Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-06
Card from Sheriff Davis.


have entered the list for that position, it
would have been as a Republican. AL
ways having been one, and am one now,
although of late having been wecded out
of its ranks by a few who have attempt
ed to muZzle my mouth. Also, that l
have been pledged the position of Deputy
Sheriff for my support of part of the
Democratic ticket: This statement is
not true | do expect on next Tuesday
doth inst.) to 60 to the polls and vote
for Two men on the Democratic ticket,
believing them to be ADLER and better
men for the positions than those Oh the
Republican ticket, and for SO doing !
have had no pledges from Mr.. Burling
ham for Deputyship neither do | cx-
pcct it.
Respectfully,
JOHN A. DAVIS.
REMARKs-In the above communica
ton Mr.. Davis cndeavors to set himself
right before the Republicans Of the coun-
ty. He denies that he is to be a candi
date or a Democratic deputy, and inter
poses weak protest against being class
cd with the Democracy, but he admits
enough to prove conclusively that he is
anything but good Republican. He
says that he shall vote for two of the
Democratic candidates-the only two
upon which that party are making any
contest at all-but he does not say, which
is the truth, that he is working with all
his might and main for the success of the
Democrats, neglccting the duties of his
office to do their dirty work, and con
sorting with men, who, four years ago,
fought him with all the bitterness with
which they were capable because he
was a Union soldier Mr. Davis has
chosen to exhibit in his own person one
of the most ignoble Of all traits, that of
ingratitude. If there is one man in this
county who has reason to feel under OBJ
legations to the Republican party, that
man is John A. Davis. 1t has made him
all he Isl it has put money in his pocket,
gave him standing and influence, and
would have continued its favorS toward
him but for his own blunders What is
it's reward for this Partially. The very
first occasion that the party fails to give
Mr.. Davis all he asks, he bolts its nomi-
nations, goes over into the dirty nest of
the firc-in thc-rear Democracy, and from
that base of operations carries on most
INSCRIPTIONS and v:ndictive warfare
against its candidates. In this warfare he
is using weapons misrepresentation and
SANDER which i'll become an honest man
or Republican, weapons drawn from the
Democratic armory. The reasons he
gives above for voting the Democratic
ticket are not the ones he has invariably
given heretofore. Less than a week ago,
in conversation with the editor of this
paper, he gave as his reason for voting
for Birmingham, the alleged fact that Mr.
Farr would probably appoint Gates depu-
ty, and he openly proclaims his hostility
to Mr.. Hovey on purely personal grounds
He makes plaintive complaint that
somebody has "wecdcd him out of the
ranks" of the party, when it is notori-
GUS fact that less than week after the
Republican convention declined to give
him nomination to which he had no
cl,ims, and of which subsequent events
have proved that he was in no wise de-
serving, we say, in less than week after
that event, Mr. Davis was himself making
Obscquous advances to the Democracy.
The very best friends he had tried to
dissuade him from his mission of disor.
ganization and mischief, but without eff
feet He had enemies to punish, and he
would have perilcd Republican success a
thousand times rather than forcgo his
revenge If Mr. Davis finds himself
within the Democratic party it is his
own work We wish him joy of his new
associations.