The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-17

| Let us examine the si.us,ion for mo-
| ment. We learn through your columns
that Me-srs. Blu. aud Chambe are the
: only candidates for Senator; that Messrs.
Tufts and Beatty are the only candidates
for Representatives; that Messrs. Van
Ness and Mcclellan are the only candi-
dates for Treasurer, and 80 on through
the list. Now all the above are very
worthy and respectable gentlemen, 10
doubt, as good aud 10 better, perhaps,
than hundreds Of others in the county
who remained ut home aud made money
during the war; and the only thing we
know against them 10, that they have
nominated themselves for the. several Of
dces, and thus usu,p ped right which,
belongs exclusively to the people. They
evidently do not believe that Whose
ever exalteth himself shall be abased."
It is quite possible that some Of the
| above named gentlemen have served
their country at the post Of danger, aud
| II 50, the above remarks, of course, DO
not apply to them but so far US I am
aware, not one Of these self-constituted
candidates ever raised an arm to preserve
the institutions which they are now SO
anxious to enjoy.
Aud now, in conclusion, let me ask
the delegates to the Convention: Are
you ready and willing to ratify this
ticket already made up by few wire
puIiers? Or will you so as free and un.
tramme'ed men, and after free and full
consultation, put in nomination ticket
composed of worthy men Of your choice,
not forgetting those who rallied at their
country's call in the time Of vital dan
ger? There are scores of such men In
the county. and they are no less worthy
because they are not parading their
claims before the people.
Can you then, in justice, ignore the
rights of such men and leave the Con.
vention feeling that you have done your
duty to them? What say you, Messrs.
delegates, to nominating a ticket com
posed of good, modest men? And what
say you, fellow electors of Cedar County,
to voting such ticket? For one, am
free to confess that it is luxury which
1 should very much like to enjoy.
ACu. II, 1871. REPUBLICAN.
The ADVERTISER having been quoted
as autho,it; for certain statements which
are made the text for the above, we rise
to explain:
through the ADVERTISER that such and
such persons were the "only" candi-
dates for any certain Office. The most
that has been said in that paper was that
it had learned of no others save the ones
named.
Second. That is only assertion to say
that each of the gentlemen named made
himself candidate !; and that it is an
assertion which we think will not bear
the light of facts in its SO general appli
cation to all the candidates in que ton,
although the remarks in that connec.
ton are by no means without sufficient
cause to make them pertinent.
Third. That at least one of the candi
dates enumerated by our correspondent,
namely, Mr.. J. ". Bull, did "serve his
country at the post of danger ~ and We
DO not know but others of them may
have done the same. This last correc
ton is made of course without any de-
sire TO find fault with the position Of
'nepnh!i,.an " in regard to those to
! whom lie aiiu,les, for although the cry
oi 's3ll.eIs ulaiiu,' has So often been
! made lie cover for dirty political trick
cry that It's sound is almost diss listing,
yet we know that Cedar county has al.
ready made her pledges to her returning
soldiers mean more than empty compli-
luent. aud i. Will never cease to he grat
| flying 10 the class for which We have the
right of q humble member to speak, to
! know from TIE honest words and deeds
Of their friends and neighbors that them
selves aud their work are not forgottcn
as the years go by.