The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20

IN REPLY TO THE ANTI-MONOl
PRESS LIES.
The Truth Stated...A Few Facts 70
the Public.
Now that the bantling Of the Press ha
spoken at the suggestion of his master
"Grandpa Chapman" and the air surround
ing the household Of the faithful sup
porters of that vile sheet is tainted with
sickening odor arising therefrom, and tn
heavens are blue with the sulphur fumes
that are in excepting with their natures
around about the altar of political hypoc
risy at which they bow, we propose t.
have our say about few things that WI
have noticed recently in that Democratic
organ. They charge that Braincrd o
Iowa City is one of Mr.. Wilson's post
masters. The charge is false. Mr. Brain
erd was appointed to the position OF
postmaster at Iowa City by Ex-Congress
man Walden, and Mr.. Wilson did MOI
have anything to do with it in any way
whatever. Personally we believe thai
Mr.. Brainerd is an honest man and above
reproach on that score. Fer the SAKE
OF argument, suppose that the charges
made against him as postmaster were
trues The Grand Jury is in sitting every
few days, and these rcformers could have
him indicted before the L. S. Distric,
Court, the Judge thereof being Dem
ocrat gives them no political excuse
and thus dispose of this question by
process of law, or if sufficient num-
Der of the good citizens of Iowa City
would petition the head of the post-of1ice
department, Brainerd acould be remoped
without any trouble Such charges are
merely bombast, in which there is evil
IDENTITY no truth, or the radical postmaster
would be serving term in the penitenti-
airy. This is sample of the Press cam
paign lies.
Again the old Bourbon Of the Tama
County perfumery vender suggests that
an enormous steal has been made in mile
age by the Hon james Wilson while a
member Of the Iowa Legislature. He
finds terrible flaw in that gentleman s
official character for travelling from his
home in Tama County, to Des Moines by
rail instead of going over land. The
truth is Mr.. Wilson had right to travel
tho h,-r nd hn lad
to every mile charged, and this our mod
ern reformer cannot dispute. This is an
other of the campaign cries Of the organ.
.Once more, and this time the old Anti
Monop fillibuster who cheated the hang
man few years since, out OF his just
dues, sneezed and his henchman echoed
the sound in making much ado about the
county records &c There is no pretense
that there has been fraud practised in any
Of these offices, and indeed there is but
one of them in which there is any trouble
and that is in the Auditors accounts where
discrepancy has long existed on account
of the mode of keeping the books. Tama
County has not been defrauded thereby,
and these reformers do not charge it only
BY the most vague intimations in a half
column of brag Another whoop Of the
organ.
But now we have it right from the
shoulder In steps the grandest "McGreg-
or of them a." Squire c., who hap
pening along the road in Crystal one day
met Mr.. Wilson who was carrying an
old Bingham umbrella to protect himself
from the scorching rays Of the MONDAY
sun. How elated over the sight was
the noble Squire Indeed he had found
ut last, the key note to the success Of the
Anti Monop candidate for congress. He
reasoned thus: Now then will 60 down
to lama City and post the editors Of the
organ "Grandpa Chapman" will instruct
his 'cub" to write it up as sensational as
possible, and out of this mole-hill we will
make big mountain. Then will there
be much cursing in the Radical Camp and
great rejoicing amongst the faithful over
this breach of farmer rules. Great will
sult-which is certain victory for the bour-
bon cause-and will be rewarded with
fat Office for having been the means Of
thus bringing it all about. will suggest
to the mighty scribe of the Press that
they write up this "Parasol Farmer"
Then straightway did he drive to Tama
City where he soon found the Guano edi-
tors and gave them his notes concerning
the meeting. Then did they repair to the
Lodge of the faithful and compose that
excellent masterpiece of political litera-
ture which they headed with the ominous
words "A Parasol Farmer wherein they
charge Mr., Wilson with overlooking his
farm from under Parasol, ''in order to
save his face from an honest tan" They
call him "dandifed' aad close with these
terrible words: Eyes Wilson is an agricul-
turst. but he is one Of the dainty parssol
,rGer."
Thus did this merry trio-the editors |
If the Tama City Perfume Tub, aud the
doughty Squire utterly annihilate Mr.. |
Wilson with one fell swoop. Yes, and |
,ur German neighbor at Toledo, repeated |
he sound in the vain hope that some
,onest voter would be Influenced thereby. |
The attempt is visionary. The farmers
# Tama County have too much good
sense to place any credit upon the con-
'truction of this little circumstance as
I is given by the Anti-Monop organ.
They knox Mr.. Wilson to be plain,
straightforward, honorable, homespun
farmer, who is one of them and reliable
to the core. We would not have noticed
the article had it not been for the good
opportunity offered to expose the fallacy
OF the style of the Democratic campaign
illusions. Now then what are the facts
IN the case. The truth Of the matter il
that Mr.. Wilson did meet the Souirc in
the public highway, and he did have an
over him to keep Oh the snn
He had been unwell for several DAYS and
When he started out to look after his
cattle, sad to visit neighbor, for walk
If two Or three miles. the weather was
and Il looked like il might
rain before his return. Therefore like q
careful, prudeai man be took an umbrella
llong. FurtAer, ~. Wilson did not have
inv hired help skfhat time but was at
ending to his stock himsek- ~. Wilson
, : practical farmer He has ; good