Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21


the utterances Of Mccormack the
Wise, as set forth Ia the laet issue Of
the DemocrnS
In the article entitled "The Call {"
he says " In the number from Knox
vile township % are Republicans
and IA Democrats and several of the
last number never saw the paper nor
authorized any one to sign their
names to it; and some Of those who
did sign it did so to escape the impor.
tunities of those who peddled it,"
etc. Now, ho,o many, Mr.. McCor-
mack, and schof Give us the names
instead of hiding behind that iudefi-
mite word several" But you cam
not do it. Not name is on that list
that was not put there by the consent
of the person owning 1t. And not a
man was importuned to sign it. 1t
was not necessary. Democrats as
we'll as Republicans signed it freely
and hundreds more would have done
so had time admitted Of its being
presented to them; for the old De.
mocracy of Marion county seems
strangely unaware of the fact which
is so plain to the editor of the Demo.
crat, namely: that they belong to
him, and are bound to follow where
he leads. They claim for Themselves
what he so energetically claims. for
hinasey-the right to an independent
opinion.
Passing over the burning sarcasm
bestowed upon the "Court House
crowd which must have quite
withered them all, and also the light
er strokes at IT. l.. Bousquet, we
come 20 the following remarkable
admissions: "Several good Demo-
Gratis from Pella have signed the call
from religious and conscientious rea-
sons" Why roar SO mildly, Nc?
1t can't bs possible that" We" stand
in awe of such men as III. Al. McCul-
iy. John Stubenrauch, u. III. and IL.
l.. Bousquet, Of course not. Out with
il, then-give them their deserts for
leaving their autocrat and presuming
to exercise the privilege of free men.
"Some from PIeasantville have also
gone into it for reasons Of their own
; which 1t IL not Mr.. McCormack's g
business 10 inquire into" No!
when men or wealth and infiueuce,
|, like the Jordans, and others, enter
, into movement, the polite McCor-
mack does not consider it his business
to meddle with them. He confines
, his energies, his inventions and In
, vectives to "Court House rats" and
the rank and fle generally.
In another column we are informed
that the Democrat has not received
, one cents worth of patronage from
, either Treasurer or Sheriff for the
last six years. And here lies the
|. root of the matter. OF course it Eev.
er entered the head of the virtuous
and unselfish editor Of the moc7at
, that the nominees for those Offices OH
the Grange ticket are both staunch
, Democrats, and az such, If elected,
will be more than likely to turn SAID
patronage over to the Democrat.
+ When he proposed to sell the birth.
right Of the Democratic party was
there no scent in the air of a mess OF
, pottagc? No question Of bread and
butter lurking in bis brain? No,
| verify. Like Cesar's wife be IL
above suspicion but woe to the man
{ who ventures to assert that there
, may be n better way for the Demo.
, cratic party to lift up its voice than
that indicated by its wOuld-be mas
+ ter. Such man wants Office. No
higher consideration than bread and
butter moves his soul--always ex.
, cepting the conscientious land inf1u.
EULlHI ltIDfHIhlb "uo'h sV 10 ~~'
good policy for Mr.. Nc. to offend.
From the latter part OF the first ar
ticle referred 10, it seems that the
editor Of the Democrat has discover
/, ell a new love whose charms he sings
in meIodious tones. But why did
: he defer making declaration OF hi
affection until after the Grange con
: vention? Did he think until ther
: las he himself expressed it) that thu
ID Changers hadn'tsense enough
to run a convention? and WAS n
only convinced Of their ability and
. of the manifold graces OF his new
love by their nominating snch
, ticket as would secure to him tn
:. puplic printing.
+ Good bye, Nc. Unmindful 0
1 principles, of party, Of everything bu
.ba lnaxo, oud tipheS NAV YOU fjn(