The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
First Epistle to the Demi Johns.
The Gods al DOOdlerism.


The Gods OF Boodlerism.
The Cresco Republican, established
to guard the personal and politicai
fortunes OF a shyster in politics, bra
zen fraud in craftsmanship and In
tegrity, makes the following lame de-
fence OF its patron saint and master:
.sThe publishers OF the Elma Sun,
and Cresco Times and Republican,
were to orr certain knowledge, in
vited to bid on the printing OF the
Fair premium List. The former
frankly stated at the time that he was
in no condition to bid, having but
RECENTLY recovered from serious
illness. and would have to hire the
work done i'm another office il he were |
Ia get the contract. Mr.. Smiths job |
printer had had but about six months |
which speaks for itself. |
And we presume that the p DIS mig |
pardly policy toward the society last
wear is to answer for it's exclusion
Cresco Republican.
To portion of this the following
pointed reply is made by the Elma
Sun:
The Cresco Republican quotes US
as saving that 1--WE were in no con-
dition to bid for the printing Of the
Fair Premium List, having but re-
Gently recovered from serious IL
lness. and would have to hire the
work done in another Office II we
were to Get the contract" We never
- rnf do
member Of ever speaking OF the mat
ter to anyone connected with the
Republican. There is no reason why
We shonld have made such O state
ment for we had fully recovered from
our illness ard able to do all kinds Of
work q long time before the contract
was let. The Republicans excuse
won't go down. Elma Sun.
At about the time Of letting this
work. the secretary OF the Society ad-
dressed letter to the publisher Of the
Cresco Times, inviting bid for the
work and assuring the publisher that
the PLAIN DEALER would not be
permitted to bid on the work.
Mr.. Smith at the time informed us
Of this fact and also stated that he
was not prepared to join ring to
rob the Agricultural Society, and un-
less all the newspapers Of the county
had an equal opportunity to bid for
the work, he would make no propo-
sition to the officers of the Society,
The character Of the invitation to Mr..
Smith was such AZ to force the con-
clusion that the purpose was to OBJ
tain bid from the Times, if possible,
above the value of the work, to the
end that the Secretary might give it
to his own official mouthpiece as he
did, at an exorbitant price.
II the Howard County Agricultural
Society is the property Of the Secre-
tary, it was his right to give out the
printing as he has done, but II 1t be-
longs to the public and not to him, his
course is SO reprehensible that no re-
spectacle person can justify or apollo
gize for it, and only q poodle that
wears his collar could speak of 1t ap-
provingly.
What the Republican assumes is
the reason this Office was excluded
from the privilege OF bidding on the
printing for the Agricultural Society
it knows nothing about.
1t has been understood that the
PLAIN DEALER exacts pay for adver.
Using, whose object is to mai mon.
ey for one or many, or to fan the EN-.
beers of some politicians ambition.
The Secretary understanding this,
said to the editor of the PLAIN DEAL.
ER before commencing to furnish
reading notices that the society would
advertise largely and would pay fol
what it had done. Because OF THU
proposal to pay, he was told to sent
in his manuscript notices and they
would have attention, and for then
the same rate was charged as woule
have been charged for similar adyer
Using for any other association or To-
any individual. This species Of ad
vertising was continuous from il
March until the week preceding tn
Fair.
About four weeks prior to the Fair
Mr.. McHugh came to the Office dur
ing the absence Of the editor, ant
said to +. J. Mead, in presence Of hi
son Dana, that he had talked with w
r., about advertising, but had made
no contract, and then for the frs
time made one as to price for stand
ing advertis ement for four weeks.
To the slur of our Doodle cotelnpo
rary, we deem it proper to state thu
fact that some years since, wheI
John McHugh was Secretary of tn.
Agricultural Society he went to Can
ada, leaving the work for which h.
was paid for the Plain Dealer
force to do without compensation
that the advertising which he should
have collected was procured by it
editor for the premium pamphlet
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to w. b. Goocher's, to secure theil
advertisements and going to Lime
Springs on the same errand. The
pay for all these advertisements went
to the Agricultural Society the ag
gregatelbeing adequate to pay fol
the premium pamphlets and for the
large c0lored posters procured from
abroad. And yet at the Annua
meeting thereafter. the Secretary hae
the brazen effrontery to stand up il
presence of the members OF the soci
ETY. thumbs in the arm-hoies to hi
Sest q la McHugh), aud take to him
self the entire credit Of saving thu
Society the cost OF the premium lis,
and of its posters, when both hae
been furnished at the cost Of THU
Office.
Whatever his dealings may have
been with others. we have found hin
treacherous, false ind nntruthful
h0vnn1 INV other individual WA ovpI