The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-25
Our Candidates.

We had not time last week to say q
word for oar candidates, nor do we thin k
j. now necessary, as they are we'll known;
but a. our neighbour over the way makes
81 objection TO them because they live
10 the country, We shall say few words
to proven. any misarprchension..
u they object to them because they
live in the country, We are willing to
,.ke the issue, aud try whether Upton
hss = right to claim all the oifcee, to tho
.2c.us!oa Of the country. Will our coun-
Try friends notice this. tina. they object
70 Our candidates simply because they do
TO. live in Upton, thus assuming that
al the offices mus, be held by those liv-
ing within the limits Of this little b.
rough. They make the issue Of the
town against the residue Of the County.
Remember, then, you who are not 50
fortunate as to have habitation here,
that both you and your neighbours are
;a<ligtble to hold any of the important
Offices Of this County. Upton must rule
'he County:
Geo. Smith, Esq, our candidate for
Judge, resides in Linn Township, but,
if elected, will o. course have to remove
% Upton to discharge his duties He
i, b. law required to have his Office here,
sud to keep it al'cays open. Mr. Smith
j. an old resident Of this County, having
lived here for the last fifteen year,. He
represented this County, as also Clinton
and Scott Counties. As the floating repre-
sentative, in the Legislature Of 1856.
lie is lawyer by profession, and has
rraetised long time both ia this and
Scott Counties, but has now settled upon
a farm in Linn Township. The duties
81 the Office he is i candidate for will re-
guirt Il good knowledge Of the law, aud
MI. Smith is Just the man for the Office,
being good practical man in al kinds
Of business, md both farmer and
llwver
Mr. !. II. Cue, our candidate for Re-
c-order, Is also good man lie is na-
I've Of Ohio BY birth, but has resided
for mahy years in Scott County, near
the line Of Cedar, and for the last half
s'osen Years III Cedar County lie is
small farmer aud carpenter. having a
farm IN Springfield Township, snd his
i@isure tine being occupied in other pur-
quits. He is we'll read end informed,
With good business tact, accommodating
disposition. and industrious habits, aud
II BY all his neighbours cstcamed very
clever fellow lie il rot very fiery po-
ltie.sn, bat is true Republican, hold
'pg az his political sentiments opposition
10 the extension Of slavery, with no dc,
r.rs To nlaidle with it w.cra is now ex.
i'ts, snd only to oppose its encroseh-
'ncnts upon Free Territory and Free
81 tes
Mr.. A. S. Lyb2. our candidate for
sheriff, i young man OF good abilitic.
and education, with good business tact,
ana will make al excellent Sheriff being
we'll qualified to discharge the duties of
such ~ office The only objection
urged again, him il, that hi- worldly
means are limitcd--;hat h, i. poor
Alas what a wrctched objection. that
young man Of good morals, upright, bo-
ncst, industrious, and capable, should be
,aet with the objection, in this Demo-
cratic-Rcpablean county. tn. he i IL.
capable Of holding all ofi.. because he j,
poor That is spreading on the agony
IF ori.tocracv rather too thick for our
western f,opie. i; might % in Virginia
n Care'ina, but Iowa rr-r-.,. la.n only