North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-10-02

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The Issue.
TThe .political situation Of the State of
Kansas is one of uncommon interest. In
thaESiute more rapidly than anywhere
else at the present time, the two great pO-
litical parties on the near future, seem to
be crystalixing into form. 49,.
The Jacobin party, under the leadership
of Senator P0meroy, Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, and Susan b. Anthony, has taken
bbldlI the Advanced ground occupied by
Or Hatfield IN this city, and by all other
influential party leaders who do not be.
'lieve Il wise to reduce the moral and rcli-
gious standard of the party in order to ca
Ger 10 the prcjudices Of men who are de-
.hounced from every political pulpit as an
unrceenerate race of beer.guzzling and
misunderstanding sinners" As con-
seauencS, The separation of the German
speaking voters Of Kansas from the party
lis complete, and probably final. A gcner-
oil state convention Of delegates represent
fihg this class Of voters was held in Topc-
= a on Monday last, at which resolutions
were adopted pledging the German-speak.
ing voters Of Kansas to oppose any and
every proposition to enact laws regulating
religion and morality, and to vote against
all who favor such proposition. An at
tempt was made by some tools of Pomeroy
who had got into the convention in dis
Kuise, TO induce the adoption OF resOlu-
ton in favor Of Ethiopian suffrage; but
thiS TO pAlpable trick Of the Puritans was
seen through, and the resolution was re-
jected. The 0erman-speaking voters of
Kansas thus refused to commit themselves
in any way to party which aims only to
.use theil votes to their injury and disfran-
schiso6aenE The resolution was an attempt
TO enact the fable concerning the fly that
was so kindly invited by the designing
spider to walk into his parlor but the re.
lection of it shows TINT the German voters
in Kansss are mot the silly flies that can be
caught in that way.
The action Of the German voters con-
vention at Topeka, has given a new impe-
tDAo the formation Of the Jaeobin party
ID Kansas upon its genuine platform. Up
on the heels of the Topeka convention,
the Jacobins proceeded to hold q mass
convention at Lawrence, where addresses
were made by Senator Pomeroy, past Gov :.
Robinson, Susan B. Anthony, and Eliza
beth Cady Stanton, and resolutions were
iDQ1oo seeking female suffrage plank in
4 ~ Platform Of the party in Kansas.
The object Of this movement is to make
up for the loss of the German vote. The
German vote, it is now plainly seen, can
HI BE used to obtain the enactment of
laws prohibiting beer and compelling at
tendance at church on Sundays. The fe-
male vote, it is believed, can easily be en-
ployed for that purpose. If women gem
orally arc admitted to the ballot-box, it is
through the influences they can bring to
bear N the pulpit, a sufficient number of
them will favor Legislative enactments to
regulate religion and morality to overcome
the hostility of any party which may op-
pose such legislation.
This is the grand issue on which the two
political parties OF the future are already
taking their stand in the State of Kansas.
On one side, the proposition is to fulfil the
great mission for which it is said the
Jacobin party was ordained, by compcll-
ing eli men to be moral, pious, and happy,
1c&6d51Gtoa i, method to be prescribed in
penal statutes. On the other, it is, that
freedom Of thought, freedom of conscience
and freedom of action are inalienable rights
Of man.. which government ought not to
,apd shnll not take away. On one side, it
rs Puritan intolerance, taking the form Of
compulsion on the other, it is democratic
liberty. On one side or the other, every
voter in America must he prepared to act.
Theaissuci is making up with vast rapidity.
-CAicago Times.