Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-18
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NESTS.
THIRD DISTRICT RTMPU s

The Radical par'y 10 TIE Third Canfres
uo,.l District, 10 " list ,rdlug the defeat
o. Graves and the nomination Of Allison, is
snii undergoing the throcs of rampan. lis
inng,inn, wh,ril lids fur 70 s~a ,0~ up
the entire concern. An independent, Re
publican candidate appears ~ the field,
who prop s,s TO strip Allison rom head %
foot, AMI reveal 10 his terrified constituents
ich gross de ormities of mind ard char
acisr ~ viii causc them 10 turn from and
ahun him as moral and political leper,
too loathsome 10 contemplate. Tn, follow
Ing spicy AMI promising letter WAS refused
publication in the Dubuque Tmcs, and
comes to the public through The column. OF
III. Hra.d
Mn EA,rog In yeur PAPER Of tie II th
inst, il an cti,oiial headed Look out for
the d,sorr nnizcts. Ii 1t Sou proceed 10
read mc on. II the republican party. New.
cir s me say 10 you asweii , ~ 10 Nj M; AN; Nh
phsticallv contest yont right as well Is
tnelr-. 10 assume any such authority. IT,
however. You have That night. IN my iude
meni, Yen wilt o6l aed To exoic3,su Oh
many oiaes rcaub.4eaas an we'll a. On my
,si have TO efsonal hostility whatever
10 Mr.. al ison. Ia tie angry con,royers,
which has been eoioR GA beiHesn nim and
other gentlemen IN tots distinct, for the last
two months, ! have taken no part what
ever, slthoneh often requested to 10 SO
Ny objection 10 him il Only AGAINST hi. OIL
hcinl acts ssStrt bat his records IL srch
that he las proved hims 4 unwerth, OF the
faith er conf ten,e ant support oil any party
or OF any people. Il VIII not avail hm TO
throw himself hack II, q, hts Cf'iciai orr cr.
sonal dignity. II the charges | l.eicr
aga ust !tm are n0i tue I g ca ea,nN IL Ia
tne N T. be false. and thus vindica'e him-
scli fron tie dainsring asperstons iaas he
does not do 80 Is the very best ev iercs
which can possibly b. produced that be Is
guilty. Assuming that proposition, you
take the position the, Es 10 still worthy Of
the confidence aud entitled to the support
Of the republican party. Farther still. that
every one that does not give in his adhe.
sio 20 the dogma and swallow him and all
his vsnshty 10 . 'disorpaniTer." You un-
donb,ediy have right 70 your own opin-
ions. ] presume bsvs 70 mine. That is q
right which hsvs exercised and will con
tin0e TO sxeraise 10 relation TO Mr. Alii;on.
| would sAv 10 him that l intend 20 charge
him With eficisl acts. which il true, ought
TO sxpcl him from his feat in congress. II
not true, the charges arc actonable.
Let him commence legal proceedings
against me, and oil mere formal technirall-
ties shall ct once be waived 30 thata trial
can be had within the next Two week,
II fail TO snbssa ntiate nv charges then
Jury ~il exhonerate him, and brand me as
wilfal falsiHer aud calumnator Of the
character Of an innocent individual ard n
much injured and faithful public servant.
II he declines this fair and rescn he prop
os'tion. then let him stand before this
community seeking the suffraccs Of The
electors Of this district, branded aud con-
vacssd Of ee1csal acts which ought to pro.
cure bis expulsion from his seat in Con
ee-s. That 10 Ill the SHAVER have 10
NIKE 70 that editorial, which is personal "a
myself.
A. 10 tho assumption that "Mr. Allison
10 whs " devoted 10 the prosperity Of our
railroad 'ntereats - yell a. oar river i'm.
p'ossm-n's. ard no man knows this belt or
than Hr. raomss himself would reply
that Mr.. Thomas" doc, non knox any s.c .
hiag.
did suppose him heretofore TO bs
equally devoted to "our railroad If, cres,s."
nat devotion was i1u Grated IN diversion
Of that north or Sioux City branch Of the
Pacific railroad. My Interpretation OF that
devotion 10, tina, the people o. this district
and the entire northwest nevsr had a
greater enemy 10 their railroad interests"
tina" Mr.. Allison. He sold them out Tor
private gain. Az 10 biz assumption Q. de
v"t."n u Our river interests" | would
reply that that may I've so--l hope it is.
Nv commentary, however, ia. his action on
railroad matters. - big thing" ha. no,
yet presenied itself io that direction.
LEWIS A THOMAS.
A third ca didate in the field in tho
Taird disdrics mak.s tn, ,lecnon Of Mil,
the democratic no ninse . Fixed fac.