North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-15
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Under this caption, Geo. w. Peck of the
Ripon Wis., Representative, boldly an
nounces his independence of the party
which has been leader-cd into a destruc-
ton of political rights, stolen the country
poor by their legislation and disgraced the
name of Republic by their selfproved in
famies. See mutual charges of corruption
and strong presumptive evideace too, from
tho more prominent ones who affect the
control of the "Great Republican Party"
See reports of official swindling, of rob
berries, of everything that can disgrace
mankind, and then do not wonder that
Mr.. Peck has decided to move out of the
Republican House. We waive further
preface. Mr.. Peck's pen will be pointed:
"For the past year we have been failing,
slowly and surely failing, and to-day we
| give mp the ghost. We have not, in these
twelve months been failing in health, nor
have we, pecuniarially sustained much
loss. 1t is politically, that we have ''gonc
up" We fail to see that the Republican
party is what it should be, or what many
Of its friends in years past supposed it
was the intention of its leaders to make it,
The "ghost which we have given up, is
Radical Republicanism. .-Erom this day
henceforth and forever, to the time when
we are planted beneath the sod under
which all Republicans and Democrats must
sooner or later lie, we shall advocate, in
our feeble way, the principles of Democra-
cy. Hencetorth we are democrat. We
want it distinctly understood, as we wish
to receive all the cursing from the Repub-
| Leans as soon as convenient. There are
many causes that have led to this decided
change in the politics of this paper. The
prime cause is the total failure Of the par
ty to do single thing towards the recon
struction of the country. The leaders APP
pear to us, not to care continental what
happens to state, if she don't cast a Re-
publican vote. The government supports
niggers in idleness, because they vote the
Republican ticket, and starves white men,
because they do not. This, white men
cannot allow. They will not allow it.
The leaders of the Republican party are
political hacks, renegades from the Dem
ocratic ranks, men whose characters are
spotted, and who care no more for the
welfare of the country, than we do for the
Cannibal Islands. They are notorious
thieves, and leave no store unturned to
accumulate greenbacks, regardless of the
interests of the people whom they misrep-
resent. We cannot live in the same house
with such neighbors, hence we retire. In
our retirement we shall doubtless have
something to say hereafter that will not
suit these political thieves, and what we
say will be plain and to the point.
ideut by the Hen Convention, has sickened
thousands of Republicans throughout the
land. They look upon the nomination as
an Acknowledgement Of the fact that the
party dare not nominate its best man, for
fear Of ignominious defeat, which they will
sustain next Nov, us sure as that time
comes.-They want to ride into power on
the Generals military reputation not caring :
whether he knows anything or not. Who
ever is nominated by the Democratic Con-
vention, on the 4th of July, will receive
the support of the Representative. Were
it the Devil himself, we firmly believe his
administration could not be worse for the
toiling millions, than is the present one.
x :; Y X X
Announcing here, that we are from this
out, to be found in the Democratic ranks,
fighting for the rights of men--principally
white men,-we hope that before next
November we will find our present readers
enjoying the same blessing.
TX X x X X X
We expect to be cursed considerably by
our Republican neshbors for this move,
| but there is certain class who should be
careful and not say too much, as we may
think Of something to say, as mean as they
can. The class of men who left the Demo
cratic party few years since, and have been
| kept in offices ever since, in order to retain
them. They want to keep as quiet as pos
81 BILE, Cor we shall "wcnt' for them, on
every occasion.
We have on our books the names of q
number Of descendants of witch-burners,
whom we cannot hope to retain, as long
as we speak the truth, so the sooner
they notify us Of their intention to with
draw, the better they will suit us.
Mrs. Stanton of the New York Rero'u-
ton, thus pays her respects to the Radi-
Cal leaders:
"As we turn over the pages of history
we can see how other nations, groaning
under taxation, ignorance aand poverty,
have been deluged, blinded and destroyed,
without dreaming that We, ourselves, are
to-day the though ghtless victims of selfish
and crafty rulers, who think only Of their
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Just as Rome,
with fetes and ieasts, with holidays and
deadly combats between man and beast,
with gladiatorial exhibitions in crowded
amphitheatres, turned the peoples
thoughts from their own wrongs-so do
our rulers to-day with caucuses, conven-
tions, campaigns, impeachment trials, and
the coarse brutality of the press and poll
ticians amusc the people, degrade the pub
lie taste, and destroy the virtue Of the
nation. Undertaking leaders inhame the
North against all rebeldom, and damn
every man who dares put in plea for JUS
tce and mercy to the South, with the un-
meaning name of "copperhead." TO
rouse the peoples wrath they point them
to the bones of their brave sires and sons
bleaching on all those Southern plains,
forgetting that with their own hands they
built that serulchre where our brave dead
now sleep. The chain that held the black
boy in the everglades of Florida, and the
slave girl in New Orleans market was
fastened around their necks by New Eng
lands sons and daughters. Through our
avarice and seltishness, the land of orange,
groves and flowers lies bleeding and des-
olate to-day.
TROUBLE IN THE CAxP.-Thc New York
Tribune thus lectures those radicals who
voted to increase the pay of government
employees: Let them go before the