Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-27
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what Ne Won earn utf

We mean what Is the proper dag
nosis Of newspaper ailment, the
symptoms of which are indicated by
the following extracts from two cdi-
torials appearing in the same issue.
The first extract We take as the closing
paragraph of the leading editorial
read 1t carefully, ponder it well, for i.
is meek. lowly and lovely.
Wayiarers as we all are here alike,
servants to Times command, and mere
puppets of Eternity, why not be more
meiyiful. more compassionate to oul
kind. Not more than another can one
of us claim for himself an exclusive i'm.
mortality; not more than another can
one claim for himself the blessings OF
Providence, and the love of God. Then
what ia 1t that makes ns so unkind, SO
unjust to each other. At most, we
have but few years for the exercise of
good will and charity. and does un.
charitableness ard malcyolcncc anvill-
win enhance the pleasure Of these
years we spend together:
The next editorial of that issue
which we clip is about what they say
Of a distinguished gentleman from
Iowa, derogatory to his character. The
paper don't cay whether it was Times
editorial or some sensational dispatch
from the Times correspondent. It
don't pretend to say that the allega.
ton has any truth in 1t, ii is only sit is
said" Here it is:
In the New York Times, OF recent
date, we find the following new chap.
ter in the story of the $4,000: sit is
said that when the question of remov.
ing the Office of the Union Pacific rail-
road from New York to Boston was
before Congress, the Pacific Railroad
Committee was about evenly divided
OH the bill, and Mr.. Harlan remained
away from the meeting Of the commit
tee. was approached by person and
shown the stubs OF the Durant checks,
and threatened with exposure ifhe did
not go into the committee and vote
there as was desired, and it IL charged
that he SO acted. Mr.. Stevenson indi-
Gated a disposition to push inquiries in
this direction, but MIR. Harlan does not
remember any such occurrence.
One might suppose that the editor
who digested in one day both said ar
ticlcs, had succeeded in erecting upon
the altar of his heart good sized tenn.
pie to the heather god Janus.
The above extracts are from the
Daily Stats Register.
The following is one of Horace
Greeley's characteristic letters to his
friend Thurlow Weed. 1t is Greelian
all over. Horace writes to some q
give letters because can't help it,
This shows how hard it is for public
man to get along with the tens or
Thousands, bold impudcnt men, who
want the word Of a good man to give
them little standing in the world:
an. T., TRIBUNE OFFICE
February 10, 1871.
FRIEND WEED: We have nothing
now here in politics, but large and
numerous swarms of ofiice-hun(ing 10.
Gusts sweeping onto Washington daily.
All the rotten land spectators and
broken bank Directors, swindling
Cashiers, etc, are in full cry for office!
Office! and even 40 humble man as
am, is run down for letters! letters |.
None of your halfway things! Write
strong: Curse their nauseous impu-
dencc! Some of them / give such a
blessing as will stick in their crops
these many days: some OF them, God
knows most reluctantly, give letters,
for, because can't help it. I've good
mind to advertise in the National IN
teilyeacer, that all persons are forbid
harboring or trusting officc-scckers on
my account. ufter this date. Shan ~ .
never be rid Of this internal rush for
spoils. My soul is sick Of it."