The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-06
WHOLE NUMBER 655
The Bible Agent"


! The kaei,uk Dispatch ard burlington
\ Gazette sent fosil some Eean insinLations
not long since, directed at Mr.. Corkhill,
designating him By the name. e.-"The Bible
Agent"
! Those papers charged him with Election.
eering for the Wing Ticket in his travels
,hrengh the State, and of swapping Oft
Bibles los votes. Mf. c., replies in note
70 one Of the Wing press in way that ev-
cry man hes right to do. We presume
! that there viii! be some sorrow on the part
Of his accuscrs that they brought out the
plain truth 50 broadly. He says:
"Whon ] heard who the democratic
nominees were, enqured for their Tenn
perance principles, especially for the can
| didate for Governor-after all Of whom !
enquired---I learned that in practice he
vas all that Temperance men could ask,
but his views upon prohibtory law were
unknown, then stated that must know
him to be sound upon that question, be-
fore would vote for him. While in Davis
county, | rae, with the Rev. Mr. Holland.
who asked me what thought Of the DEM
ocratic State Ticket, told him knew but
lone, NJ. H'Clary. thought him gentleman.
/ He then asked if heard what the canti-
date for Superintendent, DR.. Eads, had
done. | told him had not heard anything
against him, he then ted me that he (Eads)
vas asked BY seme men in Lee county, at
some gathering 10 treat the company, which
he declined to do, bur gave them the mon
ley--saying buy It yourselves, which they
did and brought the whisky to the ground
in bucket out Of which they drank-that
he (Eada1 took the bucket into his hands
ard held il mp to his mouth several times.
though ic could not see whether he drank
or not. This conversation took place on
the road between Bloomfield and Brakes
\ vile; on arriving IN the latter place learn
I'd that Mf. Eads was in town, | asked Mr.
/ Holland te accompany me and ] would ask
4 If these things were so. We called upon
| him and MF. Holland, gave him the partic-
ulars above referred t., which Eads did
not deny-sad Il may have had the bucket
in my hanfls. bi.t I didn't drink drop" l
then told him that could not submit the
educational interests Of my children to q
man 50 destitute of principle. Now | pre-
sumo this b be the foundation Of the whole
Hlatter---e Bible ageut won't vote for a man
who buys whiskey by the bucket full, and
gafs tElraurFl all the motiens but don't
drink and because I went vote for him
am some II telling Big lie Tor political
effects Why not say that Mr.. Holland
told lie, for twas he and not the Bible
agent who told the story, and when told
Nj Eads does not deny it. Dir. Holland
IS Defnsc at, and is MT afraid TO face the
music. Incver spoke ol this matter pub
licly, ard up 10 the appearances of the arti-
Gle in the Dispatch had net spoken of il
t. any one with two exceptions. now re-
afiir m in the NEST positive manner that
have never in private or public said single
word arainst either Of Tie Democratic cam
tiaates for State oilices, with the exception
of the candidate for Superintendent.
Though | have said in public and private
/ by day and by n!ght-among friends and
among strangars--that never would vote
/ for VII skey masing-whskey selling
--whiskey drinking-Bble ha,ing-sab-
| bath hreasng--God dishonoring man for
any ofnce, and IA that expect to adhere
until the world is Oh fire.
And 50 t7r as Mr. Eads is concerned,
am perfectly willing that he and all con-
cerned should know, that should he be sue
! cessful in his election he Will not be in tho
I least in dcbt and consequently under no
obligation TO
W. H. CORKHII4L.