The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-08-20
Lemngwell in Cedar County.

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Lefangwell in Cedar County.
Wednesday, August 18th, Castellos
N. Y. circus and Lef1lngwell's Demo-
cratic side show caused Mechanicsville
to be but trifle more thrOnged with
people than on any fine Saturday after
noon. The day being supremacy pleas
ant, and the roads in that happy neutral
state which neither splashes with mud,
stiles with dust, every inducement
was offered for large attendance at
both circus and side show. The fact was,
however, that while Democrats were
forced unwillingly to admit that the
former was better attended than the
latter, the circus men were quite inclin-
| ed to grumblc about their lack of pat
ronage. But rs the circus has taken its
departure forever, while the Democrats,
unfortunately, remain with US; we will
devote the remainder of our time to their
performance, even though it was the
smaller one.
The first event of any Importance was
THE ARRIVAL
of the speaker, VIM. z. Leftingwell, on
the 10 o'clock train from the east. He
was accompanied by the Clarence Brass
Band, small delegation of the faithful
from that place: also, by Judge Thayer,
q large package of L0Wn Age- Extras,
! .'for free circulation at the Democratic
Mass Meeting;" and several other more
or less distinguished individuals, whose
circulation didn't seem to be 50 free: in
all, perhaps, as many as forty. These
were met at the depot by a smaller party
| which the marshal Of the day, Mr..
Baughman. had been drumming togeth-
! er for half hour previous by personal
application to the occupants Of the store
| boxes and hotel chairs to Ego down to
| the depot aud meet the Judge" 1t took
but few moments to form all the pro-
cession which could be made out of the
materials at hand, and up street they,
came. The band started from the depot
playing "Kingdom's Coming" q tune
that was very popular in the army in
1862; but stopped very suddenly about
half way to the hotel-possibly, OH ac-
which any "reminiscences Of army life
must have called up in the mind of
Captain Leffingwell. Once at the hotel,
| a few tunes by the band from the balco-
ny ended all attempt at display until
time for
THE SPEECH.
At few minutes before one O'Clock,
u procession was formed in the street
before the Central Hotel with the
! speaker and the music at its head, which
numbered, on starting, sixty-seven per-
sons; and was increased to probably
twice that number before reaching the
grove where stand and seats had been
erected. BY the way, this grove, which
afforded ample shade for the AGES
splendid success consisted, circum-
stantially, of four small oak and hand
full of crab and thorn apple trees. 1.-The
duced by the chairman, Rev. J. J. HUI
Der, very soon after one o'clock. Mr..
LeffingWell is q man Of scarcely middle
age; for whom nature did a great deal
both as regards talent and personal APP
pearance; but whose face carries the
marks of prolonged dissipation. It is
said, however, and we hope, truly that
he has reformed; for SO much ability is
preferable even devoted to democracy,
than destroyed by intemperance. Mr..
L. addressed the assembly in speech
of two hours duration, which was called
extremely candid and temperate by his
democratic hearers. 1t may have been
both temperate and candid, for a Demo-
cratic speech; but upon the minds Of
some who were present it left strong
impression that when so much misrep-
resentation and disregard of truth is
necessary to smooth showing by so
able and eloquent speaker; democratic
principles and candidates must be very
poor capital for q political speech. AS
mere assertions that Judge Leffingwell
deliberately attempted to impose incor-
rect and partial statements upon his
hearers as truth, would amount to moth
ing we will attempt to point out and
prove the falsity and untenability of
some of them, Though time and space
must necessarily make the number com
paratively small.
He began with sneering at the claim
of the Republican party to any morality;
and from the number of times and care
lessDess with which the name of the
Almighty was introduced during his
remarks, he could we'll afford to do SO.
Said he did not propose to discuss any
questions of metaphysics" which SEEM
ed hardly necessary preface to polit-
ical effort. At some length he endeav-
ored to establish equal honor for Demo-
CIdtS uuu ItCpuUllCtsuS III LHc WAT against
secession; and vehemently cried shame
on any Republican who would say 1--WE
did it." Now it little becomes VIM. T..
Leffingwell to say that, because, though
every one is ready to give due honor to
the thousands upon thousands of brave
men-Democrats till then-who rushed
to arms at their country's danger, yet
every one knows perfectly we'll that the
Democratic party, during the war, as a
party, used every measure within
their power, short Of themselves taking
arms. to hinder and discourage the Fed