The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-24
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DEAR SIR In the Cedar De,nocr
ofSeptember 26, you saw fit to publish
reply to what we had said about 70,
getting signatures, to q call for Unto
Meeting, on the camp ground. Our fir.
item with regard to it was written
great haste, just before starting for Chi
csgo, and when our attention was Gale
to it, after our return. We saw that
would be likely to be construed as 70,
seem to have construed it. You say 70,
had hoped be would let the matter RESI-
there; )" in other words, you hoped VIC
would not make any correction. That
may DO your christian practice, but it is
not ours. We are liable to err, but We
are always willing, aye glad, to make cor.
rectio2s. We supposed that Methodists
looked upon the camp ground as holy
land, and We fud in an article, in the las,
NeMod'a Quarterly Rericc, the follow.
lng' In reference to camp meetings, "Ev-
cry day becomes a Sabbath, and the grove
Itself consecratel temple" You, it
appears, consider it fit time and place
to carry out your political intrigues.
You speak Of our "malevolent DISPOSE
ton, and say:
Had l no more regard for nv char.
aeter, the Sabbath and its divine institu.
tlons than he, such charges would be no
SANDER; but our standards of morality
are SO diverse, that if l were to assert
that my accuser is gentleman of prob;tv
and veraclty and that he would not sac.
rlhce truth to malign those who happen
to think differently and act counter to
his plans and aspirations after places Of
ofproft would as justly subject myself
to the charge of wiful Misrepresentation
as he has done in this assault"
As "our standards of morality are so
DIVERSE" it may be well to give the pub
lie some of your official acts, as we think
our STANDARD of morality" will not suf-
Ter by the comparison.
You were once, if we are not mistaken
IN the man, Secretary of this school dis
trict At that time the district had pas.
SEQ resolution allowing the Secretary
'hree per cent for collecting the school
mouse tax. Your predecessor CHARGED
three per cent. but you charged fre pcr
cent on s2,033, as we believe without
any law for so doing, thereby putting in
your own pocket two per cent. 1853. GG)
which should have been paid to the dis.
trict.
Again, as collector of rate bills. Won
charged ten per cent. On all the rate bills
collected. The law provided (seo chan.
ter lol laws of the Fourth General A.
sembly) that for ten days after the close
OF each term, the tuition could be paid
without any percentage for collection.
and that after ten days, ten per cent.
might be added "for collectors fees -
You have charged ten per cent. on the
whole amount-that paid within the ten
DAYS as well as that that was not. We
DO not say that you should have co)lec,ea
tho rate bills for nothing, although yo,r
predecessors did, but We do claim that
you had no right to hold the ten per cent
which by law should long since have been
paid to the teachers. You have epioyed
the use of the money and the teachers
have waited for their pay two and three
years. The amount collected by you, on
rate bills, Was sl,s5S, and ten per cent
on that sum is Sls5.sO; add that to the
amount retained by you belonging to the
school house fund (s5S.GC) and we ind
that you have retained, without authority
of law, S244.+G.
In view of the above facts we are vii.
ling to admit that "our systems Of moral
ity are so Diverse" You should remain
ber that it is easier to preach than to
practice, the right. When you set your.
elf up as an example you should be sure
bat if you are followed it would not be
case Of "she blind leading the blind"
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