The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-01
AN ARrruL DoDonR.

articles, but we have case that, in
order to pursue the utmost fairness,
wo will SO far trespass upon our read.
er's patience as to rehash little. Be-
low is an article that appeared in our
paper some days ago, and also tho re-
ply to it by the State Register. We
do not undertake to correct. the evi,
dent typographical errors in the
Registers article for the reason that
wo fear we should not get them right:
!. "The State Register of the 10th
says that it shall publish the opin.
ion of the Eastern Press 10 refer.
ence to the result Of the Senatorial
contest, and in the same issue il 70.
fers to two eastern journals, to- wit
The N. Y. Tribune and the N. Y.
Evening Post, and pablishes extracts
from their comments on the issue of
the contest. It claims that these pa
pers sustain the coursc of the Regis
ter. Now let 40 see what the Regis
ter takes from the Tribune as sustain.
ing its course, and we mean by its
course the choice il msde of mon
and not the manner in which it con-
Quoted The canvass. We publish On
tire the clipping from the Tribune as
the Register hasit:
"The Hon. VIM. B. Allison OF Iowa.
who has been elected to the United States
Senate In tho place Of the Hon. James
Harlan, has honorably and fairly won the
distinction he has achieved Elected to
Congress as long ago ~ 1861, he has prov
ed himself an industrious, honest, and
capable legislator. His Independence in
political matters has not, perhaps. gsined
him such powerful friends in Washington
as among his own constituents, and the
defeat of the more swbserviept, gentleman
whom he now succeeds. seems to have
been received at the National Capital with
some surprise and CONSERVATION"
What is the plain import of the
abovs extract, and what the cause
for the inuendo therein contained
against Senator Harlan2 Is not the
Tribune opposed to the re-nomina-
tion of General Grant, aud what
does the words, "the more subecrvi-
ent gentleman" refer To, but the man
fal defense of the President made
by Senator Harlan? Is i. not all
plain when the extract closes with
the statement that the Senator's de.
feat was received &C the National
Capital with CONSERVATION Will
the Register rely for aid upon those
journAlsrwho aeek to defeat Grant,
and which bass tBeir epiaiCn apui
their feeling in this regard. We
take it that the Rediste, favors the
denomination Of Grant; its hacker
whom IL quotes in this instance,
does not, and rejoices in tho defeat
of Harlan because he was q friend
of Grants. Now it seems to us
that witness had better not bee n
called in. Don't blow hot aud cold
in the same breath, please. COURIER.
To which the Re0ister replies as
follows:
"Tha Ottumwa Courier has serious
objections to our quoting the good
words ofcongratulrtion expressed by
tho New York Tribune and the New
York Evening Post over the election
of Mr.. Allison and the defeat of Mr..
Harlan, assigning as the cause for
its objections the reason that tho
said papers are not for Grants re-
nomination. We do not see how
this makes any difference one way
or the other. for the papers in ques-
tion are of such character that or
their opinions are quotable and no.
table no difference if they may not be
Grant papers. Bnt if anti-Grantism
in itself impeaohes the testimony OF
the Tribune and Iost, as regards the
good or bad features ofthe Senatorial
result in this State, then it will be
in order TOR the Courier to explain
whether or not the testimony OF the
Muscatine Journal and the Wapello
Republican, both of which espoused
Mr.. Harlan's cause, and both of
which have in the last few days run
up the flag of Colfax for President, is
any better or any more quotable -
Where's the difference