Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-24
ASHBY UNMASKED.
Samuel McNutt Exposes the
Democratic Plot.
The Late Lecturer OF the Farmers
Alliance shown Up In His True
COlOrs.

Alliance shown Up In His True
Colors.
State Register; The Register does
not consider that the seven column
letter OF Mr., N. b. Ashby, published
in the Leader last Sunday, attacking
the legislative record EX-SENATOR Hutoh-
ison, in itself demands any reply.
Whatever his record was, ii was the
record OF Senator Larrabee and other
Republican leaders at that time, and
stands as part Of the record Of the
Republican party for that period. No
Republican has any need 10 apologize
for II, or TO give 1t any more attention
than to SEQ that 1t Is not mlsrepresent-
ed, or used dishonesty. The fact that
the Democratic papers have been using
MIR. Ashby's letter to create false inn
pressions, and give itmdue Importance.
lie the only reason the Register has for
alluding TO IL, this morning. II they
had not made the impression In some
localities that Mr.. Ashby was gray
haired Republican, one of tho pioneers
and patriarchs OF the party, who with
tears In his eyes was parting from lifo
long associates, because his honest
convictions would not allow him to stay
with the Republican party there would
be no occasion to crafty his vanity
with even n passing notice. But In
order to keep history straight, tho
Register wants tho Republican farm
ers, who never heard Of Ashby till he
va dressed out In the patriots robe
by Democratic tailors, to know who
tho young man Is. and then no can drop
back into tho obscurity from which no
was lifted. He can got up mo contro-
Versy with the Republican party over
Senator Hutchisons record. IL was
passed upon long ago. IL belongs In
tho same chapter MS Governor Larrn-
bees record for the years whom they
were both In the Legislature together.
There's nothing TO deny provided no
was quoted In tho journals correctly,
and there's no apology ordofcuso need
ed for the votes then cast But we
object TO the Democratic papers pro.
tending that Mr., Ashby Is an officer OF
the Farmers Alliance, and that his
letter is to any degree nm "orthorita.
tive reply" OF the Alliance TO tho lot.
ters In which Mcssrs, Hutchison and
Poyneer gave their Views on the sub.
ject OF railway control, or that he Is u
lifelong Republican, or entitled to any
influence rs sincere and honest friend
OF tho farmer. That Is why nve
minutes symposium this morning can
be made interesting and profitable af-
ter which tho young man can be left
TO the ooscurity OF Democratic admir-
ing comment.
REPHoACUED As 4 TRAITOR.
To N. u, Ashby, State Lecturer Of the Farm,
ers' Alliance: DEAN SIR-lt Is very painful 10
me TO know that you are cndcayoring TO bctray
us Into the hands Of our enemies. Ihad heard
that, though occupying the high position Of
state Lecturer 10 the Farmers Alliance you
were lately suspected OF being unfaithful 10
the interests Of the farmers and the producers
Of the State, | could not believe this until the
appearance OF your seven column essay In the
lies Moincs Leader This conyinces me that
the reports OF your trcachcry are true.
"
argument In ~ goes to prove that Judas wasa
better apostle than Paul, because Judas was
the older apostle and Paul had prosecuted the
christians, therefore Paul could never be
true apostle. Yes, your essay would prove that
the greatest OF the volunteer generals OF our
age aud grand Republican statesman, John A,
Logan, was nobody but DIRTY Work Democrat
Logan MS the Republicans called him before
the war; DO you think that the farmers OF
Iowa are so stupid that your labored essay will
turn them against man whom we know Ia
true mani A man In whose history there Is no
guile. A man who never mislcd or deceived
either friend or foei That man Is Captain J.
q. Hutchinson.
You know that am one Of tho original
"anttmonopoly Republicans Of Iowa. NV
record for ten consecutive years MS n member
Of the Iowa Legislature (six years In the House,
beginning In 1854, aud four years In the Sen
ate, ending In 1874 prove this; and no man of
any party questions my record. Our present
governor, VIM. Larrabee, served with me In
the Senate, and We were opposed 10 each other
on the question OF railroad regulation by the
state. introduced and voted for bills, session
after session, for controlling and regulating
railroad corporations, and Mr.. Larrabce voted
against those bills, as the House and Senate
Journals Of those years show. And yet, all
through his terms Of service as governor, he
has been as staunch aud AS true friend of
railway control, and the farmers interests, and
y
any other citizen Of the State Of Iowa.
Brother Ashby, am ashamed OF you. The
farmers Of Iowa took you up In your poverty
and Obscurlty when you were connected with
the Homestead and made you state lecturer OF
the alliance, thus giving you position and
prominence, and now, In that position, you are
attempting to deceive and mlslcad them. IL
IL no disgrace 10 be poor, but ID Is disgrace TO
be decclvcr, or u traitor. | am told that you
have been employed by Democratic managers
and railroad attorneys, to use your influence
with the farmers, MS state Lecturer against
Capt. lIutchison, and your seven column essay
In the Dcs Moines Leader looks like proof OF
his
For myself, / can say the record shows that
! was present at the beginning OF the contest
between the corporations and the state. have
taken part In that contest through all It's his
tory, and have lived to see the principles
which advocated, adoptedby the state, and
become Its settled policy, and that, too, through
She fundamentally Of the Republican party.
whose standard-bearcr you now assail. have
seen the powerful corporations, and their at
torncys and supple tools like yourself, oppose
those principles, and carry that opposition up
through all the courts, to the Supreme Court
Of the United States, and ! have had the
glorious satisfaction Of seeing that court sus-
tain those principles, and declare them In ac-
cordancc with the National constitution.
know Capt. Hutchinson better than you do,
and know that can trust him, ami the farm
ers Of Iowa can trust him 10 sustain and carry
out those principles, just as surely as l and
they have trusted VIM. Larrabec, because VIC
knew he was an honest maD-a man who would
neither deceive nor betray.
The changed condition OF facts, surround
ings and circumstances have caused both VIM.
Larrabcc and J. q. IIutchison to change their
opinions and their votes as other able men
have changed before; for II is a true saying
that "a wise man changes his opinions often
fool never"
And now considering the position which you
occupy, your entanglcments and local associa-
lions, and your present conduct, 1t is necessary
that the Farmers Alliance dismiss you from
the Office Of state lecturer. Your usefulness
in that capacity Is at an end. You are now re-
garded as Judas In the camp. For myself,
believe that you are like a false light set up on
n dangerous shore, TO lure the storm-tossed
mariner on the rocks, for his destruction, that
thieves and plundcrers may prey upon his
property.
NV knowledge Of the man whom you have
assailcd and my anxiety that the farming
class, TO which belong, shall not be deceived
or misled by you, has prompted me to write
this public letter. SAMUEL McNUTT.
Muscatinc, Iowa, Oct. IL, 1889.