The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
q Neighbor's Ultimatum.

a neighbours Ultimatum.
The sigourncy Nc,os, abiding to
the printing of tickets in this Office.
with NJ. M. Waldcn's name left out,
says that in order to exculpate the
editors of this paper from the res
possibility, we should discharge the
man who did tho work, and further
says "the trick was only tho culmi-
"nation of a series of personal abuse,
vlliiying cpithets and avowed
hatred of Governor Walden, by the
editors of the COURIER, as individ-
* uais, and to considerable extent,
editorfally. No one was at all sur.
"prised, when they learned here
"thc tickets were printed, but a
g. scapegoat was needed, and for that
purpose they found tho right man
lin the right place." Now, we do
not expect to satisfy those republi-
cans of our entire innocence in the
dropping of Waldcn's name from some
ofthe tickets, who entered into the
bargain and sale arrangement, by
which Mr.. Walden was nominated;
at least We do not expect that they
will acknowledge themselves salts
fed. 1t was well understood that
we emphatically denounced tho man.
ner of Mr.. Walden's nomination, and
IL was further well unders TODD that
we supported him only because the
general interest Of the party demand
cd it; ell the time having very
little respect for Mr.. Walden. The
lapse of time and his election, which
of course every body knew was Ger
tain, with majority of seven thou
sand in his favor, has not changed
our sentiments towards Mr.. Walden,
or our opinion OF the manner in which
he was nominated, nor Of the leading
spirits who brought it about. OF
this we desire all to befully informed.
But we would be glad to have it as
well understood that tho lifting of
the name of Mr.. Walden from the
forms, and printing the tickets with
his name left out, was no plan of
ours that we had not the most dis.
tant idea, nor the least intimation
that such thing was to be done, or
when it was done, until too late. We
claim the possession of a fair degree
of common sense, and wo could not
help but know that such a thing
could only result to our own injury,
laying aside Reconsideration Of honor
which required at our hands the
support of Mr.. Walden, after placing
his name at the head of our columns.
as we had done Immediately after
the nomination, at the same time.
IN lengthy article explaining our
position, and giving our reasons why
we supported him. At least one
hundred republicans of this city said
openly that they would not support
Mr.. neutrality-suspicious., many Of
whom had boon actively and
thoroughly such since the organiza-
ton of the party; ard the current
set SO strong in that direction that
unfortunately and Internationally, as
we fully believe, through the indis-
erection ofone, two or three, or more,
the tickets named were printed at
this office, and we were injured. Of
co urse we cannot now recall it. but
can only say that we disclaim any
knowledge of it, whatever, nor can
we after full investigation, discharge
the workman, who soroly regrets it,
and upon whom such influence was
brought to bear to induce him to do
it. The tickets would doubtless have
been printed IN other offices in this
city, il not in ours. At all events
they would have been printed else
where, or not at all, had the matter
come to our knowledge. We were
particularly anxious to have the
cleancst possible record, after the
election, in regard to Mr.. Walden
because we expected those who are
now bowling about this matter would
kick up the greatest possible dust to
hide their own shame. Right here,
however, we desire to refute one
charge that is made, viz: that these
tickets increased the vote of Smith
This is not SO. Their circulation as
might have been reasonably expect
ed, rather tended to increase the vote
of Walden, and we are satisfied that
Smiths majority is at least no larger
than it would have been without
such tickets. We have, heretofore,
published the statement of the gentle
man who procured the publication of
these tickets. which exonerates us,
and to which we might add that of
the gentleman who did the printing,
did We conceive that 1t would do any
good towards the satisfaction of those
who will not be satisfied; and further,
We have shown that we were
absent from home at tho time these
tickets were printed, and therefore
could not have known of the print
ing Of them. Now, in conclusion,
let us say, that we wish distinctly to |
be understood as having given our
support for Governor Walden out of
considerations connected with the
general interest of the political prin-