Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-10-21

OBJ youa Uoter.
A. F. Sperry. Editor.
After the Battle.

The Official Canvass of the vote of
this County last week, herewith pub
lished, is worth studying. From it
and other returns we find the follow
ing figures: Whole vote of County
last year, on Electoral ticket, 4457;
whole vote this year, on State Sup't
of Instruction, full term, 4112; falling
off in full vote this year, from vote
polled last year, 345; falling off this
year from actual vote Of lCountysif all
pol1ed, not definitely known, but
certainly not less than $40; average
Republican majority last year, rough
count, 70; average Republican major
ity this year, rough count, III; gain
in average Republican majority this
year over last, rough count, 80; fall
ing off in Republican vote this year,
from last year, comparing kisseli's
full-term vote now with Electoral
ticket then, l5l; falling off in Demo-
cratic vote this year from last year,
| compared in same way, 1874.
Comparing these figures, we find
| that Democrats staid mt home this
year worse than we did, but that we
did it abominably. If every vote in
the County were polled, for a fair
and square party test, or if the Re-
publicans would but come up to the
polls as they ought, we would flax
out the Democrats in this County by
at least go straightmajority. Let us
see to it next year.
On the State ticket, Merrill was
scratched little, and Dillon Il great
deal, as an expression of the feelings
of our people on the Railroad Tax
matter. What Gillaspy and Rich
ardson were scratched for, let Demo
Gratis tell.
On the County ticket, Bennett
gained votes in Pella by personal
effort, representing that he had no
hope of being elected, but that he
wanted his neighbors there to vote
for him "merely as personal COM
pliment there at home," on account
of the way he had been conducting
himself lately, &C., &C.; and so some
Republicans forgot principle and
party and voted for rampant Cop
pcrhead. Let us fondly hope the
like may not occur again.
AS to Messrs. Hospers and Marsh,
the Table Of Majorities elsewhere
given shows that the Democratic
bondholder, who don't want poor
men to vote, has now to imbibe lac
teal nourishment from the posterior
mammal protuberance. He can chew
the cud of reflection over the fact that
poor men in this County have rights,
and propose to maintain them. His
party will never run him any more
but let the people remember that
they did run him this time, and their
feelings and sympathies will remain
the same.
AS to the other candidates, we need
here only remark that Mr.. Kelly's
majority of 40 over Mr.. Jones may
teach the Democratic party that al
! though they put on their best and
most popular man, yet if the Repub-
iicans in this County do but hold to-
gether and vote straight, he can't
stand a show. For it will be noticed
that Kelly ran even with his State
ticket, and Jones only Is behind his,
and yet Kelly beat him by 140.
To sum up, then, although the fall
ing off i'm vote this year or any year
hurts the Republican party more
than the Democratic, because it is
the more numerous party in the
County, yet we have in spite of it
made gain, and won a glorious
victory--damaged, however, by the
surrender Of one of the most impor-
tant offices. Let us heed the lessons
of experience, and next year put on
our best men, avoid unwise divisions,
poll our full vote, and we shall lay
the cold corpse of Democracy in this
County out in the bleak and barren
Golgotha of public contempt where
| its kindred remains from the rest of
the State already rot and stipk, far
from the proud, victorious camp on
the battle field of Republican
Liberty.
''The Reason
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