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Show The statement in a contemporary that County Clerk John Jam 63 was a member of the American ' t . .ir I,. , , ... A-ttgr party caused a great deal of agitation at the j WM 'lribune, which came ardently and hysterically to ' "H Mr. James' defense. It is not clear from the ar- bH tide whether the bolting organ is ashamed of ! H the American party or is merely trying to fright- wM en Mr. James away from it because he is not a H desirable recruit. H "The subsidized newspaper," said the Trib- H une, "among other scurrilous things, accused H Clerk James of being an adjunct to the Ameri- H can party. The charge justly caused indigna- , H tion among the friends of the popular official." H The above appears to be a happy combination H of a threat and a confession. It was hardly to H be expected that the Tribune would announce i H that it was a "sourrilous thing" to join the Am- H erican party and that anyone so accused should H be "justly Indignant," but if the Tribune wishes i H to confess its sins and show a decent spirit of ! H repentence for launching the Revenge Society, ' everyone should be pleased with such a hopeful , ' H sign. H |