Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

ton, and Rev. w. IL. COrkhill. That
would seem to indicate that the money
was used for missionary purposes" -
Dubuque Times, 18th inst.
1t would seem that the war once
opened in conjunction with democrat
ic papers of this State by certain re-
publican papers, is to be continued on
Mr.. Harlan, with all the unfairness,
that is possible for personal spleen to
invent. The Dubuque Times is pub
lished at the home Of Senator Allison,
the successor Of Mr.. Harlan, and yet
|. 1t must needs indulge in unmanly low
filings, intended not only to satirize
him, but also to give credit to false.
hood While such is the case, the
Times claims to be the Republican or.
gan of the northwestern portion of the
State. In another column of the same
issue Of that paper, it publishes that
| part of Senator Harlan's testimony be-
fore the Senate Committee, where the
democratic Senators of the Committee
attempted to harrass Mr.. Harlan, and
| in which testimony occurs the follow
ing, in reference to the Tines Rev.
Cartoons handling Of the money:
| "The witness then explained that he
was in New York, where he received
a check from Durant, and asked Carl.
I kLn ~
me ii had any bank business. I told
him yes, had . check. He replied,
well our bank clerk will attend to it,
| and gave it to him. The witness did
not remember the name of the bank.
Carlton had nothing to do with the
distribution Of money In Iowa."
From the Times squib at the head
of this article, It 10 evident
that that paper attempts to convey the
idea that Carlton had some connection
with the disbursement of the money,
when 1t is shown that nothing but a
simple accommodation was offered
Mr.. Harlan by him through his clerk.
Nothing of this kind would have ap.
peared in that paper, about friend or
stranger even, to whom it desired to
do even handed justice.
We took occasion early, to say of
Mr.. Harlan in reference to his receipt
of aid from his personal friend, Mr..
Durant, that we think he erred in
so doing, that we could not Justify the
act, though these funds, as all admit,
came from Mr.. Durant's personal
purse, to his friend, and not from the
the Railroad Company.
| All the testimony shows that Mr..
Harlan and Mr.. Durant were personal
friends and Mr.. Durant owning large
railroad interests in Iowa, rccog-
nized in Mr.. Harlan an able and eff
cient worker in Congress, in aid Of
the project of building the Union Pa
cific road, and having this road built
westward from Omaha and not thro'
Kansas, and thus making prominent
and remunerative the system Of roads
running East and West through
Iowa. Mr.. Durant believed that
Mr.. Harlan's ability and influence as
! . legislator would enable him to con.
time and support this policy, which
was alike a benefit to Iowa and her
railroad system, in which Mr.. Duran,
was largely interested. Hence Mr..
Durant aided personally, Mr.. Harlan
in defraying the expenses OF his cam.
| paign for Senator. Nothing but vague
insinuations, without proof, have init.
mated corrupt use of such money. We
have not the remotest idea that any
corrupt use was made Of such money.
| Yet assuming the premise ~ true
I (Which we have no reasonable doubt
Of J, that the money was used legiti.
| mately, and certainly 90, in 90 far .,
Mr.. Harlan had knowledge Of II, yel
we cannot sustain the principle as cor.
rect Of any man receiving suoh aid
from large stakeholder in such q
corporation, NO more than we can
deem the principle correct, Of any
member Of Congress, receiving stock
in great corporation, connected 60
intimately with legislation, as was the
| U. P. or Credit Mobllier Stock, and
having the dividends thereon, moi
only almost or entirely pay therefor,
but also to add five or ten fold to the
value Of the stock in Q very short
time. We say we cannot justify the
principle OF the one or the other
such things ought not to be among
our Statesmen; but while we say
this, we as frankly say that we have
no doubt but that very many of those
who took stock, had not the least dis.
honorable motive in 90 doing.
1t would seenl, however, unless we
greatly err, that certain Republican
journals of the State, take more In
terest in maligning and misrepresent-
ing certain republicans, chief among
whom is Senator Harlan, who is now
just passing out of eighteen years of
public life, in which he has taken .
distinguished part in the most re-
nowned portion Of our history, than
they do in battling against the old in
sidious foe. This belittling Of them.
selves by those who ought to be men,
lie poor general-ship in preparation for
battles yet unfought by the Repub.
lican party.
The Republican party OF Iowa, is in
its masses firmly embedded in the
right as its history shows they speak
their mind and will at pleasure, and
obey no clique, or lash of sect, who
may have it in hand to WELD.
Some question having arisen as TO
the religious belief Of the Members of
the Iowa Geueral Ascemhly who W