The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-25
A "Reminiscences.

oy the leading men of his party in
1861, and on hataccount was spcwed
up from the not overly loyal or SEN
sItive coppcrhead stomachs and
thrown overheard, we have had a
vast amount of officiating, and the
men and papers that then denounced
him as disloyal and unfit to be the
leader ola fierce, loyal wardemocracv
are now full Of, fulsome lauditorv BIZ
ographies and sketches of his distin-
guished services, not alone for his
beloved party but for his equally be
loved country. Chief among these
dirt-eateis who seem to gulp it down
not because OF its being a party duty
to do SO, but because they relish it.
is Judge Claggett, Of the Keokuk
Constitution, who has SO far gone back
TO his vomlt as to heartily support a
a man for Governor in 1867 of whom
he sad in 1861: "Judge Mason is /,
disunionist. TO be disuniopist is
to be disloyal to the National Govern
mcnt; and TO be disloyal is to be no
Democrat; Democrats, therefore, are
under no obligation to vote for J Judge
Mason, but on the contrary, byyo
ting for him for Governor, they will
endorse his disunion sentiments. and
VIII therefore be justly chargable
with being disunionists themselves
and therefore it not being claimed by
any OF Mason's friends that he has
changed his opinion or gone back on
his views OF 1861, nor this soft i'm
parchment admitted by Mason him.
self in his late pronunciamento, it is
very easy to arrive at the conclusion
according to their own testimony,
that ''they are justly charged with
being disunioirists themselves" g
But it was not to dilate upon these
sfelfevident propositions that we COM
mence this article. but rather to call
the attention Of our readers to a re-
mlniscence in the public career of
Mason, strongly recommending him
to democratic favor, and showing his
eminent fitness to be the candidate
of a thimblerigging and ballot box
stuffing democracy that they J, in their
papers, and Mason in his late address
has strangely omitted to mention. We
refer TO the celebrated Kanesville.
Poll Books robbery. A rev,e~ Of th;s
case for tho benefit If new comeers
not familiar with the early. history
OF Iowa politics will BE necessary to
put his claims for official reward in
the strongest light before the people,
In the Norman Hegira from Nauro
in l847 to Salt Lake, large colony
OF saints stopped at GAINESVILLE, (now
Council Bluffs, and remained some
time, and they having uniformly and
unanimously voted the. democratic
ticket in Illinois it was supposed as
matter OF course, that they would
continue in the same faith in Iowa
@ tie democratic legislature proceed. I
q at once to organize an election
'recinct at Kanesvile,. for the pur.
'osc OF 'eoralling" these votes, and
heir heir being no county organized for
lection purposes west of Monroe
oanty /; it was provided that the
ldges of election at GAINESVILLE
hould make their return to a certain
oard OF canvassers, at Abba. as soon
tier the election as possible. The
mig cai.dldate Tor ongiess was
Jan Miller, Of TT. Madison, who has
lnce gravitated into the ranks OF the
eemnocracy, and the democratic cam
'date was VIM. Thompson, since ,
hen, Capt. Major, Col. and Brit. Brig
en'l. in the army, and now repnted
good Republican. =, 81 4
10 the utter astonisbment of the K
emocracy it turned out that Miller :
At figured hisopponent among the
tier day saints at Kancsyillc, and !
lat they had to the number of sever / :
hundred cast their votes for the
hlg ticket, thus over coming the
,mocratic majority in the State, and !.
nding Miller to Congress. These /
cts transporting before the official i
'nvass was made; it was determined &
the democratic leaders to accom- r
ish by fraadandstratc what they l.
ID lost at tho polls, SO that when
g time had arrived to canvass the s
ancsville returns, many oftne lead L
9 Sachems ofthe party where on
nd with scheme Of rascality de- 9
'ed that would have done honor TO q 2.
9 Brilliant geniuses, who, a few = :
ars later voted an entire Cincinnati
rectory on the democratic side in /
Ice, ing Kansas" w aR
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'sers met at.night, and when the I'll