Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
NOW GODDARD VIRTUES.
Tue King Steps Upon the Throne and
Makes His Decree.


piece of spitework appears in the last
Republican. 1t is the article signed by
G. n. Goddard. pure and innocent
man who would control the politics OF
the county.
He first tells us that he is republi-
can-there are others. He has never
asked favor of the party and never
expects to, still he now desires that the
people shall please him by voting
against the party's candidate, a man
who is his enemy simply because he
defeated him for mayor of Decorah.
Did he not also ask for representative
and the mayor of Decorah several
times?
He opposes DIR. ID. because he believes
him entirely unfit for the office; yes,
but he would have been an angel in
Goddard's eyes if he had agreed to
support Harry for postmaster. she
Daubney) has never given an hour OF
his time or nickel of his money for
the benefit of his party except when
some member of the office-seeking fam
lily, of which he is a member, was a
candidate" Those who know the
facts in the case will readily say that
the doctor has also been always re-
publican, and that no man worked
harder for the election of Mr.. Bailey to
the senate than he, or has given more
freely to the party and worked more
diligently for the election of candidates.
"His advent into active politics was
characterized by bolting the nominee
of convention in which he took an
active part as a delegate. Isn't it a
fact that this was simply a citizens eau
Gus held in the City Hall to nominate
mayor, and that it was not a delegate
caucus, members of all political parties
being present, and that i'm all less than
forty were at the caucus, fourteen OF
whom voted against Mr.. Goddard; also
that DIR. Daubney became a candidate
after being petitioned by large num-
ber of the voters of Decorah, aud was
elected? Also that Mr.. Bailey went to
DIR. Daubney ut that time and tried to
get him to withdraw, just as he and
Mr. Goddard are now trying to dc?
IN reference to the case of Dobney vs..
Daubney is it not fact that the case
was brought out for political purposes,
and that Mr.. Bailey was compelled to
have the second suit brought to avoid
apologizing, as he had agreed to do in
a former issue, and that collision be-
tween himself and the attorneys is
shown by the fact that the notices OF
suit We're in Mr.. Bailey's possession,
presumably for his approval, before be-
ing served upon DR.. Daubney? That
they have made it an equity case so
that DR.. Daubney will probably be un-
able to have it tried at the next term
of court, though he is now ready and
anxious for trial?
Those who understand the enmity
Mr.. Goddard has for DR.. Daubney can
readily see the humor in his writings.
II is simply the defeated candidate try
ing to vent his spite for the successful
one. Though he says he is just try
ing to save the party from defeat" is it
not true that before these charges were
made he said that he would fight
Daubney until he died and teach his
children to do the same? And is he
the proper one to accuse the doctor?
Did he not himself, who gives such
vast amounts to the campaign fund,
settle with creditors for twenty cents
on the dollar? And if he has so con-
tributed has he not stolen the money
from honest creditors in order
to do so? Did he not give a
prominent young farmer twenty dol
lars for his supportin the Blythe -Upde-
graft campaign? Did not his son fur
nish beer on Hurd's fiat and other
places election day last spring to carry
the city election for Mr., Goddard?
Such Inconsistency is certainly anus
ing. Messrs. Goddard and Bailey
would give out the impression that the
party is being disrupted, when the
facts are that they are the only dis
turbing elements in it. The represen-
tatives of the party in convention have
unanimously nominated a man whom
we are proud to place upon the ticket
as one who is intelligent, honest, pro-
gressive and energetic, and one who
will serve the district with credit i'm
the senate.