Numbered 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