North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-07-21
Correspondence.
PRAIRIE Town, July 18th, 1869.
To the Editors of the Times:

correspondence
PRAIRIE TowS, July 18th, 1869.
To the Editors of the Times:
Old Nasty has atlength fairly withdrawn
from the Republican party, and run up
the Labor Union Banner 1t has long
been expected that he would drift out OF
the party but generally thought that he
would consolidate the many isms that he
has been laboring for the past three years
to en- graft upon the platform of Republi-
canism into ono sublime National party,
under the name and style of the ITEM
perance Sunday School Picnic-iioop-
Skirt and Labor Union party" That
there will be much rejoicing among the
Republicans of the county at his departs
urc, we have not doubt. He says that
he "would sooner cut his right arm off
than support the Republican Nominees of
the late Elkader Convention" That
declaration will elect them by an old
fashion six hundred majority. and not by
one of those modern three hundred
maioritics, to which we have been reduced
since he was permitted t, run his paper
inside of the Republican lines. The
McGrcsor Neus was started as Republic
can paper, and has received a very liberal
support from the Republicans of the
county. until very recently. The Repub-
lican Board of County Supervisors, has
long since refused to recognize it as a
Republican paper, and we are informed
that not one of the fifteen Republican
lauyers Of the county ,could ertend to ii any
Of the printing patronage Of their offices,
and bur few take the paper, and these few
take it as an expression of respect for
Mr.. Gilmore. The financial manager of
the paper, and a Republican of respecta-
bility and character. If the old Apostate
will only stay out of the PARTY, there will
be great rejoicing. But it is quite likely
that he will come whining around, and
asking to be admitted again, about the
time Of the meeting of the United States
Senate, and should not be surprised if he
placed the names of the Republican
nominees at the head Of his paper, with
out waiting for them, or the Delegates
who nominated them, to approach his
sanctum with obscqueous cringe, and ask
forgiveness for presuming to refer in their
Convention, to the Allisonian Post Office
collar that had been bestowed upon him,
in preference to a Republican. The
attack on the Republican party in tSis
county, which he promises shall come off
before the election, he announces in the
last News as follows: Between this and
tie election, we shall draw personal
sketches report (confdentiaD sayings
and doings, and publish letters of these
| members of the Convention, and of some
| ofMe Candidates Nominated at E2kader."
Well, we can only say to this; ''so in
Tompky," particularly after them six
dollars that Glib. owes, and if you get it,
it will perhaps enable you to pay off some
old forgotten outstanding debts Of your
own, not projected by the static of llmi-
tations. Our friend Jo., Of the Journal,
who was slightly wounded at the late
Convention, by the bursting of large
| Allisonian nutshell, is now convalescent
and will shortly resume his former posi-
ton at the head of the Republican press
| of CLAYTON Co.-which means Northern
Iowa-with Dubuque as part Of it
under consideration.
CONVENTION,