The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-07-25
Mason's Insolence.

In his speech accepting the, nomina-
nation for Governor, Mason, the resur-
rected, said, a. he is reported in the
Statesman:
"In 1860 another President was elect
ed by other than Democratic votes, and
who administered the Government up
on other: than Democratic principles.
The result is before the coun try, weigh
ing down its industry and destroying
its prosperity, by heavy taxation, and
all4he evils which flow from All army
cf1ax gatherers and non producing alb
sorbers Of the nations wealth."
This Rip Van Wrinkle of 1867, who APP
pears to imagine all the world has been
iasleep for the past seven years, because
he himself has all that time been dream
ing in blissful ignorance Of his own will
full blindness, would like to impress up
On the mind of the public that the Re
puhlicans were the cause of the enor-
NOUS expenditures of the war. He has
not dissection enough to let the matter
alone. Ee thiREspeople who have eyes
and cars, and know how to use both,
will discredit their own senses at his
bidding.
But the people know that the REBEL
ion began under the administration of
the noble and patriotic, as we'll as Dem
.,crAsiS, Hnchanan. before Lincoln was
inaHgurated, and while there was a DEM
'ocratic majority in both houses of Con-
gress, and the wonderful universal
Democracy had supreme control Of the
Government. The people know that
the Democracy, and quite as much that
of the North as of the South, were the
source and instigation of the revolt-that
the leaders OF the Northern Democracy
wereas deeply involved in the infamous
plot to destroy the nation rs were those
Of the South. The people know that If
Bdjhanan and his cabinet had not cent
The army to Texas, and the navy to the
most distant parts of the world, in prep
rration for the utbreak-if they had not
been parties to the treason, it. would
havt been easy to suppress the rebellion
before 1t had gainsd organization. The
people know that If the Democratic
the country, nothing would have been
easier than for him to queheh the spark
which enkindled the fires of universal
discord and civil war over the whole
cOQlltfy. The people know that demo-
Gratis paved the way and made it smooth
and easy for the intended war upon the
Union, that democrats were its sole orig
inatOrs, its general supporters, and It's
most active, desperate and bloody agents
The people know that it was Democracy,
and nothing but Democracy, that insti-
gated, supported, and carried on for over
lfuur years., a most causeless and devil
ISL attempt to overthrow the Rehublic,
and to establish a new Government upon
the cornerstone of slavery The peo-
pie knew too, that the leaders of Democ-
raey in the North were parties to the
scheme, and the peoble of Iowa know
~ NJ COW it,yfifiaJ than, of
the start and has continued to justify
them ever since. He is as chargeable
with HE gait of the South as if he had
taken up arms among the active rebels
The people know that our debt and
taxes were caused by the revolving
Democrats. They know that whatever
burdens they now bear, whatever OF
losses they have sustained in blood,
ifASuffarilg and in treasure, We're
caused, anfr caused with deliberate and
wanton malice, 10y the Democracy. II
any have lost husbands, brothers, sons
and fathers ID the war, the Democracy
were their inexcusable and pre-medita
ted murdercrs. If thousands were de
prison, at Andersonville, and at variou:
other places, amid fostering disease ant
accommodating horrors, which no morta
non can describe, the Democracy ar,
guilty Of all. And if the people have
now . heavy burden to bear, if our deb
il great and our taxes unprecedented
iheaeAspcroW. who instigated, caused
and supported and Justified the Rebel
ION, are responsible for 1t all and thu
peonle. now and forever, will hold then
responsible for their enormous crime
a0Sihat the nation, the people and hu
! manify. The guilt belongs to the Dem
GHARLEs MASON belongs to the gang
lwhoee paraicidal hands would have de
! kruyed. the Republic. He has frater
.nixod with them from the beginning
ToSIkrf5r.of which the rebels have beer
- 80 tmuilty hase ELECTED from
hfnf 4 eina3o word Of .disapprobation
The overthrow of the barbarous horde Q
frsit6rs tave 70 his soul no gladness
IL - no sympathy with the triumph
- m NeMop. He s0rrows with the de
49,. and would now, If possible, turf
ih1ir defeat Into victory. And yet III
is~r3fently talks about debt and taxes
Ira us11ss about DanOcracy! he hink'
I19nrocnncy must save the country
1Ic1 democracy would save the coun
~ fhe reople have already learned {
their 80. IL has brought all our disas
-. chr eul3erings, our losses, anu