North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08
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er this caption, Geo. W. Peck of the

es his independence Of the party
has been leader-cd into a destruc-
fpolitical rights, stolen the country
" their legislation and disgraced the
of Republic by their self-proved in.
!. See mutual charges of corruption
rong presumptive evidence too, from
lore prominent ones who affect the
u of the "Grcat Republican Party"
eports of official swindling, of rob-
/, of everything that a disgrace
ind, and then do not wonder that
Peck has decided to move out of the
blican House. We waive further
&c. Mr.. Peck's pen will be pointed !:
or the past year we have been failing,
and surely failing, and to-day we
Up the ghost. We have not, in these
months been failing in health, nor
we, pecuniarially sustained much
1t is politically, hat we have ''gone
We fail to see that the Republican
is what it should be, or what many
8 friends in years past supposed it
The intention of its leaders to make it..
''ghost which we have given up, is
cal Experimentation this day
eforth and forever, to the time when
re planted beneath the sod un1er
h all Republicans and Democrats must
err or later lie, we shall advocate, in
Iecble way, the principles of Democra-
Henceforth we are a democrat. We
it distinctly understood, as we wish
ceive all the cursing from the Repub-
IS as DOR as convenient. There are
Y causes that have led to this decided
lge in the politics of this paper. The
&c cause is the total failure of the par
do a single thing towards the recon
ction of the country. The leaders APP
to us, not to care Il continental what
pens to a state, if she don't cast a Re-
Iican vote. The government supports
,ers in idleness, because they vote the
ublican ticket, and starves white men,
.use they do not. This, white men
lot allow. They will not allow it.
he leaders of the Republican party are
teal hacks, renegades from the Dem
tic ranks, men whose characters are
ted, and who care no more for the
fare of the country, than we do for the
lnibal Islands. They are notorious
yes, and leave no store unturned to
lmulate greenbacks, regardless of the
rests of the people whom they misrep-
mt. We cannot live in the same house
h such neighbors, hence we retire. In
retirement we shall doubtless have
lcthing to say hereafter that will not
; these political thieves, and what we
will be plain and to the point.
x x X x X =
he nomination of Gen. Grant for Pres
ut by the Hen Convention, has sickened
usands of Republicans throughout the
d. They look upon the nomination as
acknowledgement of the fact that the
'ty dare not nominate its best man, for
rof ignominious defeat, which they will
tain next Nov, us sure as that time
nes.-They want to ride into power on
Generals military reputation not tearing
ether he knows anything or not. Who
II is nominated by the Democratic Con,
ition, on the 4th of July, will receive
support Of the Representative. Were
.lie Devil himself, we firmly believe his
mlnistration could not be worse for the
ling millions, than is the present one
Announcing here, that we are from this
t, to be found in the Democratic ranks,
hting for the rights Of men-principally
lite men,-we hope that before mex
'vember we will find u present readers
joying the same blessing.
x X X X y
expect t 0 be cursed considerably by
+ Republican neishbors for this move,
t there is a certain class who should be
reful and not say too much, as we may
INK of something to say, as mean as they
n. The class of men who left the Demo
itic party a few yearssince, and have beer
,pt in offices ever since, in order to retair
EN-. They want to keep as quiet as pos
ole, FOR we shall event for them, or
cry occasion.
x
have Oh our books the names of
,mber of descendants of witch-burners
lom we cannot hope to retain, as lene
we speak the truth, so the sooner
ey notify us Of their intention to with
aw, the better they will suit US.
Mrs. Stanton Of the New York Rero'u
N, thus pays her respects to the Radi-
| leaders:
GAS we turn over the pages Of history
, can see how other nations, grooming
der taxation, ignorance aand poverty
we been deluged, blinded and destroyed
thout dreaming that we, ourselves, are
day the thoughtless victims of selfish
d crafty rulers, who think only of then
w ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. just as Rome,
It'll fetes and ~feasts, with holidays and
ad!y combats between man and beast,
ith gladiatorial exhibitions in crowded
nphitheatres, turned the peoples
from their own wrongs-so dc
II rulers to-day with ~caucuses, conven-
,ns, campaigns, impeachment trials, and
G coarse brutality Of the press and poll
,ians amuse the people, degrade the pub
tuStC, duu ueStioy tho NlItuC VI tHe
ltion. Undertaking leaders inflame the
orth against all rebeldom, and damn
cry man who dares put in "a plea for jus.
e and mercy to the South, with the un-
name of "copperhead." To
the peoples wrath they point them
the bones of their brave sires and sons
eaching on all those Southern plains,
that with their own hands they
lit that serulchre where u brave dead
W sleep. The chain that held the black
in the everglades Of Florida, and the
I'VE girl in a New Orleans market was
stoned around their necks by New Eng
nd's sons and daughters. Through our
arice and seltishness, the land of orange,
owes and flowers lies bleeding and des'
ate to-day.
TROUBLE IN THE CANP.-The New York
'ibune thus lectures those radicals who
ted to increase the pay of government
lployees: Let them so before the
I'd listed, u n-browned farmers and me.
anics who voted them into congress and
Y, ~ did not consider $1,000 to $4,000
Oh was adequate pay for eight hours
,rk per day in the federal departments
n the national nriutarv Sn l voted away