Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
FROM EDDYvILLE.
EppYvII.LE, June 6.

Adcdnce Democratic, which charge
| have heretofore met with a direct
md unequivocal denial in toto. To
say that the charge is willful and
does not meet the case.
zone of the best newspapers in |
Iowa would have been q valuable ac-
QUESTION if he could have bought or
bribcd Billy with the post Office"
The citizens of this township have
a very vivid recollection of the casti-
CATION l administered to Billy in the
presence of almost the entire Rcpub-
lican voters of the township, for his
temcrity in offering to serve me and
to swear for me and by me, if would
give him my poor influence for the
post office appointment. l refer you
to Mr.. Melick, who was present on
that occasion.
Wilcox refers to my charge against
his statement before the committee
and my charge against Palmer. He
does not deny nor attempt to explain
Palmer's Misrepresentation to Mer-
rill; but he does try to mystify and
cover up his own Misrepresentation
in the committee room. Thus he
speaks: "For simply assert and that
without adjectivcs that had talked
with at least fifty voters, who concur
red in the sentiments. ETC." In the
committcc-rOom, it was about all the
Republicans in the township. Give
him one more chance, and with the
same ratio of decrease he will reach
pretty near the correct number. "Of
course it was not necessary, as the
ring who have served him SO long
understand him as well as he under
stands them, and approaches 10 others
in his wire-pulling exploits" Go
back to your old files and whose
names do you find almost universally
representing Columbia township in
the Republican conventions You
will find it generally reads thus =
"John Wilcox, r. W. Boyd, w. NJ
McPhcrrin, John B. Miller, Jno. c.
Anderson" and even including my
self occasionally, when the "ring'
could do no better. Talk about
''rings!" This is borrowed express
sion from his s'Grand Counsellor" on
the South side.
| More names enrolled than ticket:
counted out (alluding to last conven
Ition), and one written and voted by
+. NJ. Epperson not to be found. This
+. NJ. Epperson and II. w. Boyd, his
own partizans, were members of the
election board, he Epperson) being
one of the clerks. "Thc second ticket
was not contemplated" Thirty-foul
votes cast for the ticket and not Q
scratch! Talk about no effort! Try
your hand, whenever you wish, under
the same principles, and ! guarantee
that you will be sent where thu
"woodbinc twincth."
}. "If S. L. Caldwell wishes to know
how he stands in Eddyville, let hin
: run for alderman" Why, Mr.. Edi
tors? He (Wilcox) thirsteth for al
opportunity to scratch. He has be
come so accustomed to scrdtchin.
tickets, he can scarcely wait or con
tain himself till the election. / hav,
no doubt that if am not on tn,
ticket, he will be able to find plent,
of victims for his ever-ready pen.
"Straight-outs! Who are tn
straight-outs? Are they the littl
Caldwell ring of prescription relig
ionsts ?" The only prescription re
ligionists known in this communit,
are the circle to which said Wilco,
/ and party belong. 1t is nothing I'm
, common to hear this kind of a re
mark, if it is reported that som
individual has committed some helm
Gus act or crime, "I'll bet he is som
l id Methodist or christian religion
: ist." That they (Wilcox and party
G hold their peculiar ideas and thei
I propagation to be paramount to a.
!, other obligations, that they permi
'. their prcjudiccs to control them j
l their social, business and political re
I lations, will not admit of doubt.
: IS. r. Caldwell made a street hal
angue on election day against RI
publican candidate for Congress,
: meaning NJ. NJ. Walden. That job
I Wilcox and some Is or 30 others di
. vote against Walden in this TOWNSHIP
is fact. lie gives you the vote {
s 1873, why did he not give the vote G
c 1871 and rs, on Alternately, on Hin
9 sey, and on Hcdrick. So long as h
, has started out on that line he shout
1 give it all. l will say this in regar
to that election,I lost about 35 Rcpul
lican votes and gained some Demo
! cratic votes, Merrill lost Is or 20 an
s gained some Democratic votes. II
G has striven to show discrepancy j
my statement let him give others an
/, we can then see whether / have M
! approXimatcd very nearly to the fis
!. urcS.
n Some seven years since committc
two very serious blunders, for whic
l am heartily ashamed, and for whic
o l ask everybody's forgiveness and fl
n which l have suffered the loss of
: great many friends. And that w,
II this: On President Grants comm
II to the Presidential chair it BEGAN
necessary for great many patrio
is to be sacrificed on the altar Gan oflic'
Is of their country. He (Wilcox) W;
one of these, while Palmer and SON
: others were troubled with the salf
"diseasc." Each had his or her SUI
porters. Wilcox solicited my SUI
ct port in his behalf which finally re-
q. dercd to him, and he was successft
~ The disappointed parties were CHI
IL grined, so much so that Palmer III
Is been pursuing me ever since for II
V. part in the matter. In addition
tv my name to his list of supporters,
y became, with j. NJ. Fish, his bond
IL man, each was required to Justify
the sum of $l4,OOO.OO and for who
conduct have been responsible uni
te the 3lst of March, 1876. Subseque
n to Walden's election, for his (Wilco:
;s opposition to Walden, he (Waldel
concluded to turn Wilcox out al
H. put in Billy Palmer. To prove
be that made a trip to Dcs Moincs al
VS. induced Judge Wright to interpo
ia and stop that, which was done. Al
:. thus the matter rested. In my cand
~ dacy in 1873 entrusted the supery
III sion and watching of my interests
to this locality to Wilcox and was q
sured that it was strictly attended |
l was admonished by two speci
|r. friends that said Wilcox was II
IN what he professcd TO be, but on t
contrary he was secretly workil
against me. Notwithstanding ] w
&c repeatedly advised to that effect,
a could not give il any credcnce. w
nv cox assured me that ] would not loo
a. to exceed 3 TO 5 Republican votes
10 this township. If he was correct
VI must necessarily lead in this tow
ship; for it was evident!that I won
get some Democratic votes. The
ng suit is before you. Some thirty O.
id. Republicans scratched my nan
n This was done without any appare
:" dissatisfaction.
We This then convinced me that the
as had been treachery somewhere, u
nd l was determined to investigate i
lc. til was satisfied as to Wilcox's
~ ton in this. Last winter l becal
perfectly satisfied that he had betr;
ne ed me and when satisfied of that a
on became satisfied that a man who W,
nt- thus treat friend would do aim
,w anything. / therefore advised
:" Department that / wished to be
lieved as his (Wilcox's) bondsm
He was accordingly required to
Oh a new bond. He requested Fish
,m endorse the new bond which !
n Fish refused to do. He also appl
to some others, good men, who
fused. Finally he struck upoI