The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-06-13

As will be seen by the notice at thu
head Of this column the Republican Stat
Central Committee have called Convcn
Aion to nominate candidates for the off
ices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
and one Judge of the Supreme Court
We are sorry that the Convention was
not called little earlier or little later,
90 that It would be more convenient for
farmers to attend. However, as it is,
they must try and be on hand.
There are in some sections few Re.
publicaus who are willing to to give up
their party organization and 60 into
"Union party" movement. We do not
conceive that to be the best course If
any considerable portion of the people
were opposed to the Union, then there
might be some propriety in organizing
Union party, but as all are Union men,
We can see no necessity for giving up
our organization. A good many of the
Democratic leaders arc anxious, of course,
to start this new organization and there
are some Republicans, broken down poll.
ticians, who hope they may get some Of
fec by afhliating with the Democrats
which they could not attain in the Re.
publican party. In fact these old stag
ers have gone so far as to make out
State ticket, for their own benefit, which
they hope the people will endorse They
are not willing, even with Union party,
to let the people choose the candidates.
The ticket is to consist of n. Is. Baker,
Of Clinton, John Edwards, of Lucas, and
Judge McHcnry, Of Polk, or some Other
decayed politician.
While some Of the leaders, high ant
low, arc anxious to fuse as above stated
they are at heart as bitterly opposed t
Ahc Republican party and its principles c
ever, and some of tho uniuitia.ed are s,i
opposed to the Union dodge. The Ceda
Democrat Of the 3Oth ult. says that i
some quarters, because the Democrat
unite with the Republicans in supportin
the Government, the Democrats are cor
sidered as endorsing "the policy an
principles Of the Republican party an
remarks that, "nothing can be more vi
5ust or impolitic:" The last Democro
publishes an article from the Ciucnua
Enquirer and says that it is an "admirabl
article" aud "sets forth the position of tn
Democracy in most truthful manner.
In that article We End the following
"Could the present difficulties be settle
"by a return Of the seeded States I
"their allegiance to the Union and tn
"Constitution, the people of the Mort
"would never allow the anti slavery ia
"natics to get the country into such a,
"other scrape as it is now in. The
J" feel it their first duty to put down Il
extremists Of tho South, to crush o,
"the rebellion they are engaged in, At
having done that, they will turn the
attention to the political disturbcrs
"the Union among themselves, and 70
"ever withdraw from them their conf
"dence and support for public position.
Those who have read the Democrat
papers for the last year or Two cann(
doubt tho meaning Of the above. The
have denounced the Republicans as Al
olitionists and although they don't sa
Republicans now, still they mean it,
The foregoing extracts show the re;
feeling of the leaders of the Demoerac
and yet We cxpec. soon to see our ami:
bio cotemporary come out for a Unto
ticket, They want "Uuion - cnous
to defeat the Republicans, and then ha,
ing fooled aud defeated US they woul
ssforeyer withdraw their confidence an
support for public position In othe
words they want to elect themselves /
Office and defeat the Republicans. Som
Of Deuocrati, leaders in this count,
are already at work far the Union tick