Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-08-16

THE Greeley organ down street, will
q parrot like echo of the Dubuque Herald
alludes to the Republican Congressional
Convention, at McGrcgor, as San office
holders convention" and proceeds to an
analyze the delegation from this county
OF the sixteen delegates from this county
it finds that three were postmasters and
one mail agent. Anybody with thin
blefull of sense will see that the only
possible point to be made against the
delegation must end with the cnumera.
ton of federal appointees. But the Gree
ley organ goes on to mention the further
enormity that member of the Legisla-
lature, a Sheriff, county Treasurer, and
"two or three cx.officials," were also del
egates! There was blacker shading to
the picture, which escaped its attention;
there was-can corruption further go?-
a township trustee and notary public
among them! If there is any point in
the fact that four out of the sixteen dele
gates happened to be federal officials, the
Greeley organ is welcome to it, but we
would really like to know whether it
means to be understood as intimating
that the election of any man to office by
the people disqualifies him from having
voice in the nomination OF election of
any other man.
Two weeks since we clipped from the
Chicago Journal a short article referring
to Horace Greeley's assumed connection
with the Know othings, some years
since. We were careful to give it no cd
itorial Endorsement, and indeed, in view
of other and more important reasons
against Greeley's election, we did not
deem it of any great moment, even if
true. 1t was inserted mainly to afford
diversion to the stream of abuse and
Misrepresentation which the ConseroG-
tice was pouring on Mr.. Wilson. 1t had
the desired effect. The SANDERS against
Mr.. Wilson are dropped and the whole
force of the Greeley organ has been en-
ploycd ever since indicating its candi-
dates record and in frantic demands up
on us to take back the Islander" We
have nothing to take back, for we have
made no charge. We much question
whether the Chicago merchant can prove
his charge against Greeley; but it is no
more incorrect or incapable Of proof than
the miserable stuff against Mr. Wilson
with which the Conservative has filled its
columns for the past month or two, even
after Mr.. Wilson's manly letter. Mr.
Greeley has not yet denied the Chicago
mans story; perhaps it is not necessary,
but if he ever does, we will endeavor to
set his organ in this city an example of
fairness and honor by publishing his de
NAL and giving him the benefit of an edi-
torial cxculpation.
Ed BULLETIN In Tart weeks Con-
sercatire, the editor Of that paper, re-
ferring to the McGregor convention, calls
it an "oflice holders convention" and
then gives the names of the delegates
that were serving the people in an official
He seems to think that it is
wrong for Republican official to act as
a representative of the party to which
he belongs, in delegate convention.
If it is not right for Republican official
or cx official to attend nominating
how is it that when the De-
mocracy OF this county elected delegates
to their late State convention, they sent
a delegation euery one Of acAOm was either
an official, eX- official, or one that had
been defeated for official position. To
show that they did this, we here give the
names of the delegates to the Demo-
cratic Cor not an Office holders) conycn-
ton:
o. II. p. Roszcll, Justice Of the Peace.
G. II. Clark, ex-Assistant pm. under
the editor of the Conservative.
A. F. Williams, ex-Street Commissioner.
Aug. Meyers, defeated candidate for
Alderman in 1st ward.
And that their convention was q full
flcdged "office holders" gathering may he
inferred from the fact that every one of
their nominations, with one or two ex-
ceptions, for State officers, are either
present office holders or ex-officials; and
we venture the assertion without fear of
contradiction that there were more office
holders, ex officials and would-be officials
in the late mongrel convention at Des
Moines, where the lion and the lamb
NIahony and GrinnelD lay down together,
than have ever, at any time or place, at
tended delegate Republican convention.
REP.
Superintendent Conyention.
A Convention of County Superntend-