Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09
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The BulIetln's Attack ON Gov
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The BulIetin's Attack ON Gov.
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We referred briefly last week to
the Des Moines Bulletin's attack on
Gov. Stone. Wedo not deem that
any extended reply Is In the least
necessary; but in the Pella Blade OF
the 3lst ult. we And the following
article, which goes go entirely down
to the root OF the matter, and stiUws
up the status OF the Bulletin and Its
editor SO clearly, that We cory it
now entire. The Blade ssays: sAs y
Since the time when SATAN offered
to give the world 10 the Savior if he
would fall down and worship him,
we have not had an example Of im-
putience equal to what appears in the
Des Moines Euiieti.t OF the 24th inst,
written by the hand that stOfe the
swamp land fuDds OF the State,
against the man through whose for
bearapce and mercy lie is not to-day
in the State peniteDtiary.
This common thief, with his pock-
cts still lined with stolen gold, writes
an editorial and has it printed on a
press and type, purchased with the
remnants of the stolen treasure, {and
now held i'm his wife's name to keep
the State from levying on 1T TO pay
the judgments obtained against him
g., 81 \ ~ n A
to give advice to the respectable
electors Of the 4th District AS to
whom they should choose for Con-
gresham. Ne desire to suggest to
you, that when the people of this
District need to consult with forgers
and thieves, they will have even Il
choice among them, aud would pre-
fer to choose advisers from among
the many more respectable ones in TT.
Madison.
Your advocacy Of the claims OF The
Hon. J. a. Kasson in your own Dis
trict has done more towards the de-
feat Of that gentleman tiian anyth'og
else, and our advice would he 10 you
to go slow, for your polluted breath
carries with it Il witbe-ing curse hat
destroys every man or measure that
it advocates.
Thief, embczz,er aud forger is
written upon yOnr brow and assOc'a-
ted with your name, and wherever
your paper ii seea the first thought
bsssir Be-; d baT sb saiF @ ~
to circulate i'm u community as a
perpetual warriiny against picEpock-
cts, for no man THAT knows YOU, or
ever heard your name, will pick
your paper up without placing his
hand on his pocket book.
You talk about Ey-Gov. S.one, his
bravery, his record as GOvernOr, his
honesty. &c. We once asked you a
few plain questions abort your con-
duct with the Governor, which. " ith
all your cheek, YOU have never rad
the courage to ;.1sWer. but l'i,e II
whipped puppy, SUNK of into Your
kennel, and have not yelpetl since
till now. Suppna you employ the
band that stole tie $33!.cW ,ro,n the
State in writing snswe.s 90 the fol-
lowing questions: as
Were you not The private Srcreta-
ry OF Gov. StOEe, and didn't you
steal about $3i,tt0 Of EwamR, land
funds, that came into your hands by
acting as such Secretary? -
Are you not az admitted MiefY soc
Did you not ;nk nowleIce before
the InvestigaiiLg Committee that
you did appropriate these funds to
your own use:
Didn't you build a paper mill.
planning mill and brick block IN
Des MOines with these same funds,
and didn't you tell Stone, North and
Others that it was Of money you bo--
rowed Of friends in the East at 6 per
cent interest:
Wasn't that lie?
Are you not a most immitigated
liar as well as thief:
Didn't you do lit tie swiDdting, If
not to say downright forgery in the
exchange business?
How about the dra Is you drew on
Philadelphia and elsewhere!
How about dra awing your paytwice
for papers furBisi,ea the last Legis-
lature?
You say you propose to meet Gov.
StOuc OH tuc StuufV ~ uC 10 UoIi iHh-
ted. with his record, fm. Now you
know that you havD't either the
courage or ability 10 DO that.
You speak of TIE GovernOr'srecoTd.
You would look we'll finding fault
with his record, woU,dn't you, wren
the only blot on his record Uos matle
Iy yous
The only mistakes the Gov. ever
n ade was when he yielded to the re-
quest OF the Republicans Of Des
Moines and appointed you his private
Secretary, AMI then aaer you had
abused his confidence and stolen the
funds. and were FIVE times indicted
for forgery aad einbezz'emeut. that
he didn't follow you mpiO the fullest
extent Of the law, and have you seat
"a the -penitentiarv for the remainder
OF your days, as you justly deserved,
and which you escaped only through
technicalities, and because Governor
Stone didn't see fit 10 follow II up
with new indictments. not wishing
to 0ppress You. or to sllound you down
because you had been his private
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