The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-24


0f the "P0sl" Knows about
Temperance " and Virtue.
We were led last week by the SUI
preme audacity Of the Posts untruth
full and hypocritical assert ions and
representations regarding this matter
into something like vituperation.
which we deprecate and for which We
apol.,gize to our readers. The facts In,
aud bearing upon the case are bad
enough. both for the Post aud its
master; and some Of these We propose
now quietly to rehearse, with especial
refe, ence to the last weeks statements
Of the paper named.
And right here We will take occasion
to say that this task is one we ~ould
gladly have stunned, but it Is forced
upon Us by the incorporate zeal Of the
ring organ. While we are not quite
ready to subscribe to the blind senti-
ment Of an adherent Of Mr.. COtton's,
who, writing to the Clinton Herald
with especial reference to the Congress
siona, contest, with . candor which
must b fiattering to Mr.. C, says
I'VE hold that the most ignorant and
1.-THE worst Republican candidates are
"better than the best Liberals or
Democrats" yet we do recognize that
principles arr If more Importance than
men. ard would never advocate endan-
gerinR their perpetuity by any attempt
to permanently weaken the party
which we believe has been, and IL
uphoiiing the correct ones. For this
reason we quietly accepted the nomi-
nation of Judge Cotton, aud did not,
and do not. advocate anything like
boiling therefrom. While this Is true.
1t Is also true that we do not propose to
be compelled to join the Post In kneel
ing at the shrine and crying Great Is
Diana Of the Ephesians. Because we
accept in silence an unit nomination
we shall not be compelled to defy the
nominee. But the Post could not be
satisfied with this. and took advan-
tsge OF temperate criticism on our
part of single one Of Mr.. Cotton's
official acts to declare In spiteful itefa-
tion and reiteration. not only that Mr..
G. Is I'll that Is good. true. temperate
and virtuOus, but aIso that all in Tip.
ton who are dissatisfied with him and
his course are liars and villains. The
gauntlet thus thrown down we cannot
refuse to take up; and II. In attempting
to defend ourselves against the calum-
MES Of the Post. Its angelic Mr.. Cotton
gets some Of his feathers scorched. no
one should complain. For. while we
again insist that We advise no Repub-
lican not 10 vote for Mr.. Cotton. or to
vote for any one else. we confess To be
perfectly willing that every Republi-
can should make up his mind how to
vote knowing the whole truth about =
man, concerning whom II one-half
that is currently reported be true, it IL
an insult to any honest. moral man to
ask him to leave the bosom Of . pure
family and cast vote for such an one
to represent him and his in the high.
est council of the .tion.
To return to the Post aud its article
Of last week: II there charges land
this is thu second time 1t has done so)
that certain persons went from here to
the Congressional convention at De-
Witt "for the expressed purpose Of
"using dishon0rabie means to prevent
1.-THE nomination Of the peoples choice
" for Congrssa;n these msans consist-
ing IA II explains In another place, Of
trying To compel Mr. G. to pledge
himself to do their bidding before he
Twas nominated" together with
desperate efforts to defeat him when
"they found he WAS too honorable
"tthe-e Italics look like irony, but they
ARE the P0sts), to secure votes by
pledges"
Now IL the editor Of the Post knows
anything whatever about the circum-
stances Of the time alluded to, here
and at Dewitt. he knows full well
that every word of the above is IA false
as AS we'll, as Mr.. Cotton himself.
We can prove by witnesses whom
even the Port would hardly care 10
dispute
l-t, That no number Of men went
from here with an expressed intention
tn defeat Mr.. C.'s nomination; bat
only went in obedience to the univer
sal voice Of the Republicans here, who.
under the circum stances. unanimously
demanded \ change In the PostOffice.
End. That no Upton man unless 1t
was Mr.. James himself), even init
mated to Mr.. Cotton q desire for the
appointment Of any particular individ-
ual rs postmaster, but only asked him
that Greeley editor should not con-
tinue to hold the Office.
81, That although Mr.. Cotton did at
first whimper about /" civil .eT vice re
form" and political martyrdom. y
and say he thought Mr.. Morrow better
he left in the post-offic. unit. after
election. IA sentiment in which Mr.
James alone Of all the riptonites there
present. expressed himself rs coihcid-
ing, yet he did finally promise fully
and fairy, and that too before his
nomination, that Morrow should be
removed ut once This was all that
was asked Of him, and he was repeat.
eddy told that 1t was asked, not in Ell
nifty. but only as matter Of right
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