Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-16

is the last time sbsll notice you until you
have the independence to give your name
V The public. 1884
GEORGE L. TACKETT.
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The SniaAlaaA Latter. II
Nh. EDIros :-In looking over the Sioux
City Eagle Of Sep. 18th, ! vas not . little
surprised at finding . communication
signed "Smithland," and purporting to
have been written BY some person resid-
ing in that place. But - the matters
therein charged are 80 entirely void Of
truth, and - l am fully persuaded tha,
there Is nat . man residing in the Little
Sioux valley, either Republican or Demo.
crat. whose heart il 70 void Of truth,
that be would for mere party purposes SO
stultify his conscience BY giving currency
TO such miserable tissue Of falsehoods,
! am we'll satisfied that said comm unica>
ton WAS concocted, written and promul-
gated on Pearl street, in Sioux City. In
this sham communication it il pretended
that the late Smithland mass meeting was
all the work Of certain citizens of this
place, gotten up for the purpose to divide
and distract the smalgamated Frame &
Field ticket. Now it strikes me that this
v,;aca <>c information ILL 10 .,a.~, :aJa.I
to the gentlemen who composed that meet
ing, and l am sure that they will hurl this
base imputation back into the lie. polluted
throat Of its suthor, - foul Islander up
on the intelligence and independence Of
the citizens Of the Little Sioux valley.
But - my name is made to cut consid-
cradle figure in this forged letter, in JUS
tice to myself and the members of said
meeting, win state . few facts, all of
which will be attested by the gentlemen
present:
Some days prior to the Smithland meet.
ing, l received . letter from A. Smith,
Esq, informing me that on the following
Saturday there would be mass meeting
at S'nithland Of the tax payers Of the Lit
tie Sioux valley, irrespective Of party pol.
itics this vas the FIRST intimation that !
bad Of the matter. A few days thereafter
/ met A. Smith, Esq., and Col. o. B. Smith
in Sioux City, who more fully explained
the object Of the proposed meeting to be
an invest igation Of the financial affairs Of
this county, &c. l Was invited to attend,
s"I . -ssV ,css"c ,nat WI. II.S.a,o nau
been conferred with and would attend. On
Saturday morning, before the people began
to meet. ] observed certain disappointed
Office seeker endeavoriug to throw cold
water upon the proposed meeting, by drop
ping saodry dark hints, to the effect that
the whole thing was nothing but trick Of
the friends of Messrs. Allison and Tackett;
but when the people came together aud
expressed . firm determination, as one
man, 10 carry out the object of the meet,
ing, this "Uriah Heap fell in with them
heart and hand. But, owing to the fore.
going limitations, / declined to take an
active part in the meeting, and refused to
serve on several committees, for which /
publicly assigned the following reasons
That, were ! to take an active part in the
proceedings, it would be claimed by the
Eagle and supporters that the "Sioux City
clique" had finger in the pie. But if the
resolutions we're drafted by committee
OF their own citizens, they would have
more influence, coming directly from the
people, representing their views, unbiased
and influenced by section or party. Not
outstanding oil this, we see the Eagle
endeavoring 70 console his excellency
Judge Campbell, by telling him that this
indignation 1t Smithland is all sham
that 1t 10 the work Of Stutsmsn and others.
Now, sir, am not vain enough TO believe
hat l could influence or control the action
OF . solitary member Of that meeting
but according to the Edgle they are the
blind dupes Of others. Mr.. Hubbard de.
liversd IN eloquent speech, replete with
facts and figures, representing the finsn-
ces Of the county, but his motives are not
impugned. Mr.. Bosler made . speech of
over one and . half hours long, which, the
Eagle says, knocked the wind out oil
somebody !" but who it WAS that really lost
the most wind" by the speech, l will
leave the audience TO determine.
AID lastly, ! am charged with having
proposed 70 withdraw Mr.. Tackett IRON
he ticket and substitute A. Smith, ESQ.,,
10 secure Republican votes. This fabrica.
lion u too 6imsy to demand reply. l |
viii, however, ny, that there Is not man,
woman or child on the Little Sioux, or |
any where else, that will cay that l ever
made any such proposition. A Smith,
Esq, 10 . consistent Republican, and, l |
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