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

permitted to take, purchase, or re
ceive in payment, exchange, or il
any way whatever, any warrant
scrip, or other evidence of the In
debtedness of such corporation, o
any demand against the same, for
less amount than that expressed OF
the face of the warrant, scrip, o.
other evidence of Indebtedness o
demand.
| Mr.. c. III. Robinson, Democrat,
County Auditor, acting ia SINH
lar manner and influenced by the
same motives purchased as many
Tor more) of these claims as did
Mr.. Hamrick; and neither Of these
gentlemen then believed, nor dc
they now believe that there was any
wrong or illegality in their action.
We are of the opinion that both
acted from good motives and that
neither one Is liable to censure for
their actions. When looked At a.
sensible men should look at 1t the
whole thing will be found to be a
small matter, and one in which the
interests of the people have in no
manner been affected. "How great q
fire little matter kindleth." Thus
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 val liable
old maxim. If he had, he would
have been troubled lest his own
record in the county warrant bust.
ness would rise and confront him in
all its CHASTITY hideousness.
Our people will remember, and
Boydston himself will not deny the
fact, that the said G. 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, IL you please) run
meth not to the contrary" McCor-
mack would call him "a court house
rat" Most Of this extended period
Cyrus was a pensioner upon the
bounty of Republican officials and
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 nominated by
the Republicans of this county, In
1865, rs 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 ,ca,ra'ats, and, be-
ing conveniently located near the
Treasurer's office, no always succeed
ed 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 IL
be charged that he did Ii I'm viola-
ton Of tho statue, above referred to
which was In force then, as 1t Is now.
G. b. continued to serve under Mr..
KYuck 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
ted by handsome majorities. Again
his ambition for Office was squelched
by the 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 as
he could procure. In and about the
court house he remained until the
Grange organization began to gath
er strength, when he suddenly be-
came farmer, doing an extensive
business In that line on store boxes
and the corners Of streets, lifting up
his hands In holy horror at the cor
ruption Of the Republican party.
In this way he did an extensive
business in agriculture. More re-
Gently still this political weather.
vane has become a full blown DEM
ocrat, and Is also patting the
greenback men on the shoulder,
smiling meanwhile, with a
smile that Is childlike and
bland" He Is unable to see any
good that the Republican party has
ever done, and ceases not In denoun.
cling 1t as terribly corrupt. Not the
least doubt of 1t In the world, Cyrus;
but wouldn't II be more becoming In
you to comb the Republican brick
dust out of your hair before going
further in that direction? For SO.
ries Of years you fed upon the body
Of that same party you now denounce
so vigorously, and at tho same time
you bitterly cursed the Democrat,
party for its treason and other mis-