The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-09-21

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Prominent among the supporters OF
this project was the Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Allison's letter we then publish
ed, and We know regretted very
much that he had found time to
write such o letter. We have not
heretofore referred to this matter
in our columns, though tho remem-
brance of it has ever been dlstaste-
fully present with us. We deem it
now, however, legitimate and proper
for US to lay the history Of tho whole
matter before our readers, and for
this purpose we publish the following
temperate and fair editorial upon the
eubject, taken from tho Burlington
Hawk-Eye:
II The Dubuque Times copies tho let
ter which Mr.. Allison wrote to the
FREQ Trade dinner in New York, in
(which he said 81 regret that my en-
|Eagements are such that l cannot
Join you on Monday" etc., and wants
10 know "what is there in that, if
NE Hasck-Eye pleases, that is not in
nPt in full accord with the Republi
cAn platform Of the State Of Iowa p"
For tho benefit Of the Dubuque
Z tnes we will re.sta.e the case. The
F1ee Trade League of New York is
composed mainly of Democrats and
ortigners-the money for its sup
poft is furnished almost wholly by
for1ign manufacturers and their rep
resi- entatiyes in this country. Last
yeah the League did what it could to
defaht Republican candidates for
Congress-. Its agents were scattered
overSthe country, being sent particu,
larlY into doubtful districts, and
those where dissensions in Republi-
can hanks threatened to defeat Re.
publf fan candidates. One of them, "a
Mr.. Shriner. spent several weeks in
the Fourth District OF this State
speak ling and working for the dessat
Of CIV. Walden and the election of
his bpponent, Mr.. Smith. BY the
hell Tot the League Gen. Schenck, in
Ohik Mr.. Greeley, in New York !;
sev{ ral Republican candidates in
Missouri, and tho party in that State,
weS defeat ID.
1b celebrate these triumphs--par-
tic,parly the defeat of Schenck and
Greeley and the overthrow of the
Republicans in Missouri-the Free
ode League gave a dinner in New
York, to which they sent invitations
to "a. Oakley Hall, Gov. Hoffman,
"Sanset Cox, Erastus Brooks, VIM.
B. Allison, and others who were
supposed TO sympathize with the
operations Of the League, and to DO
reedy to rejoice with them in their
trfumphs. Hall, Hoffman, Allison,
and other did not attend, but wrote
letters of congratulation and sympa
thy. Mr.. Allison said, az regret
that l cannot bo with yon p. Z,
Nov then, we haven't charged
chat Mr.. Allison ia Free Trader.
We only refresh, the minds Of the
Republicans Of Iowa in relation to
the above facts. 1t, however, occurs
to us as it will and has to others, if
Mr.. Allison was not in sympathy
with the Free Trade League how did
it happen that no was invited to that
dinner. We venture to say that no
other member Of Congress from Iowa
was invited. And wo think no other
member of the delegation from this
State would have regretted" that
hc could not sit down with Oakley
Hall and Sunset Cox to eat, drink
and be merry over tho defeat Of Re
publican candidates for Congress
and to throw up his hat when such
toasts rs these were read: "Tht
Cause Of Free Trade !" "The Fro,
Trade League !" "rhe Victorious
Free Traders of Missouri y. 9TH,
Free Trade Press; )" "The Congress
sional Delegation Of New York City,
ETC., etc,
Once moro we suggest TO tho Du
buque Times that calling us har,
names don't clear up these darl
places in Mr.. Allison's record.
man ,oiH be judged to a great exten
by tho company he keeps. And il
our opinion the Republicans of low
: do not want to be represented in th
, United States Senate by man VIII
can be coquetted with TO say moth
;. ing more) by the Democrats Of Ne,
York City, and who might be take
away from his legitimate duties to z
| over and dine with them when som
r leading Republican like Schenck, {
Ohio, or Greeley, of New York,
:, beaten for Congress.
o Tom Welch, young man, ws
: stabbed through the lungs during
drunken brawl in Dubuque saloo
late on Saturday night. A ma
y named Flynn was arrested and p,
j, under bonds of $4,000 to await I'll
| ,,o,,,lt ot th., xvound