The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-10-07


the amount Of other years up to 1854 which
amounted in the aggregate to $400, 900, he then
tried to show that the last Republican admins
tration cost $4,000 appropriations and ALL
and held this up to show the people the extra
vagance Of the Republicans, when at the same
time, his pote is recorded as a member Of that
legislature in favor Of erery one Of those appro-
priations, and more, when certain members of
the Bar, through delegation of their number,
undertook 10 get the salaries of State officers
raised, he was their advocate on tue floor of
the Senate, and while that bill was pending, he
offered an amendment which wonld give the
Supreme Judges $4,000 the first year, and more
than that he undertook to cite appropriations,
one OF which, was to pay for the constitutional
convention, and out Of that money the demo.
cratic members got of the peoples m,h ely
$347, more than the Republicans did for the
same amount Of labor and travel, there ason
they did, was, because they charged more M lies
than they travelled, yetthis is the man, who has
the effrontery to cry extravaganza. At this
point be told goose story in which Eads fgur-
ed largely, and he turned the tables go completes
ly upon himself, that his audience Republi
cans and all, burst ont into spontaneous
laugh. About this time poor Trimble was in
about the same frame Of mind that tn boy
was who was gscine to Arkinsaw --he did not
care a--whether he got thar or not He
then took up the case Of Peter Moriarty, State
Printer, and entertained his audience with
some feats Of ventriloqnism having Peter un :
der the floor, and his gestures were suggestive
OF man in delirum tremens, as he vaiply en-
deavored to got out of his coat through the
sleeves thereof. He then exhibited some spe-
cimens Of printing. beiEg part of the afora-
said docs, as he called them; and after exhibi-
ting them, page at time, ended with, 'sthat's
the way the money goes.' 'spop goes the wea-
sel," the latter phrase, however, not original
with him. He then got after Mr.. Morris. and
charged him with retaining portion OF the
School Fund, but said it was safe to the State,
but he failed to show that Ea 8 did worse, for
while Morris paid over his, Eads lost s65, 600
entirely, portion OF which was spent to keep
alive an organ Of their party. Here he called
upon our Treasurer to say whether he had not
received letter from that State officer asking
him to advance money, which was by that Of
ficers denied. But enough of this. Poor con-
temptible Trimble, man must indeed be push
ed to the last extreme, when candidate for
congress to be compelled to stoop so low, for
want of argument or lack Of ability to argue
national politics as to indulge in attacks upon
personal character.
Well that water-spout wiHlearn on Tuesday
next what the people think Of him as candid
ate for Congress He is welcome to all he made
here. But this State matter is all q humbug.
to divert the attention of the people, and Trim
BILE admitted it was to DR. French of Marion
county. French told him it was, and taking the
DR.. for Democrat, said he knew it was, but
must get up something to beat the Republicans
Such speech was never delivered anywhere
but here, and nobody but the great Davis coun-
ty water-spout could do it, his own praty are
ashamed of him, he was nominated to get MIN
out Of the way OF H. b. Hendershott and the
people know it. his defeat is anticipated aud
will surprise no one but himself.
he bears the wrong name. He Shonl be call
ed the Water Sink, the people seem to under
stand il however. as he was very beautifully
supplied with two large wooden buckets of
water. at the commencement, the fact of mis-
absorbing so much of that fluid. may account
for the walnut tears he is said to have shed
sometime while reviewing State matters. Per-
haps that is where the phrase originated, that
appeared in the mud-squlrt last week, viz :
"Ye Gods il we have tears TO shed prepare to
shed them now.
Won't the diaper man try again.
A Democrat.