Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-21

this county, In regard 10 the course OF
the COURIER. In the postscript TO his
he says: II refer to the
article in the CouRtER from memory
We are sorry our friend did 40, for he
does injustice to himself aud to us in
so doing. We must suppose that Mr..
KNOX refers TO our article in last
weeks issue following the anti-Mo-
nopo.s County Convention held here
Oh the 9th Of August Now to show
how wide of the mark he is. We will
publish all that refers to Mr.. Knox by
inuendo or otherwise in that article
II is as follows:
''rhe Hon. Peter Knox. OF Columbia To-,
as the proceedings OF the Convention show,
also 6sure! very prominently in IL. We
cannot say positively. but We have good
reason TO helievc that the Grange to which
he ls;lcngs near his home has committed it.
seit to she Grange party movement. AS
certainty pretty good proof Of this, we Give
below resolution passed in April last BY
Columbia Grange. Of which Joseph Gard
re: was Master. IND Mr.. Knox Secretary:
Resolved. That VIC win support without
distinction OF party. men who are identified
aad 10 sympathy with our interests
Further, we noticed Mr.. Knox when last
in shis city attending session Of the Dis
trict Grange, was in close consultation with
the Hon. George Gilaspy andJ. M. Peck,
ST.. We must confess that the above resolu-
ton looks - little like putting into practice
the dogsarel blessing Of the old gent.
Lord bless me and M wife and my
ssn John, a,,.i his wife. Us foar and no
mpre Amen
y, in the discharge Of public duties, any
n,an tailoring Tor the Common interests Of all
people, 5iscrilainates uajustly against any
class, that man deserves and merits the re-.
huke OF that class, aud they should not sup.
port him; o. the other hand If any man
discrimnales III favor ci one class regard
less Of others, tia, nnn deserves The sup.
port u no Gre.
Again tsat SIT OF men who resolve in
secret council and bind themselves to sup.
port men who lock after their class inter
esss arc tscading upon dangerous ground,
which, Il put in practice, would destroy ali
catho!Iaity IN politics, and The freedom Of
public debate
We win add further Of Mr.. Kuox that at
the first election Of President Graut he was
iusewarm.. aud VIC douh. if he voted Tor
hirn. He has been for some time doubtful
republican,. live are no, greatly mistaken y
We take this course because we
doom it the best way 10 placo before
orr readers the true state Of the case.
In another portion Of that article.
speaking Of the district organizer OF
Oranges in this county, and his effort
to make a Grange party, we used this
langusge:
BE came north here again. where
he has beon since an uneasy. restless
spirit, and in the Democratic upheaval
OF last year. became violent advocate
Of reform
This certainly hsd no reference to
our friend Knox. We have examined
pretty thoroughly to find tho grievances
named in Mr.. kno9's communication
and we muat say they are sadly mixed
so,far as the article referred to il con-
cerned and would appear to us to be
specuiasiys or Imaginary to large
degree. We have examined still
further and find that the remarks
BIZ refers TO. which he could not pass
by. and which inspired the commnni.
cation. nDt only does not appear in this
article, but was published in orr Week
W OF the 31st of July. and the whole
isoor Of that article was aimed at th.
Democratic party and two individual,
Of that partx.IE would seem that, 40.
ccr'iing to our friend, TIC uDpardoIa;
Die act occurred twenty days ago and
the minor ones Of a recent date. Still
il ~ the one that occurred long enough
ago to have been forgotten that on,
friend cannot pass by. This seems te
us like getting the cart before ,b,
horse.
Our reference to not giving or tax.
ing quarter referred to man who was
an officer in the rebel army, though Of
northern birth and education. and tr
Sanother man." tho rcdoubtable Colo.
nel who sympathized with rebels. Al
the time we used such language WI
| had no positive knowledge OF Mr.
Knox's trne position. Whom we find
! amsn who went south to fight. aud
occupies that standing in communit,
/! that that man docs. and with him ii
associated another whose rebel sympa,
| shetic record Is well known in thif
county. crying corruption. corruption
| and attempting to provide remed,
/ through their acts under the spec;ous
! name OF reform. we confess 10 little
tingling sensation of ire, and if We
shall have said tina, VIC have no quar-.
/: ter for such, and that we fought ner
| of snch stripe aud could do 20 again
We are sorry that our friend should be
| obliged to draw the puerile argument
from IL that we are hoasting Of oul
valcr Thou again Mr.. Knox says HI
has son who went into the army, and
who was not aa officer either. Yes
Mr.. Kuox. ii is trrc, and he was good
and true soldier too, for we know
whereof We speak, having served witt
/, him for a time as Lieutenant, and thcl
I. as Major in his regiment We wage,
nothing in saying that that son, Us he
! reads this article and the communities
ton, will wish HE father had not beer
!, 50 weak Of 10 charge MS with bOastins
and slurring US NJ an officer becaus.
we said that we had fought rebels ani
, could do il again. But to be brief le
us say how Silly 1t is for our friend 10
iu effect, ask if hs could not act with
out dictation from the COURIER. This
is q weakness We lid not expect oul
friend to display. OF course bt
can talk aud eounse, with whom
he pleases, and if he deems it neces.
-ar. that our consent should be given