The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-05
THE sPosT'sp own COLUMN.


THE sPosT's" own COLUMN.
Who said .Ring" "A chapter Of
Facts; Believe them who will,
Disprove them who can!
We do not wish our readers to infer
from the above caption that we intend
to keep this up always. 1t Is true that
such an avalanche Of falsehood and low
insinuation as fell with last weeks
Post may provoke response ninety
nine or hundred times. but in no case
can we be induced to make regular
thing of it. And first, we will pay
our respects to the insane shrieking of
POLITICAL "RINGs"
with which our consistent and consci-
entious neighbor is trying to create
prejudice, against the ADVERTISER in
particular and any one who does not
bow the knee and cry, "Great is the
Post and Jesse Is its Prophet" In
general.
1t is chopping it pretty fat when old,
dyed-in-the. wool Democrats get to
lauding Horace Greeley but that is
| nowhere when an office-holder of six
years standings man who has taken
an active part In every nomination
made by his party during that time
begins to cry out against political
rings" simply because he don't, as
has been his wont, see himself now
combined with general movement
| which he deems sure of success.
Speaking more directly and seriously,
we propose to make certain denials and
assertions, proof of the incorrectness of
which we challenge with perfect con-
fidence.
| LIST. We deny that there now exists
any ring" or even combination to
attain political ends, Of which we have
knowledge; and assert that we do not
even know the preferences of one
single Republican of any prominence
as between the various candidates for
nomination next Saturday. How is
that for the "official organ?
| I'd. We assert that there never was,
to our knowledge, any corrupt ring"
in the Republican politics Of Cedar
county; that there never was any
organization or combination which
warrants the Post In its sui
cidal efforts to awaken prejudice
against its own locality and party by
crying corruption" "Tammany,n DC.
Sd. We assert that combination
did exist here, calculated, at least in
cidentally, to control the party NOM
nations, and that it was brought to
grief by sudden combination ofgreat-
er strength last fall. We are aware
that the combination, or "ring" II you
will, referred to was composed prin.
cipally of gentlemen whose personal
integrity was and is above suspicion.
and that they were only drawn to-
gether By common interest, for mutual
support, and not for plunder in any
"fammany" sense. But what 1t was,
it was, and we all know who was its
head and brains, and that it had no
more willing or Jealous hand than
Mr.. JESSE JAMES himself. How nat.
ural, when the hue and cry is raised,
for the man with the l.urloined pocket
book safely in his jeans to yell "stop
thief" louder than any one.
4th. We assert, and stand ready to
prove, that dissatisfaction was felt and
expressed with the ADVERTISER be-
cause 1t did not join with the plans"
Of the combination just alluded to !;
and further, that the POST with the
Immaculate Mr.. JAMES at its head
,cas started for that cypress purpose.
And as directly connected with this
statement, we assert that the publish
ers Of this Same POST expected thst
the success last fall Of the plans Of the
q ring'' wousd At oucc yfvc esc,u che
County patronage for their ring paper.
and presumed so far upon their
claims over all who had acted with
them as to demand of Treasurer Pound
the tar list TO publish in supplement
form before a single copy Of the Posi-
had been laid before the public.
These are simple facts, which we
have long withheld out Of a desire for
peace; but we do not wish "peace at
any price," and so here they are.
They will explain many things to
many men; why the Post was so un-
expcctcdly started without an appsr-
ent need how its bright hopes were
blasted and why it is SO sour to-day.
And now, erect yonr virtuous name,
and cry "ring," Mr.. Post, If you
choose.
| Several other counts exist in the
charge Of falsehood which we bring
against last weeks Post, but time and
space forbids our taking them up here
as we had intended doing. The cause.
less and untruthful attack upon the
delegation to the Congressional Con-
vention deserves attention; as also
do the cowardiy personal insinuations
which seem to be SO naturally the
weapons of the Post, but for the pres
ent, quaint. SuG.