The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-27
.fHH OTTUMWA COURIER



--fre
stis the least hi, iNunv to zee the
Hon. George Gi''aspy on sur streets
day by slay posting the faithful OF the
rural districts, in tue new role OF
Greeley Democracy. tits many Years
since VIZ have seen him so earnest and
active. Wc.csn recall in our mind
some dark, sad and sorrowing DAYS. in
the past. when he was more active.
When his voice wa, heard in loud aud
animated conversation. and his gestic-
nta,ions OF eyes and arms even exceed
III his efforts OF To-day. Time rolled
on. his Democratic friends were whip
ped upon the battle field, and the
democratic party which az the OUT
hreak Of the war, was dominant in
Wapellc county. kept dwindling down
aud George kept subsiding until
beaten as a candidate Tor Lieutenant
Governor aud State Senator. he be-
es'ne exceedingly docile. All at once
The old slnmhering fires are kindled.
The smoke ascends from on the self
same altar, for who is there that knows
him, expects any change with him, and
lhe Greeley strategy is accepted where
with TO lead tho foriorn hope Of
Democracy back into power. He sits
in the shade and calls around him his
Democratic friends, from the country,
and expounds to them the Greeley
programme. Some of them saw G how
Is this G,llaspy that YOU can 20 old
Greeley, amt that q very hard pill to
swaiiowW Well yes, but you don't
understand; YOU see We have been
whipped over and over again, till am
getting awful tired Of the thing. and
when we are down We have got to do
the beat we can to get up: now you
know can never he an thing but the
saHle old dyed in the wool Democrat,
and neither can YOU, but tine fact is,this
Sreeley dodge gives us a chance In
the light. to take advantage Of these
Liberal chaps qaar,~liins with Re.
puhiieans, and the ehsnces are that Il
I'VE manage var carsls wei, we can
carry Wapeilo CO. with the Liberal aid,
Vt course we shall have to be kindly
with the Liberals, but then when they
are once with ns no matter what we
40 they wiil'have TO stay with rs for
where else can they gof Then; seain.
- We eaa carry a county here aud
There that is close, by this means we
aiay now OF ut sometime soon carry a
Judicial On congressional district, and
50 FINELY. the State aud nation. Don't
you see how plain all this is. and can't
sou see how this shrinking ot
! Liberals nay help us ont OF q tight
pinch u We plsy our cards rightr still
ssoa know ssts hou9,ml aassed IN ,ruA
tae arcat Denscc,vtic party sciu amount
% Aokasas less aid aotaiag more tst,a
tss saase.esd Democracy, to 10 as M.sa
bseass Just rs s9on as then
.sst aties'e hoy caas. That possu,n will
all pc ours excep. little insignificant
part TOT The iail, that must wae lust as
we say Now this isvcry fairly and
s9tiarcty put. and sonie of the breth.
fcil say, that looks very fair snd may
o. .
ne u wi tAlv tosg~s Greeley with the
.u' ae reservations, but really we
gsfton'f Just likcto play double and con-
real our READ sentiments this way, but
yet ~e would like nightly 10 beat
Grant and those fellows who We
remember were 50 insolcnt 10 us peace
chaps during the war. Right here
sfaorgc put in a telling and timely
lick by quoting Horace's peace pro-
cliyities,and .'let EN- so policy during
the rebellion, ETC.. etc, and SO he
asinches good many of them. An
ether class say that If they are to 90
fora Republican, thcy might IS well
go for Grant and be on the winning
side. IL they shonid go Greeley AMI
be beaten, they ask what in thu world
are they to do next? They sax they
have been taking bitter doscs or rather
pretending to. for years and years. in
the shape Of negro equality, eonstitu-
iional amendments. payment OF the
National debt. which they once repu-
dlatad. and scores of other distsstefnl
food. and they have never seen any
fruit of their trucking so far, and at
last they are heartily tired Of il.
Finally. they "a. they have a bout
come 10 the conclusion that if they
must subscribe 70 Republican doctrine
they will take 1t struigh: or else thew
viii draw off entirely sna refuse 10 act
at all. except in the DID war with
straight Democratic nomination. That
they have no janus tsce. 10 tit Gil
,ipsay's platform. To sisaky Repus,Ii-
cans, George says. why j would as
soon think OF going back upon my |
father Us upon old Greeley. and seems
70 mc yaa augls. to think SO too.
'.Wais ia'o my pas1or saia the spider to the ny.r
That egg viii never hatch, George, and
yon and others who are like YOU busy
ing themselves with this Grce,ey
Democratic dodge. viii be doomed IL
bitter disappointment.
a Man il known by The Company be
keeps.
Y Itoraes Greeley has no, gone back
upoh his toliner political character IL
he l. to-day The honest man POLITICALLY
which he has had considerable repute
for ~ former days: WHY is II that the
tannapy Tw.,:a ring Of New York
arc to-ta, earliest in his support? The
New York Times Iabored for months !
- expose the most 'nbomnia bic and
astounding corruption among the dem
ocratic Officials Of New York that ever
the world saw. and after time the
~. Z. Tribune ts'-hiy seconded the
efforts OF the Times followed soon after
lay q.osi dolenco oi Mayor Hall. one
of the rascally otiicials. Now these nen-
tiemen enc and III are the fast active
and cnfIgst -t,lii,,.i1 s,.;.,..lo n ~.