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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

TIE developments in the Avery
trial at St. Louis, certainly seem to
implicate Gen. Babcock as an Access
sorry to the whisky frauds. A num-
Der Of kilograms were introduced by
the prosecution, on Monday, directed
to Gen. Babcock at Washington, some
signed by Joyce, and others with fic-
titious signatures, asking Babcock
for information concerning anticipat-
ed raids on the St. Louis ring. An
other confidential dispatch, of which
the following is a copy, was identi-
fed as being in the handwriting of
Babcock:
WASHINGTON, Dec Is, 1874.
To Gen. John NcDonald:
succeeded. They will not 60. Twill
write you. SYLPH
On Tuesday the following dispatch
was introduced:
w AbdlNSlON, OCC. U, 1OS4.
To Col. j. a. Joyce, st. Louis:
Cannot hear that any one has gone or
is going. Signed,
BABcocK.
If these kilograms are genuine, it
looks very much as if Babcock was
in collision with the thieves, and
that his speedy indictment and trial
is demanded by justice. Yet there
is possibility of mistake, and that
an effort is being made by the ring
to drag down an innocent party with
them in their fall. The following
dispatch received by the District At
torney from Babcock, indicates his
own confidence in his ability before
the court to make such explanation
as will establish his innocence:
WASHINGTON, Nov 20.
Hon. d. P. Dyer, U. s. District Atter-
neg, st. Louis:
/ am absolutely innocent, and every
telegram l sent will appear perfectly inno-
cent the moment can be heard. de-
mand hearing before court where l can
testify.
[Signedl 0. E. BABcocK.
1t is we'll enough at the present
stage of the proceedings to suspend
judgment until further developments
throw more light upon it. If Bah
cock cannot succeed in showing that
the dispatches in his name have an
other Specification than that imputed
to them by the prosecution, then let
him take his punishment with the
rest. In the words Of Grant: "Let
no guilty man escape" however high
his positlon,'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
Chief j astiCe Waite,

There is great deal of indiscrim-
mate and unauthorized, as well as
insincere bringing forward of candi-
dates for the Presidency, INDUCED
in by the press of the country at this
time. Among others the name of
CHEF Justice Waite, of the United
States Supreme Court, has been men,
toned in this connection, and a re-
cent letter from a personal friend
urging him to enter the field as can
didate, lhas drawn from Judge Waite
a letter, which does him great credit,
and brings to mind that high stand
ard of honor and duty which charac-
terized the eminent public men of the
better days of the nation. The senti-
nents expressed will assuredly not
detract from the confidence and es-
TEEN in which the Chief Justice is
already held by the people. After
unequivocally protesting against the
use of his name as candidate for
the Presidency, Judge Waite says:
''But do you think it quite right for
one occupying the first judicial posi-
ton in the land to permit the use of
his name for political position? The
office came to me covered with honor;
and when l accepted it, my Chief
duty was, not to make of it stepping
stone TO something else, but to per-
serve its purity, and, if possible, make
my name as honorable as that of any
of my predecessors. No man ought
to accept this place, unless he shall
take a vow to leave it as honorable as
he found it. There ought never to
be any necessity for rebuilding from
below-all add tons should be above.
In my Judgment, the Constitution
might wisely have prohibited the
election of the Chief Justice to the
Presidency. Entertaining such a
view, could l properly or consistently
permit my name to be used for the
promotion of political combination
as now suggested? If l should do
so, could at all times and in all
cases remain an unbiased judge in
the estimation of the people?
There cannot be a doubt that, in
these days of politicojudiclal ques-
tons, it is specially dangerous to
have a judge who looks beyond the
Judiciary in his personal ambition
The Supreme Court is now, believe,
justly regarded as sheet anchor Of
the nation. Win it continue such if
its Chief Justice be placed in the
political whirlpool?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

The late election in Chicago was a
contest of the honest voters against
Hesing's horde of repeaters and bal
lot-box suffers, and the victory was
with the honest people. But the war
against fraud did not end here. Wig
orous measures were set in motion to
detect and convict before the courts
parties who voted illegally at the
election; and the first fruits OF these
prosecutions were reached on Mon
day, when two of the repeaters were
found guilty, afterwards confessing,
one Of them, that he voted four times
in one ward, and the other twice.
They were each sentenced to $1,000
fine and one years imprisonment
Others are under Indictment for the
same offense.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

l have been appointed by the Gov
ernor of Iowa, and the Centennial
Commission, Archaeological for the
Sta e, to represent this department. of
science at the great Centennial of
our nation at Philadelphia, and feel
a pride in filing tins department as it
should be. ] therefore solicit the
citizens Of our noble State to furnish
me such relics of the "nonnd build
ers" or Indian races, that they may
have in their possession, such AZ stone
axes, arrow heads, spear heads, pipes,
ETC., all Of which will be most thank.
fully received.
All such articles may be expressed
to me, at my expense, directed to
Clayton, Clayton county, Iowa.
SAMUEL MURDOCH.
State papers please copy.
Garuayillo, Nov. 16.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

In connection with the Speaker.
ship Of the House, the New York
World sends out the following al
vertisement:
If there be one man whose name leaps
TO every lip az the name of Democrat
without fear and without reproach. whose
record IL unsullied, whose votes have
peen the votes of patriot, and who in
his leadership has regarded nothing but
the good of his whole country, then that
ran and not another should be the choice
Of The Democratic members for their high
est hon0rs.
If anybody has knowledge of the
survival OF Democrat of the sort in
dicated, he Will relieve the suspense
of the managers of the party by for.
wardipg the name to- Washington
immediately, How will Ainswortb
DO? His name lssped to the lips OF
great many Democrats last year,
though generally accompanied by a
glass Of whisky,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

The wealth of w. 3. Astor, who
died in New York last week, was
almost fabulous. The World says,
regarding his possessions:
ut would be difficult to determine
the extent and wholly impossibly to
determine the valne Of his property,
either real or personal. It probably
aggregates nearly $2Oo,Ooo,OOo- Mr.
Astor paid more taxes on real estate
than any other man in the country.
He paid annually as taxes on Bis real
property 100000, which is one
SEVENTEEN OF the whole amount Of
the tax collected annually in this city.
The assessed value of his real estate
il understood to be- some $50, 600, 900
with q probable actual value Of some
100000, He owned real estate
in every ward and in nearly every
avenue aud street in this city, and It
was said oi him that ia every mile
he walked or rode he passed some
buildings owned BY him, His pos
session Of real property was confined
almost exclusively to this city.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

WILL the Burlington Gazette when
it quotes from the Bull Errs, please
do SO correctly? Ia late issue it
makes us say:
"The Republicans are not supposed
to be looking for candidate whose
record and character are only reIa-
lively unobjectionable. Ifthey were,
Harlan would be found not the only
man possessing negative virtues
Hrapdt might come in under the rule,
md it might be great deal worse"
For the word "and," which we
have italicised in the above extract,
substitute "of" and it represents ex-
actly what we said, as well as more
nearly expresses our sentiments. AS
the Gazette has it, we are made to
give . negative endorsements to
Brandt, which was not our 1nten-
ton.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03

Ire Mitchell County News says that
the house of Amos Fletcher, in Cedar
township, in that county, together with
all its contents, including $500 in green
backs and furniture to the amount of $7OO.
was burned last week, the family barely
eseaping with their lives, not even saving
sheir ordinary wearing apparel The to-
tai loss is over $4,000, without a cent of
insurance.
The Burlington HawAeye says that
Kew. DIR. Salter, of that city, has been for
some time gathering materials for life
OF the late Hon. Jas. w. Grimes, and that
the work is nearly finished, and will be
published early next year.
"A Davenport firm has put up three
hundred barrels of saur kraut for south
ern shipment Saur kraut sells at five
dollars per barrel.
The Denison Reoiew appeals to par
ties in the habit of making raids upon the
editors woodpile to divide more evenly.
and darkly hints that if this appeal is not
needed, the woodpile may become explo
sive and somebody may need new stove.
II the Reosew editor keeps on asserting
himself in this way, somebody may stop
his paper
The total appropriations thus far for
The new Capitol building at Des Moines,
have been $750,000. OF this, up to the
18th of November, $732, 1865 have been
expended, leaving balance of S17,134
yet unexpended. Stone-cutting will coll
tinue through the winter.
Judge Thayer, of the Clinton Age, on
his last birthday, which was last Saturday,
was presented by his friends with fine
gold watch. A deserved recognition of
an able editor and worthy man.
The State Poultry Show, at Cedar
Rapids, has been postponed from January
10th, the time originally fixed, to day
not yet determined
The GAINESVILLE Star says that Mr.. j.
Yost, living near Butler Center, had a
heifer die recently with what he supposed
to be the black tongue. The carcass was
skinned and thrown to the hogs; within
the next few days eleven of his hogs died,
all showing symptoms of cholera.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
The Kasson.hegister Libel Suit

The testimony and argument were
ended in the above suit, and the case
was given to the jury after charge
by the judge considerable ia. orable
to the defendants, on Wednesday
evening of last week. After sitting
over it forty-nine hours, the jury fail.
ed to agree and were discharged
This result was not unexpected in
Des MONIES, where the whole COM
munity has been stirred up for years
over the political faction fight be-
tween Kasson and those who oppose
him, out OF which the present suit
grew. About every other man in
Polk county Is supposed to be ranged
on one side or the other of this quar-
rel, and it is not surprising that the
Jurors should have been influenced
by their feelings and prejudices some
what in considering their verdict
But the opinion Of the jury is Of little
Importance, except to the parties i'm
mediately in interest. The case has
been tried before larger jury of the
people, and the verdict here is against
the plaintiff. Whatever the legal
weight of the evidence produced
enough has been shown to confirm
the impression already prevalent in
the public mind that Hon. John A.
Kasson is bad and corrupt man.
The testimony establishes, beyond
all reasonable doubt, that Mr.. Kasson
took brides for his influence in the
Legislature, and that his action III
Congress will not bear an interpreta-
ton favorable to his integrity. II
amply justifies the Register in its as
sault upon him at time when he
was seeking election to Congress al
the hands Of the people. That he
was elected Notwithstanding his un
savory record, shows how skillfully
he can ply the arts OF the dema
gOgue,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
The Council Bluffs NonpareH in
u Late issue saws.

The Council Bluffs NonpareH in
a late issue says:
"The Iowa City Republican says
that the Republican party of Iowa
cannot afford to indulge in repeti-
ton of the disgracetul Senatorial
wrangle Of six years ago. The
words are timely and well spoken,
but they don't tell the whole story
The Republican party of Iowa does
not intend to indulge in any of the
bitterness which characterized that
contest. Put it in that shape and
you have it exactly"
If our contemporaries above quoted,
mean to say that all bitterness grow
ing out OF mere partisanship and in
temperate zeal in the advocacy of
candidates, not Objectionable on the
score of character or record, should
be discouraged In the Senatorial con-
test, then we say amen with all our
heart, and hope that their predictions
may be verified. But if they mean
to intimate that the corrupt actions
of dishonest and designing men, who
have been or may be named in con-
nection with the Senatorial Office,
should be excused or ignored to Sc
cure fictitious "harmony'' in the party,
or to say that the Republican party
cannot afford to indulge in the "bit-
terness" involved in denouncing their
corrupt practices, or showing up the
questionable records of men seeking
honor or position at its hands, then
we most positively dissent. The Re-
publican party or the Republican
press cannot afford to do otherwise
than make vigorous, even bitter fight
against bad men and bad influences
when they seek recognition by it..
Much of the bitterness" of the last
Senatorial campaign, which our CO.
temporaries deplore so feelingly, was
of this character. The BULLETIN at
that time was one ot the papers that
spoke unreservedly Of candidate
for the Senate, some Of whose public
acts we deemed corrupt, and the
general tone Of whose official NOR
atty we thought below the standard
required of Senator from Iowa.
Convinced that we were right, and
knowing that we were sincere, we do
not propose to apologize for our
course or promise that it will not be
repeated when the good Of the State
and the party demands that the truth
be spoken nnequivocany and point
edly.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
law. You are, therefore, sentenced

law. You are, therefore, sentenced
to the penltentiary for one year"
This would certainly b. a queer
course for a Judge, but it is precisely
what the people are asking the Su-
preme Court to do, namely, to waive
the exact provision of the law in
order that an obnoxious man may be
shut up out of the way.
The law provides that mans land
may be taken for taxes, and pre-
scribes that it must be advertised,
how, and by whom it shall be done,
with all the steps to be taken, from
the day the tax becomes delinquent
till the land is decided away. The
courts have decided, land it is now
accepted as Supreme law in the State)
that In taking land for taxes, the
minutest requirements of the law
must be strictly complied with in
every particular, and the least devia-
ton from beginning to end vltiates
the whole, and no title can pass
Now, is not mans liberty worth as
much as his property? Is 1t consis-
tent or rational to guard a mans
rights in his land with such extreme
caution, but when his liberty and
character are at stake, to allow any
sheriff in the State to violate the law
at his pleasure?
Of course the Supreme Court may
be swerved from its position. That
is always liable to occur IN States
where that body is elective. The
judges are nothing but men, and they
have the needs Of men, and when the
people in time of excitement say to
the Judge: eff you don't decide to
suit us, we will wrest the ermine from
your shoulders and the bread from
your family" there is always degree
of danger that the material man may
be conquered, and the judge will
yield his conviction under the press
ure brought to bear upon him. But
a decision thus wrung from an I'M
willing judge would be entitled to
very little respect; it would be moth
ing more than the reflection of the
excitement that rules the hour; where
as the present decision is the spon-
taneous, unbiased opinion of ma
jority of the judges. 1t will be a
great misfortune if, under the clamor,
the court decides that any part of the
law - especially where individual
rights are in jeopardy-may be dis
regarded with impunity, tor it will
open door through which will enter
all manner of anarchy and lawless-
ness. MOoDy Crow
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
Let No Guilty Man Escape.

The spirit which animates the
President and Secretary Bristow in
the prosecution of the whisky thieves
is very fairly shown by the following
dispatch, sent a few days since by
Secretary Bristow to the United
States District Attorney, in charge Of
the suits at St. Louis. The senten-
tious and firm endorsement of the
President: "Let no guilty man es-
cape" is sufficient answer to the
charge made by his enemies, that he
is not fully in accord with Secretary
Bristow, or that he gives to the eft:
forts OF the latter to crush the whisky
ring but a reluctant and half.hearted
support. The occasion of the dis
patch was the intimation conveyed
in the testimony of witness in the
Avery trial, that Bristow himself was
a member ola whisky ring and shar-
err in its profits. Upon the statement
being made, the District Attorney at
once declared that if 1t could be
shown. that Brisiow had any connec-
ton with the frauds, he would have
him indicted immediately. The next
day came the dispatch from the Sec
rotary, as follows:
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 81, 1875.
To D. p Dyer, United States District
Attorney, st. Louis:
l learn from the morning papers
that in the course of the trial Of Will
liam O. Avery, yesterday, witness
mentioned a rumor that l was inter.
ested in distillery Or liquor house
at Louisville, Kentucky. Substan-
tally the same rumor was circulated
in st. Louis by corrupt officials and
guilty distiIlers, their confederates
and friends, last spring, obviously for
the purpose Of breaking the force of
the proceedings against them. So
long as the matter rested in mere
street rumor or In the columns of
newspapers friendly to the ring,
could not properly take notice Of it;
but now that it has been dragged in-
to court, as it appears, at the instance
of indicted officials, deem it proper
to request that every person whose
name has been or can be given you
as having knowledge of such alleged
facts shall be brought before the
Grand Jury and. subjected to the
most rigid examination. The state
ment is absolutely and unquali6edly
false, So far as it affects me, and ! do
not desire to allow the matter to rest
upon my denial. beg to repeat the
request, heretofore communicated to
you, that these frauds ON the govern
ment shall be probed to the very bot
tom; that every ramitication of the
ring shall be followed in every part
from beginning to end, and that no
one having connection with or guilty
knowledge Of its operations shall be
permitted to escape. So far as this
department is concerned, 1 ask that
every allegation against any officer
OF it, from its head to it's funniest en-
ploye, be thoroughly investigated and
vigorously prosecuted if any ground
exist therefor. ] have read this to
the President, who repeats his injunc-
ton, "Let no guilty man escape"
H. B. BRIsTow,
Sec'y Of the Treasury.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
War.

There is speck of war upon the
national horizon. Our relations with
Spain are in an unsettled condition,
and recent orders for the preparation
and placing in commission of a score
or more of the monitors, and the en-
listment Of men of all grades for
active service lin the Navy would
seem to indicate that the process of
adjustment is not progressing salts
tactorily. Wall street and the news
papers are in fever of excitement
and authorization over the indications
of hostilities. The Atlantic cable is
SAID to be burdened with diplomatic
messages between the State Depart
ment and Minister Gushing at Mad.
rid, and all sorts of rumors are prev
alent regarding the attitude that Pres
ident Grant will assume in his forth
coming message concerning Caban
affairs. We doubt, however, whether
the complications will arrive at that
point where only gunpowder and
cold iron can straighten them OUT
Our government wants no war with
SPAN or any other country, and will
exhaust all the resources of dlplo-
macy before the last appeal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-03
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