The Facts In The Case

To the Editor of tlie Democrat: Dear Sir:- Being desirous of saying a fow words to the demócrata of Wash tenaw county, especially thoBe residing in Ann Arbor and vicinity, I aak the publication of the followinf?: I have carefully read the article in the Argus, and with a few exceptious care nothing about it. First, Iet me say that in my opinión to no one man or to the leaders of any one party belongs the credit of the largely increasecl democratie majority in this county. Great credit is due to the old stand-bys of the party who grasped the helm of the sinking ship twenty-four years ago, and have Btood nobly to their taak, holding the grand old ship firmly on her course, with their enlistment rolls open ready to receive the signatures of thos whoelieved in a government for and by the people. To the young men who have joined the party in its advereity, and to the new reoruits who were mustered in in time to witness the grand old ahip of the people as she carne sailing niajestically into port, dropping her anchor squarely on the heads of the republican party. To them, and to them alone, belongs the credit of this great victory, and I say iamned be the democrat who attempts to scuttle the grand old ship while she lies at her anchorage in the harbor of victory. Instead of flghting over the spoils of office, let os join hands, clean the old ahip of state, polish up her annor so bright that no organized party dare to approach her. I wish to say that it is niy intention to treat with respect every man that calis at my office or residence, be he a correspondent of the Post or any other paper. They are we lcome to all tbe information they received (?) As to the campaign of 1882 I olaim no credit. I would not, if I could, pluck a single star f rom the crown won by Judge Harriman in that canvass; he did good work and is entitled to the credit theretor. In the campaign of 1884 I was unlucky enough to have charge of the democratie county canvass, but lucky in securing an executive and county committee who were willing to work. The party convention placed in nomination officers who responded to the cali of the executive committee, and, so f ar as I know, did all in their power to elect the whole ticket. Hon. D. Cramer gave to the party canvass much of his time, making many speeches, paying his full assessment and all his individual expenses. To Mr. Fowler of the university, the democracy owe a vote of gratitude for the many able speches he made in their behalf, without charge to the county committee. To the Hon . C. R. Whitman should be given much credit, as he was in the field from the opening to the close of the campaign, making telling speeches in favor of democratie principie?, without charge to the county committee. Hon. Patrick McKernan made several speeohes duriiig the campaign that were highly spoken of, for which he should have sredit. To you, sir, the committee extend their heartfelt thanks for the able manner in which you handled your paper and for service rendered the committee during the campaign. I am aware, sir, that it is aJl you have received, but it is all that we have to give. Demócrata, a great battle has been fought, a glorious victory won, and there let it rest. C. H. Manly, Chairman. As to the Ann Arbor post-office, I entered the contest in company with Will Henderson, E. B. Pond and E. Dufly. The latter was successful, and I now say in print what I have said on the street- that in my opinión he will make a good postmaster. I wish my politiaal enemiea, and they are not all in the republiean ranks, either, to understand that if there is any difficulty between Col. Eldr9dge and myself, that we can settle that matter without their help. If Col. Eldredge has wronged his constituency he must atone to them and not to auy one individval. As to the offices I have held sinoe I returned from the war (does the editor of the Argus give me credit for serving my country), I have this to say: I was eleoted collector in 1860, defeated for recorder in 1868, eli eted recorder in 1879, elected justice in 187;!, defeated lor aluer man in 1881, defeated for recorder in 1883, was nominated for recorder in 1884 and refused the nomination. The above nominationB came to me unsought and I defy any man to briiig a single delégate who attended any of those conventions, that will Bay I asked their support. I was made deputy clerk by John J. Bobi son in 1868 and also by Peter Tuite in 1874. I was asked to take the appointment, whioh I acccepted, at the salary o) $4T)0 per year in both chhbs. I was a canil idate for register of deeds in 1870 against Capt. Spencer, a onelegged soldier, and elected. In 1872, ii the Greeley campaign, I was nominatet by acclamation against a crippled Ger man who was elected by 340 majority Mr. Shaffer, my opponent, carrying the township of Freedorn by 88. Gov Felch, for jndge of probate, was defeatoc by 694, Frank Joslyn, for county clerk by 660, and Michael Fleming was electet sheriff by 37 majority. E. P. Allen " who has sueh a vulnerable record," was uominated for prosecuting attorne; against Mr. Cramer, and elected by 1,34 majority. My name was ueed in the convention of 1874, for the oftice of register of deeds, without my consent, and I wasn't nominated. In 1876 I asked for the nomination and was elected résister. In 1878 I was entitled to the nomination and received ït without a single promise on my part The republicana placed in nomination an ex-union soldier who had more democratie relatives in Washtenaw county than the editor of the Argus has friends in the state, who were bound to elect Erastus N. Gilbert, and, working day and night for that purpose, I found it necessary to cali on my friends for help, which I did in circular form. I was eleoted. I have been a candidate for but one elective office eince 1878, that of county clerk in 1882. I was a candidato for inspector general in 188:', but was not appointed. I was offered the poeitiou of secretary of the state military board in the same year but would not accept. I was a candidate for the post-offlee but I did not get it. I find, by consulting my cash book for the six years that I was register of deeds that I received $13,3-10 as fees: that . paid out $3,601), leaving a balance o $9,740. To this amount add $600 I received as collector, and $150 as city recorder; and to this amounut add $1,832 - fees as justice of the peace for two years - and vou have the f uil amount of money paid me as a public ofticer, $12,322, leas expenses, for nine years' labor. From this amount deduct the expenses of four campaigns, together with the expenses of my family, and the balance on hand would not be vory large. The people of Washtenaw county have always been kind to me, and to them I tender my thanks. (,'. 11. Manlt. Ann Arbor, August 31, 1885. Kev. Sam. Jones, the famous Georgia evangelist, is conducting a series of campmeetings in Kentuoky . In a recent sermón he said: "Theytalk about me leing ill-bred and illiterate. It ain't so. ['m not ill-bred, and if you'll go home with me 111 prove it to you. If you believe I'm ignorant 111 go before a oommittee and I'll show I'm not by being examined with you. I know I'm oritioised by newspapers and others, but if you'll read the newspapere you'll see what makes me this way. Look at the rapes and seduotions and murders. 8ome say we ought to talk about the niee side of things. A niee preacher is the nioeat thing in the world, but he aint fit for nothing. You women think I ain't moe, but your hnsband drinks till he's like a demijolin. You can put your arm thro' that jemijohn and go to ohuroh with him, but a preacher must be delicate, or he'll offend you. I ought to be dignified and will as soon as I die. A dead man is the most dignified thing in the world. He don't make any noise. or disturb anybody; he just lies stil]. But how can I be dignified in life, with boysfalling and girls losing their charaoter, and all the world going hell-ward. I tried being dignitied once, and if you knew how I feit you would have been sorry for me. There's a woman over there turning up her nose at me. I don't know what 's the matter with you Kentuoky women. I like you; yes, I do. I married a Kentucky girl, and she was just as sweet and pretty, seventeen years ago, as you are. If she can put up with me seventeen years of happy wedlock, you ought to stand me dunng a camp meeting." The campaign cry of republioan speakers and journals that " it oost something to be a republican iu the south" has proved true beyond the most Bangnine exeotations of those who made the assertion. But the cost has come entirely out of the United States government. Since the demoorats have taken possession of the offices within the gift of the administration and began an examination of the "books," they have discovered that $1,500,000 is what it oost the government to have a representative of republican principies in Louisiana. The books show that a dangerously large percentage of the federal office holders under the republican administration have been a pack of thieves- defaulters we believe they are called in republican polite sooietv. In the United States subtreasury 8742,700 has been stolen from the government as clean as a whistle. The interior department has been taxed $582,000 by republioans for living in the south. Uncle Sam did not know at the time that he was paying so big a price for this republioan luxury, but he has paid it all the same. The republican officeholders in that department stole it without a blush, and are keeping it too, for that matter. In the assessor's office Detroit's genflemanly burglar is nowhere. $175,000 was the amount required to keep the republicana of that office in spending money during their sojourn in the south - some ot them are sojourning in Mexico now. In the pofctoffice only $60,000 was stolen, but $40,000 was returned. In the collector's office 8163,000 was the sum required by the high-toned gentlemen and his help for living in the south. Oh, yes, it oost (the administration) something to be a remblican (office-holder) in the south, and ; would be well to remember it until the ext campaign opens. It hasn't fully eveloped yet what it oosts to be a remblican in thenorth; but the governnent is getting at the figures slowly-