Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-28
SENATORIAL.
Chapter IX.)

Those parties In DecOrah VINO have
been the ring leaders of the republican
"machine" in this county for several
years, and who have endeavored to
control and dictate the party's policy
and candidates for office, and are try
ing to do so now, have currently re-
ported that we are enemies of Willett &
Willett, attorneys for the plaintiff in
the Daubney case, and that the facts
reported in the last two issues of this
paper regarding the transactions con-
current with the bringing of the suit
were published because of enmity to
them. We wish to state that the edi-
tors of this paper have always been
personal friends of Willett & Willett,
and are indebted to them for many
courtesies shown us since locating
here, and that the articles appearing
i'm the PUBLIC OPINION were published
only with the view of showing that Mr..
Bailey and the chief enemies of DIR.
Daubney in the senatorial fight were
prominent among those whose infiu-
ence it was that caused the suit to be
brought. Had not Mr.. Bailey often re-
ferred to them and had they not, as has
been proven, been in direct collusion
with Mr.. Bailey from the beginning of
the legal difference, no mention would
have been made of them through this
paper. 1t is none of our business if
they are engaged as Mrs. Daubney's at
torneys, but when they furnish Mr.
Bailey with the notice of suit before it
is served and write an article to the
people of the county through his paper
directly concerning the case, we be-
lieve it is entirely unprofessional, and
that we will be borne out in this state
ment by every attorney in the district.
The attorneys for DR.. Daubney might
also publish what they know about
the case, but prefer to try it before the
proper tribunal, and at the proper
| time.
The nearer election day approaches
the more evident it becomes that the
sole object of the venomous articles of
the Republican is to defeat the repub-
licaH ticket, because only of the person.
al enmity Of the Baileys and Goddards
to DR.. Drubney, and this enmity ex-
lists only because Dr. Daubney cannot
be brought under complete subsection
to their will, and has absolutely re-
fused to be governed by them. One of
the methods they are using to defeat
the ticket is the printing of several
thousand copies in supplement form of
the petition in the case and letter of
the plaintiffs attorney as it appeared
in the Republican of September 18th,
and furnishing them to democratic
papers and others to aid the democrats
in trying to defeat the republican
party. These circulars are being scat
tered broadcast throughout the county,
which proves conclusiveiy that the
whole business is simply conjured
scheme to defeat the republican nOmi-
nee
Are they republicans, or rather dis
turbing, disrupting element in the
party, who, if they cannot have abso-
Lutte command of the peoples votes
and of the candidates elected, will en-
deavor, by means beneath men of
character, to defeat their own party
ticket. The people of the county will
we'll remember the Blythe-Updegraff
campaign last fall. Just one illustra-
ton of their loyalty to party principle
will suffice. After the caucus in the
third ward, Decorah, and things began
to look as though Blythe would carry
the county, one of them was heard to
say in substance that he was sorry they
would be compelled to vote for the
democratic candidate. When the eau
cuses had all been held and Lit was ap-
parent that Updegraff had majority
in the county, we who supported
Blythe said in substance "yOu have
whipped us, and the victory is yours,
nevertheless none of you will work
harder for the election of Mr.. Upde-
graft than we who supported Blythe"
And they cannot deny that such was
the case. Whatever sore spots had
been made were soon healed over and
harmony prevailed. But see the differ
ence now. When they see that they
are defeated, because the successful
candidate will not made any promises
to them to obey their commands, they
heap abuse of every nature upon him,
and i'm addition TO announcing that
they will bolt the ticket, they are pro-
minent among the instigators of
charges of a most malicious nature,
and are RoW trying to eject the demo
cratic ticket. They are in direct col
lusion with democratic papers and are
using every means within their power
to aid the democratic cause. Are they
republicans? In our minds man is
innocent until proven guilty and then
the verdict must come from proper