The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-13

up an increased majority for every
man on the ticket by every republican
standing square to the ,oork and doing
his phoie duty for the ticket as an en-
tirety.
A CUNNING MOVE.
Upon the political chess-board
! there is often displayed all the Gun.
ningly devised moves so common
among skillfnl players of the strong
and popular game of chess. The
sharp and experienced player often
makes, q feint of attack upon one
point only to inveigle his opponent
to expose to successful assault the
real position it is sought to carry ;
again he adroitly and carefully, upon
mature reflection, lays the ambus-
cade, into which the unwary tall an
easy prey. 80 the skillful and
adroit politician weaves his web with
fox-like sagacity and cunning, aided
by the assumption of lamb-like meek
ness and countenance expressive of
a holy horror of tricks. Now, let us
see if we have a case in point. A
little over two months ago the pas
tor Of Methodist Church in the
city of Washington, D. c., which
church the Hon. James Harlan at
tends and has attended as a member
thereof for many years, wrote q
letter to ono or more of his brethren
Of the Church in Iowa asking them
to interest themselves in assisting to
return Mr.. Harlan to tho Senate.
This Reverend, without question,
from his personal relations with Mr..
Harlan, feels q deep interest in his
success. and as q reason for asking
the aid of those to whom he wrote,
he commends Mr.. Harlan's christian
character, and says what all know,
that he stands high with the Admin
istratio,,, which is equivalent to say
ing, his political conduct meets with
the approval of nineteen-twentieths
of the Republicans of the country,
and, therefore, he is worthy of being
rsturne d. This letter is written as q
private letter by this Reverend gen.
tleman, upon his own responsibility
and upon his own motion.
1t was written endorsed "confi-
dential," but by some means has
been made public, and if it be Grimm.
al oroffensive, we fear that the pastors
of the land of all seets, to whom like
opportunity has been offered, have
been guilty of similar acts in behalf
Of laymen Of their particular church,
who bore the christian character
and approved craftsmanship of Sem
ator Harlan. But this letter falls
into the hands of the Dubuque Her.
aid the Democratic contemporary of
The Dubuque Times, the organ and
especial champion Of the Hon. VIM.
3. Allison. 1t is published by the
Herald. The Times editors immedi-
ately stand aghast at such won
derful, such q horrible disclosure.
These accomplished, shrewd and par
ticular friends of the Hon. VIM. B.
Allison rush in hot haste to denounce
in unmeasured terms the letter as q
base forgery. A thing SO monstrous
that no sooner than for o single in.
slant does it raise its dcformed head
than they enthusiastically, joyfully,
eagerly raise tho war club in defense
IF the man they admire above all
'thers, save one, and beat back the
lybrid into it's hole branded with the
lame OF forgery. Tho Times
With these fierce denunciations Of
tho authenticity of the letter, was of
course road by the various inland
Republican, papers OF the State, long
,efore any truthful exposition of the
whole matter could be published, and
The prominence OF the Times as
organ of the State, and
It's great earneetness in this matter
ed, unwittingly perhaps, sono pa
pers to take tho same view of the
case that was taken by the Times.
OF course the Times folk did not
expect this would DO the result, they
never thought of it whep they as
sumed their position in regard to
this letter and took up the cudgel in
defense Of Mr.. Harlan. We notice,
it comes very convenient
for our Times friends TO rap some OF
their too ardent followers and conf
90 mon over the knuckles who
wv. this accidental ambuscade.
y not have been as gencr-
hcro may this bait as mic Mt
: "''s 0' hut then it was
ave been expected, ..,d IF 40
uito cunping,y devised. ont ,ho
'emocratic ouraa,s through. ,.hv
tate would only keep thalr fiji.
nd upgrae.io1s shouts out Of the pot
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