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March 14, 1860
Daily Democrat And News
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
In the Senate on the 7th inst., Republican Senator Drummond from Benton County responded to insults from the DeWitt Standard editor O. C. Bates, who called him unfit to represent the county. Drummond dismissed it as a squib by a possibly drunk Bates opposing liquor law repeal.
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"Call by Pet Names."—The editor of the DeWitt Standard is down upon the Republican Senator (Drummond) from Benton county, and calls him by bad names, and says that "a man too mean to be a convict in the Penitentiary was just fit to represent Benton county in the Senate." The matter was brought up in the Senate on the 7th inst., when Drummond made the following remarks concerning his Republican brother of the Standard:
"It was a mere squib, and proved nothing except that its author was opposed to the repeal of the liquor law. He was not very sensitive about such attacks. The item from the DeWitt Standard was written by its editor, O. C. Bates, when probably under the influence of liquor. Bates was a good enough fellow, but he had seen him gloriously drunk."
"It was a mere squib, and proved nothing except that its author was opposed to the repeal of the liquor law. He was not very sensitive about such attacks. The item from the DeWitt Standard was written by its editor, O. C. Bates, when probably under the influence of liquor. Bates was a good enough fellow, but he had seen him gloriously drunk."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Political Insult
Senate Response
Liquor Law Repeal
Drunkenness Accusation
Editor Attack
What entities or persons were involved?
Drummond
O. C. Bates
Where did it happen?
Senate, Benton County
Story Details
Key Persons
Drummond
O. C. Bates
Location
Senate, Benton County
Event Date
7th Inst.
Story Details
Editor O. C. Bates of DeWitt Standard insults Senator Drummond as too mean for the Senate. In Senate response, Drummond calls it a squib by a drunk Bates opposing liquor law repeal.