The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-12

EDlroEs Iowa TRIBUNE,
Des Moines, Iowa.
I have before mo your paper OF
May %, 1884, in which l discover an
an article entitled AN Outrage"-in
which you further state "Mr. Weller,
"of this state, r0ted for a time
against the o,strugr, then in the
" midst OF the fight, left the hall,
:" and on the final vote Mr.. Peele was
s" unseated by 100 to l27 votes"
Your paper further stated editorialy:
Mr.. Weller's absence Mt the critical
moment, caused great commen.
and surprise on the part OF his
+" friends, and serious charges were
boldly preferred"
Now Mcssrs. Editors, the following
arc some Of the prime facts connect
ed with that matter.
Mr.. Bayne, (rep.) OF Pennsylvania,
who sits next scat to me, and who
introduced the resolutions for IN in
vestigation into the alleged miscon-
duet OF the elder English in favor OF
his son, stated to me in the presence
OF others on the floor OF the house,
that he nerer used my name in con.
nection with his charges OF miscon-
duet or said resolution: neither did
he ever authorize, request or sug.
gest the use OF my name in relation
thereto or connection Herewith.
Mr.. Wilson, member from the fifth
district OF Iowa. also stated to me on
the floor Of the house. in the rres-
ence Of others, rs follows: "You
are not the man meant ut all, and
could / have seen you before you
rose to question Of personal priv.
ilege, l would have advised you
against doing so, for you are not
the person meant ut all. and l."
said he, "met - Wilson (who is u
clerk in the other end Of the capt.
tol. and correspondent Of the Reg.
ister) and told him to go slow, for
you (Wellcr) was not the person
meant at all; to which he replied.
Don't make any difference, the
papers have got 10 have news"
Messrs. Editors, your paper FUR.
ther editorially states: He (Weller)
next day asked for an invcstiga-
ton, and stated that he was absent
to meet his family ut u railway
7" station, but Mr.. Weller your family
il now the whole people, and their
claims upon you in such an emer-
"gency are paramount"
This last quotation from your pa
per hurts, and Of 1t, complain. Had
/ been engaged, Us some others /
could mention, in paying dcfferen-
tial attention to tho wife OF some
other man, I would he subject TO
criticism But N this ease, most
certainly not justly, with existing
facts.
l now have before me letter
signed with the name OF Robert W..
Medkirk, who, / am informed, va.
the candidate of the national party
in the English and Peele district ut
that timc-the eth congressional dis
trict. Ind. In this letter l find the
following: II have no doubt In my
mind hut Mr.. English was fairly
elected to Eyress from this district
upon the face OF the returns, IL they
had been declared AS the ballots
were east" Again, Examine into
the WAYS thar secured Mr.. peele
what Yates h- did get. the statement
of their Infamous practices would
make this letter too long" Again
1T is beyond my power TO describe
Ia ; on the republican ring that rule
this city. Suffice il 10 say that In
nv opinion they are not cqualed In
the country in Nil things where
scheming, cunning and political ras-
Guilty is needed"
! present the foregoing without
comment. other than 10 add. but for
the able presentation OF facts nj.
legged, coupled with mastery,
eloquent and learned argument ol
one OF the ablest democrats on the
floor III this house against Mr.. Eng
iish, Jr., should have voted for Mr.
English, Jr.. from first To last. But he
so unsettled my previous opinion IL
10 liz proper right ri Nj. English