Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-08-17

a very intelligent, fine, respectable
business man can make OF himself
when he steps down from his lofty
position and mingl,s With the com
mon herd Of political swine ct tins
locality. Mr.. J. says or the 10Th OF
/ January he obtained Go warrants
1 from the auditor, that he remarked
to the auditor al Tie time, that he
/ did not expect to get any money on
them il he presented them. The au-
,litor replied by saying that the
( Board turned over a $1,000 from the
Jail TO the county iuna before al
I iou,ning on Saturday, ana that the
/ Treasurer ha,. been notified OF the
fact. To tins | will say, il the audi
tor sad this, he lab0red under a mis-
take, fit of absent mind eduess, or
wiltully told that which is not so, for
/ | never had official notice OF the tact,
but went personally TO the auditors
Office and ascertained for myself
He further says that | paid only a
portion ot his warrants, that | hal
promised VIM. Biodgett and seme
other parties at Tama City that |
would save the remainder Of this
money for them &c. Other parties !
l wonder why he don't name them :?
Well, now for Blodgett Mr.. John
ston is well aware that Mr.. Blodgett
has for some time past furnished fuel
which is needed and consumed in the
county Offices at the court house. -
Mr.. Blodgett Under contrac. with
the auditor furnished and delivered
coal in the early part Of the winter
OF 1870 u II amounting I think to
over 5000 for which he advanced the
money and received a county war;
rant tor the amount. When the fuel
was nearly exhausted, the auditor
notified Mr.. B. to bring more coal.
Mr.. B. refused to furnish any more
until he could get some money on
his county warrant, with which to
buy the coal, and presented his war.
rant to me for payment. I said to
him that the county fund was cx
hausted, but that the Board had
spoken Of making transfer. that it
the transfer should be made, would
do the best l could for him.
Now Mr.. Johnston seriously OBJ
jects to this transaction, and aims to
convey the idea, that in the promise
to Blodgett was seeking political
tavors. Ny real object IN promising
Blodgett to do for him the best l
could knowing that he had advanced
his own money to procure fuel for
the county, was to deal with him
justly, regardless Of anything else, for
Mr.. Johnston we'll knows that Blod-
gett is, and always has been s:aunch
Democra: and OF course an attempt
to get political tayors from this
source would look like an absurdity
The question here arises whether
committed great wrong in the
transaction with Blolgett, which l
am wiling to submit to any or al
men of the county except w. F
Johnston. I have a legal right II
this trmlto object to him, tor he has
expressed an opinion.
TO the different parties who have
assaulted me at all points and on all
sides without any particular reasons
right on the eve OF the county nomi-
nations for no other purpose but to
defeat me, l feel sometimes like say
ing mean and abusive things, but
when I behold them in their true
light feel inadequate to the task
When I sec men who clam to be
No. 1 in society, men who are look
ed up to as examples for others tc
follow, men who are noted for truth
and veracity stoop from their re
spectacle positions and wallow in sucf
filthy pools, all for the sake of gain
ing a political point, say it "can,
be did," language cant abuse them.
THEO SCHAEFFER.