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

'n0 nePuoHcan candidate Tor Comfy Super.
visor and School Superintendent
Jakey Dixon cantered tip TO the score
and said that seventeen years ago he made
the hrst political speech Of his life in this
same place, advocating the great principle.
OF the Republican party; that he had been
steadiast in the faith then expressed ever
| since till the corruption of that party had
convinced him that he was wrongl Now,
assuredly Jakey overshot the mark. for, he
might as well said that, because some Of
the leading members of a Church, ave.
even though its own pastor. should pecu-
tate and become corrupt. therefore all the
religious principles clustered in its creed
are necessarily false and deceptive. Well
Jakey only followed up this wise remark
with another fully as pregnant with wis
dom and truth--that he was not an Office.
seeker! PLEASE don't interrupt the speak.
er with uproarious laughter--it uunerves
our Jakey--the blood recedes from his
honest face y Iakey didn't make gi.
gantic effort, as was expected in this their
supposed stronghold, but seemed content
with attacking Senator Harlan (you recol
icct he wanted Allison supported for Sena-
tor by mr. Legislative dciegation.) aud
with charging Mr.. Merrill with having been
pledged aud is now under pledge 10 vote
Tor Hnrlan.
Next, the great educator of Sabbath
School children, CdptoSn Kittermau
mounted the rcstrum and frantically beat
the air. then like Baaiam's animal, opened
Ells mouth aud spake. Said he was not an
| ottice-seeker--had never sought office. Isl.
lence, Rspublicansi No laughter--nc de.
monstrations !! and that il elected he want,
I'll the Legislature to reduce the salaries Of
all officers; would be content to run til.
SheriH's office at whatever reduction o.
salary the Legislature saw ct to make :.
pretty sharp, considering the Sheriff now
has salary only Of from fifty to two hun.
dred dollars per year. By the way, how i,
it that this political yearling sails uudcl
| the title Of Capt0ia2 IL you don't know
gentlemen, will tell you that this sam,
non-oHice-seeker went into Company
First Iowa Cavalry as second Lieutenant
commissioned Sept. 2Sd. 1861; his Captain
, was promoted Aug. 26tb, 1862, to a Major
} when D, G. Dinsmore, first Lieutenant, wa
) promoted Captain. and Amos Oily, tn
first Sergeant Of said Company, was pro
: NOTED over the head OF the yalorous non
ofiicc-sceking Captota, to first Lieutenant
and Captain kitterman remained till tn
end OF the war As u second Lieutenant
just where he started in For the truth .
the above statement, refer You to tn
: Adutant General Of Iowas Reports
Yale, C"ptoin Kittcrman'
4 Next I" iabber to the patient pcopl
came Jones iyou have doubtless heard o
the name before Jones! very lamilia
name--Jones y Jones said he was not Al
otlicc-scekcr, would rather have staid a
home, but. was willing to sacrifice himself fo
principle. Just three months ago he wa
blatant Republican; but the weight,
principles of--o(wcll The principles. NJ
Editor. refrain. Jones said ''my fathc
and me split on the rock of slavery. wa
for pro-savery and my father was oqai,,sl
antislavery, therefore were Republican
and he were and is Democrat T. .Jonc,
is in favor of taxing bonds. Jones is .
good man, hut Jones will he chokcd of wher
he gets nm your side Of the river.
Il Next, Mr., Sibcrcll, Sam. Evans 'cus
, IN wbeels.' proceeded 10 make \ few II
mark and as Jakcy had alluded to what Sib
erell had said at the Republican Convention
about his (Jakcy's) never seeking Office
why Siherell gave him raking FIRE ant
'ianked the immaculate Jakey. Sibsrcl
was about to expose some ''yon tickle IN,
= aud III tickle you overturea Of Jakey'.
8 but Jakcy's blood congealcd again, and il
Q frantic gesticulations implored Sberell t,
. not bctray confidence, and Siberell didn't
you know hoped it would all he hure,
. in oblivion. etc, and the lion and laml
: winked and hinked across the blood,
chasm
Next Caldwell rolled ny his sleeves an'
went to work. do not intend to siobbcl
| over any Of the candidates or their spceche.
but candor compels me to say that Mr.
Caldwell probably made the best effort Of
: his life on stump speech yesterday. Il
was strong, pointed. sensible, aud gave u
renewed confidence. He showed up nh
own record by legislative documents, cit.
ing every page, so that there could possibl,
ben" mistakins his position. As chair
man of tie railroad committee, the book,
bore him out in every statement he has
made, and evidenced that lie has the bes
record for the interests Of the producin.
classes ofany man in Iowa, which bold as
sertion be made. lie held UP and whip
ped to fragments the Professions Of sucl
men as B.J. Hall, Ed. Campbell, Fred
o'Donnel and Others, sachems in the CAM
!, OF the Anti.Monopolists, showing that these
8 very men stand on the records of the Leg.
'slature in protest against the passage o.
the bill which taxes railroad property The
same as individuals, aud which protest
will he found on pages 42s and 1875 Of III,
journal of the II. r. 14th General Assem-
bly,. He also told the truth about Tia,
Swede church fight Of his. which Pete
. Knox hoyiates about 50 much in las
weeks Democrat and Eddyville 1dcey.
Ascr;and it showed the Auti Monopoly
Candidates up in such an ungentlcmauly
light that they fnever opened their mouths
about the affair. am satisfied that they
feel mean and 'sneakng about that little
bullyin. scheme. and wish they had de
ported themselves like the gentlemen they
seem. lie made Jakey squirm yisibly by