Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
SENATORIAL.

We hoped that the county conven-
ton to elect delegates to the state and
senatorial conventions would settle all
differences and end all discussion in re-
gard to the candidates for state sena-
tor, their character and ability. How
ever, the vicious attack made by the
Decordh Republican and its disrupting
effect upon the different elements of
the party, we think calls upon us for
an explanation of the situation. This
is especially the case because we were
active supporters of Dr. Daubney.
We asserted at first that the attack
made upon DR.. Daubney was for per-
sonal spite and revenge. Some of the
people who are very friendly to Mr..
Goddard and the senior editor OF the
Republican have said that it was lie.
We however need not go further than
the other candidates to prove the truth
of the assertion and will apologize and
say we are misinformed if both Mr..
Klemme and DR.. Roome will upon
oath say that G.. n. Goddard never ex-
pressed himself as personal enemy of
DIR. Daubney, and was fighting him on
personal grounds. You ask why G. N.
Goddard's name is brought into this.
1t is because we believe he has been
the prime mover in the fight. We as
serted that Mr.. Bailey offered to sup
port DIR. Daubney and have peace if
the Daubneys would support Harry
Goddard for postmaster. Our present
County Chairman i'm the interest of
peace and harmony takes us to task
and says any overtures Mr.. Bailey was
induced to make were done for peace
and that as the feud or enmity existed
between the Daubneys and Goddards
such Overtures of necessity had to be
made as would reconcile the Goddards.
Admitting this to be true we cannot
see why Mr.. Bailey should go to such
extremes in assisting Mr.. G. in en-
deavoring to destroy DR.. Daubney's
character, because the Daubneys did
not choose to pledge their support to
Harry G..
But enough in regard to explana-
ton of former articles. Please don't
say "liars" however until you are sure,
for although the convention is past and
the man we supported was successful
we are prepared to produce satisfactory
proof of any assertion we have made,
and we be lieve We can prove every as
sertion by friends of and active work
ers for either Mr.. Klemme or DIR.
Roome.
After careful investigation of the
matters referred to in the Republicans
article, we make the assertion that DIR.
Daubney has received no moneys, pa
pers or property of any kind from the
estate of Geo. Daubney illegally or
wrongfully, and that whatever transac-
tions Dr. ID. had with his uncle in his
lifetime, the same were straightforward,
honest and with the full knowledge and
understanding of his uncle, and in ac-
cord with his expressed wish and de-
sire. But inasmuch as legal proceed
Jugs in regard to these transactions
have been commenced, and others are
threatened, we deem it unwise to enter
into newspaper discussion of them,
but leave the matter to be settled and
determined by the courts, simply say
ing that from the facts as learned by us
we are fully convinced that the deter
mination of the matter by the courts
will fully vindicate DR.. ID. in all his
transactions or dealings with his uncle,
and will be full and complete refuta-
ton of all charges made by the Repub.
lican against him.
The Republican was careful to with
hold it's charges against DIR. Daubney
until the morning Of the day of the
county convention, so there could be no
opportunity for the friends of the DIR.
to make answer to the same. Yet, not
withstanding this, the delegates to the
convention, with the Republicans arti-
Gle before them, gave DIR. ID. a majority
of ten over all on the first formal ballot
upon the proposition as to who should
have the delegation of the county to
the senatorial convention. This is suf-
ficient to show the estimate placed up
on the Republicans article by the con-
ventiOn, and is, or ought to be, a COM
plete refutation of all its charges.
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