Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-09
Township Ticket.
lkHlsuiEJ,ICANS.

} II ih'S week ISSUE We go before the
taalers OF our Weekly for the last
ime. before election. 1t is fitting.
therefore. that we should again cnjoin
tpon all Republicans to let nothing
letter one of them from the polls. that
can be by any possibility avoided.
Make calculations before hand 10 set
apart next Tuesday. lith inst. 10
caring for the Nation, State, county
aud Township, in i political sense.
We know The Republican party has
accomplished The greatest and hest
ends: has made the greatest reforms
aud most solid and brilliant marches
IN progress. ever consumated hy any
party in this or any other country.
While all this is true. we are aware
and freely admit that bc,imes during
the entire history of Ihc party, wrongs
aud corruption have crcpt in through
bad men, and pray Tell MS. If any man
can, what society organization. what
extended business association. and
indeed what Church organization, il
YOU please, has not in its exist
cnce of n few wears. been subject 10
The same wrongs and the same cor.
ruption by individual members If il F.:
Vet. while this is the ease We know
and feel that The men who comprise
the Republican party are The best party
# men that can he found in hi,
country, 10 right whatever is wrong
and make further advances in pro-
gress and right. for The simple bu, best
Of reasons. that their deeds in the past
sive the most convincing aud indubit-
5tblc evidence of what VIZ may expect
Il! them i'm The future.
Rally then, republicans. to the polls.
Rally your ncighbors to the polls.
In each neighborhood talk il up be-
iorehand, and agree TO go TO The polls
together and in The forenoon. IL in
The afternoon any republican neighbor
has no, voted. induce him 70 90 10 The
polls n once.
First get Your tickets of earncst, nc.
live. straight republicans, who labor
for the ticket on principle. Vote the
clean ticket. We have no bad nr cor
ript men on our ticket.
Make no trades. Sacrifice 10 candi
date on our ticket in the interest of
another. 1t is clear 10 us no rppuhli.
can has any right 10 make such sacri-
lice.
Look out for spurious tickets head
I'd republican.
Beware of bogus republican tickets
with the name of one or more of our
opponents candidates placed there by
the use of printed slips. Finally be-
ware OF all manner Of false stories cir
ciiiated by word OF mouth or by prin-
led circulars or otherwise on the eve
Of election. too late for contradiction
through our columns.
Our opponents have 10 hope except
upon Two or lhfCt t3nuluatcs. ana
they are ready to trade for these all
the rest of the ticket. The .Iudases on
The opposition ticket who are playing
This cut throat game are two, once re-
publicans who have such an intermin-
able record Of an itching for Office. and
rs they attempted TO cut the threat Of
he republican party because they
could not get Office, so now they will
hesitate not to sacrifice theirassociatcs
on the ticket. Ia CRAFTY their personal
ends.
Watch them republicans. Make no
trades with them. Vote in The fore
noon. and then see that Others vote,
Our victory is sure if we poll a re-
-p.ctable part OF the republican vote
Major Thomas Z. SpilIman. our can