The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-08-19


RDruoR or ADvERTlsER:--I notice IN
your Issue Of the 18th inst, an article on
our method Of selecting candidates for
officers, Ia which It Is announced q
change ID to be acted on at our next
county convention; and the author Ia.
bors 10 show that the convention system
% advisable, and hopes change VIII
not b effected. Myself and very many
Of the people see 1t differently, and hope
. change will be effected to the primary
slectioa syatem Of the people in the
Aewaahirs and wards. We view the
ss11osyals1it u agents u deputies BY
AAsrl y y ndfsanSS. and iSads 70 sci.
fshnGss and corruption with them and
the candidates thus selected, and entire.
" unnecessary. It being quite as conve-
nient for the people in their townships
and wards to vote direct for the candi-
dates they choose. as to vote for dele
gates 10 the county convention, who too
often trade on the peoples candidates
for individual gain, which becomes an
expense on the morality Of the people
and treasury Of the government.
Unnecessary delegation Of the peoples
rights to individuals, not needed OF
wanted in our government, surplus
always has been and will continue tc
b . calamity, will lead to demoraliza
tion Of the government and its citizens.
This government is by and for the peo.
pls, and administered by their consent,
and In the excessive interest Of no indi.
viduals. The people enjoy the fruits OF
. viftuous administration Of the govern
ment and the penalties ola vicious and
corrupt one, and as the officers are the
only motive power Of the government
ever important the people select only
honest, capable, temperate and prudent
ones, aud let them be selected by the
peoples vote, and not confided to selfish
delegates. The people have equal rights
with theofiicars, except the performance
ofth0ss duties they assign them.
The civil list in our government
mainly run these delegated con ventions,
and Of course in the interest of them
selves aud their personal and political
friends, and tends to den,oralize the
citizen and the administration of the
government, and the peoples treasury
foot the bill they pay for it morally and
pccunisrily. a..
We have felt distressed at the iniquity
we have discovered In the above direc-
tion, and desire the people to take more
interest la their administration of gov.
ernment, select their own officers on
their merit for the places they want
them, and zee that they serve them for
their bond. and not pilfer their treas
ury, sell their birthrights, or assume
control Of the government through dele
gated conventions, or any other poiiti-
cal continuance or chi.antry.
Aug. 10, iS6y. re-
Tie above Is nearly the whole. and
oil We were able to crowd Ia after its
late reception, of u communication
which We publish only that we may not
be accused of uhfairness in suppressing
opposition to our previously declared
views. With due respect to the age
And attachments Of our correspondent,
whose experience should long ago have
taught him the difference between argu,
ment and assertion, we must say tina,
we do not consider the point in issue tt
have been touched by him at all. 1t i.
oil true and sounds very well. about the
rights Of the people to select their own
officers and to require of them faithful
and honest discharge of any and ali
their respective duties but after all i,
has little to do with comparing the mer-
Its Of two different modes of selecting
them aud deciding which is, all things
considered, the better one. Ii any ar
gument was made in the article in las
weeks paper, referred to by our CORES
pondent, we have no need to iterate il
! - It IL unassaile6: If not, not.
PETER CARTWRIGHT, d. D.-Shoul
hs live TO September 24th next, Pete
Cartwright will have finished his 5otl