The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-26
Candidates and Platform Of the
Junior Dolly Vardens.


Saturday in the name of the largest
and most respectable class Of. our citi-
zens. That it was not. what it pur-
ported to be; but instead only an at
tempt to bring by such plausible pre-
text, some votes not otherwise OBJ
tainable to the support Of the opposi-
ton to the Republican party in the
county, we think too plain to call for
argument here. Such, at all events,
was the opinion Of candid spectators
Of the proceedings in Convention. We
do know, further. that good men went
to that Convention feeling favorable
to the movement. but came away,
after seeing how managed aud by
whom. thoroughly disguised. We
will leave, then, for the present, what
the Convention was, for few rem arks
upon what 1t did. a
Against the gentlemen personally,
who were uuIn iuat- by TINS Conv-u-
ton, we have nothing to say. Mr..
George G. Mcclellan, the nominee for
Clerk. is a young man who has just
finished University education, hav-
ing been student for many years
past and intending to follow some
scholarly profession in the future
which probably recommended him
for q "Farmers' and Laborers1?)n
candidate. Although 4 bred-in.the-
bone Democrat, Mr.. McC. IL an esti
mable young gentleman, but one
whose total lack Of any practical, bust
ness experience would be grave OBJ.
stacle to his efficiency 10 the Office for
which he is named. ID. A. Diltz, who
received the nomination for Recorder,
is Republican Of long and good
standing and Is undoubtedly well
qualified for the Office namei. We
are in hopes his name may have
been used without his consent; and
shall be truly sorry to see him meet
the fate Of dog Tray Of spelling book
notoriety. The. candidate for Super
visor is Mr.. Jesse Pigot, whose desire
for an office alone, we are led candid
~ to think, made him, first Greeley
Democrat, and now a mover ins and
candidate OF this convention We
know nothing of his capabilities aud
therefore say nothing, pro or con.
The remaining candidate, Mr.. Halter,
of Iowa TIP, is a gentleman, scholar
and an old fashioned Democrat. He
is q much older man than the Repub-
lican candidate. Mr.. Miller. who
thought himself too old to serve in
the arduous work of Surveyor, an
objection Mr.. fl. would probably raise
to his own candidacy did he deem an
election as one Of the probabilities.
The resolutions passed by the con.
vention are amusing in their innocent
buncoub. True, they say much that
is good and true. but what political
platform was ever made which did not
do that. Platitudes about honesty
and reform are always in order on
such occasions, but how they have
ever particularly affected the candida.
dates after they were elected has new
er been noticeable. If the resolutions
Of nominating conventions In favor Of
honesty and economy had any effect
mon the candidates Of those conven-
tons after election, we should never
have rogue in ofiice-never
So far as the resolution in this con-
vention pledging its candidates, II
elected, to pay % per cent. of their re-
spective salaries into the county treas
ury, every one knows that 1t does not
practically amount to the value Of the
naner on which IL was written. Should
these men be elected lsome Of whom
did not even lend the sanction Of their
presence to the proceedings Of the
conyentipn) they could and mould do
lust as they pleased with their salar
ies-and few men have ever pleased to
throw those things over their shoulder
Again, so far as the Recorders sala- |
nv is concerned, the proposed plan |
would be . regular swindle upon those 1
having business at that office. The
salary OF the Recorder Is wholly OBJ
tanned by charging q sum prescribed
by law for each instrument recorded
by him. To take FROM those having
deeds recorded one fourth Of the costs
thereon, and put it into the County
fund for which all are supposed TO be
taxed alike, would be simple and
unmixed steal. Much might be spe-
cited in other resolutions that IL
untrue or simply ridiculous. The
idea OF county convention which
should of consisted Of 81 delegates,
but could instead only muster S.. the
Of these being without any
credsntisis or real authority 70 repre-
sent any ons--the idea ofeueh body's
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