Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-31
Bie0nt01 AddrexA % the Oe0a(
eent1 Of NJ over Comfy.

lBienntal Address % the Demo.
Gratis Of Mower Coooay.
FRIENDS When two years ago,
the Democratic County Convention was
controlled by fraud and violence.
turned into a so-call:d "Peopl,'s"
convention, in violation Of the rights Of
a large minority Of Democrats, and the
Democratic organization abandoned, it
was thought meet and BETTING the oc-
casion that the unprincipled crew the"
in command Of the good old Democratic
ship should be taught that the ''way Of
the transgressor is hard.' that corrup-
ton wins not more than honesty, and
az n means to that end, a straight Dem
"eratic ticket was placed in the field
The result is we'll known. The politi-
cal dickerers who are ever ready to sell
out their party friends,-eood name, (?)
everything for less sum than judas
g"t for betrayins his master, were rout-
cd, horse, foot and dragons. aud the
authors Of the hybrid new departure
doctrine taught a salutary, and it was
supposed, a lasting lesson. Again.
however, fellow Democrats. after lapse
Of two years. during which time the
party has been placed in healthy con-
dit;on, end has achieved some success,
has this ;rrepressib'e hybrid element
composed Of Democrats without reputa.
ton, and Republicans q Ia renegade,
arisen to the surface. and again have
the>, by fraud and knavlsh tricks, pack
ed and b"gus caucuscs, packed commit
tees, aud outrag GUS rulings, gut p"sscs-
sion Of the Democratic County Conveu-
tion, and second time gone through,
the farce Of disbanding the organization.
% temp"ro: 0 nsore*! can suct,
things be and overcome Us like sum.
mer cloud without our special wonder. u
The great Democratic party, which has
had a national existence for three.
f"urths Of a century. and ben on t"I
more than half the tune, has beer
s~opped IF for yellow dug, and the
Dig killed. and all this by whom
Why, By the reputable band If patriot,
VII" at an early day imported voters or
the county seat questions fr"h. eish
b'ring c"unties. aud the State Of Iowa
and at later day 50 conducted count,
rRa;rs a. t" make them il stencil in th'
"ostrils If all decent people. Dc,no
Gratis Of Mower county, the great part,
which has s,cudi'y kept On uph"ldin;
the constitution, trau'ed BY men VIII
h.d no te"r Of bay"nets t" sw"rve tn II
tr'm making constitution which CAV
al men the right to believe MS the
wished, gave al men the trecd"m Of tn
ballot. gave =" President the power Il
altering result attained hy the hnll'
calls upon you t" renew your alleyianc
and battle more vigorously for its pri.
ciples now that fostering orrup,i"
permeates every branch Of the publ;
service. 1t calls upo" you to keep
before tie people, that the party i
power has scd"'ou*ly sought to kec
down lahorine men while it built up
n'onied aristocracy, that it has abri'ls &c
the right Of citizens. held that person,
power Vas ub"ve law and the c"nstit,
ton. tor" down barriers built up by INC
; VIII" had the good If the ~h":e natio
ut heart and who had n" thought
political tyranny, that it has produce
, r"tt"n corruption and fraud in evc'
:: branch Of the 90. er"u.cnt it rcquir,
you now, more than ever, t" keep ri.|
. on uncarth;ng government fraud
showing up the dc!alcati"ns IF Radio
oficials, proving to the mass that mo