Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-01
CHURCH HowEA EATPLATTsMouTH
The Moun,cbank's Falsehoods.

The Mountcbank's Falsehoods.
My attention has Just been called TO
Church Howc's speech at Plattsmouth,
which appears in full i'll Sundays Re.
publican. This speech. from beginning
to end, is a tissue of falsehood. In at
tempting 20 explain the motives which
he believes actuatc me in opposing his
candidacy, Church Howe had the brazcn
impudcuce to assert that began my war
fare upon him in 1874 when he ran for the
legislature. He says that | sent for him
and demanded that he buy my support
which he says he then refused. This is a
falschood which ] am in position to DIS
prove by his own handwriting. In 1876,
while was PROSTATE ON my back, after
the murdcrous assault of Curry,
Church Howe wrote to my brother,
Andrew Roscwatcr, who was then
temporarily editing the paper, a letter
now on file in this office, which reads as
follows:
My Dear Sir:-Berore tho attempted muir
der of your brother Edward, we had a long
interview satisiac tory to us both. He had
always treated me fairly in all things, and |
believe intended to do so in the future. | do
not believe you desire to do otherwise ! am
now target being shot at by every paper in
the state opposed to the Grange organization,
and only ask at your hands the same treat
ment you give my opponents.
enclose four articles which ] wish you
would publish in the BEE. One in particu.
lar will interest you.
This letter is dated Lincoln April /,
1876, and its date and contents conyicts
Howe of telling n downright falsehood,
when he said ut Plattsmouth that / had
wagcd war on him in 1874 because he re.
fused TO buy my support as candi.
date for the legislature, but Church
Howe does not stop there. He is quoted
by the Republican as having said:
He tmeaning myself sent Joseph Ian
easter TO come and see him, and when he
did come demand was made for a divide
of congressional salary.
In other words am charged with an
attempt to blackmail Church Howe out
of $4,000 rs "A condition precedent to my
support. This pronounce an infamous
libel, and / am able to prove it such in
any court of justice. | never sent Mr..
Lancaster or any other man after Church
Howe. Mr.. Lancaster will bear ME out
in the assertion that told him both at
Lincoln and Omaha that Church Howe
never could get my support under any
circumstances. The only talk between
myself and Howe during the present
campaign took place in my Office, and
was overheard by my associate editor,
who was in the adjoining room.
Howe asked me what ] proposed
to do If he was nominated. |
replied most cmphatically that | could
not and would not support him.
SO much on that point. Church llowes
apology for protesting against the can.
vass of the electoral vote of Nebraska for
Hayes and Wheeler is on par with his
defense of his infamous record through
out. He pretends that he only filed that
protest to save the taxpayers the expense
of a special session. lnasmuch rs the
Legislature was already convened, ana
the session lasted only one day, l would
like to know how much he would have
saved the state by adiourning ii three
hours sooner than it did adjourn.
How does this prctensc of economy
compare with the recklessness at u
| extra session when he voted $4,000 ,
the b. a. NJ railroad for car.
| rying Colonel Colby and his
militia to and from Omaha to suppress
the working men who were on as,riko
for living wages.
| Howe denies point blank that he
voted to recognize Tlldcn, when anybody
who procurcs ii copy Of the State journal
of 1877 can find his name enrolled with
those of the democrats voting against the
resolution to recognize Hayes and
" Whecler as duly entitled to their seats
on its final passage
Mr.. Howe denounccs me rs slanderer
and libcler because charged that he re.
ccvcd $500 for engineering the Pearman
bill through the legislature. He claims
that when that bill passed he WAS only Il
! lobbyist and not member, but he forgot
to tell his Plattsmouth audience that he
was member of the previous session
when the same bill, supported by him,
failed to pass. Was he disintcrested then
and On ly helping Pcarman rs an attorney?
Was he not a member in 1881 when the
prohibition bill, introduced by himself,
was before the legislature? Has he ever
dared to demand from Mr. p. +. Her a
denial of the charge concerning the
Doodle raised for him TO drop that bill?
| Why has hc never referred to the bill
making gambling felony? Perhaps he
| will answer that conundrum when he
makes his speech in Omaha.
| l.. RosEwATER.
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