The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-03
THE PAKTIZAN EEFORr TO CRUSH
GOV. kIRKNOOD.

s"Uy to recognize few men who have
heretofore been called Republicans, to
prevent the reelection of uo> knkwood
W. deem it our duty to call upon the true
tn.on men of Iowa to rise in their
strength and crush the political aud party
trlckery NV being used to effect this
object. We DO lot now speak as editors
OF a.po!,Ical p"pv1 "4vjug political ob
l'c's TO accomplish or party duties to per
ioI m. hut rs citizens and patriots having
deeply At cart the Interests oi ionaaud
Cons uerlnE those Interests of all import.
Hnce 1T this unte Il, ..5'y limit or extend
cur power as q State to ana H., general
Government at this crisis. We appeal
as patriots to patriotic people to do pa
ir'o'lc duty-aside from all politics aud
IN antagonisn to all political trienstclS,
who "r" trying to make dupes OF the peo-
pie for grossly selfish or bitterly partizan
objects.
1t happened, and We believe it happen.
cd well for the State aud people, that
Gov. kirkwood was the Executive of
this State at the Inauguration of the
present war. AT once, almost 10 day.
"a thousand heavy aud novel Icsponsibili-
ties were thrcwn on his shoulders, some
Oh 'h"m calling for military cxperiuncc,
and all for unusual energy, industry aud
ahl'ny Gov. kirkwood forsook every
tong else t ."tltrtakc the great task Of
r}"c'ng tl'r State On war footiu..-
With regiment, Of men to raise suddenly
from ap"oplc busy on their farms, in
their workshops and their varied places
Of BUSINESS with regiments to rcnlrx,
vous, subsi>t, clothe and equip, and
scarcely a dollar at his command as Exc.
cutlve of the State--but few can realize
the task before him, The very want Of
money alone made it formidable beyond
ordinary conception, and indeed this has
bee" at the bottom of all delays and dis
appointments which have given some
"lI'orcn ground for complaint.
To accomplish the work Gov. Xix.
wood brought to bear certain attributes
which his bittcreSt enemies can scarcely
deny he posSrsses-indefatiyablc indus
try, high ability and personal financial
Influence. For weeks aud months he
has labored day and night Sick or well
/ he has been continually on duty from the
commencement cf this war liz has neg
lrctcd and sacrificed his own private Lus-
mess, and given oN his time, and far
more hours Of each day than were duly
dfmaodcd Of him, to the State. We
Doubt whether .,.cre. is another man in
Iowa who could have done these arduous
and novel dutics better or as well No in
fefilgtni man VII" know what these duties
are and how he has performed them, dare
question either his faithfulncss or his
Hb'l'ty, or will assume that any other man
III Iowa could have done better in the
same position.
But more than this There were
thousand expenses. to meet in raising
these regiments Of volunteers, with no
State provision for them, even af,er the
State had rotrd, through the Legislature,
OF thousand, OF dollars fur the
object. Gov. kirkwood himself, and
with the aid of the personal financial
creG't o: friends he enlisted, has met the
more pressing demands for money lie
tins day has obligations hanging over
hlm for thousands Of dollars more than
ne is worth Incurred in raising the means
10 pay ncd 'qujp our Iowa soldiers, &C.
lie has given his last dollar aud gone to
the extent Of his credit in all this His !
personal influence has been used with /
'ur harkH aud his friends for aid to keep /
lp tie honor Of the State. and enable i, .
% properly respond to the acquisitions Of
he Guvcrnmcn'.
III, Il but q brief statement Of what .
NJ i'.v.rn"r has done 1r low he has
.hol1a-a"d hc is still At his post We
'ora HGt att PIT to trey The thousand
'"rpIcxIt'es which have surrpuutl.d him
nd bow his labors have oecn rendered
ioubIy "rduous and harrassing BY the
designs and slauderous charges Of per
onaI and political enemies, WHO seem to
'ave taken advantage of the devotion of
rs entire time aud attention to the
state, most cffoctually ticing up his
lands. to strike him cowardly blows. He
las been sIandrred by these dastards
rom one end of the State to the other.
ie has been most grossly nisrcpresented
u all his more prominent acts, ridicuIcd
I'D abused, till many Of our people actu-
lily believe him unfaithful and imcom,
etcnt. and as using his powers for po-
tlcai purposes aud often to reward po
'ical iilend-, than which nothing can
re- more L.-.uc. 1t is shame that AN
Executive who has done his duty>o well
ndcr such novel and trying cir umstan-
cs, should he made the victim of such
Infamous dcsigus aud it will be burning
'ls9race 10 the State If these designs
hould ultimately be successful in their
, lpabIc Object, Of hurting him from the
lace he has filled with such fathfulness
nd ability, and right in the midst Of bis
setuIness. The people Of Iowa vii!
carceIy permit this. AS true patriots
hey will not thus sacrifice or injure the
reat interests involved As men having
he hearts of men they will not assist in
trlklng down man who has laborod
18th all bis strength in the honest per
Of his duty
In conclusion let US say, that to take
'ov. kirkwood from his present position
this time, would be simply ruinous.-
lie has now had months Of experience,
nd no other man iu the State or in the
jn'on could take his place aud perform
he duties Of his position as we'll as he .
an. There are a thousand details,
housand points of information as to what
as been Zone and j.. doing aud has got to ,
q Il Il l.. l L. L.. leatt