The National tribune., 1906-11-29
CONGRESSMAN WADSWoRTH'S DE-
FEAT.
The People of the 34th n. Y. District
Preferred Another Stanch Republican.

Editor National Tribune: I see in
last weeks National Tribune in your
comments on the election in the 34th
Congressional District you say the de-
feat of Mr.. Wadsworth is loss to his
party. Now, Mr.. Editor, don't you
think for one moment that We of the
34th don't know what We are doing.
This is a strong Republican district ana
always has been and 1 hope always will
be, but after sending Mr.. Wadsworth
to Congress for 20 years with from
5000 to $4,000 majority what hr2 he
dOrc for us? Was he serving Us WHEN
hs volcd against taxing oie"ma rgarine,
or when he voted not to give Mr.. Hoop
er, a poor, paralyzed soldier, a pension,
or when he insulted Messrs. Neil and
Reynolds in the meat inspection exam
ination. or when he, in answer to a
petition Of thousands of his constitu-
ents, wrote a letter to hem that no
would do all he could 10 pass a bill
they asked for and then voted against
it. and other things he did too numer-
Gus to mention. Mr.. Wadsworth with
his millions and 1900 majority
thought he owned this Congressional
district. You class Mr.. Porter as a
Democrat He is not and never has
been a Democrat. No Democrat has
ever and probably never will be elect
ed to Congress in this district. Mr..
Porter is just as good a Republican as
you or L am (and they used to say
was so black that charcoal made a
white mark on me.) He was elected by
Republicans. Mr.. Peter A Porter, Jr.,
is the son of Col. Peter A. Porter, who.
at the head of his regiment, 8th n. Y.
II. A, gave his life to his country on
the bloody field of Cold Harbor. 1 have
known Peter A. Porter, Jr., for IS
years. and I know he is a true friend
of the soldier. He belongs to the Camp
of Sons of Veterans here. He gave the
G. A. r. Post here a fine library and a
silk banner. and every old soldier and
son of soldier In this Congressional
district did all they could to elect him
to Congress, for in him We knew we
had true friend. If Mr. wadsworth
has served his constituents as we'll as
you think he has, how do you account
for change of over 5000 votes? There
are not 5000 fools in this Congressional
district
Mr.. Editor, we knew what we were
doing when we got Mr.. Porter to ignore
snap caucases called on less than "a
hours notice, and run as an Independ-
ent Republican, for We knew with Mr..
Porter in Congress We would have a
true friend of the old soldier and OF
Theodore Roosevelt. and one that the
President would not have to call down
to make him support his constituents,
instead of those of the manufacturers
of oleomargarine and meat packers.
Had Mr.. Wadsworth served US as he
should he would have been elected by
large majority, for all five Counties
in this district are strongly Republican.
Mr.. Porter carried four of them and
came near carrying the other, and this,
too, against the old Republican ma
chine
Now, Mr.. Editor. in justice to us old
u 90 r
you to insert this in The National Trib-
une. 1 have taken The National Trib-
une in all over Is years, and have never
asked a favor of you before.-R. w.
Oliver, Quartermaster-Sergea Battery
M, 1st N. Y. L. Art, Wilson, N. Y.