The Character of w. H. Van Wagner, the


Poughkeepsie Blacksmith.
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Whenever working man steps out to discuss
the Policy and Interests of,he Country as affect
ing the condition and state of the Working Clas-
ses he is sure to be set upon with all the malgni.
ty and slandcr Of Loco Focosn,. Such has been
The fortune Of Mr.. Van Wagner, who has been
falsely accused in the Plebeian of making bet
in l54O and refusing to pay it, and thcreupon as
sailed with the coarsest vl,uperation. The SIAN
der has been copied into the Newark Post and
other papers Here is the refutation OF that SIAN
der, which his noigh5ors have volunteered. We
know many OF them as tho mos; respected citi-
zens OF Poughkeepsie:


We, the undersigned, citizens of Ponghkcepsie,
having seen letter under the signature of ?" A
Democrat" purpor'ing to have been written at
this place and published in the PieJe;an, under
date OF July 29th, 1874, charging iliam IL.
Van Wagner among other things with being III
1910, "Onc of tic most noisy, bowling and
worthless fellows in cur village, we DO certify that
we were intimately acquainted with Mr.. Van
Wagner during and since 1910, and that he then
was and still is, man OF as far moral charac
ter as any other OF our acquaintance. That du.
ring the last two hears nc has been very able
,nd successful Temperance Lecturer, and OBJ
tanned thousands of signatures TO the pledge Of
total abstinence in this State and in New. Eng
and-and that he well deserves the confidence
of all respectable nIcn in the community.


