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pages 210-215.
Nicholas
Harris, Counsellor-at-Law Belvidere N.J. Nov., 11th 1910
Dear
Cousin Henry J.:
I
thought I would just write you a few lines at this time to ask what you think
of the great political landslide which occurred on Tuesday the 8th
inst. New Jersey has gone democratic
by, they say 50,000, electing Dr. Woodrow Wilson, former President of Princeton
College Governor. This County went
democratic by some over 2700.
Out
here the cry was
down
with “Commonism” Down with the
Republican party, they are responsible for the increase of high prices for
living, goods, wares etc. Down with the
Republicans they refused to give a fair
revision of the tariff.—Down with the party, its leaders are false to the
people, and the friends and supporters of the Trusts, and Monopolies; and are
false leaders, and other sayings. I am
not Statesman enough to explain the great change or what lead to the
upheaval.—I wish to say also that
a
great change has come over the people in the East as to the following of
Ex-president Roosevelt. He has lost a
great army of followers. I thought a
year or so ago that he would be the next president; but alas the people out
[here] have and are fast deserting him.
No!
No! in my judgement his glory is wanning [waning] and he will not again be a
candidate.—
All your kinsfolk out here are about as usual. I have not heard of any deaths among them
for some time, none since the death of
Mrs.
Josephine A. Hay in Sept.—on Sept. 1st 1910. We are all usually
well at my home at this time and I hope you are all enjoying good health at
your home.
I
will send to you herewith a sample of the ballots we use out here. Each voter being given (this year) six
tickets, to vote one (his choice) straight or to arrange by writing on , or
erase, as he may wish. We think we have
the best system of ballots to be found.
The weather is right fine out here yet.
Our first killing frost was on Oct. 29th.
Crops of all kinds were right good out here this
year. I bought eight
bushels
of potatoes the other day, brought to the door for 50˘ a bushel; nice ones too they are.
I saw Henry Aten of Hope the other day. He was usually
well. His son H. Floyd Aten and his
wife came to Hope to live about two years ago, and now Henry feels more
satisfied than when Floyd was in the west.
The democrats out here are speaking about Gov. Indson Harmon of Ohio as
the next Candidate for President and Gov.elect Woodrow Wilson for Vice Pres.;
or that the names may be reversed to read Wilson for Pres. And
Harmon
for V.Pres.
What
do you think of them as Pres. Candidates?
I was at the great Allentown Fair in Oct.. I wish you could attend that fair once. It almost equals (a)
World’s Fair. Penna Dutch, as we call
it prevails in speech, and SauerKrout and Frankfurters and Pumpkin
pies and other good things to eat and Beer, no end to Beer to drink. It was said there was 120,000 people there
the day we were there. If life is
spared arrange your business and come out in 1911 and visit this Fair. You will be paid. We all send love and kind regards to you all.
I
am yours very respectfully —Nicholas
Harris