The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-09-10
To Republicans.

1t is evident to all observing men that
the Democrats have been, and are, doing
their utmost to distract and divide the
Republicans in this county. They have
no hopes of electing single man, unless
they can get some dissatisfaction among
Republicans. If they can get up feel,
ing on the part of some of our men named
as candidates, so that they will bolt, il
they fail to get nominated, then the Dem.
ocrats will be perfectly delighted. Some
of the Democrats have admitted that that
was their only hope, and they think they
have got it fixed up SO that they will sue.
coed as to one or two officers. That the
Democrats have told falscl.oods to create
hard feelings between rival candidates is
very eveident. Republicans see to it,
that their hopes are not realized. We
commend the following from the Burling.
ton Hack Eye.
Democratic Tactics.
1t is now very evident that the Demo.
Gratis do not expect to elect any part of
their State ticket. They fud that Dodge
aud Babbitt are altogether too heavy
weights for them to carry, and that they
are sinking their party to a lower depth
than it has ever before resched in Iowa.
The party tactics are consequently
changed. The leaders have now deter.
mined to follow the advice of Mr.. G..
Donnelcn, and look after the ''out- posts -
Their efforts are now all directed to secur.
ing the control Of the close representa-
tive districts. They abandon the Seuatc
as hopeless, but they imagine, that by
sowing discussions among the Republic
ans, creating local troubles here, and
personal broils there, they may be able to
secure the control Of the House of Rem.
resentatiscs. Their agents, weighted
down with the corruption fund raised
from the contributions Of the Office hold.
ers at Washington and New York. are
preani bula,ing the State engaged iu this
u,farlOus business, and among them is
their candidate for Supreme Judge, Thos.
5. Wilson, Of Dubuque, gentleman who
has heretofore distinguished himself in
the brokerage of land Offices and survey
ing tracts.
Their programme is this If thew
can secure the house or the Scncte, they
will defeat the election of United States
Senator next winter. If they succeed,
their triumph would be partial, it is true,
but 1t would revive the hopes Of their
partlzans, encourage their friends abroad.
and greatly influence the Presidential
election in 1860; aud they would then
commence the campaign of 1861 with
the prestige of partial victory nor,
which they hope would BE- eonsummated
by complete triumph then, and the
election ola United States Senator. This
lie the game: shall it succeed?
We warn the Republicans of Iowa n ow.
that there is no falsehood too gross. no
means too base for some Democrats I /.
stoop to, and, unfortunately, such Demo
Gratis are the leaders of the party in Iowa.
TheyreI y wholly for success upon creating
petty dlscords among Republicans. 1t
is their aim to foment all sorts of personal
chickering's, iealousies, heart burnings, 10.
ca. strifes aud animosities. They will
endeavor to stimulate peofcssed Repub-
licans to open rebellion against regular
nominations, in some counties, and in
others their aim will be to buy up the
purchasable, bodily.
Whenever Republican shall be any.
where found who is lukewarn, or inditfer.
cnt to the success of either State or Leg
Islative tickets in this great contest, the
greatest, in its probable results, that has
ever taken place in this State, he may
be safely put down as being only Re-
publican by profession and not one at
heart.
Whenever a professed Republican can
be found who is acting openly or coyertly
with the Democrats, or who encourages
or supports ticket hostile to the regular
nominations, it may be re.
lied upon that the Democratic Judas has
been in that neighborhood with his bag
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