Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-13
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4 PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS,

A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS.
LAWRENCE, KAN, Jan. 81, 1873.
Dies MONIES REPUBLICAN:
l have clipped from the Des Noipes
Register Of Jan. 2Sth, the following:
1--WE presume Mr.. Harlan's paper in
this city will admit that in the fight
last winter the Iowa City Republican
and the Muscatine Journal were as
earnest Harlan papers as itself. We
presume, too, it will confess that they
were Harlan papers in the fall of 1871,
when it, not having seen the Senator
face to face, was rantankerously anti
Harlan, and wildly calling upon the
Register to toll it something about
"Harlan's Cherokee corruption" The
organ admitting these things as it
must, then we would like TO ask if it
will dare to publish the following para.
agraph from the Muscatine Journal of
the Goth inst, and dispose of IL" to
Mr.. Harlan's honor.
The Iowa City Republican thinks
Elijah Sells spent the $4,000 contrib
uted by Durant TO elect Harlan in 1866.
1t says Sells told Bob Finkbine that he
bought enough members of the Legis-
lature to elect Harlan. That's plain
talk. Who is authorized to speak for
Sells?
The Organ wants some paper to
produce tho names of the purchas-
cd Legislators of 1866, or retract. We
confess to the organ that we don't
know the names, but would hint it
that perhaps one or the other or both
| of the above quoted Harlan papers
might give it . little something little
like Information. Will it Just copy
their paragraphs and ask them? 2"
have no ambition or desire to take
part in the political quarrels of your
State.
II will be remembered that In the
election Of q. s. Senator, in 1868. I,
with many of the best men Of your
State, was actively working to secure
Mr.. Harlan's return to the q. S. Sen.
ate. In reply to the paragraph copied
from the Muscatine Journal, have for
answer that am authorized to speak
,or r,;;oh can. @FS
~. J"' o'ii''
The Register, in its editorial, sug-
gests that Elijah Sells be called, that
no ba mt an o..h 81 49,, !. ,,,.a
'A W "Ae'
scH geo toeTc I0e men achose cotes ne tod
Ar. Fsnkbine he bought.
For the qualification of the Reoistey
aud =, ;nst;oa Il ~. AZ
- o ~ .no '.,onioeis VI 'iie
Legislature who elected Mr.. Harlan,
and in Justice to those associated with
mo =. ,ar ,,c
nv - ".A - 'ei'' il"Ae Sworn
statement:
STATE OF KANSAS.
| COUNTY OF DouGLAsf
po..o.,,.
! elsola,iy hppeareu oeiore me, the
uuuersigneo notsry phoiic, Elllan Sells
VINO Iiaue oatn IN 0ue form OF law TO
the loilowing statements:
never toid BOD tlnkbine that any
consideration OF money, or anything
else, was o1ered OF paid to any mem
per o. !ne Legislature OF Iowa in 1856,
IN consiaera.ion OF ms voting for MIR.
Hariah LOT the Y. 3. Senate, nor did
eyer say 10 sald Bob Finkbine that
.Donght enough members OF the Leg
lsiature 10 eject Harlan. The Fink
pine story Is wllliui. malicious and
INFAMOUS iaDricatlon.
NOT one dollar OF Durants money
was USED ~ the Senatorial election OF
1900 IN iowa, by myself, nor do ]
know OF any money being used In
!! do / believe anv norton nf the er.
penses Of that election was paid with
nu.ahIs money. MOST OF the money
wnIIn useu ~ paying INC necessary
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