Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-07-06
The Year Of the Fight.

In Iowa it will be this year. The
grand struggle along the whole line
will, of course, he next year, when
every State will be on the battle line,
and the whole Union ringing with
the noise of the conflict. But all
that the opposition hope to make out
Of Iowa, they intend to make ont OF
the campaign just commencing. What
they want, and what they will aim
to do, is to cut down our next ma
jority ten, fifteen or twenty thousand,
and use the reduction as \ proof
that Radicalism is crumbling and dy.
ing in its strongest holds. They
hold, AMI hold truly, that to reduce
the majority in Iowa this much this
year, will insure them one or two
States more next year.
So let MS understand them, and not
be mapping while they are carrying
out their game in Iowa. In arrang-
ing tor the canvass at once to come,
let us meet them on the lines Of last
year, and keep them within the mar
row bounds in which we have held
them for several years and are now
holding them. But let us remem-
ber, that while we are periccting our
preliminaries,. mapping our campaign.
and selecting our generals, that we
are face to face, even in Iowa, with 4
harder fight than we have lately had.
Our Democracy are animated with
NV life. The snakes have slipped.
their skins, and arc come out in coun-
terfeit costume, IN which they hope
to meet better success than that they
have found under honest front and
open colors. And the leaders have
really succeeded in imbuing the mass.
cs into the belief that this year it will
be worth while to vote, and that
much depends on this election tor
the success of the greater one in the
coming year. They hare sll become
thoroughly converted 10 the new war
cry. Anything tor success-anythins
to power! and are ready blindly To-
follow in any direction, on any de.
parturc, that will lead to- the flesh
pots OF Office and the profit OF place,
They make no secret OF their pres
ent designs upon Iowa, so we shall
be doubly culpable if in being fairly
forewarncd wc are not carefully tore
armed. An organized campaign care.
fully drawn even to the mlnatest OF
details, was presented to the party
chiefs at the time of their recent
State Convention. 1t was adopted,
and the engineers Drafting 1t appoint
ed to carry it out. In open Convcn-
ton the new commander strength
ened the Democratic heart with the
assurance that "thc real Republican
majority in Iowa i. not over twenty
thousand" aud he intended to prove
it at the next election. This, to be
sure, was cheap and empty; but on
the Democratic ear, now SO quickly
on the alert, it sounded as trumpet
call OF better things speedily to come.
Under the inspiration OF the New
Departure, and the dare-deyiltry of
feeling which mask or disguise puts
upon all men, the Democrats OF
Iowa, as it is for every one to see, are
dressing on the color line with an
activity they have not exhibited for
years. This Fall they intend to
make strong fight, and to have
their every man at the polls. And
let us not foolhardily underestimate
their strength. All of their men, the
old Conservatives, the sore-heads,
and the bare-toots of the hills and
hollows, who have not been voting
for years, have been galvanized with
this new medicine, and will this time
be found in their place, ready to vote
early and often.
knowing these things. it is for us
to meet them more than halfway
and thrash them more soundly than
ever. Give us ticket of sterling
men, a platform bold and plain, and
| live committee to conduct the can
vass, aud we will meet these same
old Democrats trgged out III Re-
publican old-clothss, and snow them
under with the same old forty thous-
and majorlty-and add an extra ten
thousand jus. for the good effect it
will have on next year.-IState Reg
ter.
A Batavia man has not shaved
since the rebels fired upon Fort
Sumpter.