The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-09-25

wise a republican paper in referring
to the aspirations Of Allison for
denomination said:
SIN all kindness We suggest that the Re-
publican party Of Dubuque county needs
thorough fumigation and publication"
The DEBORAH Republican alluding
to the disgraceful proposition Of AL
lison' denomination and the impu-
dence Of the Dubuque republicans
in asking it said: :a. -".-. -
Notwithstanding they are in a hopeless
minority, the Republicans Of that county
believe they have an inalienable right to
the Congressional Office and brew quarrels
among themselves, which they generously
allow the people Of the country. to settle
for them. Take away the ofice-deny
their right to it any longer-and the twenty
votes of Dubuque will hardly be worth the
discrcditable scramble now occurring in
that county. In no other county could
these things take place with federation, and
why should il be suffered from this, the
copperhead metropolis Of the State 2 We
say feeling of antagonism to this contin-
uous strife is growing in the interior coun-
ties, and it takes form in hostility to any
Dubuque candidate. .."
The McGregor News too in the
early part Of the campaign was
equally violent in denunciation Of
the movement of Allison. its subsc-
queut support Of him causing . re-
publican paper of the district to
iusinuatingly accuse it Of having been
bribed into his support. and saying
to the News:
"Perhaps you can tell what it was that
So SUDDENLY turned that editor into the
Allison channel Was it a new revelation
upon ''thc great questions Of Reconstruct
ton, FINANCE and taxation"
Mr.. Washburne a republican Mem
Der Of Congress from Wisconsin in
abiding to the appropriation to
build direc. line of rail road from
Sioux City to the Pacific railroad by
the most practicable route said:
''Our land is gone and money spent, and
there is no help for it. The Secretary Of
the treasury issues to railroad company,
in no sense Pacific railroad company,
one million six hundred thousand dollars,
in government bonds, in direct and positive
violation Of the law"
In this gigantic robbery o; the
government, and swindle upon the
people of northern Iowa Mr.. Allison
acted conspicuous part. Mr.. Van
dever former mcmber.'of Congress
from this district says Of this speech,
Of Washburns's and the connection
of Mr.. Allison with the affair:
''Thea observations made by Mr.. WASH
burne in regard to the worthlessness of the
security held by the Government for the
PAYNE mt Of these bonds-or rather the want
Of any security at all-apply with all their
force to the bonds issued by the Govern
meIt to Mr.. Allison and his associates for
the construction of the Sioux city Pacific.
Seventy miles of that road have been built
in Iowa-'''in no sense q part of the Pacific
Roadn-as Mr.. Washburne says; and yet
Mr.. Allison and his friends claim, and have
already received, over one million dollars
in bonds Of the Government, to divide
among themselves, for which the Govern
ment has absolutely no security at all.
If on this showing, the Republican con-
vention can afford to nominate Mr. Allison
as its candidate for congress, then ! must
say that am mistaken in my estimate Of
the virtue and intelligence that has here.
tofore ruled in the councils Of that party
in the Third congressional District. The
foregoing are no partisan statements, they
are conseieatiously made, and in the hope
that we may vindicate ourselves from even
the suspicion of countenalcing Official de-
linquency and corruption.
If these statements are true, then.
is Mr.. Allison any moro fit for re-.
election than he was in the estima-
ton Of these men and presses, all
republican, Tor denomination? Let
the people answer at the ballot box.
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