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

tains'rkimpiy because no more we're
deemed necessary under the circum-
stances.
In the third place-and this alone
lprOrcs the longer petition" plea to be
only one Of the Posts lame subterfnges,
Mr. Cotton promised Mr. Shaw the APP
p0intment Uhes he. COTTON Was here
With Ldndfs petition IN his pocket, and
before Nha,C had started & petition at
all. How did the half dozen people"
who talked with Cotton here bring
this about NJ against the request of
hundred aud fifty ''politicians' which
he carried In his pocket? Again we
ask. Who are the "people." and who
the "politicians?" Before leaving this
part of the subject. about which much
more might be said did not time forbid.
We wish again 20 cay that no csnsure
whatever attaches, In our estimation.
to Mr. Shaw. He WAS sent for by Mr.
c., and told to get up petition and
be would be appointed; aud 10 doing
no he only did as any one would do.
He un ,erstood, rs every one here did
by that ii ne, as indeed Mr. c. did then
explicitly Inform . prominent Repub-
lican here. that Mr. Landt could not
have his Mr. C.'s) recommendation
under any circumstances Should y
words reference to the Posts claim OF
an unfair and beer-ii. fluenced election
be deemed appropriate here, il will be
only necessary to point to the fact that
il any one WAS wrOnged thereby 1t WA
Mr.. Reigart. who IL NOT much righted
by the appointment Of third person.
No, this WAS only another pretext.
The fact was. the little Post ring had
determined thai Mr. Landt should not
be appointed, and there II was aud IL.
Aud now, sn.i lastly for this time,
to pay little attention to the Posts
highly conscientious regard for tenn
perance and virtue In every one who
may expect it's distinguishedsu support. 1t
dirtiiy, rs IL its wont. insinuates IN
every one Of it's articles upon the sub
ject, that Mr.. Landt, and I'll aud sing
ulsr those who supported him for p.
NJ. deserve reprohstion by the com
munity for their intemperance and
vice; and in the article in considers.
ton here. says with direct reference
TO Mr.. Landt, 1.-The people (?l deter
mined to have y temperance Post
master" Now while we have every
reason to think such an inputation
against Mr.. l. wholly unwarrantable.
we certainly hav. M need to defend
him against the Post when we can
point to the fact, as we have already
done, that he was Mr.. James first
choice for the position; and was per.
sonalIy assured by Mr.. J. himsssf,
before his Landt's) candidasurs -
came public, that he (James) wisan6
him 10 come out for the place and
would dn all he could to help him get
1t. Aud ut the same time 1t was init
mated that he, together with his right
bower, Morrow. (the people" again)
had an "influencen i'm that direction
which would be ''nbks TO control the
matter" The event proved this
latter assertion to be true; but where
then were those con scientious scru-
pies? Again. we remember that the
County Recorder was once censured
in the ADVERTISER for wholly neg.
Letting any personal attention to the
duties Of his Office. This was that
officials answer through the Post:
The Recorders weekly supervision
of things, and his faithful Deputy in
"the Recorders office, Nix. G. G.
/" LANDT, are sufficient guarantees to
"the people that the office Is in order"
Hear Temperance" shrek!
We should not need go any farther
to prove the Posf's cousu.nsn..ts- has,
pocrisy on this point but under the
circumstances we shall not fail to re-
mind it that its own de,nigod, Cotton,
principle or practice. II is known
and read of all men how that mans
open and unblushing RIGHTEOUSNESS
saudered his family Ties and entaiIed
life Of shame upon innocent persons;
1t is equally well known that his
temperate habits are those Of your
ted To be the worst enemy to the cause
nf temperance, especially when the
example set shines down from. some
place OF noncr and distinction and a.
to his firmness in honor and honesty
for which the Post cries "Aii hail.
alas, We have see, the affi OF
good Grant Republicans at Calamus,
in Clinton county, to facts which
point with u concinsIveness that would
endanger criminals neck were they
applied to- conviction for capital O :
fence, to the conci isiou that this
same A. X. Cotton, during the present
campaign. Went into n low dosgery in
the town named and bought and paid
the cash for the proprtetor's cote and
influence in his 6ehnJ. As to truth and
candor, instance alter instance oil
demagoguery presses itself upon ns,
but no mere NJ this time.
We have warned the Posi- to let this
matter alone, and do so again. II has
| undertaken cause which can Ho'
bear the light of day, and has already
male itself untruthfui and hypocritic
/ al in its defence. Both decency and
discretion should now make ii dumb
but unfortunately for it and the causes
/ il champions, it has neither.
MEcHANIcsvlLLE.-A brief visi,
last week to this. the third Of Cedar
county towns in point of numbers
and perhaps better than that witt
reference TO business the
fact that here as well as elsewhere
are "dull times" Prices for grail
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