The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-03
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nominated by the Know nothing and De
mocratic paties in this county, and wa
elected county Treasurer. Two weeks
ago, I, as editor Of the Upton Adrerti-
ser, referred to som. of your acts q
Treasurer. Now what stated was true,
or, it was not true. II it was not true,
you could have so shown and my charges
would have hurt no one but myself. II
they we're true, you would be likely to
get mad, and instead of making candid
statement Of the facts, you would abuse
aud draw the attention Of the public
from your official acts to my private char
ac.cr You saw fit to take the latter
course, and poured out, in the last DEM
ocra', the vials of your wrath upon me.
Did you feel better after you had reIiev-
ed yourself Of such mass Of filthy Sc
cre,ions? If you did, then | certainly
did some good, for ygu could not long
have survived with your system in such
disorder If, as a late writer has said,
sit is out Of great misery that malignity
for the most part proceeds your misery
must have been great indeed | pity
you.
You seem to complain Of me because I
am not. like some others, one who can
"snile, and smile, and be villain still. "
yield to you in all such accomplish
meuts. You have made the most of your
self in that line, if in no other. Those
who came in contact with you would
have thought more Of you, had you per.
fected yourself in some more honest ac.
quirement. You knew you could not,
truthfully, and therefore you dare not,
make any positive charge Of anything
dishonest or dishoporablc against me,
and so you attempt to sneakingly insinu-
ate, what you dare not openly charge,
and what you knew to be false, by asking
me some questions. do not propose to
crafty you by drawing attention from
your official acts to my private character,
neither do propose to retaliate BY refer
ring to the numerous true but dishonor-
able reports that are in circulation as to
your unofficial acts. We have both lived
in this place long enough to have our
character, as to truth and honesty, pref.
ty well known, and | am willing to let
the people judge of US without calling
names for you are well aware that call
ing me fool and liar will not make me
such, any more than l could make you
an honest man by calling you one. Your
"private business sis interfered with,'
is it? You can tell | cannot. If it
is, it is from 10 effort on my part, but
rather that others are getting to know
you as you are. I
You ask me " How about that school
report you made, AS Secretary and Treas
urer Of Upton School District" As !
that was an official act, will answer you
At the close of my term, made final
report. 1t was referred to committee,
who met, examined it, and agreed to re.
port it as satisfactory, but before the re.
port of the committee was l..adc, one Of |
your brother Democrats, wishing to give !
chance for just such innuendos, as you
have thrown out, without consulting the
other members of the committee, report
ed that he had found an error in my ac-
cout, and that | owed the district $3.50
more than my report showed. This was
a mare nest" sure, and another Dem.
ocrat moved that there be a committee of
three appointed to examine my &C
count, aud that they be s,aa p dol
lars day for the tiac Sd The
CO, mite was appoiuted, Wo,Vfvhot all
Of them being Democrats. The commit
tee met, and toilcd, q. least the chairman
Ala and then ,brv rpnor,ed that T was
ont;,,ea 70 s.r.d;t IF ana do,,,r mora
.hs, had c,,;ued Dom. 70, u;sb
vo,r otsc;,l no.. would Stand ,be sor,,;
nv of , hitter nol;,;caI onno,en, .s we,, ,
wish they did
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