Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-06-19

is pOklng around In ltS Olu sore arising
from difference with the COURIER
years ago. We never interfered in
the least with nomination for Con-
gress in that district. We did say at
one time when the Register ran an
other than the republican nominee,
that it was not, in our opinion, the
proper thing to do, but mark you,
this was after the nomination.
The Register reiterates that we have
refused the use of our columns to re-
publicans of this district. 1t knows
it utters falsehood in so stating and
says we offered to bet, when we pro-
posed to pay the Register $50, for a
single instance of refusal on our part,
to publish letters as it charged,
and it replies, we want to bet. The
Register repeats the Dragging state
ment that it circulates more papers
than we do in the Sixth district. We
denied it and we proffered to throw
open all the means Of information we
have to the inspection of disinter-
ested party to determine the issue be-
tween us, if the Register would do
likewise. To this we have no reply,
and if the Register does not dare to
settle the matter between us fairly, it
cannot properly be longer question
for discussion.
The Register devotes much of this
last article to areiteration of its charge
of our mistreatment of two candi-
dates of this county this year, and
our hypocrisy. The Hon. f. H. Stiles
and the Hon s. T. Caldwell We're the
candidates referred to-both desired
the support of the county for Congress-;
both havelived in this county contin-
uously for a long series of years and
both were as well known to the repub-
licans of this county as we are. Had
we undertaken tohave.held the balanc-
es between them in our editorial CON-
ments it would have been impossible
to have given satisfaction to both sides,
and they did not need any introduc-
tion by us further than was given to
the people of this county in stating
their candidacy. After some time
spent in canvassing, one of the candi-
dates withdrew on the 22d of May
last; the other continued and failed to
get the county delegation instructed
for him and withdrew his name pub.
licly before the convention. Now, in
giving these gentlemen, SO well known
by our people, free race before the
people, did we not pursue the only
proper course for us to pursue? Gould
we have done any better? Had we
undertaken one day to praise one and
the next day the other, we would
have got into deep water directly
But the Register says we froze out by
our silence the Hon. E. H. Stiles. Il
it possible that our silence is SO pow
erful? The Register says we killed
Caldwell by our personal assurance.
of support, but did not support him
in our columns. What a powerful
political element the COURIER is ac
cording to the Register, by its silence
Would not the Register do well to i'm
itate the COURIER in this regard ant
work off more bile through its live
and less through its columns? If thu
Register folk will come to this city
and inquire of its people, they will g
to the bedrock and learn the trutl
about Hon. E. III. Stiles candidacy
We should be most happy and con
tent to submit oil to those who know
here at home, the facts. 1t is mos
singular if our silence has power tt
wither the reputation of men an6
prevent their successful candidacy
We never personally or publicly com
mitted ourselves to either Of the gen
tlemen named. We left them as free
as they possibly could be, to 60 before
our people. five have the power to
slay the distinguished gentlemen the
Register names, in so quiet a way, we
have never comprehended our impor-
tance. The simple fact is this: Our
friends have been told falsehoods and
they have very willingly accepted
the falsehoods as true, and they have
proceeded to deliberately falsify in
their own articles, which is weak
ness we had not before attributed to
them.
The Register will not publish our
articles because it does not mean to be
just.