The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-14
MILLER COMES
BACK AGAIN.
OAUsTIc REJoINDER TO Def OF
CONGRESSMAN McCLEARY,
Latter Accused Not Only of Misstating
the Luverne Mans Position, but of
Making an "Unqualifiedly False AS
sertion''-No Chance for Joint De-
bate Right Away.

Special to The journal.
Luverne, Mimi, Sept. 14.-Herbert J.
Miller, who is candidate for the re-
publican congressional nomination, has
replied to his opponent, Congressman
McCleary, saying In part:
You misstate and misreprescnt my views
with reference to reciprocity with Canada.
l have never written or uttered any state
mont which can be twisted into such ex-
preston Of views as you attribute to me.
Neither have ever entertained such
views.
Instead Of stating your position with
reference to trusts. you misstate mine.
You make the unqpalifedly false asser-
tion that am promising the people that If
elected I will secure the removal of the
tariff from lumber. have made no such
promise. l said in my announcement that
favor the removal of the tariff from
lumber, and I again pledge myself ii
elected, to use all honorable efforts to
have such tariff removed.
You give an inaccurate and misleading
statement Of my views with reference to
tariff revision.
Finally, at the heels Of the campaign
you invite me to discuss orally with you
vague issues Of your own making, and
issues to be hereafter made. depending on
an entire misapprehension and misstate-
mont Of the real differences between us,
coupled with a promise that during such
discussion you will answer orally the
questions to which 7 have asked you to
give specific answers In the public prints
On the showing thus made, which of
us Is guilty Of evasion? Which of us Is
attempting to deceive the public? Which
Of us should be "mercilessly shown up
to the public for failing to make any but
full, clear and straightforward answers
to the questions to which the people are
entitled?'
Will you kindly tell the public why it
iS thai a1thn had threa in
which to consider the matter, during
which time, If you had so desired, every
voter In the district could have had the
benefit OF your answers to the questions
and thus determined for himself whether
OF not you represent his views. you pub
lish a letter In reply in which you fail
to answer the questions and claim to
desire an opportunity to answer them
orally? Do you claim that an oral an
swer Is better than q printed one? It
would be an insult to your intelligence to
ask II you do not know that, had you
published answers to these questions
they would have been read and under
stood by hundreds Of voters who could
not attend meetings such as you propose
and there hear your oral answers.
What brand Of counterfeit logic do you
use in the argument that I should not
be elected to congress because I could
not obtain the removal Of a harmful and
unnecessary tariff from lumber and that
you should be elected because you are
opposed to making any effort to secure
its removal and are supposed to believe
in its retention? How long will 1t be
before the tariff on lumber Is removed
If men who believe as you do are elected
to congress?
There can be no intelligent oral discus
sion between us until definite issues are
settled.