Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-26


pared for the result from the moment
/ saw how our State and Coumty
Democratic { y Conventions were com
posed and managed, ard how such
sterling. long tried, faithful and wise
Democrats as Ex-Governor Stephen
Hcmps. cad, Hon. Alexander .. An
derson, Hou. r. s. Wilson. Hon. I.
I M. Monroe, John Dccry, Prot. j. j.
L. Norman; Gen. w. ". Smith, Gen.
Warner Lewis, and many others OF
It's ruled ont OF our County Conveii.
ton, and denied a hearing even here,
and at Des Moit,es, because We were
tor adheerihg strictly to Democratic
measures and men, and because, tor
aooth; We were opposed to the en-.
dorse!nent OF Horace Greeley. or any
other so call.d Liberal Republican.
whose l,berality was the consequences
OF his failure TO get Office for himself
or his friends at the hands Of General
Grant, as though the President had
an Office or . tat contract tor every
man who hal voted tor him, Of
fought under him at the South. l
had had a great deal OF patronage 20
dispense in my time, as delegate,
Surveyor General and Senator, and
knew very we'll how utterly 'mposs'
BE It was to give pap to every man
who had voted fer me, and there
fore l know how to make allowances
tor President Grant, aud tor You and
others who have official pos,tions
and patronage to dispense.
But / and my associates who were
adhecrlng strictly to the long cstab
lished usages OF our party, AMI fos
the out and out nominations OF long
and we'll tried Democrats OF the Jet
terson, Jackson, Polk, Pierce and
Buchanan Schools, were not only ig
nored, by the men who VOW rule III
with iron rods, some OF whom came
here but 4 few years since from York
| State, Canada, DC, with the reputa
ton OF Know Nothing, and Freesoil
ism clinging TO their skirts, but We
we're almost kicked out OF our coun
" and State coyention and denied
the liberty Of the presses winch oul
money patronage and energies had
built up, aud into the possession and
control OF which they worked them
| selves by stealth and against the ex
pressed wishes, in one instance, o
the patrons aud builders up OF III.
paper, in large meeting of thu
Democrats in the Office itself.
1t such tyranny and anti Demo
cratic usages were p,acticed in thi.
| city and county alone they might
perhaps be 6orMe with in silence, but
when the evil affects the party
throughout the State and the Union
/, at least for one, can stand 1t nc
longer, and will march out, and int
the ranks 81 our opponents, who arc
true to themselves At least ii not x
tie whole country, which has spokci
in thunder tones, not to be misuntier
stood, il there be truth in thu
proycrb, .'ror popuh TOR Des" Blu
The Message Of the President since
his triumphant reelection by tn
creates. majority ever given, be
lievs, to .ny predecessor of his
shows that he IL tor retrcnchment AM
reform, tor executing tho Civil Ser
vice act, for tho Washhurn propu,,
ton to pIacs the telegraph under tn
control OF the Post Master General
which il quite ~ reasonable az tha
the mails should be under the .lircc
tion OF the general government, IN
stead as they were originally unie
the management and direction Q
sou.less corporations or individuals
General Grant and his party are NOR
democratic than Mr.. Greeley woult
have been had he been elevated L
tac Chict Magistracy Of the nation, "a
he doubtless would have callet
around him such men as Sumner
Trumbull, and others Of the disaffect
ed radical Republican party-lik'
DR.. Guilbert, sen.-to the almos
total discontinue OF the Democratic
wing OF the coalition-who wer'
largely in tho majority, ,hougl
thousands remained at home in dis
gust. am, with great respect, per
sonally aud politically.
Your old colleague and friend,
GEO. w. Joxss.
HIM lanes Harlan. TT. =. SunatOr