The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-11

-I'C-Ae--Tll1 Cll I lin
gan as close a canvass as would he made
by constable anxious to take the first
step on the political ladder. When he
spoke at Hill City he even hired brass
band to call the people around him SO
he could work on their sympathies for
the grand old MANI" who hid behind
the logs at Buffalo Mountain while his
men were being slaughtered for want ola
leader, and later robbed thestruggling pi-
oneers Of the Black Hills bya salary grab,
worked through while the people were
,basss watching Indians to preserve their
lives. That is the way the issue was
forced on Moody, and when the people
spoke at the polls they put on the adj
ditional pressure by showing every man
under who was working for him.
You on may break, you may shattcr
The vase If you will
But the scent OF the rose (gang)
Will cling to it still. -
The Republican and Moody's other
supporters may wriggle, twist, threaten
and explain to their hearts content, but
they are fooling nobody. The people are
familiar with the truth. They know
that little crowd OF place hunters for
their own political purposes tried TO
force the republicans OF this county to
support Moody and they also know
that they didn't have to and that they
didn't do it, and they also know that
when any attempt OF the kind is made
they will repeat the dose and make it
larger. Three years ago the farmers and
prohibltionists were the laughing stock
OF the bosses, now they are holding the
throttle valve themselves, and people
who don't like to ride on their train had
better jump off at the first soft place, for
the speed is going to be increased, and
all the soft places will be missed. -,
On Monday last the Republican OF
this city devoted two columns OF it's
valuable(?) space to vindication Of
salary grabber Moody's military record.
This is the third or fourth vindcation of
tia, now famous record that has appe-
AIRED to that paper and we think an
other one would prove Moody guilty
OF all the charges if there were not a
shadow OF truth in them. Moody had
better hire the Majah to quit if he wants
to rescue a particle OF character from
the general wreck. The last vindication
is said to be from Albert Lynn, who is
probably Hank Wright by another
name. The opening lines are as
follows.
No more malicious or cunning planned
attempt at character assassination was
ever SO deliberately woven together, as
the attack on Col. Moody ina document t
recently received by the post adjutant
and issued by Gen. (?) A. L. Il. Dawson,
OF the Black Hills. Col. Moody's army
record is assaiied by the malicious and
self-appointed character assassin who
has manufactured u case out OF the per-
sonal jealousies OF three men and the
the bitter political hatred OF Gen Don
Carlos Buell., through whose personal
| and political dislike OF Col. Moody, the
! latter was honorably mustered out OF
| the volunteer service and assigned to
his previous rank OF captain in the / It'll
.ptaatrH ibis seapaE
lorgets to cover up the fact that aftel
Col. Moody was mustered out OF the vol
unteer service in 1862, he was made
chief mastering officer OF the 14th arm,
corps and filled other important positi
ons, beginning on Gen. Pap" Thomas
when he resigned in 1864. This one fact
alone is as plain as daylight to every
veteran soldier OF the war that Gen.
BuelIs southern. .sympathetic democracy
could not brook the muttcrings OF dis.
satisfaction among the officers OF his
| command, and especially from such /;
! fiery outspoken republican as Col.
| Moody. The soldiers Oft west know
Gen. Buell. and they. also know that he
dld all IN his power, without direct dis
obedience OF orders, to delay his marcl,
SO as not to render the much needed
assistance to Gen. Grant at Shiloh.
lhe gallant Nelson, OF Buell's army,
with his division and Hazen's brigade of
which Col. Moody and his regiment
formed d part, made forced march
and overcame every obstacle, arriving
IN time to hurl Johnsons army back to
Corlnth. The main body of Buell's
army didn't get there however, for Buell.
commanded
Liars are ever inconsistent. That
fact enable Justice to overtake a great
many criminals who could be convicted
only by their own statements. Few per-
sons can tell a lie twice alike, if the lie
covers any considerable ground, and
when two men attempt to lie about any
transaction they always get in the same
fix that Moody and his indicators are
IN now. When Moody defended his mill
tary record here he stoutly asserted
that Gen. Nelson was the sole cause OF
his army grief. Nelson was the bold
bad man under whom no man could do
military duty in any peace, it was
Nelson, in fact, and Nelson alone who
drove the allant Moody from the
command OF the Ninth Indiana and
compelled him to accept safe position
IN the rear as captain. Not a word OF
disrespect was said about Buell. Notice
that Mr.. Albert Lynn says that it was
Buell. who drove Moody to distraction
and set him swearing while he lay on
blanket at the battle OF Shiloh on the
second day and inquiring anxiously and
profanely for the whereabouts of Buell.,
while Nelson is referred to as the gallant
Nelson. We are OF the opinion that if
Moody was lying on blanket that day
it was under the bank OF the river safe
from harm, that the reason he dli1l't
want a drink was because he was so
handy to the river where he could help
himself, and that his anxiety about
Buell. was because hes was afraid his su-
perlor officer would find him hiding. Be
that asst may the conflict in causes
shows the whole defense to be false.
Mood1r so We, ~ ,yoc Nrol,a,, tr.:.1