Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-05
Aid. Cannon.

| Aid. Cannon.
The Gazette Of yesterday contains most
unjust and ridiculous attack upon Alderman
Cannon. 1t has recently fallen in love with
the Republican Germans. First love-" ac-
cording to the latest poets. is very small
affair compared with this heart rending af-
fection Of the Gazette. But We would not
have supposed that even that affection
would have induced SO gross an attack rs
that Of yesterday.
! We have taken pains to ascertain the facts
and find them as Observation-Disclosures Can.
non. with Messr. Sears and Guelich are
members Of the Hospital committee, and
therefore substantially its directors. II a
person in the city applies to that committee
for permission to enter the hospital. the
committee first ascertains if they havs the
necessary funds to pay their own way II
not, tile case i. referred to the city physi-
clan, and If nc finds they require removal
| to the hospital, he So reports, and the COM
n.ttee gives pcrmis.io 20 that effect.
Tho Gazette purnorts to publish ,ho cor
respondence between Mr. Cannon and Mr.
Stolley. 1t either wilfully perverts the
truth or Mr.. Stolley has he'd about it. We
leave the organ Of Aid. Guelich and Mr..
Stolley to settle this matter between them
selves.
The first communication from Mr. S,tolley
was as follows:
J. N. CANxoS-Clsus Stelk ecants tie at-
tendance IF tie city doctor.
Upon the receipt of this Mr. Cannon en-
quired Of the person at whose houee MIR.
Stelk was staying, and was informed that
Mr.. Stelk owed him nothing. and tn at he
had means to pay his own expenses. But
Mr. Cannon did not stop here. He request
ed Dr. Carter to examine Mr. Stelk and re-
port Dr. Carter did examine him, and re-
ported that he could not ,ciM SAFETY be
moved from mhere he then 'cds
The matter there was ended, SO far as
Alderman Cannon or the Hospital commit
tee was concerned. But not with St<,lley.
The magnitude of his Office, being member
Of the board of township trustees, was suffi-
cient to authorize him, not only to ints rfere
in that which was none Of his business. but
to insult one Of our most respectable citi-
zena He therefore addressed note Ia Mr..
Cannon, not the one copied by the Gazette,
but the following:
Davenport, Iowa, Feb. lst ls;bS
To John NJ Cannon.-Sir-Bearer Peter
Frahm wants you to come ,cihtout fSrther
delay to see as the director for the city Hos
pital to q sick roam Claus Stelk else com.
plant will be made against you.
WV. STOLLEY,
Township Trustee.
Upon its reception, AID. Cannon thought
proper to express himselfin the strong saxon
English DIRECTLY published in the Gazette.
1t was in every way appropriate. and q
better biography. Of Mr.. stolley, in a few
world. could not possibly be given. We
give alderman Cannon great credit for brew
ity, thuth and good sense, and if he neve,
wanders further from the truch than i'm tha,
letter he will never be shot for telling lies
1t matt ers not what the relation Of Alder
man Cannon may be 10 this paper political
ly. lie is man that acts on his owl
hook" independent Of al papers and parties
but this much We will say for him -tha
since last April there has not been more
thorough. prompt, and reliable member ir
the council than Mr.. Cannon. He has beer
upon most Of the important committees, an.
| We have ntrer heard before the Gazst:ss at
tack of fyesterdsy-an insin,etion that he hat
failed to perform every duty Of his cffic'
faithfully and promptly. Such attacks ar
shameful and really beneath the notice o
every deeest man, much less should til ey b
made in connection with such . puppy Il
Mr.. Cannon very truthfully calls him) q
VIM. otolley.
With Mr. stollsy We have not yet done-
We have some items to ching the biAS pre-
sented by him to the county and paid
which we propose soon to make public
When such curs take the liberty Of IN sppin
at the heels of q man like Mr.. Cannon, VIII
votes $500 out of his pocket, because hi
honesty will not permit him to ends'rse al
illegal bill presented by one Of Stolley's Pc
litical compeers. it 10 highly proper tha
We should scrutinize Mr.. S:olley's ofi1cia
conduct, and whether proper. or rot, VI
propose to do % when We have room for o
smal " Shut" (ths ds6nitioo Of this wor'
win b found i any gssnaa aistisaas5) .
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