Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

4 luHu uRUu WHiIll tiiCy uCoAICA " 1Os
tie had been entered by another
party, but that the entry, having
been made with forged land war
rant, had been cancelled by Mr.. Daw
ley himself some months previous
by orders from Washington, certifi
Gates Of which fact he had already
given to other parties. Pretending
as i'm the other case, to have authority
to sell this land, he induced these
unsuspecting parties to purchase and
give their joint note for the sum
above stated. In due time he brought
suit on this note in Hardin county,
by Mr.. C. NJ. Nsgle, OF Eldora, his
attorney; and Messrs. Curtis and
Rosa, being corrupt Republicans, In
| troduced these matters as defense
against the note, Col. Anderson, OF
Iowa Falls, appearing as their attor-
ney. The cause was tried before .
Jury, and so conclusively was the
fraud proven that they rendered a
verdict against Mr.. Dawley without
leaving the box.
We have thus given names and
places, so that Mr.. Dawley's friends
may ascertain the facts, concerning
these transactions, and know for a
certainty whether or not we are
guilty of slanderIng this beau ideal
of purity and reform.
Ex.Gov. B. +. Cue, an honest
and pure man, then editor of the
Fort Dodge Messenger, published in
that paper, at Mr.. Dawley's own
home, full statement of these dis
reputable transactions and the judi
cial proceedings growing out Of
them. There were other cases OF
equal turpitude; and men of all par
ties condemned Mr.. Dawley as
shyster, a miserable land shark and
a public fraud. Popular indignation
was so outspoken on the subject that
Mr.. Dawley was compelled to step
down and out of an Office which he
had thus meanIy befouled, and to
give up a trust which he had shame
fully betrayed. A corrupt admins
tration very promptly excused him
from further service. Since then our
hero has entertained no very exalted
opinion of the Republican party, as
we judge from remark he made in
one OF his speeches at the Court
House here last week. Iie was very
cordially received by his sympathis-
ing friends here, and by them and
by every Democrat in the house was
loudly applauded when he said the
mDst absurd and false things of the
Republican party. They evidently
felt that it was good for them to bo
there to hear the pure gospel OF polit-
ical reform proclaimed from such un.
sullied lips. He spared no Republic
can who would not condemn every
thing ever done by President Grant
or the Republican party. Hence he
and his friends cannot reasonably
blame us for showing him up in his
true colors and applying the parable
of the notes and beams. Mr.. Daw-
ley IL still at large-still on tho war
path, with tomahawk aud scalping-
knife dangling at his belt, and tho
black flag Haunting above him, In
scribed "No quarter to Radicals"
Away, from home he relied upon the
fact that his true character is un-
known. But tho people should
know the character OF those who as
sumo to bo public teachers. Mr..
Dawley Processes 10 think that Pres
ident Grants administration never
performed an honest act. We think
il made mistake when ii appointed
Mr.. Dawley to a responsible office;
but 1t Immediately atoned for IL by
dismissing him when he was
by thecourts and juries shown to
be dishonest. We are not now dis
cussing the do ,trines Of the Cooper
party; we regard the masses OF Peter
Cooper's devotees rs honest men,
who are disposed to act from good
motives la politics; aud we believe
the same Of the same classes In other
parties. The large majority are
honest. But all parties have a pro-
portion Of dishonest leaders; and
when they are 80 proven IL Is only
proper and right that their true char
acter should be shown. The new
party condemns without stint the
leaders and teachers Of other parties,
and must not expect that their own
rascals will escape criticism. The
Ex-Register Of the Fort Dodge Land
District has made for himself
record which honest men must con-
denim. lie is disgrace 10 the cause
and The party he advocates.
BOYDsT0g STAND UP AND