Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12


night, gave considerable attention to
the COURIER folk, and, by the way,
the Republican press generally, and
among other things, amusingly Carl
catured coin, which, either in single
or double standard, is the basis of all
redeemable paper money in the world.
Because the number of grains repre-
senting dollar varies slightly in diff
ferent nations, he therefore would
have his audience believe that coin is
not the worlds money. This is just
about as sophistical and disingenuous
as we have ever found Stubs to be.
We suppose the gentleman would
change the whole financial theory of
the world for years, and make green
backs the money of the world, which
are rated only in value just in pro-
portion as they are likely to be sooner
or later redeemed in coin, the recog-
nized basis of money everywhere.--
w ie''iH thS past IL eaiS StGcHuaShs
have been worth from about forty
cents on the dollar, up to 96i5, this
latter figure having been reached in
the past few days under Republican
rule, and the former figure was
reached by reason of the Republican
party having to whip party in re-
bellion, of which Stubs is now the
secret friend and ally. Let Mr..
Stubs start with the eagles Of the U.
S. around the world, and if he don't
fall into the hands of Miss Cyprian
Smith and get his pockets picked, nor
imbibe too freely of cocktails, he will
sail along on those eagles in every
civilized land on the globe. If, how
ever, he should ever want to visit
California, even, in our own country,
he would find it very convenient to
carry supply Of coin. Stubs very
much needs to roust about after other
people and raise Il smoke to cover
his own retreat from under question
able acts lying all along his path.
Stubs, as a Republican was, with
every recurring year, wanting some
thing. His ambition has always been
Of the most vaulting and persistent
kind. His reputation among men,
during the last years of his being a
Republican, was such that it was i'm
possible for anybody to place him
successfully before Republican Con-
vention. He wanted to be a Republican
Governor of Iowa. He wanted to
be republican United States Sem
ator from Iowa, but the fact
has been that his unpopular ways
of making money, grinding and TAX
ing advantage of the unfortunate and
poor, has been so notorious and indie
feasible, that the republican party
could not and would not put him for
ward. They would not have done
this had he been much ADLER man
than he is. About the last time he
tried republication was when he
sort Of forced himself on to the re-
publicans of his own county rs a can
didate for representative, some eight
or ten years ago, and was very badly
beaten when his republican colleague
on the ticket, Mr.. IIopkirk, was elect
ed by large majority. What was
the natter? Why, as Junkin of the
Ledger says, lie (Stubbs) told
him that the Southwestern railroad
company had paid him (Stubbs) $1,000
to take no more cases against them.
This was when the above road was
suing on the notes given by many of
the people in the construction of the
road.
This and Stubbs' general character
in the taX-title business and other
business transactions, buried him as
a candidate for representative.
Stubs got tired and soured with
the republican party because it would
not comply with his brazen importuni-
ties, and he went hazing about as
much to crafty his passion for re-
venge upon the republican party as
anything else. He is given to any
thing but truthfulness. We regret to
say ii, but few men are more unscru-
pulous in this regard.
lie is striking example, political
ly, Of a man rabidly dissatisfied with
the estimate placed upon him by his
fellOw-meD, and in consequence goes
out ranting around on general mis-
chief and vindictively assailing those
who would not CRAFTY his ambition,
and those who could not ii they
would, because Of the worthless esti-
mate public opinion put upon him.,
Saturdays Daily.