Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-11-08
TAMN CRY. Iowa,


TAMA CRY. Iowa,
'-',hcr. 3lst, 1861
EDITOR Rfrvnil@NN Your editorial of
'as' week lss" inter the head u "iiostility
TO =. BoAd~, contAenls iself TO every Re-
publican i"N remark no"cver, both sides
nave haa a 'etS G9oi arm, aiid we SUPP ose
mus iar ana no i'isheE Tie controversy 60.
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Not wishing to encrolch mon vo,r patience
but believing that t;e ,nn.c airing dat can lie
given to the cupler-Jolns, demonstration
here will prom lte ia. cause Of truth and JUS
tee, permit me n say a few words in regard
to the eommunic tian signed j. II. ~liolIen.'
and ~. S;oldar,, end also tAearttc.e signed
u. Il. iicatl in the st article we are
told that one person present. ,xcttIE ~ Ill =. joic
angS ot II" D.norrap 2tanpa{ ID 3Stuy6 The
-Mrchd"t, Htf4e htSzI Fa hrah1t4 o5igriouS bG
remarh& q a" lsa tag aatgrs,' | c&n only
pronounce the above as 4 talshool from begin
ming to end. There was probably rs many
- ~ "a
ton, actuated by the miscellaneous burning
OF peoples properly and the desp rate hyena
bowls of the mob. Standing with others, as an
idle spectator | was constantly referred 10
and questions asked me by both llollcn and
Stoddard, hich were in every instance an
swered by INT in q mt,ch more courteous man
ner than lie same were pfopoundel. The
fact is tlat no n..n attempted 10 disturb the
meeting. and | detv them to rive the name al
any individual outside of ,heir own party who
conducted Himself improperly. Tie "expl .
nation given III itallen FOL .ti,e toast and
cheers Tor lie thief wl.e stole Lew Merchants
money! is SO lame a4d ilrotent. as 10 Sim,
ply excite DISCUS. II IIo',en did not propose
those cheers. wby vas i. tbat several railroad
men. and Ieayc,ats 100 rctnonsaa4el nj the
time ana sa 4 V .I,,,t w.nt - .hoor fn,.
any thief. We do4t want an, thieves in our
party &e.' The names of these men can be
given and their sworn statements Nith fifty
additional athlavits, that Holien proposed
cheers Tor 'thc Il sef flnt stole Lew Merchants
'NN 'iNt ( mai III u d
City, knew AT the time | was robbed. it WAS
money and not bonds that were stolen. la
regard TO the halter that llollen did not have
the fear Of before his eyes, 1t may bc we'll
enough to say that III 1861 a piece Of rope was
lying IN my store, that this same Stoddald
tied a hahgn"ans knot in it, and pinned a Ia
BILE on 1t bearing these on;inous words 'DEATn
TO TRAITORS. The sight Of that halter caused
some nneasin2s to traitors at the time, not
manifested II appears at the present time BY
tiollen who IN his speech predicted that the
Arch Traitor, N~alandingham would be yet
elected President ofthe United States. And
1t appears that siodtlard don't hesitate for
money 10 aci as Dsfu'y Assessor III sad
oilhg the people with the enormous and un-
cohse'u.iohai oeot, that Democrats SO delight
- 'AiA "oo"'.
One word in regard to G.. T. Heath. Tie is
. small man, a small traitor, small Democrat
and small potatoes &c generally. He saws he i
charged with "being an indorser of thieves
and burglars Well he is. He cba,,es him
self. No one was CHARGED in NV ar,;c,. Yto
very pertinent question was asked. ..are we 10
understand that bv such nroeeeainos nLo
cheers at Hollens sentiments The Denocra tic
party are to be considered the iDdorscr Of
thieves and burglars, j.,,b ,;rtnnuy a.
mits fila, ne was o4.e j. liz cLqe,a,s Il, III
occasion. Heath saws was lie only a., w{,
disturbed the meeting. Was U4afb. d,n,l -.
was Hollen and stodlard dr,,ntt,sq wl., ,L.y
assert that another person tried 10 distn,b tho