Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-10-26
%See Gallons new advertisement.
Buckingham Correspondence .
PARTY ORGAN AGAIN.

PARTY ORGAN AGAIN.
Mr.. Editor 81 do not know 80 An answer
Is expected from me to yours Of week >before
last, but few verbs.
ssid-"yet owing its (RRPupLIcAx's) ex-
istencs, or 1t least its prosperity, TO par-
ty." There are other ways to support pa
per than By public printing. lpresums
this place 10 fair example Of other places.
The Postmaster informs me there are A. cop.
lee Of The REPUBLICAN, taken here, not i've Of
which are taken by Democratic. II that ra-
ito holds good throughout the county, .nd
presume it does, then my position is cor
rect. Cutoff yaur Republican subscribers
and the paper would stop; that is the ''cer-
tain extent AMI it covers tho entire
ground.
OsseRvEn Is fiicnl Of the Rxr pDLIcAx,
yet he does not know that 1.-The last Rerubli-
can County Convention distinctly declared
with my aid, advice, continuance aud con
sent that tho co unity printing patronage
should net be given to the KEPuBLlcAN."
He has repeatedly declared in these columns
that his only test Of Office was capacity, that
as long - a public servant was faithful and
continuance, hence, for six years he sup
ported 4, J. Wheaton for. Treasurer; hence
this year, he supported the present incum.
bent. Tho RErUBLloAN, this year, quarrel>
ed with Mr.. Schaeifcr, he withheld his pats
rousge, the party was not responsible for
the quArrsll, yet, the party has suffered by it.
OBsEsvER is Of the same opinion as the
Editor, that the public party printing should
70 to the REPUBLICAN,, but the fact that there
are two newspapers Of the same politics in
tho county, and, that. . public officer canno,
give the patronage to both. aad he gives it
to his fsvorite. does not change the public
party relation Of the disappointed organ. |
am mortified that any man aspiring ts
public position has so little public spirit as
70 Neglect to support the party organ, yet
his neglect IL net sufficient cause for that
organ 70 refuse 10 place tho name or names
Of the candidates in its columns under the
proper head. Because. the party by sub
scribing and other ways, maintaias the pa
per for that purpose among others.
Your principal position 10 that you re-
ceive the printing Of the party because Of
your location and because Of the Statute.
lot. There 10 NO probability that y, would
print tickets and posters if you were not
Republican. 2qd. II the REPUBLICAN, had
not been . Republican paper,-stsrte.l ~
sueh,-it would never have had an existence
in Toledo; consequently, you could mot have
availed yoarsslfo Of the Statute.
II it be true, ~ you say, 'that you do not
receive orders that il would advantage the
county for you to receive" the Supervisors
and other officials are guilty Of grave
omission Of public duty, and disregard Of
their cath Of Office. and liable 70 public Gen.
uure.
CHICAGO suvREREas.
Our citizens, deeply moved BY the neces-
stiles Of the poor Of Chicago, made 90 BY the
late terrible eondagration, resolved to aid
them. and, ON Monda,, the 10Th, SllS:and
three boxes Of clothing we're contribut ed.
The money Vas taken in BY one Of our mer-
ehauts. Owing TO some misuuderstau diug,
the clothing was not forwarded 70 the dspe<
in time for him to take II, and Was sent to
Maj. Free. Of Toledo, to BE- forwarded.
MARRIED.
a pleasant surprise awaited the greater
portion Of the congregation. at:Ripley Chap
q. Sabbath morning, q which time, Hon.
n. s. Nagoon, Of Darlington. tWis., and
Miss Isabelle Smith, daughter Of william I.
Smith, Esq. Of Buckingham. wsrc united in
marriage. By The pastor, Rev. II. s. Mills.
ouAlrsaLv MEETING,
yesterday, st the NJ. E. Church, vas we'll
atasadsd. have not heard she result Of the
proposition referred 10 the Circuit, to con-
stltute Buckingham . Station.
OBSERVER.
Octocsr %, 1871.
(OBsERrxH has paid little attention to cur
ent events and discussion. or he would not
assert that Mr.. Sehaeffsr withheld his pat
ronage from tho REPUBLICAN, by reason Of
the REruBLlcAx's quarrel with )Mr.lS. The
patronage Of the Treasurer 3 Office has been
withheld from the REPUBLICAN ever since
Mr.. S. became Treasurer and the Rxpu nLu-
CAN had no qu ariel. and no canseof quarrel
with MIR. s. until last Summer, and tn 9
cause OF quarrel then, was purely official,
and in no sense personal. There 10 little
else, il any. Of OnssRvgR's Argument bear
in1 rainst Our pnsitian md ~ formal ~