The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-06-12

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ciples Everything, Men
Nothing.
Tncrcdible as it may seem. Sal
mon p Chase has been mentioned
as the possible nominee Of the Dem
o:ratic National Convention, while
some papers, now, professedly Dem
ncratic, that have been everything
BY turns and nothing reliable upon
an ything. are urging him for the
position. insisting that .''he is in
unison with tho party in everything
except universal sutfraA..'' 1t is
undeniablc. that be has been the
leader Of all the informal y, hc'ucs
originating in the last twenty years
looking to tie overthrow Of the
Constitution and r the dismc mber-
pcnt Of the Union. H. is tic orig
inator Of the corrupt principle Of
cxemptins the wealth Of the op',lcnt
from taxation, anil imposing the
burdens Justly due from that source
upon the labor Of the country. ~ lie
was 1.-THE prophet, priest and king
ofthc rag barons until gold and sill
yer were as cffcctually CHASED out
OF the country by the adoption Of his
policy, as reptiles were driven from
Ireland by St. Patrick. An original
advocate Of the disuuioa principles
and policy finally adopted by the
South, in seeming sclf-dsfsncc If
themselves and their institutions he
cannot and dare not without stulti-
feation preside As Chief Justice in
state trials for Treason. He has
with the approval and sanction Of
Rcpublicauism been foremost in pla-
cling a crowq Of thorns on tne brew
Of every honest laborcr ia the land,
mixing his meat and drink with gall
and NORWOOD. He has been the
favorite of the n. Y. Tribune and Of
the extreme radicals every where up
to the time of the impeachment trial.
He only seemed to remember dur
ing that trial that he was Chief
Justice, and that it was his duty to
impress his cognizance of that fact
upon his surroundings, aud for this,
by republicans ignorant Of the prin-
ciplcs Of Democracy he is repudiatcl
By them, and By Others
cqnally ignorant or selfish, he is
thought worthy t, be transferred
~ the Democratic ranks. But it
y unnecessary to discuss either the
possibility or tho ahsurdity Of such
4 proposition as the nomination Of
Ghase Availibility is the only
argument in favor Of such nomi
nation, forgetting that with Demo.
Gratis the only test Of availability il
because Of lifelong devotion t.
the principles and policy Of the
purity. Aud every effort to obtain
.tcmPorary advantage by an aban.
slsnms':t Of principles, las marked
the era Of disaster. Availability
,ught at the sacrifice of honest
convictions will, - it should. rcsui!
"nly to the benefit Of our adverse.
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TICS. VA - 49, a5esa D.
The contest to be waged must bt
one sfs principle to enlist the people.
In a ,nsrr scramble for Office w
frankly confess that We, can take Nc
interest and no decided action. Thu
people demand a change Of policy,
frightening Of the burdens Of. deb,
anil taxation; relief from a stautlin,
army; equal and just taxation: tina
the civil law shall not be ira mplct
down by the military; and TO aceonn
plisl these results require not merely
achangc ofmcn but Of principle
IL its administration. ~ ls4 Il 5se
Nh, the candidate shall be-, SC
that he represents Democratic prin'
ciplcs. is not the material point
witasas, for availability lies not il
Iigh souaing names or clap-trap
Ant m Democratic principles. .4iel
The Real Tr0ublo With
.aea baa al Butter a. ssa-
1t appears from what Buffers il
sfstigation bias already brought I.
light, that $40, 900 were collectel
- tSy the ". s. Senate. This j,
rather 4 small price: Nox, II. wal
NJ, doubt tho nea mess Of the figure
hat suggested TO Butler thedremark'
able fact that, the Senate was not