Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
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Mn. EDIToR:-"No Office Seeker"
in the "Hawk-Eye" of the ! lth inst,
still persists in the stale and silly charge
of abclilionsm against the Wing State
Tisket. So long as he brings forward
no proof to sustain his charge, it must
be conceded that it is simply useless TO
notice that branch of his charge. We
said last week that it was not true, and
we still make the assertion.
The next charge is that the Conven-
ton renowned ~ Wing Platform of
1882" Now, sir. have read and re.
read the resolutions of the Convention,
and cannot find the first syllable of re-
nuncia,ion of that platform. We sim.
ply repeat that the Wing party of Iowa,
and all its press, from ore end of the
State 10 the other, have time out Of mind
endorsed the Compromise of 1861
nailed it to our flag and hung i. on the
outer wall, so that she tina, runs ma
read" mo Office Seeker ought to
remember that although men, from per-
sonal ambition and selfish motives, often
change. the great leading conservative
principles of the Wing party do no,
paf,ake enough of The wild, progressive
nature, to charge with every change
of the moon. ......... ...
The next effort is to show that it was
not properly constituted Convention
Now recolect he says, il was properly
called, and proper and usual notice was
published in every Wing paper in the
State. So far, it was surely properly a
Wing Convention. And now whose
faul, was j. if portion Of the counties
did not respond TO that call! Surely the
fault was with themselves. And it is
again objected, that the delegates chosen
did not all 60 to Iowa City. Now l
have attended Conventions for the last
90 years, and nothing is more common
than for part OF a delegation to 90 and
act for the entire delegation. In the mos,
harmonious Convention ever held in the
Stale, and one whose action satisfied the
party; one and two menspoke and voted
for counties entitled to 8 and 10 dele
gates; and this is often the case. And
whose fault was it that all the delegates
from Des Moines county did not attend!
They were chosen, and the power, as is
usual. | presume, given for those who
did their duty, TO vote for the whole
county. But some men are such good
Wings that they will not 90 TO our Con-
venlions, but set at home and find fault
with all that the working, active men in
the party do. The counties that were
not represented, through their oson neg.
Hgence, was this, (Wapeilo,) and The
counties South of and bordering on the
Des Moines and the Missouri Rivers.
| have been in several of them since the
nominations were made, and truth re-
quires me TO cay, | never saw the Wing
party so unanimous on the action of a
Convention as at this time; and the tick
ct, as it nOU stands, meets with hearty
and undivided response. Grimes is IN
usually popular, and deservedly SO with
the party and also with the people. and
all are good men and true. The names
of Grimes and Price are a host within
themselves; and the enthusiasm with
which their names are hailed by the
Wings of the great Valley, is pre-
cursor of victory, and shows how vain
are the low grumblings of "No Office
Seeker" or the cold Wafer sluices of
non commiltalism of the "Hawk-Eye,"
when in opposition 10 the wishes of the
masses Of the people.
And now what does mo Office Seek
er" propose to give us in place Of the
regular ticket? Simply nothing. Are
we to vote for Bates and the whole
Democratic State ticket or stay at home!
Is Bates better man and Wing than
Grimes? and does the democratic platform
embrace principles nearer to his views
than that Of the Wing! mo Office
Seeker" and the "Hawk-Eye" give US
nothing better. The Wings up this way
will vote for the good and true men now
before US, and leave mo Office Seeker"
TO vote for the Democratic nominees if
he thinks them better Wings than
Grin s, Price, &c.
A TRUE WING.