The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
TIE REToRT COURTEOUS.


1t is not everyone who has sufficient
self-control and poise OF mind that he
can make courteous and dispassionate
reply to newspaper charges involving
his personal character. There are a
few, however, who can do this, and j.
C. Scott, editor of the Montrose Jour-
nal, is one of them. F. d. Carr, ex-
postmaster at Harrington and editor
of the Pennington Republican, re-
Gently undertook TO find something
discreditable to Congressman Ken
nedy In this he signally failed. where
ter personal attack on Editor Scott,
who is MIR. kenaedy's campaign mana
ager. Mr. Scott is not a candidate
for any office and therefore not an is
sue in the present campaign, but this
seems to have made no difference to
the attacking party. Mr. SCOTS reply
is admirable in spirit and form.
One of the charges against Mr..
Scott was that at one time he was en-
gagged in the liquor business in Mon
trose. Mr.. Scott does not deny this,
but tells Editor Carr that he might as
well have sent extra copies of his pa
per to other places, "for we have men
in this town who tell the story to every
stranger that drops in and all others
know it without being told, for it has
only been twelve years since we quit
the business" Instead of creating a
sensation, as expected by the Farm.
ington editor when he mailed copies
OF his paper to Montrose, the charge
fell absolutely fiat.
The second charge was that Mr..
Scott had refused to pay for goods
sold him and brought suit against the
FIRM that had sold him the goods. Mr.
Scott simply says in reply to this
charge that AN unjust suit was
brought against us and we brought
counter charge" He might have ad.
ded with truth that he never refused
payment for the goods in question.
The plaintiff in the case had only him
self to blame in the premises
The third charge was that when
Kennedy was laid up with rheumatism
last summer he delegated Scott to act
as his representative on the rivers and
harbors committee, of which Mr.. Ken
nedy was member, on an extended
trip throughout the country Kennedy
being chairman of the mileage com.
mittee, SCOTS claims for mileage, ETC.,
were allowed and paid by the govern
ment.' Mr.. Scott says in reply to
this charge:
AS to charge No. g.: There is abso-
lute1y no truth in it as we have never
had the pleasure of making the trip
over the country that Mr.. Carr takes
great pains to mention and bring in
Congressman Kennedy
Brother Carr, We know of your trip
here and two other points in the
county to find something personal to
say against Congressman Kennedy,
but upon failing to find one single.
thing you attack your humble servant
AS far as we are concerned personally
1t makes no difference, for our expert
ence has been such that we know but
few men but what have done things
that probably would have been better
iCLt uuuouc- vi course man who
stands as high as Mr.. Carr and never
committed wrong can attack others.
We will say in conclusion, for the
benefit of our readers that Mr.. Carr
was one of Mr.. Kennedy's loyal sup.
porter's until he lost the postoffice at
harrington, and YOU know the rest ;,
1t Is quite apparent in tae light of
all the evidence, that what Mr. Carr
discovered and exploited with such a
blare of trumpets was nothing more
than a disappointing and disappearing
mares nest. 1t may feed personal
and political grudge to engage in such
pastime. but the exhibition is bit
trying to the public patience. Besides
elections are not carried that way
nowadays.
Editor Scott is to be congratulated
upon his eauanimity and Astounding
patience and good humor. az eyi.
denced by his reply.
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