The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-11-20
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The Result and Is Teachings.

to survey the held OF battle, and may.
perhaps, philosophers a little upou the
result. ...
1t is sufficiently demonst 'a;od that !
| Va is n mo bly, a hepubhcau State.
Upon the issue between freedom aud
slavery in the lie, ri'ories there will al
wnys be found reliable majority 10 favor
of freedom. Standing upon the phiia- |
d,Iphia Platform OF 1856. simple and
pure, without any sid, issue to divert
the attention o. the people from the
main question involved. the Republican
party vii each succeeding year poll lar
ger and larger majorities. The Demo
cratic !, aders know this as well as w do
They comprehend quite well the unpop-
nlarity of their principles among people
whose Interests lead Thorn to seek to clc-
vate and ennob'e tabor, rather than de-
grade it Hence their efforts to raise
State aud local issues upon which to con-
duet the recent canvass. Such will al
ways be their practice. Their future
policy Is fully determined upon. Instead
Of meeting Us hereafter in fair, manly
contest upon the great principles that
really separate the two parties, VIC shall
in future have yaerrttta fights, local
squables, appeals to the baser passion,
OF the people against charitable and re-
formatory institutions, slanders Of
public men, aud all sorts OF temporary
and subordinary issues The Democrats
think, and they think truly, that this
is to be the only course open to them
that indicates success and with them
success will sanctity the means.
In this view of the case, it is manifest.
ly the duty of the republican party to be
prepared for their adversares by the
circulpspection of their course. The
canvass just closed has shown that We are
held responsible for the acts of the Gen
eral Assembly, no matter how individual
members OF it, belonging to this or that
party, may have voted. The Democrats
do not consider themselves stopped from
dcn"uncing US, when We show that the
members Of their parry Of the General
Assembly voted unanimously for the
very measures they condemn Tho
Government, they say, is in our hands;
we have the power to coatrol it as We see
tit, under the Constitution, aud they
are determined to hold Us Responsible
for that control. Let it be SO. If we
ar. wise men, we shall profit by
their recent demonstrations in this rc-
gard
The great argument relied upon by the
Dcac Gratis In tie recent canvass Was that
founded upon the increase in the State
expenses They said that the expenses
OF the State were greater during the last
three years than they were during the
thr,e years preceding, which was true;
but they did not say that the number of
people, the number Of Rep csentativcs,
Senators aud Judges had increased in tie
last three years III greater proportion
titan the expenses, which was also tru-
Nor. that thcsn expenses had been incur
red by the aid Of the Democratic votes
in the Senate and House of Il. preseuta-
tIyes, and, in so4e instances, with a
view to this very argument OF ''cxpen-cs
aud extravaganza, before the people.
We do not deny, indeed we believe
that some expenses have been Incurred
that should have been avoided, mostly
small amounts, bat which, in time swell
TO large Aggregates These expenses
have not been peculiar TO the Republican
administration OF the State. They orig.
mated tor the most part vlth the Demo.
cratic members of the Assembly ana
Democratic oihceholdrrs before the Re-
pubicans acquired the ascend,uoy 10 the
State cJunseis. hut IL matters not ho =,
or when, Or by whom they originated: If
these expenses are TO great, let them now
be curtalled. We remember being in
Iowa City in Deceuher, 1854, when the
Secretary 1T state. Gen McCieary. was
Instructed to procure sold peas Tor the
members This Was done at the instance
ct Mr.. Coolbaneh, the Democratic Sen
stor from Des Moines, aud the pens were
purchased, at an expense Of several hun.
bred dollars. Of Mr. torse. a Democratic
member OF the House from les Moines
county. When the extra session met In
July, 1886, Gen. McCleary felt himself
instructed uudcr the old resolution OF
Mr.. toolbaag' to again procure gold
pen for each member, and the practice
has been continued to this day Now
the Democratic Senat or from ncs Moines
fastened this practice upon the State tor
the sake of giving job to his colleague,
aud the Rel ublcsns are compelled to foo,
the bill aud bear the odiam Of the act
We trust that the Secretary Of State
and future General Assemblies will agree
with Us that this practice OF furnishing
gold pens, bankers eases, costly knives,
&c., DC to each member will be mo
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance." Let them not follow the
lead of Democratic Senators aud RIP.
rcsentatives to do that which these very
Senators aud Repr .scntatiyes viii con.
denim upon the stump III the next politi /
cal campaign
When the present Supreme Court was
organized, the lawyers were very anxious
t'.at adequate measures should be taken
10 secure complete reports Of its deeis-
ions. The matter came before the As. /
scmbly when the Democratic member Of
the senate from Linn county insisted
that measures should also b. taken t.
publish the entire decisions Of the for
tner ) preme Court, which he alleged
then were Ia the course of preparation
by eXJudge Green 1t was perfectly
well known that the opinions OF the Cd
supreme Court were not written out
that they reyer we're OF any authority.
and that opinions written years after the
expiration Vi the term oi Office of the
Judge would be perfectly worthless -
Nevertheless Mr.. Preston and his