The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-11-05
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The Times undertakes to raise u
ddst, aud adopting the old cry Of
stop thief" cndeavers to escape
from its absurd position Of two weeks
ago by saying that 1.-The Plain Deal.
ar thinks to turn short corner &c.
We turn no short corners to cyadc
the responsibility Of what we write,
nor do We intend to permit tho Times
to do SO to cover up its announcement
that instead Of being On indepenl-
cnt journal devoted to the interests
ofsthe people, it suhmissivcly wears
the collar Of Its partizan masters.
It unqualifcdly took the position
that the highest duty Of republican
is to support the nominee Of his par
~, and that proof of incompetence,
knaycry, corruption or crime only
made the duty more sacred. Such
was it's argument though different in
language, and that is the sentiment
We deprccate as roprehcnsible.
To illustrate tho position as to the
Ts,,,es aud ourself; some years ago a
republican Of this county stole span
Of horses near Saratoga, and tive
others Of the same party subsequent.
" stole span Of horses near New
Oregon. The first cxpatiased his
crime at Fort Madison, one Of the
others in DEBORAH Jail, the other Of
the last named thieves broke Jail and
is stillat large, though on the~rrc;im-
inary. examination he confessed the
. criMc.
With the idea Of the Times carried
out in its letter, should either OF
these culprits return to this county.
and obtain, through caucus manage
mcnt, a nomination to Office, it would
DO the duty Of republicans to secure
their election by voting the full tick
ct. especially should democrats dare
to mention their previous history.
On the contrary should they change
their politics, and claiming to be
democrats, secure mocratic NOM
ination, and tho republican candi-
date being unexccptionablc, should
he have democratic support, under
the logic of our contemporary, would
deserve defeat, while the villain whom
democrats oppose, under the teaching
Of the Times would be elected through
the strong republican majority of the
party. If such is not the logical re-
suit Of its position, then it's language
was orcrdrawn for effect.
Lest our contemporary may attempt
to .turn another corner and look
ing back cry stop thief" to cover
up the short comings Of its friends,
or foolishly assert that there is no
danger Of its fayoring or supporting
criminals We append the history Of
one whom the president has appoints
cd to Office in N. Y. on the recon-
mcndation Of Fisk Jr., Jay Gould
and his own brother-in-law Corbin. We
Of course alludc to the assistant
Treasurer, Danl. Butterfeld, Of whom
q republican paper in New York said
that when in College at Schenac-
tady N. Y. murdered a young man in
a drunken brawl who in 1872 was
indicted Mt Utica N. Y. for arson,
and escaped hanging through the
wealth and influence of his father and
fed to South America that Conklin
nm accomplicc and the son Of q poor
widow was convicted and hung; that
afterward through his wealth lie got
a commission in the army, and owed
that position to the simple fact of his
wealth, and his being boon compan-
ion with the sporting men with whom
Mr. Grant associates. Therefore I'M
less The Times and the republicans
Of this county claim to be wiser than
their president there is danger in
the blind adherence to party nomin-
ations that it publicly, boldly, and
unblushingly avows.
To its remark that We would not
support the men We suggested be-
cause /" they arc too radical liberty
loving men to receive democratic
support, We would simply say that
because Of their honesty there is less
danger Of the republicans Of this dis
triet ever nominating them for the
positions we suggested.
T.. p. Stevenson of PHILADELPHIA,