% March Goth, at meeting of the Board
of Directors, you was elected President OF
the Company. At that meeting the Vice
President and Secretary were authorized
to enter into an agreement with you to
purchase land for the Company at that
date you did not hold title to any land
contemplated to be purchased or hold valid
options thereto.
On April IA, 1890, DR.. Roe conveyed
land to you;
On April Is, Susan Roe conveyed land
to you;
On April Is, Joshua L. Dilks conveyed
land to you;
On the same day West Jessup conveyed
land to you;
On the same day Caleb C. Pancoast con-
veyed land to you;
On the same day heirs of one Reeves
did likewise
In all 413 acres, for which was paid
$50, 900, SAL, 100 in mortgages and $38, 300
in cash. OF the cash, SIS, 522 so was not
paid to the owners of the land purchased,
but stuck to your figures. The only money
used in the transaction was the Company Is
HAoA0y yOu DOuSuO tuc ldnu uuuci
authority of the Company of which you
was President and paid for it from the
Company's treasury, and the Company did
not know until long time afterward that
you made secrete profit out of that
transaction.
We shall confdentally expect you to
purge yourself of the stains of this transac-
ton tonight, or promptly resign from the
ticket. A man cannot at the same time be
honorable and dishonorable, honest and
dishonest he cannot feel at liberty to
stealthtully take advantage of his business
partners to his enrichment and their loss,
and at the same time pose as fit candi-
date for the sufrages of an honest people.
You cannot be the guilty ex-President of
the Woodbury. Heights Land Company,
and the honest representative in Congress
of the people of the First Congressional
District of New Jersey.
The GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMocRAT
expects to publish your vindication, or
declination from the ticket next week. The
public conscience demands one or the
other.