The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-01-04
THE COURIER wRroolns,,

THE COURIER wRIooLns.n
The above is the language of the
State Register in regard to our hum
BILE selves. Now before paying at
tention to u friend lot US say to our
readers that we arc aware that VIC
have devoted much of our columns
of late to the Senatorial question,
and this is not, perhaps, to all of
them as agreeable as it might DO, as
all do not take sufficient interest in
the battle now progressing upon this
subject I % enter into the full spirit
of II. The contest will soon be end
ed and our apology to our readers
for the space We have occupied
and may occupy for = few
days to come is that of a necessity,
compelling us to give the question
much attention, soiciy, however, in
defense of Mr.. Harlan and of our.
selves. Could our readers look ovor
the files of tho opposing papers, chief
among which is the Register, and see
to what extent the controversy fills
their columns, and with the Register
being a continued and unparalleled
torrent OF abuse of Harlan, and Incl.
dentally of ourselves, they could and
would recognize a good and sufficient
reason for u action.
Now, ii there has been any wrig.
Cling done, it occars to us that the
Register is prcsminently the party
whose course is serpent like, cit
wriggied IN and wriggied out," not
exactly, however, leaving one in
doubt of its ultimate purpose, but
nevertheless making contortions 70
that end. First, it claimed neatra!i-
ty, though to be plain il was appa-
rent that il played the hypocrite in
this role. VIZ make this broad "a.
sertion relying upon the Judgment
Of it's readers for four months past to
sustain us in saying 90.
1t was evident throughout that it's
principle mission was to beat MI.
Harlan, and SO long as it could 1t
fought to this end under cover
At n time it came ont In a
lengthy editorial favoring, without
distinctly avowin2N p~artisAnship in
TIE nomination of Hon. James F.
Wilson. Then it spoke highly and
in terms of warm commendatiop in
connection with the Senatorship. of
b Hon. ]. W. Grimes. To each OF
these gentlemen it gave l@sorsa .di.
t~orials, still, however, not exactly
coming out Of its Of what We
have heretofore itly styled its armed
neutrality. Next it labored and the
result wassa square endorsement Of
Gen. G. NJ. Dodge as its candidate,
making q particular flourish Of the
fact that the General wal the only
soldier candidate. Up to this time
the Register had trolled it's fishing
tackle in every other mans fish
pond, besides what fishing it had
done slyly on Sunday in nobody's or
the neutral fish pond. 1t had cast
its net in every sea and tickled tho
fancy OF all tho gentlemen named. Its
programme which had in its course
met IN friendly embrace the demo-
cratic press on many points, especial
~ that OF slandering Harlan was
completed up TO the time, when il be.
came necessary to close ranks on AL
lison, and it wriggled into line and
blows at this time for the eminent ci-
william with great gnsto. Chiefly how
ever, it's candidacy Of Mr.. Allison
consists in publishing the same
ISLANDERS upon the good name of Har-
lon which two years ago the Register,
then as now edited by Ret. C!arkson
said were base falsehoods. So il
wriggles into giving testimony on
both sides OF a question in o brief
space of time with the brazen effront-
cry OF q common bawd. 1t asserts
nothing will satisfy it but the refuta-
ton of its charges under Harlan's
own haad. he must answer in prop
err person.
His friends pnblisb:an official state-
ment in plump denial Of the matters
alleged over the certificate Of tho Of.
icers in charge. The Register hoeds
it not. Mr.. Harlan writes u brief
letter showing as completely as g
man did his full justification. II is
made public a long week and comes
under the notice OF the Register
for the same length of time and it
wriggles SO badly that what they did
want they find they don't want at
all, nnd go on with their ISLANDERS, nd
ding thereto, but can't find time nor |
space tor Dir. Harlan's brief letter in |
the Register until ten days after it had
been laid before them.
They have had what they asked, a
reply from Harlan as TO the Indian !
pension matter, and they commenced
December 9th with Old Guards
TRADE, and have continued ever since |
in every issue, their tissue of false
and knowing that the deserv. |
ing lash is about to descend upon !
them they in silly beggarly language
say that they learn Mr.. Harlan is
about TO give a further reply, but not
IN time TO be refuted, and thus they
wriggle on. They would have it that |
Mr.. Harlan is d,ctatorial, is playing
the role of the a~ristocrat, of the polit.
ical autocrat. Who OF all our people