Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-11

}. shall, either directly or Indirectly,
permitted to take, purchase, or r
= cefve in payment, exchange, or
y any way whatever, any warran
{ scrip, or other evidence of the Ii
! debtedness of such corporation, [
any demand against the same, for
less amount than that expressed O
J the face of the warrant, scrip, {
7 other evidence of Indebtedness {
: demand.
: Mr.. c. III. Robinson, Democrat
: County Auditor, acting in sim
r lar manner and influenced by til
same motives purchased as man
) Tor morel Of these claims as di
! Mr.. Hamrick; and neither Of thes
gentlemen then believed, nor d
they now believe that there was an,
wrong or illegality in their action
We are of the opinion that botl
acted from good motives and tha
; neither one Is liable to censure fo
] their actions. When looked ut a
sensible men should look at 1t th,
whole thing will be found to be ,
small matter, and one in which tn,
interests of the people have in M
manner been affected. "How great {
fire little matter kindleth." Thu,
much for the contemplate charge
against Mr.. Hamrick.
| We are told that those "who live
glass houses should not throw
stones," but from appearances we
should judge that this newly fiedged
Democratic champion, Cyrus B.,
never read this homely but valuable
old maxim. If he had, he would
have been troubled lest his own
record In the county warrant busi-
ness would rise and confront him In
all its ghastly hideousness.
Our people will remember, and
Boydston himself will not deny the
fact, that the said c. b. has been a
sort OF Sitting Bull in the Marion
County Court House for a period
"whereof the memory of man the
oldest inhabitant, II you please) run
meth not to the contrary" McCor-
mack would call him "a court house
rat" Most OF this extended period
Cyrus was pensioner upon the
bounty Of Republican officials aud
was kept In employ by them. His
political history is known and read
| Of all men. He has been like the
heather Chinee "for ways that
were dark, and for tricks that were
vain" First he was nomlnated by
the Republicans Of this county, In
1855, ~ candidate for Representa-
tive and was defeated. with the rest
OF the ticket. The following Janua-
ry he became an employee in the
Clerks Office, under Mr.. Geo. Kruck,
at salary OF $50 per. month. We
are informed, reliably too, that
while thus employed he purchased
at a material discount, large
amount Of county edyTdnts, and, be-
Ing conveniently located near the
Treasurer's office, ho always succeed
cd In getting them promptly cashed
at their face value, while less fortu-
nate holders Of the county's paper
were compelled TO possess their souls
In patience until time and opportu-
nifty offered for payment. He made
money In this business, and need II
be charged that he did 1t In viola
ton OF the statue, above referred TO
which was In force then, as IL Is now.
G. II. continued To serve under Mr..
Kruck until that gentleman's term
Of Office expired. In the fall OF 1868
Boydston procured his nomination
by the Republican convention for
Clerk, and on account Of his personal
unpopularity he was defeated while
the remainder OF the ticket was cleo
tod by handsome majorities. Again
his ambition for Office was squelched
by tho popular verdict. Afterwards
he confined his field OF operations to
a narrower compass-that represen-
tod by Knoxville township-and
was finally elected Justice OF the
Peace for Knoxville township by
the Republican party, he, mean.
while, continuing TO rat about the
court house, picking up such jobs az
he could procure. In and about the
court house he remained until the
Grange organization began TO gath.
or strength, when he suddenly be-
came farmer, doing an extensive
business in that line on store boxes
and tho corners OF streets, lifting up
his hands In holy horror at the cor
ruption Of tho Republican party.
In this way he did an extensive
business In agriculture. More 70.
Gently still this political weather.
vane has become full blown Dem.
ocrat, and Is also patting the
greenback men on the shoulder,
smiling meanwhile, "with q
smile that Ia chlIdlike and
bland.n He Is unable to see any
good that the Republican party has
over done, aud ceases not In denoun'
cling ID as terribly corrupt. Not the
least doubt OF II In the world, Cyrus;
but wouldn't IL be more becoming IN
you to comb the Republican brick
dust out Of your hair before going
further In that direction? For q 80
ries Of years you fed upon the body
Of that same party you now denounct
50 vigorously, and at tho same tim'
you bitterly cursed the Democratic
party for its treason and other mis-