Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-30
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CESTERvlLLE, Iowa, Oct. 25t

CENTERVlLLE, Iowa, Oct. 10th.
DEAR COURIER Now that the mist
of the political contest has cleared
away aud 1t ia ascertained who have
been the successful candidates for 20.
sition, II can perhaps be more easily
discovered what have been the causes
leading to what seems to be a change
Of sentiment on the part of some who
have heretofore voted the Republican
ticket.
1t ia an easy matter for any man to
find fault with the doings of others,
and this fault finding, almost without
exception, arises from jealousy, dis
honesty and envy. Truly has this
been the fact with the Democratic par.
ty for the past decade-but especially
80 since the commencement of the first
term Of Gen. Grants administration.
The want Of truth has been q want of
honesty, and the envy Of the oppo.
nents of Grant and Republicanism en-
gendered by hatred of Grant on &C.
count of his well earned fame, and the
triumph of Republican principles and
the hell-born theories of Democracy
Of which slavery was practical illus
tration, has begotten spirit of false
hood, which hesitates not to assume
any garb, and circulate the foulest
SANDERS for the accomplishment of
fendish purposes. With q we'll
feigned love OF the laboring classes,
Democracy has succeeded in swindliuQ
SONS Republicans into the belief thai
all the corruption aud fraud existing
in the country is justly attributable 10
the Republican party-the particular
traits of human depravity OF which It.
self has for years been the exponent,
Under the name Of Anti. Monopoliats
they have endeavored to supplant their
betters, again TO exercise their ancient
avocation Of plumber and oppression.
Since the burden Of their howl hae
been "back salary grab" Republicans
can comfort themselves with the fact
that more Democratic than Republican
Congressman voted tor the measure. $
From belief of these well coined
frauds this county (Appsuooeo) has
succeeded In elscting q full corps OF
so-called Anti-Mnopolists, with the
exception OF tw0-the County Auditor
aud Sheriff, who arc staunch Republi.
cans-but we think by the time suoth.
err election comes around tho fraud
will be fully understood by the peo
pc who have been deceived aud We
VIII turn up largely increased major.
ity tor the principles Of that party
which rescued the country from Dam.
ocratic secession.
There was quite an interesting case
on trial Ia the District Court last week
| THAT of the State W. G. W. Bowen
former treasurer Of the county, fol
cmbe1xlement of the public fund.-
while In Office. Mr. Bowen denied oil
knowledge OF the deficiency existing
aud when u was brought TO biz kn0wl.
edge by hi, successor and the board Of
supervisors, b at once proceeded tS
pay up the full amount Of the deficit
which was about ten thousand dollar,
One Of the clerks in the Office wa
made the scape-goat upon whose head
the crime Was laid. aud the defendant
having denied all knowledge and In
tent, the jury rendeged verdict 81
"uot guilty."
A large amount of business VI,
marked out for the term Of court, bu
much was left unfinished on accouu
OF the length OF time taken up In tht
trial OF the case above referred to, ani
divorce case which took up thre.
daya of this week. This case wa
stephens vs. Stephens, in which til,
parties had lived together AZ husband
and wife tor thirty years. The story
OF the plaintiff was one of revoltins
aud inhuman treatment of her and bel
children by The husband, extendins