Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-05

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nOpolist, aud delights to abuse and
vilify the party whose praises he
was willing to sound when he want
ed fav0rs at its hands. Then he con-
cluded Greeley would win, aud don.
ned q white hat and worshiped at the
altar Of Liberalism. The sage Of
Chapaqua failed, and all Charley's
predictions and fond political aspri-
ations we're blasted. Next he tries
the Anti Monopoly dodge, dons
homcsnln, carries hayseed in his
hair aG4 chants 7e Deun,s to the
Gaange
Wei, Charley went to Des Moines,
rs his iftter relates, shortly before
the opening of the present session"
OF the Legislature, "feeling some in
terest in the contest about to begin"
or course he felt an interest, aud be-
ing disappointed in his efforts to Sc
cure his old place, he must needs
have something from which to man
ufactnre q sensation when he went
home. He felt an interest, as did
Irish, and Claggett, and Gilaspie and
Others OF the old line Democracy,
and all the anti-Republican men,
bers, aud their Democratic counsel.
lors, who were invited to be there
shortly before the opening" to or
ganize the new party. Mr.. Sherman
says that gentleman who has been
and is somewhat noted as u politi-
clan of the State, aud now unddr-
stood to be an ardent Anti Monopo-
list, after meeting his old friend Mr..
Sherman, several times tried to con-
vince him that it would be better for
the Anti Monopolists to let the Re-
publicans have the Speaker, refer
ring To Mr.. Gears unobjectionable
record upon the Railroad questions;
urged that Mr.. Dixon was drunk
ard and a rail.ord attorney, ETC.; that
the new party could not afford to
carry the responsibility of ill-con.
ceived legislation. The "gentle-
man" wished Mr.. Sherman to use
his influence to keep Mr.. Mickle-
wait, Anti. Monopoly member from
Mills county, out of the caucus Of his
party and out of the House on the
following morning when 1t was to
meet to organize, hoping If Mr..
Micklewait was absent the Republi-
cana w.uid be able 10 elect Speaker
on first ballot. He told Mr.. Sher-
man If he would undertake this
matter, and should succeed, he
should have five hundred dollars In
cash, and 1t should be paid tomor-
row noon. Mr.. Sherman says he was
so "dumbfonnded" that he did no,
know what was best to say, but told
him he wonld not work for such mo-
tives. He closes his revelation thus:
81 have since ascertained that this
professed Anti-Monopolist is in the
employ OF one of the prominent rail-
road companies Of Iowa, and that he
was staying in Des Moines for the
purpose Of advancing their interests.
| will not say that 1t WAS the money
of this company, this legal prostitute
proposed to give for my honor ana
the vote In question, but / fully be-
lieve it. I am also compelled to be-
lieve the railway company in question
knew its man when il authorized an
attorney 10 use such means to secure
his election. And l have therefore
lost all confidence in tho integrity OF
the lately elected Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives,, and shaii
expect him to work, never 40 slyly,
to secure the advantage OF the rail-
road monopolies."
Just what good Mr.. Sherman ex-
pected to accomplish by making such
a "startling disclosure" as this, 1t is
difficult to imagine. He has hurt
nobody but G. w. Sherman. lie has
admitted at least that his old ac-
auaintance and friend suspected that
he could be bought, and valued him
at only $500. He admits that after
his friend proposed to tell him how ne
could "make q good thing" IL he
would never use his name in connec-
ton with the matter, and knowing
that his friend was traitor TO his
party and secretly working to defeat
it, he promised his friend that he
would speak to Mr.. Micklewait about
IL. Did he not court the temptation,
and 10 he not now trying TO make a
little cheap notoriety for himself by
publishing the shame Of himself ana
his party? II an attempt has been
made upon his virtue aud successfully
resisted, his good name will not be
made better by repeating the story,
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