Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-30

w. Duane Wilson, VINO introduces
himself as General w. Duane Will
son." who never earned the handle
to his name, who was unceremOusly
relieved of his position as Secretary
Of the State Grange for reasons which
he does not care to have known, who
sells grange blanks at twice the price
asked for them at home printing Of
fees, who made tour through
this district just before the Anti Con-
gressional Convention for the pur-
pose Of securing the nomination OF
one of his pets, became enraged in
consequence of some editorial re-
marks made by Capt. Huh, OF the
Bloomfield Reput(icaR. lie took oc-
casion when at Bloomfield the othcr
day to vent his spleen in Il public
speech. The Captain answers i'll
this style:
CEN. WILSON ANDTHE REPUBLICAN.
On last Saturday, Wm. Duane
Wilson took occasion to make II N,U-
lent, indicative Hersonal attack up
on me for what appeared in the me-
Dubhcni. We presume that Mr..
Wilson is hardly responsible for
what he says. We remember that
he made All equally vindicaliVe at
tack on Hon. Robt. Lowry, who
owns farm and lives on it, simply
because he, Wilson, could not uuuer-
stand the English language. ID. oar
| farmers know who Wilson il? Do
they know that he never lived on II
farm in his life. DO they know ho
nevey erea hoe1a hin Of beans? VIII
son may not remember me, but IN
| March 1874 he knew me well. If
his memory is SO lreacherous can he
be trusted? We claim to be il better
friend To the labOring man tlIan
| Duane Wilson ever was. Oar SYM
pathy and interest are more IN N-
| cord than his can be. lie and his
| family were formerly known ia Dies
Moines rs driStOcrafS without money.
During all the time we both lived ~
| Des MOines he never even raiscaH
| garden. No one considered. hi5
promises to pay of any value aHd ho
owes IL man in this town boaru bnt
Of over twenty years standing. Stft
II man as this should not be PERMIT
ted to set himself up as II golden q If
| and ask the honest MASSES to Ia,
down and worship him. lie spoke
| Of some men who would not WorK,
Istealing bread out Of the mouths ot
| the farmers and describing himself
| to dot.
His debating to them in regard to
the course they should pursue IN
their county matters reminds us OF
the Pope's bull against the comet.
The prescription he advises II carried
out would make things lively for
some time to come. When an
American citizen cannot give an ar
ticle Of news or express an opinion
without such men as this old simple
ton, threatening him in his business,
things have come to a pretty pass.
The suggestion Of fighting duel
shows what q ridiculous old fellow
he really Is. We had no idea he was
so full Of fight. When the war broke
out we both stood on the same plat
form and talked to the same people.
He declined entering the service. i
didiI't. | got all the fighting want
ed-he didn't. We know three
fourths of the members Of the order
were ashamed of him Saturday, and
his b0nt5dstes furioso about duelling,
while 1t amused the outsiders, made
the honest intelligent Patrons feel
that their champion was a disgrace
10 the order. We could cay nianY
harsh things about Duane Wilson.
but out Of respect for the members of
the order we forbaar.
r. A. IT. HE'LL.