Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-08-22

! lrfh,,Hf extended Tor SIX weeks ate;
4 the publication by the TmeS OF the
/ figures mentioned. Tie Leadrr and
our critic 10 not agree As to facts
/ The fact seems to be that the pub
/ fishing oi the figures mentioned was
! the first act Of open war on the part
OF the Times against the city govern
| rirni.
5, The figures were published by the
T'mes on Saturday, july END. On
Monday, July oath, the Tribune re
published, and our files Of the Tribune
show editorials which disprovc the
Leaders assertion, and prove ours.
that the Ttij,ne joined The work as
soon as it had any 'acts 10 go on, and
show that the Tilme earnestly
fought Tammanv to the end. Issues
of July q, %, 26, -, IS, ant. 81, and
subsequent months, almost every IS
sue, are lnstanccd as evidence, 1t
NAV also be noted that the Tribune
also published facts and figures Of
its own cleaning, in the mean time,
to show the corruption OF the city
government.
4 sub committee OF the Committee
of Seventy reported, October -,
1871, that, during the years lsC9,
| 1870 and 1871. to date of the report,
the 7rilune received from the city
government for advertising, S23, 1915
sc, and that during the same time the
Times received from the city govern
ment, for advertising, S34 ,093,24.-
Add TO this amount paid the Tones 4
disallowed CLAIM, Of Sl3,OC0.G0 and
We have 4 total OF 81 ,o93 %, almost
twice the amount paid the TriJase in
the same time. let us add this lar
Their fac, that the city government
discontinued advertising i'll the
Times in the Summer of 1870, making
the time during which the TriJuae re
ceivcd s23,155.56 year longer than
the time during which the Times re-
ccived S34, 09329, and claimed Sl3,
600 90 more. The article tour ks
ago, named $4,000 as the amount
paid the Tribune. We gave the
amount from memory, without tax
ing the trouble to sclrch through a
years files Of daily paper and with
no desire TO speak incorrectly.
Our critic is troubled, or exultant,
that we did not deny that the Trtb.
Wn received the enormous amount ct
1000 IRON the Tammany govern,
ment, for advertising. There is no
necessity to deny it, nor are we able
to do so. No authority Tor the state
ment is given by those making IT.
The report of the Committee gives
all the figures we are able to find
Furthermore, we remark that we
have 10 desire to deny the statement.
It may be true for all we know. II
it is true 1t ought to be, and can be,
proved. We have not pretended to
apologize for tie Tribune or for Mr.
Greeley. Our only purpose has been,
and is, to induce more careful re-
gard to truth and justice ana com
mon honesty on the part of all
Charges of the inomentous character
and gravity OF those we have been con-
siderlng, when unsupported by proof,
or circumstances Of probability, react
to the injury OF those making them.
We place our objections to the spc
cies OF SANDER We arc considering on
moral grounds, as affecting the integ
rity, honor ard good faith of the Re.
publican party. This contest with
the Democratic party can be won on
grounds Of reason, the rights of hu.
manity and national prosperity. |,
will be lost if waeei with ammuni.
ton such as Mr.. Henderson and our
critic use.
/ We have no objections to any one
proving that the Tribune was hribed
to keep silent respecting the Tam
many frauds, nor that it received
800, 900 in addition to, or including,
the 1913, 3D. &c named, but it seems
an lnsalt TO an intelligent audience
TO ask them to take the statement
without particle o! proof or IT.
tempted proof.
In order that our silence may not
be misunderstood, we add that while
our critics article evidently calls for
extended and particular notes at our
hands, If not personal wranglc, we
have answered all that is seems TO us
in issue. Some OF his arguments are
too unJlgntied and illogical for no
tice, and most OF his direct state.
ments are too heavily alleged with
error to deserve reply.
We conclude with the statemen.
that Notwithstanding the personal ia.
turc OF the article, and the prima tacie
evidence it contained of the personal
hostility of the writer to the REpuE-
L1cAN on other than political grounds,
and its untairness aud falsencss OF ar
gument and statement, the editor OF
the Citizen declines to furnish us ,i,o