The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
RUTTER ANSWERS
Z MILLER QUESTIONS
In a Straightforward Way J. c. Rutter
Jr., Answers Frank W. Miller's Cam.
paisn Attack-let the Public
Decide Between the Two.

The campaign Is now well along
and up to within a few days ago the
candidates conducted a canvass, free
from mud Singing, and it was hoped
it would continue so until the finish,
Frank w. Miller, of Centralia, can
didate for Register and Recorder,
could hold out no longer and began a
personal attack upon me, thus show
Ing his disposition and true nature
and proving by the badly composed
article and ridiculous questions, his
unfitness to the office to which he as
pires.
take pleasure in submitting my
answers to the questions referred to,
and ask the public to Judge accord
ingly.
Answer to the first Quetsion:-I
know, as everyone does who was pres.
ent at the convention, that Geo. E.
Clemens, Of Berwick, who was then
a prospective candidate for Register
and Recorder, got his friend, DR.. Cat
teral, of the same place to offer So
called resolution making the said
office a two term one. This resolu.
tion vas not unanimously carried, nor
was 1t offered as an amendment to-
the Democratic rules. 1t was simply
the expression of the views of few
of the Return Judges in that conven-
tion ucon the subject, after 1t had
been canvassed by Clemens, Catteral
and their friends, and set up for that
particular occasion. In other words
it was political trick of Clemens try.
ing to forestall my candidacy against
him. If such a rule had been adopt
ed, or if these people had amended
the rules so as to prevent a candi.
date for Register and Recorder from
running for a third term, l would not
believe in upholding the Democratic
rules. The best evidence that there
is no such rule is that County Chair
man C. H. Dildine has accepted my
registration fee Of $50 and has regu-
larly certified that am legal candi-
date for Register and Recorder ac-
cording to the rules Of the Democrat
ic Party. The voters Of Columbia
county need not be afraid that Mr..
Dildine the County Chairman, would
issue such certificate IL there is
any rule to prevent my being a candi-
date for a third term. This man
Miller, who asked the question, knows
very well that there is no such rule,
and either he or his backer, Asso-
ciate Judge Krickbaum, only tried to
deceive the people into believing that
there was such a rule. When a man
tries to get votes by such disreputa-
BILE methods it ought to be notice to
the public that he is not fit to be
trusted. 1t was bad enough for Glenn
ems to use a political trick like this,
but it is far worse for Miller to still
further deceive the people by attempt
ing to create the impression that the
rules of the Democratic Party forbid
a third term for Register and Record
er, when in truth and fact there isn't
the slightest foundation for it.
Answer to the second question:
| was ready and willing to account for
all money that came into my hands as
treasurer, at the time the resolution
was offered and so stated to DR.. Cat.
teral who read the resolution for
Clemens. have been ready ever
since, ard will take pleasure in max
ing known in public print just where
the money went to and who received
it, If the County Chairman or Commit
tee desire me to. 1t is positively not
true that $450000 or near half that
sum ever passed through my hands
as treasurer, and Mr.. Miller, II he
has any sense at all, ought to know
that no such sum is ever raised in
this county for campaign purposes.
And furthermore. I hold receipts to
show where the money went, and that