The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
MR.. SPEICHER PRESENTS HIS CASE
And States His Position With Reference t.
the Shartzer Combination.

And States His Position With Reference to
| the Shartzer Combination.
To the Editor of The Republican.
wish to say few words through
the columns of your paper in reply to
the article which appeared therein
last week from Republican" and
dated at Accident.
First, in regard to the Shartzer-
| Speicher combination referred to. [
am frank to say to the people that l
never knew l was a member of any
such combine and | consider the Re-
publican from Accident, if he be from
that district, a very narrow minded
specimen of humanity to stoop to
such a degraded position to ask the
publication of such report through
the columns of any county paper,
whether it be the organ of the great
Republican party or whatever it may
be.
Readers, stop and think moment.
If l were nominated and elected l
"OAlNA bOb ll4ONC W CihlChd OuU luIl
the office over to Andrew Shartzer to
reap the benefits. Could this be done?
After investigating this matter have
failed to find any individual from any
part of the county that ever heard of
such report before seeing it in the
columns of your paper, and l have
all 4hn II, ha would 70 no
that Republican, simply Matched
that in his own mind and thought
by dealing out his feelings toward me
he would be able to do me some per-
sonal injury.
A word in regard to communicating
to Republicans through Democratic
journal. About two years ago l
wrote communication to THE RE-
PUBLICAN and asked for space to have
1T published. For some reason it
never came out in print. How are we
to communicate with Republicans
only through some other paper, es-
pecially when we wish to make known
that which does not please the editor
or some special friend of his. THE
only comment we wish to make con-
corning this communication we shall
make here. Mr.. Speicher's attention
was called yesterday to the fact that
the aforementioned letter was never
received at this Office and in the con-
versation with us said that the letter
bore upon personal or family mat
ter. 1t was therefore not letter ad
dressed to Republicans but was of
private nature which he desired to
make public.-EDITOR. "Repubh-
can" from Accident claim | am JUS
fed in giving my patronage to any
paper | may desire, after being dealt
with as / have in time past.
Now the question is a7ked, sis that
the course you would pursue if you
were Sheriff p This is question
which would then be considered. But
this does not agree with his state
ment for in his letter | would have
nothing to say-it would be left for
Starters consideration.
In conclusion, | wish to say to my
friends, including my political enemy
from No. 5, have been reared among
you and am still living with you; my
record is before you. You can be the
judge whether or not l ain Republi-
can. l still firmly believe am.
If at anv time it should become
necessary for me to become a member
of the above named combine would
consider it my own private business
and credit to be a member of the
same, rather than choose the great
Republican" from Accident as a
partner. If he has any further re-
marks to make | hope he will be man
enough to give his name so that the
people will know who it is that pos
sesses such vast amount of intellect
that knows more about other peoples
business than they do themselves.
l hope while lying upon his couch
enjoying his evening slumbers he will
feel at perfect ease and made to think
what rest to my worried mind since
the great explosion which occurred at
Accident ON August 15
HARVEY SPEICHER.
Accident, Aug. IS, 1908.