The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-04-01
For the Gate City.


sode," with the manifest intention Of blind
ing you to the true issue between US. Poo,
fellow He makes most lame and impo
tent defence for himself and his friends
+, "He labors 10 screen the designs Of himself
and the thwafted individuals" in their at.
tempted grab upon our Railroad interests
and spews his venom GU. on me personally
because have dared TO come out, and take
''the bull by the horns.' He would doubt.
less like to have gagged the freedom of the
press, on this occasion, If he could; and one
OF his associates even threatened what grea,
1 things Sample would do, when elected Mayor
of Keokuk, if lreplied to their "s,atemen.
of facts Nothing less than the clean re-
moval from Office of the whole OF Mr.. Sam.
pies opponents in the Railroad Directory
was to satisfy his cormornnt yindictiyencss
have not "the honor of being a member
of the Board of Directors as Mr.. Sample
twice takes occasion to tell you. resigned
that honor about eighteen months ago, to
take up two, OF more labor, and as little
pay, viz; Secretary and Treasurer, but
does the usually cunning fellow see how
in this case, she o'erleaps himself,v and
makes my evidence of more Importance
and weight, seeing that am not really an
interested party to the facts in dispute, as
he is +? But why waste time on this matter +?
"lf silence gives CONSENT" Mr.. Sample
has, by his silence, given tacit proof of the
correctness of the most important and dam
ming feature Of the charges made against
him and his associates.
III, as Mr.. Sample says, thele was nothing
Sin the language or sense Of the statement
OF facts" that would be construed rs an
attack on the Railroad Directors, by the
true friends Of the ''road," how does il
come about that in said statement itself
the damage being donc-the gentlemen say
there was ''nothing in it intended as an at
tack, &c." which disclaimer Mr.. Sample
now reiterates in his "smoke bnll?'' They
must have feared that in some points they
had DER stepped the modest boundary, else
why this anxiety to disclaim intention /,
Fudge Mr.. Sample, all fudge and no one
knows that better than yourself. own that
Mr.. Sample is somewhat famed for concoct-
ing documents that will bear double con-
struction, but after all, he is not Daniel /
q second Daniel came amongst US neither is
he Philologistic luminary, of superior
brightness to good old Noah Webster
Let me tell Mr.. Sample, and you also, fell
low citizens, that | was desired by majori-
ty of the Directors Of the road, then at
home, and cognizant of the whole matters,
to make reply to that Statement Of facts,o
and who took the same view of the estate.
ment" as did, namely, that IL uas an at
tack upon the Directors, and no one who
understands the language, can arrive at any
other conclusion, Mr.. Samples opinion
and sdiscaimer to the contrary notwilh-
standing A wound, once given, is not
healed by disclaimer, which indeed very
often seems like "addng insult to injuryr'
But perhaps these Directors are ''not true
friends Of the road" though Mr.. Sample
says he is. Well, can only say these Di-
rectors show their animosity by subscribing
thousands of dollars to its stock, and devo-
ting their valuable time and attention to it's
interests, whilst Mr.. Sample shows his
friendship by subscribing neuer dollar,
and shaking his wise head at street corners.
"lle doubts the success Of the enterprise,
and fears the management of the Drcc-
tors" What a charming supporter What
lover How very, rery disinierestedly
MIR. Sample encourages and aids the Rail
roads and the true interests of our eity!o
am glad to hear that Mr. Sample and his
friends understand SO well the true inter-
ests OF our city" AS not to be "ensnared in
to newspaper controversy that would "d-
rectly or indirectly embarrass or conflict
with our city and Railroad interests at
home or abroad" and if they will only act
up to that understanding, will be the last
man to take up the n ea against them but
cannot here refrain from asking who began
the controversy? and cannot resist feel
ing OF sorrow that the sssober second
thought" had not visited them little earlier
than 1t appears to have done.
Mr.. Sample says 'sthe statement Of facts
has. beeen fully approved aud endorsed as
literally and substantially true by Mr..
Hiatt, and other members Of the X. Ed.
d NJ. K. r. Directory Mr.. Hiatt is not
at home, and | cannot therefore say how
fully he approved and endorsed" will
Mr.. Sample give the names Of the ssother
members" who, according to his story, have
so ssaltihed their own actions? l am anx.
ious that the community should know the
whole truth, should know their friends
from their foes, and act accordingly.
In the "smoke ball" Illuminated by Mr..
Sample, he does not notice the numerous
snppresslons with which he and his asso-
eiates were charged, but attempts to turn
the tables on me, as being in this particular
alike guilty with himself. will endeayor
to explain. He charges me with only pub |
lishing one Of the offers to the Railroad Di- /
rectory, whilst there were three made in
writing | mentioned that one or two iufor- +
mnI ntinra Va k,..