Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-18
What viii The Harvest Be?

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What viii The Harvest Be?
The result of the last Harrison
County election is not yet fully
canvassed. 1t is true that few
men have been removed from Of
fee, and others counted out who
were, no doubt, honestly elected,
but who, after three trials, owing
to some techicality or mistake in
counting the ballots, counted out,
but this is not the most unfcrtu-
nate thing in this memorable coun-
ty contest.
Some parties, for best reasons
known to themselves, conducted
one of the most bitter and vindic-
tive compaigns ever waged in this
or any other county in Iowa. Its
main object was, as pretended, to
secure the election of board of
supervisors who would bring GER
tain charged "boodlers'' to justice.
They succeeded in electing their
board, and in accordance with the
campaign promise, they have had
their first inning, being backed by
long list of legal talent, not only
of Harrison county, but of Mills
county also, and after an exhaust
i've and long trial to fasten the
charge OF $1,000 embezzlement on
one of the SO called boodlers" Of
the county, they failed, ignomin-
ously failed to make good their oft
repeated charge; and now tho milk
in the cocanut is evident by the
county's payment of fourteen hum
dred dollars attorney fees, and of
several hundred dollars additional
yet to pay in costs. How do you
like the action, gentlemen, who SO
presistantly fought the "Indepen-
dent Ticket because you wanted
a Board of Supervisors who would
punish the "boodlers?"
But that is not the worst feature
in this matter-personal actions
for damage has been commenced
against some of the leading citi-
zens for damage for defamage of
character; men who from over zeal
in party work, made statements
not sustained in court.
We are not inclined to fan the
flames of contention by taking
sides, either pro or con, in this
controversy, but must be permit
ted to express the opinion that
eagerness to promote partyand Sec
tional ends have caused some men
to overstep the bounds of proprie-
ty in trying to bring disrepute
upon those who found 1t necessa-
ry, in their opinion, to oppose the
local effort of some whose object
was to create sectional feeling,
thereby bring party success, the
result of which Harrison county
tax payers will be called upon to
pay large bills of cost that benefit
no one except those who receive
the spoils of litigation. Those
who SOW to the wind must reap
the whirlwind, and SO the trouble
goes on and much litigation will
take place before satisfactory end
of this heated and excited county
contest is finally ended. -
Already heavy damage suits are
on file, and others in prospect.
We regret to see this condition
of personal feeling in this county,
and hope the day will soon come
when local strife and vituperation
of personal character for party
ends will be done away with, and
the people of Harrison county be
able to come together in harmony,
having but one strife, and that be
who can best promote the best in
terest of all the people of the coun-
ty. We fear the bringing of nu-
merous damage suits in the coun-
ty will only continue the bitter
ness sngendered during the late
county canvass. but that is ques-
tion for the injured alone to con
slider.