The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13


WENDELL Phillips declares that he
"knows the defects Of Gen. Grants
administration as well as any man"
If he knows all it's defects his knowl-
edge of that sort is simply prodigious.
Few people imagine how extensively
the manufacturing of wool into itsvarious
forms is carried on in the north, north
west aud west. In the comparatively
new State of Iowa there are at the
present time some ninety woolen mills.
Samuel J. Bayard, who helped
manage the Louisville farce, was a
known-nothing like Blanton Duncan.
1t turns out that instead of Wilson
and Butler being battle-scarred heroes,
they were battle-scared heroes. Of
course, the difference isn't much, but
then it's just as we'll to be accurate.
The silent partners of the Louisville
side-show, Grant, Morton & Co., are
chagrined to think that the expenses
have heen much greater than the re-
ceipts AFRO Ekoly tn he
The Duncan Grant party has gone
to the country with presidential ticket,
the head and tail of which both refuse
to serve. As the case stands now it is
the prettiest farce of the century.
Colfax wrote in 1865" There arc six
teen weighty reasons why Grant should
never be President. And those reas-
ons have been increasing in weight and
number every day since. "
Grant chivalrously gets even with
General Banks by kicking the latter's
brother out of the New York custom
house. -
How much was it that sBossss
Tweed was charged with stealing?
The Grant press have ceased publishing
the figures for some reason or other.
We agree with Grant papers that lit
would be an enormous crime to elect
drnnkard to the white house, "and this is
one reason why we don't favor the
election Of Grant.
It is apparent from our adviccs that
Vermont has gone Republican with her
usual punctuality. Her majority is not
quite up to the usual figures, which
shows that the tidal wave of reform has
slightly washed the shores Of the Green
Mountain State. "f4
Judge Woodward, Of Pennsylvania,
says that the report that he was dele
gate to the Duncan Convention is un-
tue and slanderous. He was in Louis
vile only on visit to some friends
The St. Louis people are congratula-
ting themselves upon the breaking of
the heated term: the mercury stood at
''only ninety-six '.in the shade on Tues
day +! The question naturally comes
up, if St. Louis calls ninety-six in the
shade cool, what does she hot weather!
If you have FREUD, or candidate, who
drinks too much for his own good, or
the good of the party, do not call him
drunken dog that is vulgar; tho
gentle expression is: Il regret that he
uses intoxicating liquors; wish he
would take the pledge: had mind
co ask him to join the temperance
society,"" ..- .s..-.
George Francis doesn't think he'll
Train with the Louisville crowd
The Chicago Mail flies this ticket:
For president-Hon Wilbur F. Storey.
For vice-president--Hon. LyaiaThomp-
son.
Blanton Duncan was never Democrat,
unless he may have acted with the
Democratic party in some local election
or other since the war. He was an old
line whig, and afterwards rabid Know
Nothing. The Louisville riots were
charged to his Inspiration. He is .
capital tool for G, ,ntism.