The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-08
KANE TOWNSHIP TICKET.

For Trustees.
A. J. BUMP. EDMUND JEFFERIEs.
MARSHALL TURLEY.
For Constabes.
J. J. BUMP. d. F. ARNOLD.
ITO THE VOTERS OF POTTAWATTAMIE
COUNTY"
Such is the title of q wonderful manifesto
issued to the people of this county, over the
signature of eight men, with whom, to use
their own language, "the interests of the
county are Of more Importance than the ties
Of party" We say wonderful production,
because it is sclf-evident that the eight
farmers who stand sponsors for the bantling
had no hand in its inception or promulga-
ton. TWAS gotten up in this city, by some
persons who were ashamed to affx their
names thereto and, by them, sent to the
country for signatures. They Obtained
the names Of eight persons-two Republic
cans and six Dem ocrats--to father this
production-to give it semblance Of char
acter. This circular sets forth by stating
that a thorough and radical change is de-
manded in the administration Of our county
affairs. A proposition no one questions.
To effect this change, it says that "men of
known ability, and spotless integrity. and
honesty, should be elected to fill our county
Offices. They should (also) be men who
are untrammelled, and not subject to the
control of contemplate party cliques and
unprincipled demagosues." What proper
set Of men these Independents are They
were never part and parcel Of ''contemptlbIe
party cllques''-they were never entitled to
be classed as "uuprincjpled demagogues -
Oh, no! They never were guilty of sup
porting dishonest men for Office, on account
of party ties No, sir, not they. Not one
Of those men voted for JOHN SHERMAN, at
the last election, when it was known, as
we'll as it is now, that he was not more
honest ethan the law allows!" No, not
one Of them Singular, amt it?
Again, after giving a somewhat detailed,
aud, we have no doubt, truthful account OF
the present condition Of our county affairs,
they return to the proposition that "men OF
tried integrity should be placed in Office;
m IN who are not ouned by, and consequently
are not and cannot be made Subserrient to,
the base uses Of corrupt party vampires"
Are you there, old true pennies? What of
NYE? Was he, too, "nominated by the
same contemplate cliques?" Avaunt there!
"Contemptible party cliques" are not wholly
responsible for the present condition of our
county affairs. Not by long shot Trot
out the official acts of d. S. NYE-a man
elected to Office by "upright, honorable
men, with whom the interests of the county
are Of more Importance than the ties of
party "--trot out his official acts, we say,
and see If the acts Of those men who owed
their nomination and election to "contsmpt
ible party cliques,' do not compare .taror-
ably Herewith! Try it-compare records
and if you are honest, you will admit that
even JoHS SHERNAS's administration was
honest and economical compared with that
Of D. S. NYE. And, what can be said of
the present Independent candidate for
County Judge, that was not said of ID. 5.
NyE, before the election? Echo answers
"What 20 Was not NrE declared to be
honest, capable, and of GO tried integrity %
Yea, verify. What more has, or can be
said Of Mr.. CASSIDY? Nothing eulogy
retires, exhausted.
But, little farther on, "honcst men, and
men who feel an interest in the welfare Of
our county," are conjured, by all they hold
dear on earth, to "discard and repudate all
party nominations for the present." and
unite upon the "spotless integrity" men and
"save the fair fame Of our county from the
stigma of insolvency." In 1857, "the peo
ple' tried that game, and in one short year
thereafter, were glad enough to fall back
upon men s'nomnated by contemplate party
cliaurs and unprincipled demngogues."
Whether such would be the case in tbs
present instance, were the Independent
movement again successful, it becomes US
not to say, though this circular under con-
sideration, argues that the fraudulent trans
actions of former officers hare much to do
with this question every day-says the can
d,dates were nominated by the same con-
temptible cliques- their ''future honor
and integrity will depend in no small degree
upon whose hands they fall into, if elected"
What Is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
eander, hence there is no lodging the con-
clusion, that whether CASSIDY turns out as
bad as NYE, or rot, "wiIl depend in no
small degree upon whose hands he falls into,
IL elected" for certain it is, that he was
nominated by the same contemplate
cl;oues that nominated D. S. N.Y." The
People"
This circular tells US that the fraudulent
transactions of former officers, have bear
inc mon the candidates now before the
neonle-hare much to do with the filing of
our county Offices. This is, indeed, iugen-
nous. and We thank the subscribers "and
othersn for the candid admission-it suits
our purpose, exactly. Now, what econ
temptible party cliques" placed those "for.
mer of6cers'' in power7 Will the Democrats
answer? Will the Independents, facetiously
dubbed, "The People," answer Come
from whom it may, the answer must be-
The Democrats and "The People," Very