Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-02-26
Lstssc1. NEris.Issay.

Ise,c1. HEricndy.
Il A slandcrOus article which appear
ed in the Bellevue journal, Il few
/ weeks since, rejecting upon the
\ character AID honesty nf our towns.
I man Peter MtIendy, has been g0b.
biesi and swallowed whole by the
i democratic papers OF the State, The
4 article was copied in fall in the Du
4 huque Herold, and commented on us
a grand victory that a Republican
papershnulG etoiheifFescue. The
! TerGld Ind been firing away at l'eier
No long with itspnn gun, that even,lte
\ infamous slauderings OF a political
Acre head w,re eagerly caught up and
hurled at him in The hope that il
7 would weaken and probably aiil kis
influence through tie State. Dui
you are mistaken Mr.. HcFud, sadly
/ so. When you are coml clled ia look
for ammunition i'm the columns of the
Bellevue JUnTati, yum will realize
but poor consolation. Mr.. Melendy's
reputation ana Integrity wherever
he Is known. are sufficient cuniradic
ton To all such base accusations AZ
are brought against him 10y the editor
OF the Journal. The article WAS
written in the interest OF General
Clark, who, it is known is using
every influence 10 retain the Office of
L. S. Marshal. Mr.. NE endy will
undoubtedly render u correct exhibit
OF the receipts aud Disbursements of
the funds of the late campaign when
the proper time comes. We 40 iiol
presume to speak for Mr.. Me'endy.
Ale has never asked lis 10 write u
word in his behalf, bur AZ ALI l,un0red
t0whs'nan. and with the facts
which ale knowing To us, we are
conlprIled 10 brand the article i'll
question as Infamous, and the writer
u vile slanderer. F.. a. .... - .,
One poltis of the article we will
take the trouble TO reply to. The
Joarna! says: |
The point wc started out oh was |
that this MrlCndy taxed our two can |
ci'tates for county OifiY~ 500 H. their !
Share OF Republican aid la tie last |
campaign, whereas Jackson county /
being only ene Of the four ,ieinuc;at- |
ic counties IN the State, should have !
received aid instead oi giving il. But |
what lid the man DO with all the !
money he received il lie taxed Re-
pullicsns Throughout the State IA lac
did iiiese iw0 candidates? Rea-on-
Ing proporiiohaiiely lac must have
S5,hD Z" SIS. Now, what he !
came Of this money?
Now, tie facts are, that Jackson
county stands in the sanie list with |
Black Hawk. No money was CON
trihuted from either during the cam
faign. Many cou"lies. 1t IL true,
responded 10 Tie call for funds, hut
in this tsixth) district. no, to exceed
sou War sent The GENITAL COMMITTEES.
and IN the whole State the total
amount of money contributed does
moi exceed $500. In STATE OF H.
l@i, inhabitants. any one will
readily str that this is no large sum
TO he used for a vigorous canpuien.
If the editor of The J0urn0i can
substantiate his charge that SO 900
were sent To the triLtTai Committee.
let the proof lie forthcoming. Every
m a. hF, l.t.llu a. q, [
the same, :,r,tif money had been AZ.
pr"priated it could easily have been
proved.
Tie Office Of Chairman of the
State Central Committee was given +
Mr.. Me!endy without his solicitation.
but the duties of the position, We arr.
proud to say, were discharged will
thnr"ugliness and efficiency. Ne 4
State in the Ciiinn was more
thoroughly ranvassed Than was Iowa
i'm the late campaign; and no State
in prop"rti0n 10 her population,
achieved more glorious triumph.
In some Of the counties, it is true.
disarPointmcnts were experienced in
the lack of speakers, bat ii WAS. no
faul, OF the Central Committee. Ar
rangemcnts were complete, but fail
ures on the part of speakers in many
instances were unavoidable.
The editor Of the journal has made.
some grave charges: let. him how
substantiate them or he branded as
he justly deserves, a malicious Sian.
derer, who has So far forgotten his
calling as to- prostitute the press To
accomplish vile purpose aid 10 al
vance personal interests.