, 1876-11-04

bPeESAs correspondence u 1H6 2FaouHE-
BURLINGTON, 1a., Nov. A.-The Congressional
tight in this, tho First Iowa District, haa been
bitterly contested by tho Democrats from tho
Btart. No innucndo has been too contc1nptlhle,
and no trick too mean, for them to use to inJuro
tho private character Of Col. j. c. 8tonu, tho
Republican nominee. lie Is man commanding
IN appearance aud upright III Ills character,
hntcd by tic Ncbel clomunt Of tho Democracy
with bitter Ilntrcl for his intensely loyal scn-
timents and his utter contempt Of md opposl-
tlon to treason, its ai1crs and abcssors.
When tho Democratic managers in this dis
trtct had exhausted Nil their venom and accom-
pllshed nothing,-when they saw that tho per-
sonal appearance and worth Of Col. Stone wcro
winning him friends and votes by scores among
the Loyal, thinking Democrats of.tIn tistrict,-it
remained for one JOHN T. Irish, Of Iowa City, to
formulate and publish the following despSablu
quurics, addressed to Col. Stoue:
DID you live In Iowa City from 1874 until 1HGn!
II ha!one a ys s!of % ae iesass f o
the Iowa stata Univcrsityt Did you 10 ILLS to
encapo pnnfshmcnt for sobblng fellow-pssscngor
yoa followed by EneIish iaw and iawyars. ta. who
hunted down ysnt fal.e prcente 70 tho University
ss2sgsy wssg Win wSsf ay ws fsa % s swn t, 10 vea
family wetc con,pellcd to refund the raonuy Jpn
Ind Indirectly n,SqIa',edl weto you subssqieht!y
- MasttntEn - nau ~ pt!tni1 HtustethaH !ouae N
sought 10 cslm!Haiiy ecll property not your own
WeFo ycu not fully implicated IN eyusY detail OF
this carcor Of frand fal4o p!etenac, and fursery7
ncbs unpaid. hai'lng thu War as ruiage from tho
consequences Of ynar crimes md hiding. plhcc
from the pursuit Of your cscditotHf Did not Gov,
ktekWood for long limo rofnso to commibAfnn
you; because ho knew J9ur career, amd did hc not
finally uctcpt the situation IN tho kaslo spirit In
wtcl the Hovornmcnt took tho service af men
par.loned from thc fenlteHt!ary On condition Of
enlistment!
rapurs Of thu district, AM, circulated broasteast
documentary evidence II they were denied.
They were denied c,nphattca!iy ausl explicitly,
md thu proofs were demanded. Pushed for tlls
evidence, which ts,uy couaI not procure, Gtld
which never existed, tho 0aseste Ut this city
wrote q letter to lrIat, begelnE him to got then,
this letter Mi, 1risl, repliol With thu following
dIspatch, which WIS puliEEslrd In the Ga.etts:
That tho claim againsL stono was honaratily al-
justet no ons dcn!eH. What nr. Stone must an.
swcf H. Ilnw did that cla1n arlsc nsai,st hnlY Did
b. ,s.eaPe fEon Europe By drawing TO- meet I
no balance, aud VIVA It not finally settled by h,s
wtfo deciding her patrimuny bnck tn her unc1o otl
condition that he pay tho claim. sacrificing her In
lcritanco ~ tho prics Ut her husbands honefy
I1e then concludes with general personal
ab,iHe. Tho reacttnn IL ua might be expected.
Tho charges Of robbery, false prctensr, and
forgery hare dwlntlied to a H,gro oyurlraft upon
hIs bank account, and gycn that !nsi,iuntton iB
false The contempt felt ly tho pcoplo fer tho
tncn who LENT themselves ii, 10 low 4 trick rs
circulating mud asserting inn,lcnsloa 10 false IA
deep, wfilo tic cliagrin and discontinue Ut thp
party manaEers hers is not TO bo conreulttl,
stono will 70 to Congress from, this d'atrict by
1900 majority.