Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09

your deep and damning crimes, the
mantle Of charity, rather than see
you incarcerated in the State prison.
And you rewarded him, as you do
the men in Des Moines, who kept
you from jail by going on your bond ,
and otherwise befriending you, not
because they didn't believe you gull
ty, but because they had been your
neighbor so long. But, for this you
are serving them as they might have
expected.
Your abuse of Gov. Stone is on a
par with the robber, who, III the
darkness Of the night should enter
the house and steal all the valuables,
and then the next day go about town
Dragging of it, and abusing the pro-
prietOr because he didn't wake up
and discover him in time and shoot
him. Amt you Il lovely specimen
to talk about meeting Gov. Stone
with his record? Have some shame
and hide your guilty head from the
sight of men who know you. The
only blame anyone has ever laid on
Ex-Gov. Stone is the fact that he
didn't find out sooner that you was a
thief; and to this objection we desire
to say that in our opinion blame
should not attach to him alone, if at
all. Let it be remembered that this
man Orwig was unanimously recon-
mended by the Central Committee,
whose secretary he had been, and by
the party of the State, that he was
supposed to be an honest man; that
while he was secretary in 1864, the
Legislature refused to pass bill rec
commended by Gov. Stone, requiring
the Gov. to live in Des M0ines, and
building an Executive Mansion, but
did provide by law that he need not
live at the Capital, but should keep
his Secretary in his absence, (Orwig
was the Secretary them. Then it
may not be understood, generally,
that no one in the State expected
these drafts to be sent to the Gov. as
the law provides that they should be
sent directly to the Treasurer, and
when those drafts first came they
came in envelopes directed to the
Governor, without letters of trans
initial q other thing to tell what
they were for, and first came while
the Governor was at Savannah,
Georgia, looking after the sick SOL
.diers, and were taken out Of the mail
and used or stolen by the fellow who
now censures Gov. Stone because he
didn't discover him, and under the
circumstances it can readily be seen
how the theft could be kept secret
for a long time. A vast deal of good
would have been accomplished if it
had been sooner discovered, but that
Gov. Stone was ever negligent or
tlerelict i'm duty, or failed to do all
that was required of him, no one can
successfully charge. Orwig was as
much an officer Of the State, recOg-
mixed as such by the law and the
custom, as the Governor himself, and
had he not been a thief, not a flaw
could have been picked in, or black
spot be found on his entire record as
Governor Of Iowa.
To show how the matter stood at
the time between Orwig and Coy.
Stone, we refer our readers to the
Records Of Polk county, for five in
j FMHs }Sr and oIe enc y96esnt fga ass
stolen by him from the State. And
for Gov. Stones vindiratiOn. we
refer them tO.the report of the Com
mittee Of Investigation. entirely eX-
him from any knowledge
of. or completely with Orwig in his
robbery Of the State, and
TO the following resolutions adopted
nv the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives which may he found on
the 56th page Of House Journal.
s'REsOLvED, That we, rs repre-
of the people Of Iowa, de-
sire to express to the Hon. VIM. M.
Stone, upon his retiring from the
chair, our appreciation
Of the eminent services rendered the
State by him during his four years
and to bear testimO-
ny to the .foelity, zeal and dditity with
which he has conducted the affairs of
the Executive Office"
And this equally complimentary
was adopted by the Sen
ate, and may be found ON the Senate
Journal, page 81.
"REsoLvED, by the Senate of the
State Of Iowa, That we tender to our
late Governor, Hon. VIM. M. Stone,
the strongest assurance Of the cont.
dcnce Of the people or the State, IN his
integrity, zeal and ability as displayed
while performing his official duties.
Entering upon the GubernatiOnal
Office at a period when it required
the wisest counsel, the most constant
r0tchfulness and the prOmptestI
action, he has prOved himself equal to
eue,y enaerge,acy."
Is not this enough? What more is
needed? What stronger language
could be used? What higher need Of
praise could be bestowed?
Now, one more question TO- this
man Orwig--this fraud upon human
ity-this convicted thief and f0rger.
is this enough or do you want more?
Heavy fires have visited Iowa
lately. Saunders & Collins Ware.
house of Abba was burned on the LIST
inst, with a large lot Of grain, agri-
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