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LETTERS FROM
FLOYD OITIZENS.
Editor 11 list hT-Coni •nerciul.
“Tax Payer” in the Tribune
of the 25th says if Sanford is de
featod “It will be by the crim
inal INDIFFERENCE of GOOD .MEN
in this city, and by the massing
against him of the influences
destructive of the well-being of
the city.
To whom does “Tax Payer”
refer to as “criminal” good
men? And what part of the
masses does he claim as “de
structive of the well-being of the
community ?”
Now the laboring men, such
as railroaders, mechanics, brick '
masons, farm hands, and al! of
what is commonly known as the 1
bone a.id sinew of the city and
county go to make up the
masses—while the “criminal,”
good men and the “Goody good
ies,” who think common people
or the masses are vicious, vile
and “destructive of the well-be
ing of the community.”
If “criminal” good men will
cease arrogating so great virtue
to themselves and so little to the
masses and pay their taxes and
do all other acts of citizenship
properly, they would be less
“criminal” and more “good.”
“Tax Payer” seems to realize
the certain defeat of Sanford and
Lis indignation attributes it to
the ipathy of the “criminal”
good men on the one hand, and
the aggressive opposition of the
masses on the ether.
Now “Tax Payer” is evident
ly one of these “Goody Goodies”
who thinks all “crimininal”
and “destructive of the well-be
ing of the community” who dare
vote against his pet.
Now, in my long life’s experi
ence I have ever found more
real honesty and Christian char
ity in these “masses” than in
all such gulfed up men as “Tax
Payer.”
Dgain I deprecate “Tax Payer”
( and I presume he writes under
the approval of his candidate)
striving to pit the city against
the country and vice versa.
’This is shameful. Each candi
date has friends both in the
country and city.
This race should be conducted
in good feeling for city and
country, so that when it is all
over we can harmonize and unite
on the successful man.
As a friend and supporter of
John M. Vandiver, 1 vouch we
shall hear nor taste no bitter
ness or gall from him or his
friends.
Neither John M. Vandiver or
his friends are denouncing good
people as “criminal,” or the
masses as “being destructive of
the well-being of the commu
n itv. ”
Who ever heard of John Van
diver being cruel or harsh, tin—
dind or uncharitable toward any
person or class of people? His
great big, kind, sympathetic
heart goes out to the masses.
11 is purse and his time is ever at
the disposal of those in trouble.
He possesses that rare, God.
given combination of being gen
tle, open and helpful, while at
the same time he ever performs
every official duty according to
law and bond.
There is no occasion for him
or his friends to cast slurs or re
flections ion the “criminal”
“good” people or on the masses
11" need not light with a vicious
pen or “knock down and drag
out” with his good, strong arm
The great and good God lias I
male him a magnificent sped-j
men of physical manhood—Has
given him bone, sinew and cour
aue of his connections, but in
his early days he was taught the
Editor Koine R ijstlek-Commkkcial
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper to make reply to
Pax Collector Sanford’s cards of
May 21st and May 22st. 1 desire
to state that Mr. Sanford did
tolled the special tax from thir
teen liquor dealers before April
Ist, 1898.
I read Mr. Sanford’s card of
May Ist, and t once called his
attention to the mistake he had
made. I stated to him that I had
paid him the special tax for L
\V. Stoffregen, who was doing
business in the Pavlovski house,
lie begged my pardon for put-
I ting my sister’s name in the
paper, and said he would go and
I ask her to excuse him for it.
I desire to state that I assisted
Mr. Sanford in his race for tax
collector, and I think he will ad
mit that I did as much, if not
more than any other one man in
Floyd county. It seems to me
that this is the way he is trying
to repay my kindness by adver
tising to the world that my sis
ter is conducting a business
without paying the special tax.
She is not selling beer, though
my brother is, and I paid the
special tax to Mr. Sanford for
said business. I gave the tax
receiver’s office a check for the
amount in January and took a
receipt for same. I have the re
ceipt. That check was paid at
the bank on March 31st 1898 —
and shows for its self —that data
being stamped on the face of the
check. I showed this chef kto
Mr. Sanford alter his card of
May Ist appeared.
This is the $l5O that Mr. San
ford, in both his cards, says lie
did not get. I say he did get it,
and 1 think the people of Floyd
county know me well enough to
know that I would not say a
thing if it were not true.
Mr. Sanford certainly has col
lected this $l5O. He certainly
got it before April 1, 1898. He
certainly bad his attention called
to it after his card of May Ist
was printed. He certainly ac
knowledged his error after see
ing the banks entry on the face
of the check. And yet, after ac
knowledging his error then, he
republishes the statement of
May Ist on May 21st. These are
the facts. Respectfully,
H. G. Stoferegen.
spirit of “Peace on Earth, Good
Will to Men.”
He was also taught that “ ’Tis
dog’s (not men’s) delight to bark
and bite for God hath made them
so,” but that true manhood was
gentle, kind and loving.
Then I appeal to all good citi
zens to come to the support of
this good and true man, and in
so doing you will place in office
| a tax collector who will there
| discharge his whole duty with
the same gentle spirit and con
viction of right and honesty that
has characterized his adminis
tration as postmaster.
N. 11. Bass.
Lavender, May 27, 1898.
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