Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-07-18


ment which the Conservative and some
of its correspondents regard with pc
culiar affection, and which they are
using. as they imagine, with immense
effect, may be summarized in the follow
ing syllogism:
Mr.. Donnan was guilty of a great
wrong in accepting the back pay. The
Republicans of Buchanan county sent
Mr.. DOMAIN as one of their delegate to
the State Convention; ergo, the Republi-
cans of the county endorse the salary
steal
Let US vary this little, and see how
it will work:
Mr.. A. Risely, was guilty-to give it
it's mildest definition-of a great abuse, in
constructing, on q contrac.. at high fig.
ures, secured while he was himself
member of the Board OF Supervisors, a
number of risky, unservcablc. tumble
down bridges, rendering no sufficient
equivalent for their cost to the county and
making an exorbitant profit. The new
reform" party elected Mr.. Risely as
chairman of its County Central Commit
tee; ergo, the reform" party endorses and
justifes Mr.. Risely's irregularities.
How do you like this way of putting
it, gentlemen? Now we are clear to say,
that in our opinion the above is unjust to
both parties. The usual inquiry at every
recurring convention to elect delegates
to the State Convention, is, who will so
and pay their own cxpensess That was
the question this year Mr.. Donnan
would go, and his election had no
other significance. In the case of Mr..
Riseley, he was known to be an enthusi-
astic advocate of "rcform," as understood
by the managers of the now party, which
means the apportionment Of the county
offices among them. He is moreover
well acquainted in the county; so he
was thought to be as good timber as they
could get, and We are not sure but that
they were right In some particulars
other than those mentioned, he is an ad-
mirable representative Of the mixed el-
ements of the embryo organization.
| On SHEEP RAID.-We alluded last
week, rather pointedly-after submitting
| in silence to several similar infiic-
lions to dishonest, or rath-
or, We should say, to one Of the dis.
honest peculiarities of our neighbor down
the street. We refer to practice uni
versally held by respectable journalists,
as among the most contemplate; that of
mutilating the article Of a contemporary,
so as to make it convey the opposite or
another meaning from that intended by
the writer, and then publishing the emas-
culated article us complete. We were
compelled to characterize this practice of
the Conservative as it deserved, as in
spircd by no better motives than those
which would impel man, to do any 9th
er dishonest act 1t is possible that the
comparison used was not strictly within
the rules of editorial dccorum, but we
were stung by repeated offenses of the
same nature, and did not stop to meas
urc words. Of Its justice we entertain
no doubt.
The Conservative accepts the imputed
character, and in an intensely melo-dra'
matte manner, announces it's intention.
Immediately to make predatory irrup.
ton upon what it is pleased to term 1.-THE
BULLETINS sheep farm" meaning the
county printing. 1t says:
The first sheep We are going for is the
"Tax List" "a very fat buck, worth Eight
Hundred & Thirty two dollars to the Bull
letin last Year,. Look out, we're com
ing"
Then follows with tremendous flour
ish, q blood and thunder offer to prin:
the tax list at half price.
We have been aware that the "lat
buck" was what the Conservative was az
ter, ever sincdit began TO spread the Dem
ocratic net for the Changers; but We