The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-30

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For County erk...OLIvER BROOKS.
For Pros Attorney @. w. LOWRIE.
Carts, Hall. and cur Railroads.
A few days ago We explained the circum-
stances connected with the letter Of Col.
Curtis, which the Tines has been making
such an ado about, and gave the people the
means of understanding it correctly. We
showed that it was twisted and tortured by
the Times, and SO applied as to render it an
absolute falsehood with reference to the po-
sition and advice of the Colonel. But the
Times returns and re-iterates, and we will
occupy short space more upon the matter,
but short space only.
We said that the letter Of Col. Curtis re-
ferred to an omnibus bill containing oil the
roads in Iowa, and did not have reference to
such bill rs was actually passed. The
Times says that is the mere ipse dixit Of
the COL, for he actually referred to the bill
recommended by the Iowa Legislature, which
Mr.. Hall introduced. Now that is false, as
we can show in two ways: l, the letter Of
the Col. was in reply to letter from Hall,
and his advice was founded upon its con-
tents. Hall said he wanted to put I" all our
roads" in his bill. That certainly constitu-
ted an omnibus bill or fifteen or sixteen
roads it was not the bill recommended BY
the Iowa Legislature; it tcas the bill which
Col. Curtis wanted our road kept out Of,
under the strong presumption that it must
Tail, preferring, as any Keokuk man would
under such circumstances, that it should
"go upon its own bottom" 2, Hall never
introduced the bill recommended by the Iowa
Legislature, for the one which be introduced
and which was passed was another affair al.
together.
Now therefore, when the Times saws that
the very policy which the COL advised is
the policy which Hall followed,o it says
that which is falses which every reader can
see must be false which Hall, knowing the
references of the letter and the understand
ing of the Col, knows to be false.
The Times says: "Col. Curtis ,canted
and fully intended to have the Keokuk
"road LEFT out of the general bill, for what
purpose we are unable to conceive. -
Upon the hypothesis Of the Times, we don't
wonder that it is unable to conceve''
what the purpose Of the COL was. And the
fact is, he could have had no purpose in rem.
dering such advice rs it makes him render by
misapplying or wilfully misunderstanding
his letter. But the fact that, with its own
application and understanding, it is g unable
20 conceive" has motive, should itself have
prompted the Times to suspect that its un-
Outstanding was wrong. But with the ap.
phcason and understanding which we have
given and proved as the true one, there is no
inability to conceive his motive, for that il
very plain. Very true is it that the truth il
plain and consistent, while falsehood is often
inconsistent and confounding. We recon-
mend the Times to be honest and candid in
the matter, if it would avoid the perplexites
attending the case.
Now, with the same reference that belongs
to that letter, and attaching the same mean.
ing to it which We have proved actually be-
longs 20 tive inform the Times and i'd
vilifying confederates, that We adopt and re
iterate il ourselves; We make it our own
We say, rather than to see our road put int
any bill that had been kicked abou. FROM
time to time, and kicked out OF Congress,
- often as it had been introduced into it,
rather than to see its fate linked withsa ri
diculous omnibus bill containing !" all ou
Iowa roads," bill that hadn't ghost O
chance, We too would have advised an
urged that it should $50 upon its own bot
TOM" for il had no prospect OF success j,
enc direction, vhi-a !. had strength euougi
OF liz nHa rfaasihls to succeed ape.a 10 ON.
merits in another.
But now as to Mr. Hall We are no
going to let you avoid the consequences O
the conduct OF your own representative b
raising false Issues with our candidate an
throwing dust in the peoples eyes. He ne
elected our interests. lie sacrificed us I
the interests OF others. What 10 his plea
II ne pleads that Col. Curtis wanted ou
road left out Of the bill which was intro
duced and passed, he knows his plea i. false
Tor the Coils advice he knew didn't apply /
tina. bill. He does plead that he didn,
know whit We wanted. while his letter nub
lished in the Post, declare. that he had ful
aud sceci6c information from Gen. Reid
the President Of the road!
He was 90 negligent of our interests tha