The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

From Dav. Gasstts. Oct. SOL

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From Dav. Gazette. Oct. SOL
In response to the repeated chal-
lenges Of the Gazette for denials of the
charges Of disloyalty made against the
Democratic candidate for Congress In
this District, the Davenport Democrat
Is at last compelled to attempt answer
and In its issue Of last evening says:
s.The Gazette complains that no de-
Iial has been made to the silly charge
made by Mr.. Price that Hon. J. IL:
Murphy was member OF the Sons or
Liberty Yet the Gazette probably
knows that the Democrat in its first
issue after the joint debate, pronounc-
ed that charge falsehod and the mai
icious invention of Mr.. Price,"
The Gazette did not know that such
q reply had been made by the Demo-
crdt in its first issue after the joint
debate" &c. But we cheerfully accept
the statement of our neighbor, with
regrets that the said reply escaped our
attention, Now, however, we have
the denial in Mr.. Murphy's hehalf,
squarly and distinctly made. This
just what the Gazette has wanted
Now, we can proceed to business with
the essential question at issue, as SIM
Ply, "Was Mr.. Murphy a member of
secret political society that existed
during the war for the purpose Of OPP
posing the effotrs of the National
lsnv-nrpp,, frN thu rnhAla
and which, to that end, sought to dis
courage enlistments and made prepar-
i,tions to contest the draft by force Of
arms, should the draft be necessary
md be attempted; and was Mr.. MUIR
l,hy an agent to organize Lodges, or
branch associations of such a society,""
This is the precise question which the
Gazette has pressed upon the attention
Of Mr.. Murphy and his friends from
the date that the charge in relation
thereto was first made public by the
reading of the letter affirming it by
Mr.. Price, on the occasion of the joint |
debate in this city. The grave impor-
tance of this charge is greatly increased
by the fact, that if it be sustained, Mr..
Murphy is placed in the unenviable
position of one who has added duplic-
ity, deceit and downright hypocricy
to the offense of disloyalty to his coun-
try. For it is well known that where
ever Mr.. Murphy has addressed pub
lie audiences during the campaign, he
takes special pains to eulogize the Re-
publican administrations sustained by
that party, for the entire policy pursu-
ed during the war against the Rebel
lion. More than this, he has avowed
that he has ever had entire satisfac-
tion with that war policy and with
what he himself extols as the glorious
results of that results of that policy
If, then, it be true that Mr.. Murphy
was not loyal citizen during the war,
but was instead nothing less than a
bitter, active and Jealous Copperhead
what can be said of his candor and
honesty? The Southern rebel who
boldly fought in defence of the errors
he had espoused may at least claim
credit for sincerity of purpose. No
such concession, however, can be
made, or be at all expected by one
who after having served as spy in
the rebel service rushed back to the
Union lines, donned the blue, and
seizing the stars and stripes INDUCED
In gushing raphsodies over all that
the armies of the Republic had ever
done or attempted to do.
But the Democrat denies the charge
made against Mr.. Murphy. This it
does unequivocally and with marked
emphasis. More, it pronounces that
charge a 'falsehood;' still more,
malicious invention" and yet more
the malicious invention of Mr.. Price. !,
Thus the issue is joined. Now let us
sec where the "falsehood" is to be
found. Let the reader consider atten-
lively the following
AFFIDvIT or A UNION SOLDIER:
State of Iowa,
poweshiek County, es' :,
/, VIM. n. Bowen, being first du-
" sworn, do upon my oath say, that
some time during the summer of 1862. Il
Jerry Murphy, Esq, came to Brook =
lyn, Iowa, and organized Lodge =
called the "Sons of Seventy-Six, and :
! was induced and did join the Order I
and was duly initiated, it being then $
represented to me that the object of O
the Order was to maintain the Consti- !.
tuition, etc.; that at the third meeting
Of the Lodge J. II. Murphy, being II
president, made speech in which he ri
sald there was no use of Disgusting Il
The object of the Order any longer, :
That its real objects were to oppose the >
var and to resist the efforts Of the al u
0aaasstr0tton to conquer the South, and a
% Oressst the drdt should O,,e be ATTEMPT ;,
ea nad 10 hinder c,alistnaeats, and as J. :,
h. Murphy made that statement |
sprang to my feet and told them that o
4 these We're the objects of the order | il
would have nothing to do with II h
and left the meeting, and afterwards :,
enlisted and served three years i'm II
Company c of the 2sth Iowa Volun- 1
teer Infantry. Il
w. N. Bowen. I,
!. 'upSsiipea III my presence and be- N
fore me sworn to by Vim. n. Bowen
this the 18th day of October, 1876, wit D
ness my hand and seal of the District G
Court OF Poweshiek County, Iowa.
Seal OF the ! Jso. w. CARR. G.
District Court. Clerk. ID G.. :,
There is the rebuttal to the Demo p
craes flimsy denial. Iti only nec- g
essary to add that the witness, Mr.. a
Bowen, is gentleman well known to 1
[he citizens Of Poweshiek county, ~ =,
IN every respect reliable and truthful. /,
hls testimony cannot be in the least .
degree impeached. On the contrary. ,
If our Main street neighbors are at all .
desirous of further efforts in this di-
rection for their edification, there are :
yet otherliving witnesses to be brought :
TO the stand to testify to what they
have seen, heard and know.
The North British Agricu,t,rist con-
falns an account of the arrest and con-
VtGfInn np y