Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-01
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NAuueQuOuop] euitoF vi tHe oskaioosa
Standard. Some six years ago this
political weathercock edited and pub
lishcd in Oskaloosa paper called the
Citizen, which was styled Republican
paper, but which in reality was like
all the papers he ever published,
Carleton paper. While publishing the
Citizen he was a friend of Judge
Loughridge, member Of Congress, I'M
til after he visited Washington, ID. c.,
| and demanded of Judge Loughridge
| the Postoffice at Oskaloosa, or else he
would oppose the Judge. He was re-
fused, and he returned horne to attack
Leughridgc through the Citizen from
week to week W tn bitter most invec-
tive and SANDER, until the Citizen f.
nally pegged out with great financial
loss to . former farmer that Carleton
had wheeled into it. Afterwards this
man gravitated into Indianola, Warren
county, and became editor thereof
what was called the Warren county
Leader, and soon got into street fight
by making an attack upon Parson
Brady, the editor Of another Republic
can paper in Indianola. True to his
history everywhere. his character came
to be 90 offensive in Warren county
that he played out there. He was,
however, ostensibly Republican a
year ago, and as such was publishing
and editing the Leader aforesaid at
Indianola. He gave, editorially, in
his paper, July 3lst, 1873, pen pic
ture of the leaders of the Anti Monop
party, the same party which about six
months after, he joined and wandered
back to Oskaloosa to edit and publish
the Standard in its interest. The fol-
lowing is Carleton's editorial referred
to, on the Anti. Monop leaders:
"Col. w. p. Hepburn, of Page coun.
"; Thomas w. Claggett, Of Lee Dan
lei T. Stubbs, of Jefferson; Col. w.
w. Garner, of Louisa; Peter A. Dey,
of johnson; j.. w. Babbitt, of Potta.
wattamic, and II. w. Humphreys, of
Floyd, are among the names being
canvasaed for the nomination for Gov
ernor by tho inside managers of the
so-called Anti-Monopoly State Con.
vention. s5t
This is an interesting list. During
the war Claggett's press was thrown
into the river at Kcokuk by the sold.
tcrs because Of the rebel views of its
scoundrel owner; while Babbitt du-
ring that trying period was as mean a
sccesh as was allowed TO go unhung.
Stubbs was kicked out Of the Repub.
lican party long ago, and, as all knew,
is smOOth-bOre attorney at Fairfield.
Lot our readers scan closely the men
who are conducting this movement
and they will at once recognize In them
the old political hacks who have been
trying to get into Office for years. Its
chief manager here in Warren county
was last year supporter of Greeley !;
and the handful Of lean Republicans
who follow at his heels have left their
party and its principles for no purpose
than to hunt an Office. Observe them
closely and judge whether thor move !.
ments do not corrohorate our aonnsa.
atoms. y
It's the aim and design Of these old
Democrats and Greeley leaders to
strike down Republicanis,m because II
keeps their hands frorl the people's
money. They do not care q farthinc
for !" Anti onopol,'" in sny of it'd DO.
tent bearings uEon the public veal,
sise sney would accept the doctrines
lai1 down in the Republican Platform
VI vne 10th Of June. and join hands
VAIN it's advocates in an endeavor to
rigAt the wrongs which press SO heav-
ny upon the Agricultural and oil in
auatiial classes. The Republican par
" declared war against monopolists.
they (the Anti onop) pretend to be
carrying on contest in the same di.
rection. Now, If sincere, why do they
train their guns upon the former, in.
stead of upon the rich corporations
which are bleeding the toiling millions
all over this broad land2 Why do
they chose to treat the Republican par
ty as enemies instead of allies? Why
do they not come up honestly, shoulder
70 shoulder with it, members and
make common cause in ctfecting the
reforms for which they clamor? These
interr0gations are susceptible Of but
one answer. The Democrats and NAL.
contents cannot get Office by such q
course, and rs ofiice-not reforms
what they are after, they are determin-
ed to fight everything ana everybody
who will not second their purposes =
Look out for their willy schemes! Be-
ware of the snares they are setting for
the feet of the unwary."
/ Now Carleton in writing the above,
told the simple truth, though as we
were then fully aware it was not due
to his heart that he did SO. We had
known of him before. When he
wrote that article he had office from
the hands of the Republican party on
the brain. 1t was not q postofiice then,
but it was the State Printers position
he wanted, and in due time he an
nounccd himself IS such candidate
The Republican party knew the peri
patetic character of the mans princi-
pies, and the Legislature could not sec
it in the interest of honesty, justice or
reform to give him that place, or any
other. The Republican party knew
Carleton just as they knew Stone,
Grinnell, and scores of other chaps
whom they did not think It wise or
just to the people to place in positions
Of trust, and then Carleton saw what
he thought was cloud arising under
tho name Anti-Monop that might
shower down to him a fat place, and
the c0nscienceless Carleton at once be-
gan to shape his principles to get the
benefit of the supposed Anti. Monop
shower. 81
Mahaska county had given the Anti
Monop State ticket q majority through
. Convention formed by delegates
elected directly by Changers, and he
thought that county . good place for
him to SHE In his beaver again. Sud-
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