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

At this point, on Saturday last, a
very interesting meeting was held.
Mr.. Knox opened the discussion, as
usual, sailing into and bucking the
railroad record of Sam Caldwell, but
he is fast being crucified, having al
raadly been driven from his defense of
the keables amendment, which meas
ure he so heartily labored to impress
upon his audiences heretofore, as being
the only genuine railroad tariff feature
desirable by farmers and Changers;
but since Caldwell has shown SO I'M
mistakably that ii was really the
stumbling block, and that two at least
of the Autobiography sachems voted
against its incorporation in the bill,th
gentleman has had to change his base,
consequently it is not surprising
that he made an almost complete fail
ure on Saturday last. He labored hard
tor an hour, and was frequently solicit
tous about how slowly his time was
flying.
Mr.. Caldwell followed in an hour
and half speech, and although suf-
fering acutely with burning fever
following real genuine old ague-
shake, he shook up the opposition
worse than severe attack of st. Vitus
dance or Wall street panic. He is
splendid angler that Sam Caldwell, for
| instance, said he, "Do I understand
that the gentleman who loves me 80
well, my friend Merrilps opponent de-
MED ever being elected Treasurer of
this county or the Know-Nothing
ticket?" At which Knox sprang from
his seat, all quivering with excitement,
and said ono sir /; but do deny that
ever organized lodge of Know-Noth-
ingsp which completely overwhelmed
the audience with surprise and a storm
of applause greeted the wiley angler
for his success. Again, Caldwell
event for" him upon his vote upon the
publication of the laws, showing that
he neither voted for or against, and
that he was neither absent nor excu-
sed, and he could only explain it upon
the theory that the gentleman was
| lodging and under his seat, because he
voted upon the question just preceding
and the one Immediately following
all in the same half day! Again, he
got him by the ear, showing that this
star of the first magnitude in the gall
axy of reformers did vote for PEN
knife to be furnished by the State land
Knox said that the reason he voted for
that measure, was because it was the
custom formerly for the Secretary OF
State to furnish such things, but that
he failed this time, and "aue acre deter.
mined to shoao Mr.. Secretary that zoe
acre not TO be snabbed in that scay,"
Mr.. Caldwell repeated his demand
10 M L.. 4 y
Autobiography PLATFORM" to which
Jones responded, 81 do when get or
itw The question now is, is Jones on
1t?
| After Caldwell, Mr.. Dixon took the
stand, and, instead of attempting t.
answer the charges Caldwell had
emptied out upon him, he sailed into
the finances, Credit Mobilier, back pay
steal, the COURIER, the banks of OF
tumwa, and Mr.. Lotspeich, the present
County Treasurer. He especially
charged upon the latter named NAL
feasance in office, and attempted also
to smut the official character of oul
present County Auditor, by charging
him with being particeps criminals t
the aforesaid Treasurer's taking inter
est on the deposits Of the county fund,
in the banks. Now, is not that tn,
most damning deception ever practisei
even by the vilest demagogue that eve
breathed aud Dixon claiming to be
lawyer and gentleman, too! But, al
this can be accounted for. Your re
porter is too faithful to his trust fo
the nervous bantling whom, he charges
is none other than our County Audi
tor, and he adopts this mean, cumming
device to vent his spleen. Is he til,
sort of man the people of Wapellt
county want to represent them,
sore.headed, chronic Office seeker.
, The Treasurer of Wapello county i
held in bonds to the amount of 500,
GOO, for the faithful and lawful dis
charge Of his duties, and il he has com
! mitted crime, or has conducted til,
, affairs Of his Office unlawfnlly. he AM
his bondsmen alone are response
BILE and they alone must answer. II,
has sole control of the funds of tn,
county, and | apprehend that If tn,
. Auditor, or the rirt.0us Dixon, either
!. should attempt to assume that contro
. he would be found going through th,
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