The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-24

it will not be in order for him so state
that ] have had Indirect benefits in
the way Of advertising etc. sub
NIT, that considering my "short resi-
dencc in the county, my financial
.olicitude for its most cherished in
stitution. tho Agricultural Society
looks quite cheerful alongside OF
that Of u genuine "old settler" who
never crossedlthe "briny ocean" etc.
And I have COED room to- hope that
IL keep on as am headed, and Mr..
Webster does the same as he is quite
liable to, that I'M the dim future we
may meet around on other side and
have another balancing OF accounts.
I may have to request my friend
Webster for the loan ofa few dollars
to return me to my starting point,
but on the principle TINT for every
loss there Is q corresponding gain,
Mr.. Webster will doubtless appre-
ciate the situation and be in shape
to accommodate IRE.
But t. turn aside from specializing
on the future and enter for Il brief
moment the realms Of argument and
logic, I am reminded that you gave
to the article OF life member" the
benefit VI unstinted editorial approx
al, Notwithstanding which Mr.. Web
ster condemns the article from Al
pha TO Omega, and to use a frontier
expression, literally wipes the ground
with the author. Yet strange as 1t
may seem, he thanks you in the
most generous terms for your many
kind words etc. And now in con-
Guiding this article wish distinctly
to state that in no position he has
ever occupied except the one in dis
pute, and then only in defence Of
statements made by ''life member,
and in reply to q single insinuation.
personal to all foreigners, have l
shown or intended to, the least evil
dence OF feeling toward Mr.. Webster.
After all I had done for the Society
and feel like continuing to do, being
to some extent identified with
an improved system OF agriculture.
when saw by the paper that $3.50
OF premiums taken by me, about one
third the total premiums taken at
our last Fair, were SO summarily
disposed Of, I felt disappointed, as
It had cost me an 100 cents on the
dollar to win them, but when came
to where the officers, two-thirds OF
them ostensibly interested In agri-
cultural pursuits and abundantly
able, financially, to furnish tangible
evidence OF friendship, had drew
their salaries in full, was dissatisg
fed us it seemed to take away the
last pro p that our society would IN
time survive its troubles. Who In
the community would have written
n milder chnstisement under the
circumstances than l did?
Two or three times my pen got the
start OF me and nothing but exceed
ing watchfulncss on my part pre-
vented 1t rolling Off some sentences
that might have placed me on the
defensive, but succeeded in bridlin
its vicious inclinations and the re-
suit is quite satisfactory to me at
least. Should MI. Webster contin-
tie the mistake of trying to defend
an untenable position and seriously
undermine the pyramid of fact.
which confront him, you may hear
from me again; otherwise you will
not, as I shall pay no attention to
anything he may write, except rs
above Indicated. Not because I
should likely lack the means OF burst
ing his bubbles rs readily rs l have
his bripy ocean slur, but because
I have neither time or inclination to
cultivate that style Of literary war
fare.
Very truly yours,
JOHN McHrGH.