The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-11-24

taken without objection. We do not
know how the soldier voted, OF whether
our informant was correctly Informed
with reference to his voting at al Blu.
If the soldier voted without being quail
fed, it was not only illegal but . very
naughty trick. As this is the only lille.
gal voting that We have heard of being
charged to the Union party ia Iowa, and
as there is now no Courier to magnify,
and multiply and trumpet the offence,
and as we were very defereutially asked
to publish the statement, We do so; at the
same time stating that We thank no one
for an illegal vote, whether for or against
us, for if committed Intentionally it is a
very grievous offence.
And while our heart is not at al moved
out Of its place with sympathy for the
beautiful diminutivoncss Of the Demo-
cratic party in this county, we are le to
reflect on the forlorn condition of party
which has been SO completely wiped out,
in this vicinity, by the spreading Of whole.
some principles, that it is now no party,
has no Offices, no papers, and (savc the
above) 90 charge of fraud to solacc Itself
with
While our informant complains of the
illegal voting of rhite soldier, We can
not forget that he holds the opinion that
negro soldier should be allowed to vote
as soon as he puts on the "Upion blues"
Now, Charley, isn't this an effort to put
the negro above the white man? Wouldn't
this be enough to convict any Union man
Of being the blackes. kind Of black abo.
litionists But then, nc one would, under
any circumstances, accuse a member of
the late Democratic party Of abolitionism,
for the term abolitionlst has become an
honorable sppc'lation. The aboli,ionist
not only fights for his country aud votes
for hi, country, but he has the honor,
also, Of voting with nearly ths whole
American people.
No charges.
rS-Gen. Mcclellan kicked the plat.
form out from under him, and the result
is that he is very badly suspended in
mid air. IN. Y Day Book
Well, let him hang. We are all con-
tent.
The War Democrats have played the
game Of policy until they have played
out the party and its principles. Now,
let them take their choice between going
clean over to- Aboli,ionism or coming
back to the principles of Democracy -
The Peace men have, we think, followed
their lead for the last tima.-Doy Book
\ Lincoln paper, sailing under Demo
cratic colors, thinks the Peace Democra
cy is W ped out What innocence! It'll
the War Democracy which is wiped on,
tirc!y into the cess pool of Lin coin. Now
they have to 90 at oncc over to Lincoln,
or fall back upon the peace ground Of the
genuine old Democracy. With that De-
mocracy no further terms can be made.
A man is either for the var, or against it.
If for it, he is not Democrat. He can
not favor Lincoln's war without incurr-
ing the odum of supporting his policy
any longer. The fainre Of the po1icy
dodge has driven the policy mongers
completely to the wall.-Uia.
We h"pe those who call themselves
War Democrats, will bear it in mind
t!:at i'll the view Of the paper most pat =
roniaed by the Cops. about here, they are
70. Democrats i.they are "for the war"
M.R'rTTA, GEORGIA, Nov. 9Th. 1864.
N'5tor Advertiser: Tho boys Of the
lith Iowa are eager to crash out the re
hellionj SC, Immediately after breakfast
this morning, they were at the polls
lighting one of the greatest battles t
achieve the greatest victory that hal
been won since the war commenced d.
the "peacc men" say there were no Nc
Clellan tickets, There was much clam
oring for them, and to stop their hissin.
| went to democratic company, made
up in Muscatine, and was informed tina
the man that had the tickets was no
present. searched through the regi
ment and found handful of Democrat
tickets, took them to the polls and calle'
for the democratic yoters-the McClella,
men-to come forward and get the tick
cts. No one wanted them. You vii
probably see how few Democrats thcr
are in our regiment. 1t was not for tn
want of tickets, for there were plenty oil
the ground. Three cheers for hoaes
Old Abe! NJ. c., 18th Iowa.
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