The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-09-19
Political Thimble-rigging. i


4 @u Political Thimble-rigging.dt
In the early days Of this Territory and
State the Democratic party which held
sway here was under the leadership of
men who supposed great political parties
were managed, manipulated, moulded,
by artifioe. 1t was calamity for the
State mt the time, but 1t has been great
er calamity to the party since that time.
The party has gone along from year to
year under the blind impression tina. it
could be yet managed into power again,
without the possession of principle or
numbers. 1t is under the same hallll-
! cination this year, as we shall demon
stratc Enthusiastically. On the 26th of
! .l.iA "iiH and atlopted platform readins
| TINS - -r... .
Rcsolrcd, /. That the maintenance
inviolate of the rights of the States, and
especially the right Of each State 10 or
der and control its own domestic insti-
tutions according to its own judgment
! exclusively, is essential to that balance
OF power OH which the perfection and
endurance of our political faith depends.
2. That we believe each State has the
right to regulate the elective franchise
for ITSELF, and we rs citizens of the State
Of Iowa are opposed to striking the word
| "white' out of our State Constitution
3. That the existing tariff laws are
unjust and heavily burthensomc to the
agricultural States, without, being of II
corresponding benefit to the govern
mcnt and only of advantage to a few
manufacturing States, and should be re-
pealed or greatly modified. .ss.- #-.@
4. That all classes of property shnnld
ing the expenses of the government -
We are therefore in fitver of taxing Gov
ernment bonds the same as other prop
erty. 3.4 a.- s.-. unsa
5. That we are i'm favor OF repeating
the present Prohibitory Liquor Law of
tlns state, and in favor of n well-regula-
ted License Law in lieu thereof.
! 6. That we arc in favor of an amend
ment to tho Constitution of our state in
/ giving to foreigners the elective fran
chisc, after they ifave declared their in
! tention to become citizens of the United
States and have resided in this state ono
year.
| Z. That we demand of our public Of
ticcrs In the state of Iowa and in the
4 United States the strictest economy. in
order To rntl,usn thc ,,""ra"t s,.etnns ~
taxation, and We denounce in severcst
terms the proiligacy, corruption and
knavery of our state and'of Congress.
s. That the denial of the right of rc~
! prosecution of the States of the Union
through odious military restriction, i'm
violation of the Constitution, should
meet with the unqualified opposition of
every good citizen.
A few days ago there appeared in tho
Copperhead Journals Of the state. Call
for a "Pcoptt' s State Ionuention," read
| ing as follows:
To the voters of the State Of Iowa:
! All those who oppose the presen. Pro-
hibitory Liquor Law Of Iowa, and the
! ttiNN1tiu iiiSil tohtIlfAG l4ta > IJIsStS itN
| the Congress of the United States, and
who favor Il judicious License Law,
allowing the sale of liquors in this State,
| and who favor the equal distribution Of
kind Of property under the law, and the
elevation and protection Of the laboring
classes against the encroachments of
capital, and who are in favor of such
people at the ballot box, the question of
SO amending the Constitution of the
States as to strike out the word white
in said Constitution, are requested to
Iowa, on Wednesday, the 14th day of
September, A. u. lS67, at 10 o'clock, \.
NJ, of that day, then and there to give
expression to their views, and take such
| steps as may be deemed expedient for
organizing the Peoples Party, and pre-
! senting a State ticket for the coming
''liih's 'lih'e several counties in the State are
requested to send as many delegates as
possible, it being understood that each
county shall have a vote in said conyen-
ton according to its population.
By order of
EX. CON. PEOPLES PARTY.
| Now what apprentice i'll the art of
political thimble-riyging cannot see that
the identical party which adopted tue
Copperhead Platform, issued this inyi-
taton for a Mass State Convention of
the "people's Partyoo' The PEOPLE
have local habitations and names, and
are not ashamed to have them known.
But the ak. Conn., Executive Conn
mittee) who assume to speak in their
behalf seem to have neither, or at any
rate have not the courage to use either.
Examine these two documents which
we have rc-pubIishcd.i The Platform is
opposed 10 Il Prohibitory Liquor Law
and in favor Of IL License Law; opposed
to protective tariffs, and hostile to the
exemption of L. s. bonds from taxation.