The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-03
REJOINDERs ron THE DEMOCRAT.

REJOINDERS FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
The last Democrat says that Samuel
Wampler and ]. s. Snyder will vote for
a good aud competent man for Governor
tone who does not spend all his time 10
making political spec ches, when he should
be providing arms and clothing for SOL
diers." Wesupposs this fling is at Gov.
Kirkwood, who has made one, and only
one, political speech, this year, and that
we published last week We hope all
have read it. To show what Gen. Baker,
the Democratic late candidate for Gov.
ernor, thinks of sucI iiuss as the above,
we give couple of extracts from speech
made by him IT Davenport on Thursday
evening last, as reported in the Daven.
port Gu=cite OF SATURDAY.. He said:
"Men who had hidden treason king
in their souls were writing and doing all
in their power to prevent the sale Of the
Iowa war bonds. aud then the wretches
we're loudly talking and bowling at home
among citizens because the Governor aud
Adjutant General had not armed aud
equipped the volunteers.
Gcn,i.men, the men who
are poisoning the public mind with these
false reports Respecting Executive inefi-
cheney. a:e Benedict Arnolds, and should
be dcspised and shamcd as such. Out
upon the hypocrites who say that they
are in favor Of sustaining the war, but
belle their professions by doing all they
can to proven: its success"
We leave Mcssrs. Wampler and Sny-
der with Cen Baker As to their being
"Union' men, it may be true now, but
it W IS not known among their neighbors
prior to their nominations.
The Democrat does not deny what we
said about Mr.. Wampler's neglecting to
ask for or collect the school tax, but as
an excuse says, "That an injunction had
been issued from the District Court and
served upon Mr.. Wampler, restraining
him from collecting the school tax in
this school district" Now tire facts are
that Mr. Wampler came into office on the
frs. day of January, 1860, and the in
junction was granted by Judge Cowan,
but not until the 2S'h of August. 1860,
and then it was merely "restraining him
from collecting Jy distress, the taxes"
We quote from the injunction. Thus it
will be seen that our charge was true, for
Mr.. w. had been 10 Office near eight
months before the injunction was grant.
ed and then It did not prevent him from
asking for and collecting the taxes with
out "distress."
The Democrat says that to charge one
man interest on his taxes and let another
man off without paying any interest ais
a new style of fraud That may be true,
but it is just what Mr. Wampler has
done. We can name two men in this
township, brothers, one of whom Mr..
Wamplcr made to pay the interest and
he other he lot off without paying inter
sst, and it so happens that the one who
was compelled to pay is Republican, and
his brother is a Democrat. is that an
honest course for an officer to pursue?
1t is Just the course Nr. W. has pursued
and by it Cedar county has lost about
81 900, aud Mr.Wampler's favorites have
that much more in their pockets.
The Democrat has hunted up some
excuses for Mr.. Vampires failures to
collect interest, but they are an after
thought. When SIR. Wamplcr was call
ed before the Board of Supervisors to ex-
plain the matter he made no excuse, but
admitted that he had done as the report
of the committee bad charged him with
doing. I..o tAe.sc offered by the Dem
ocrat was got up for the occasion. II
there were any such cases as stated, they
could has" amounted to but very few
Ly.!a.s.