Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-02
COMMUNICATIONS.
POINT ISABEL.

The candidates held joint discuss
ion at the above place, last Thursday.
Esquire S. BlystOne, for the Republic
cans, and Joseph Higdon, for the
Anti's were chosen moderators.
Hon. 8. T. Caldwell opened the ball
by promenading right into and kick
ing away the rubbish which had been
piled up by the opposition to blur his
record. This done satisfactorily, he
rasped off Mr.. Dixon on his office
seeking propensities, never once charg-
ing that he (Dixon) sought an Office,
but that it required most herculean
efforts on the part Of his friends to in
duce him to accept an office! He
asked Dixon to define his position, to
state to the audience whether he en-
dorsed the Autobiography platform
he also asked the same favors of Mr..
Jones, the other candidate for repres-
entative. He showed how ridiculous
Jones' numbering about the tariff was,
for instance, Jones said that the tariff
! on imported boots and shoes was from
40 to 80 cents. Did Jones ever see an
imported boot or shoe, or ever hear of
| one? again, Jones hammered away at
the tariff on iron--tOo much, too high !;
and yet, in the next breath stated that
the United States was exporting iron
and competing with foreign manufac-
turers right in their own homes. Jones,
don't let "Cloud on MonopoIies" mix
yon up 80 terribly
Caldwell also paid his respects to
another gentleman who has persistent
ly attacked him and whom he has here.
tofore utterly ignored. He threw out
nice little nut for the head of the
A. M. ticket to crack, to-wit: How
did he vote on the question of pub
fishing the laws in newspapers which
cost the people from $4,000 to $780,
600 each session, or enough to pay the
salaries of every member for an en-
tire session; another, how could Mr..
Knox expect the foreign population to
love him, when he had been elected
Treasurer Of Wapello county on the
Know-Nothing ticket?
Jones arose as one man and buster
ed away. about Caldwell blowing his
own horn, ETC., etc., and broke down.
His tariff ideas had become fuddled.
He couldn't say anything. Pity poor,
good old Jones
Mr.. Dixon took up most Of his time
in betting one hundred dollars pop
that no man could produce an afiida-
Wit that he had ever sought Office.
l believe that there were some eight or
ten pops!
Mr.. Caldwell closed, and in his re-
marks stopped short and asked Jones
il he endorsed the A. M. platform.
Poor Jones! He squirmed and twist
ed, gazed at the roof, and tried to
catch Dixon's eye, but Dixon was bent
on watching the bending and waving
of the jimpson weeds outdoors, and
Jones didn't answer the question
Caldwell asked Dixon ii he endorsed
the A. M. platform, and Dixon an
swered huskily, yes; fare you in IA
vor of a maximum railroad tariff law,
Bro. Dixon" answer, as from sep
ulchre, "yes, sirl" And Caldwell said
land so am I, gentlemen! have
fought for it for six years at least, and
Bro. Dixon has been fighting for it
since he last caught his breath! Which
will you choose-an old, tried friend,
or convert of breath's timer"
The meeting was well attended, 8
large majority of the audience being
old-line Democrats, who, evidently,
were well pleased.
The candidates, one and all, are UNI
der obligations 10 Capt. Madison and the
ladies of the house where the Capt.
is boarding, for the excellent dinner
they spread, and for other cOurtesies.
GREEN.