The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-07

| Mr. Bowdle has been Jfzed by tdso-by the
Board of Supervisors, at $4,000 per
annum, the same as his predecessor, and
vet at hn own. request his deputy also
draws @906 per annsn beside. Did Mr..
Bowdle keep his pledgess If he did we
do not understand the language of the
above resolution. 1t occurs to US that
Mr.. Bovdle will certainly be invited to
retire Ia favor of his opponent.
TREASURER.
The opposition are making many claims
for their Candidate for Treasurer, Mr..
Daniel Forker. First that he, like Mr..
Bowdle, pledged himself to run the office
of Treasurer '.Jor the salary.tzsd BY law."
and unlike Mr.. Bowdle has kept his
pledge. Well if he promised to do so,
and kept his promise, what honor is due
him other that that which is due any and
every county officer for keeping his word
and acting in good faith with the people.
His Republican opponent has kept his
faith with the County Of Tama for sersn
years, not only in n transaction but in
thousands of them. But hold, if Mr..
Torker had intended to keep his word
with the people, why is it that one
of the first acts of his Administration was
to present a petition to the Board of Su-
pervisors by his deputy Samuel Forksr-
who is also his brother-asking for an all
lowancc for that deputy. Why was this
done and why was The claim withdrawn:
It was Withdrawn because Mr.. DAME!
Fo.ker found that it would place him in
q very peculiar position, and not having
the cheek and brazen efrontery which
did Mr.. Bowdle, he withdrew his petition
and sullenly refused to release the county
from all claims for deputy hire until be
was compelled to, on the eve Of the COM
ing election to save himself from the d.
rect charge of not having kept his pledge.
However the disposition Of the man can
be very plainly zen to prove false his
present situation before the people. He
is out in a Gard in which he states as fol-
lows, ~ hare nsuer demanded pay for the
services ofmy deputy" What was the
petition to the Board of Supervisors for
an allowance, but a demand. Go TO-
Daniel, to the lidrs den and do not try
to gull the honest voters of Tana County
with such trash. The opposition claim
that had it not been for this Daniel For
ker, nc investigation would have been
had of Capt. Schaeffer's accounts. This
assertion is undoubtedly false, for it has
been the custom long since established
under the Republican Administration of
Tama County to investigate the accounts
of an out going Treasurer before q final
settlement, and that same custom would
have been fully complied with in case
of Capt. Schaeffer, before final settle
ment, without the intervention of either
Daniel Forker or his deputy. This the
opposition well know, and only grasp
at straws for political capital when
they claim otherwise. The Democracy
say that our candidate has been well
provided for, and don't deserve anything
more at the hands of the people. How
is it. First, MI. Blinn is an expert book
keeper which one on will deny who
knows anything about his ability. Sec
ond, he is a deserving crippled soldier,
who while Daniel was discouraging n
listments until it neared a draft and
voting the old hard shell democratic
ticket on the platform of 1864, which de-
clared the war a failure, L. B. Blinn was
starving in rebel prisons, having been
captured on the field of battle while
fighting for the perpetuity of the Union.
But enough, we feel confident that the
people Of Tama County will invite Mr..
Forker to retire and make way for Mr..
Blinn.
Mr.. E. NJ. Bielby is tho Republican
candidate for Sheriff. The opposition
say that ''he has nothing to
recommend him for this position" What
are the facts. AS q recommendation we
need but say that he, too, like d majority
of our ticket, gave heed to his country's
call, and shouldered a musket in defense
of our flag while his opponent basked in
the pleasant sunshine of a northern home
away from all danger of rebel bullets,
and reputed to be of doubtful politics.
Mr.. Bielby is an upright, honest, sober
of good repute, and as a deputy
Sheriff for sac years proved himself to be
an efficient officer, prompt in business,
and honest, with all the assertions of the
opposition to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. We court q thorough investigation
into all of Mr.. Bielby's business transac-
tons as a deputy Sheriff of lama County.
The opposition assert that if Mr.. Bielby
elected, Knight Dexter will be deputy.
Mr.. Dexter has told US a number of times
that he could not take that position IN
der any consideration and would not be
to Mr.. Bielby if he should be
We published this statement
of Mr.. Dexter's in a card at the beginning
of the canvass, and the opposition know
it. but hope to make capital by still cir
c~ulating the report. We might add a
of charges, which have been
made against Mr.. Austin the Democratic
candidate for Sheriff, by good, respecta-
BILE citizens, which if one-half true ought
to sink him so deep politically that there
would be no chance of his ever being
resurrected. Mr. Austin like the balance
Of the opposition ticket, if elected, con.
largely to the support of the
organization in the County,
hence like his associates must be defeat
ed, for in addition thereto socially he is
no more than q peer of his opponent.
the balance of the ticket We
would say that they are all good men, and
we'll qualified for the position to which
hey have been nominated. We hear of
no personal warfare against any of them
and hence conclude that they are already
accepted, and in closing we would add
hat in our humble judgment it needs
but q count of the votes to show o good
majority for our entire ticket.
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