The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-08
Charges Pro and Can..What We Have
Provesl..Citizens do -Four Eatys


lFrcm the Davenport 0lct,e.
Al! the charges made by Democratic
stumpers and editors against the Repub
lican Admin istration Of affairs in Iowa,
have been must signalIy crushed. We
hsse proven during the campaign tho fol
lowing facts, aud If our contemporaries
here dare question them OF, our proof, or
wish them proved over again, we arc at
their service: ..-..
That the Republican officials Of Iowa
have conducted the State finances with
strict economy, and for the best interests
Of State and people.
That during their Administration they
hs,e built different charitable aud other
institutions, which the Democratic party
while in power refused to build, yet which
we're greatly required BY the wants Of the
unfortunate afflicted OF the State, or by
State criminals. .......
That these and other matters, with the
rapid growth of the State, increase in
population, increase in number Of coun-
ties and Judicial districts, &C., have nat
nrally involved au increase Of State ex.
penditures. ...... .-......
That Notwithstanding this, during the
last two years the State Taxes have been
reduced to the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars last year, and to the
amount of forty thousand dollar, this
year.
That the average State tax during tho
Democratic coutrol Of affairs in this State
was tro aud one sixteenth mills On the
dollar, mud during the Republican rule,
with all these heavy extra expenses 0:
charitable institutions, &c, only one
and a huy miAs,n the dollar.
Tint 4he State Tax is less per head,
on all citizens Of the State, under Re-
publican rule than under Democratic
That the whole Democratic State tick
ct, with the exception Of one man, is
ticket Of old Federal Office holders.
That the whole Democratic State tick
ct is composed Of Administration men
That the Democratic State Ticket aud
the Democratic State latform are direct
ly opposed in reality. but merely united
this campaign TO unite the distracted
De,nocracy-,hc one being Buchanan nd.
heren,s aud tools, and the other Douglas
princi pies.
That the Administrators Washing
ton are interfering by secret circulars,
protf.rs OF money and advice, nc, in the
local election vi Iowa.
That if the people of Iowa under these
circumstances sustain the Democratic
ticket, they will be supporting with all
their influence the Buchanan Pro Slavery
Administration
That Gen. Dodge, Democratic candi.
date for Governor, has been an Office
holder during the last twenty years, and
not by the choice of the people of Iowa
that he has received over one hundred
thousand dollars of government pap-that
durn. the last tous years he has received
So1 ,ooO sal ry, yet is now hypocritically
talking about Republican extravaganza
in iowa--that he has been holding office
the last four years n foreign country,
and his first demand on coming home il
the highest Office within the gift Of the
people Ut Iowa, yet that he is almost to
tally ignorant of State and National af.
fairs OF the last four years-that he 10
inferior in eoery respect to his opponent.
That Col. Babbitt, Democratic candi-
date for Lieut.. Governor, is an old Fed
eral Office holder. and was turned out Of
office for dctnicntion-that he finally has
been pronounced by Democratic Judge
Just before election al for party purpos.
cs, entitled to $40. 900 fees which his own
party charged him with stealing, fees
similar to which no other man in the same
Office has successfully c!aimel--that he
Was .hrashed by his opponent, Mr.. Rusch
in debssc at pella, declined Mr. Rs chal-
lenge TO discuss politics before the people
and that Administration Post, masters
destroyed all the copies of the Pella Ga
se'te, containing an account of the dis
cussion-,hat he has neither the ability
nor the honesty to properly discharge the
duties Of the Office to which he Inspires.
That Judge Mason, Democratic candi-
date for the Supreme Bench, has been
busy electioneering over nearly the whole
State for himself
Tha, Judge Wilson, Democratic cand.
idate for the Supreme Bench, has election.
eered far As it was possible, performing
at the same time the duties Of an Office
he cont resign, aud has addressed pali,i-
cal circulars TO his friends urging them
to go out and work for him.
That one uonid be Judge Cole, Demo
cratic candidate for the Supreme Bench,
has been ssumpin9 the State, the only
one Of tho six candidates for the Supreme
Ben:h who has done so, and that in eve.
ry speech he has made he has >'onpcd to
the lowest political chicanery. and repea.
cd gross aud dirty fa'sehoods against the
Republican psrty-that he was a slave
owner in Kentucky and slave trader
when he left that S,ate--that he is net.
tifegpins lawyer. with as little moral us
political principle.
These are an,e Of the things we have
prorea. We are anx ious for discussion,
aud we have been 50 all the campaign.
II our charges or prnofs or deuials of
charges ard their proofs are denied, we
have yet time to make them good. What
good citizen can vote for the Democratic
iirkety Throw aside party feelings and
snsiain the Right aud Justice The
State is now calling for every mans .oice.
Let every patriot be true to his duty.
Henry Clay and1hc .sIrrepreaible Conflicts,
Senator Don 0las and HE fntlovors L,