The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-08-15
WEDNESDAY, AUG. Is, 1855.
The EloctiOn.

The Election.
We now feel like rejoicing over the
result Of the late election, not alone be.
cause we were the successful candidate,
bu, because j. was q glorious triumph
OF principles. We once acted With The
democratic party, were sound 10 the faith.
II was then the Jeffe:sonian party. Its
creed was the docsr ne. and teachings Of
Jefferson and Jackson. 1t became the
dominant party Of the uD'on. Its pr'nci'
pie. were endorsed and supported BY the
whole people. because they were tie true
republican principles. But gradually
slavery and papasy began to 'ns'nuaie
themselves into the platform Of the party,
until nothing remained Of their original
repubicsnism and the propagation oil
slavery became the platform, in SUBJ
stance. snd popery dictated the action oil
party. Then, we abandoned il. We re.
NAMED in the traces until forbsarance
ceased to be q virtue.
In this canvass We set our principles
before the people-the American plat
form. No. ooly did we place ourselves
upon the American platform, bu, Sc. as
lasting landmark for our future political
action a determined resistance to the ag-
erosion OF the slave oligarcv and the
people sustained US nobly.
Among the townships which supported
Us, Rochester is Justly entitled to the BAN
ner, giving US 81 majority "a majority
never before given on any political issue.
The friends OF American principles, and
Of freedom, wrought well and faithfully
there. and shall be long remembered by
Us with gratitude.
Next to Rochester came Iowa, which
done noNy for the cause, giving our tick
ct nearly their entire vote. Old Polk al
30 did the thing UP brown" giving our
tickle, a majority Of II in township that
oace was almost unanimously locoioco.
IA, Polk is reforming progressing IN
the RICH, direction. She threw Of the
shackles which have bounl her to old TO-
1ogyism, and gave her vote for Amerl-
ran principles. Springfield followed in
her wake; and Inland, true to her post
gave all but Mro OF her votes for the
American ticket Sugar Creek did no.
bly,, and is coming forward as terror to
anti. American politicians. In Cass, the
6gh, was strong bu, the American party
.riumphed. In this township the demo-
Gratis expected TO make a sreep, as the
German p pulalion there have general
ly voted their ticket; they thought they
could not lie laugh, TO know The differ
ence between the present sham denocr .
cy and that OF other days. Blu, sad was
their mlgtake. In Linn and Red Oak,
we found not much favor, as the temper.
ance plank OF our ticket was not well
liked Yet in Red Oak the temperance
friends did we'll In Pioneer the issue
was han d to hand. Here, too. temper
ance entered larg. ly into the contest
and we feel proud OF the result, although
beaten Is yotes-h was not half as bad
a. We anticipated. And the same resal,
IN Centre Here every chord and nerve
was operated upon which the opponents
hoped would win vote. We were six
on the day OF election and unable to BE-
about, Blu. the effort, against IL in partle.
ular, was desperate. and resulted in q
majority of forty five aea,ns, Us. In
SpEingdale the fnends done the best the
could, but the township did poorly Up.
on the issue presented, we did anticipate
our ticket would receive generous sup
port from people protesting the views
that the voters OF SprlngdaIe do. We
did think that on an issue oil this kind
they would feel that their many profes
slons Of principle, from time immsmorlai
would call them out to vote them, yettwc
thirds Of the entire township remained a
home.
The vote in the county was not as largt
as i, should have been. Upon a gooc
",urn OUT we can poll in this county 300
more votes than was poled.
WltAal, the election passed off quietly
so far IS we have been informed. Il
Triton there was not tie sign Of any Ii
auor being in town bu. we are informed
that some OF our jealous opponents il
some Of the northern townships, had
had-v.ll, they may nave been eating
whiskey p'ctels, that's all,
Our Ohoial Career.
Many Oh our political enemies who iongh