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

1 W uS tiInt you Sueu the county, 0nO
the people paid the bill, with cour!
costs added. Two years go by, and
again you succeed in getting Reform
or Faris elected guardian OF the
peoples treasure, and you hold your
place and draw your pay. Theguar-
dian of the peoples treasure, one
pleasant evening, according to his
story sees two masked men stalking
into his Office door with drawn revol-
vers pointing at his head. Dozens
OF citizens are In and about
the courthouse, and hundreds
on the streets on every side, who
would rush to the rescue in mo-
ment if the alarm cry of "Reform"
were sounded; but the guardian tells
us he thought the robbers were jok-
ing. When he found they were in
earnest and wanted him to open the
safe, he said .sGentsemen, I'll die
first" Why didn't no not exclaim:
"Thieves! I'll cry first!' and yell
"Reform ""Murder!" {" "Help!"
anything-at the top of his voice
give the alarm, foil the thieves and
save the peoples money? Demo-
cratic lungs are usually good enough
to cry out In thunder tones, ere
form!" "Reform!" "Help!" "Help!"
when they want assistance to get
into the Treasury vaults; but isn't
II little singular that when they
are ordered to go In, and would Idle
first" the Democratic lungs sudden
ly become so weak and wanting in
courage? Now, doesn't it appear
just little strange and unaccounta-
BILE that man who had even tempo
rary courage to tell the robbers three
times that he would "die first"
could not muster courage to utter one
loud scream, or to throw paper
weight or ink-stand through win
dow, or knock over lamp and In
tho darkness grasp the revolver
which laid on shelf by his side and
fire 1t through window or n thief?
But none Of these things were done
to save the treasure. The robbers
were accommodated, and the people
have lost their money because they
trusted the blatant Reformer Boyd
ston and did rs he advised, in elect
ing "Reformer" to guard their
tax contributions.
In 1873 "Barker and his paper"
advised and urged the election of Mr..
Alfred Baker instead of Mr.. Faris
as Treasurer. Boydston and Nc
Cormack, "Reformers," wanted Far
is and the spoils. The people chose
the Reformers, the Reformers took
the spoils.
In 1876 "Barker and his paper"
advised the election OF Mr.. Isaiah
WEIGH instead Of Mr.. Faris, AZ
Treasurer. The Reformers suppor-
ted Mr.. Faris and advised his elec-
tion. Again the Reformer succeed
ed, in spite Of Barker's warning.
Boydston received his Deputy-hire,
Mccormack drew his fees to the
amount OF hundreds OF dollars for
printing tax-list, and Faris opened
the safe and let thousands Of dollars
OF the peoples money slip into the
grip-sack OF some rogue.
Again In 1866, this centennial
year, "Barker and the JOURNAL"
advise the people not TO trust the
sham Reformer, tho demagogue, po-
litical shyster,. Courthouse rat"
perpetual office seeker and deceiver;
and we shall continue 80 to advise
them, all the blubbering and whim-
pering Of the Deputy and his edito-
rial master, and all the other sham
reformers to the contrary notwith-
standing. They may whine and
bluster, and threaten tho JOURNAL
Office with mobbing, In imitation OF
the tactics OF their confederate friends,
and resort to every other means to
induce us TO cease our warnings
against men whom we believe to be
corrupt and soulIcss, governed by no
principle more laudabie than person.
al gain and aggrandizemcnt. and
who assume TO lead great political
party In this county, and have led IL,
and yet lead It, under the name Of
Reform, and either as high official or
deputy official, have eaten for years
oY the substance of the people gather
ed by taxation. We need not more
specifically name the two men to
whom we more particularly refer.
AS an honest journalist II is our duty
to warn, MS We have done and are
doing. While these false teachers
continue in their past and present
course we shall continue 10 "cry aloud
and spare not" While the people
are being deIuded by these men shall
our voice and pen be frightened Into
silence? "We'II die first
We believe that G. Is. Boydston
should not be trusted in Office, and
hence advise Republicans and Dem
ocrats-alI citizens and taxpayers,
To give their votes and all honorable
endeavor toward the defeat Of this
Reformer and the breaking Of the
power OF the leaders whose counsel
and management have proven al
ready SO expensive TO the people.
viii they do 1t, or will they profit
by experience.