The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-02
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Governor Carpenters histo-
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The following is that portion OF
Governor Carpenters speech in c..
dar Rapids Wednesday evening, re-.
iating to his connection with the
Rankin defalcatioa:
Aud here you will excuse me for
turning away from the thread Of my
remarks to consider a matter through
which some OF my Democratic tel.
low citizens have attempted to fix a
stain upon my personal and Official
character. refer to the Rankin de.
falcation. l feel sensitive that it
seems necessary for me to talk about
myself to the public. II has been
my habit to talk upon political sub
iects, ia . public way, moro or less,
for the last seventeen years, and nev.
or before, think, hava l been temp
ted to talk upon . personal issue. |
love TO discuss principles in whict,
tho public are interested, but l dis.
like to bring personal matters to pub.
lic attention. in ttis casa Dwsvss,
it seems proper. as some gentlemen
and few newspapers have seized
this opportunity with . hearty relish
and sought by its use to tsrn,sh my
and through me the pa ty
which has so greatly honored me.
BIT see how plain tale will set
this matter right. On the 9th day Of
October 1866, Major Samuel +. Ran.
kin WAS elected State Treasurer. Be
tore that timc he had held several
civil Offices, always with credit 10
aud, SO lar as is known, with
TO the public. During the
war he was . captain and then ma
jor in the 9th Iowa Infantry, and al
ways conducted himself with such
manliness that at it's close he was
mustered out with the respect OF the
men whom he commanded, aud The
OF the officers who com.
him. Willie in the military
service he was detailed provost mar.
shall at the c,ty OF Memphis, and
served through, this crucial test of
his character without q breath OF sns
picion attaching to his name. Coming
into the Office OF the State Treasurer
with the confidence Of the entire peo-
pie OF the State. The Board OF Trus.
tees OF the State Agricultural Gel.
lege. thinking no doubt be Was con.
veniently situated tor act,ng - Gust,
odian Of their funds, 10 1858 elected
him Treasurer OF that Institution.
THIS Office, YOU will see, was entirely
from that OF State
Treasurer, aud he wan rot elected to
il until after he had filled that Of
State Treasure, tor more than year
He was aga,n elected ia 1859, and
also both 10 January and December,
1870. (the General Assembly having
in the mean time chsngcd the time
Cor the meeting Of the Board TO an
earlier day), and he was again elected
il D,cember. 1871. On the llth
day Of January. 1872, I came isto
the Office which I now hold. BY
virtae Of this oiice / Became r. elgeie
membsi OF the Board Of Trastees 81
- ASHosltsrsl College seeGe.s
tsrnhss q che ossrd of Railaine
Commissioners Of the lsslspsadsses
Hospital, Is aIso y e1Isio m.ml,er OF
the Board Of Trustees of the Deaf
and Dumb Institution, the Board OF
New Capitol Commissioners, and the
Board Of Ragrnts OF the State Uni
versity. I fnsulion these tact. Ia
show you that it could not have
been contemplated that thc Govern
or Assoula hold au active 'frustecss,r
on al! these Boards. This is siy ~
by tho tact that the acts which made