, 1873-07-07

cHort to put all Waterod Stocks lt1ldor the cheoee
press, and squeeze tho whoy and other fluid ex-
tracts completely out Of them.
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PARTY PROFESSIONS AND PRACTICE.
a number Of Republican papors in Iowa in
quiro why THE CHICAGO Tribune doca not tako n
jealous interest in tho election OF tho Republican
party candidates in TINT State and why 1t pub
lishes criticisms md suggestions calculated to
damage TINT party before the people. ThiB con-
undr1sm Is easily answered by any man whoso
notions Of right and wrong are not crcumacribed
by party obligations. Tho timo has gono by
when my intelligent portion Of the American
pooplc bolieyo TINT whatovor ono party propoRes
must Of necessity 10 right, aud that whatever Is
proposed outaido tho CAUCUS Of that party must
of necessity bo wrong. But this ia tho law Of
party, and when editors md voters accept that
law Us binding upon thom. and acof to enforce
1t, thoy place d low estimate upon tho intelli-
CONGO Of tho people. Several illustrations of
tho kind arc now furnished by tho purity prcsB
in various parts Of tho country. Out in Oregon,
thoro Is n Republican holding tho oflico Of
United statoa Senator who is accused (justly or
| unjustly) OF bigamy. Tho Republican press Of
Oregon, without waiting to hcar the defense to
this accuBation, insist that tho Senator ahal in
no event resign or bo expelled bocauao tho va-
cancy would 10 filled by n Democrat, and that it
III better to hayo bgamiat in tho sonato thun
to hayoa Democrat. Tic Republican Convention
il tho State Of Mnine applauded tho vigor with
| which Congress exposed all those concerned III
the Crodis Mobiler and other frauds; but, as tho
| persons detected md exposed wero all Ropub1i-
caus, thoy expressed tho hope thnt tho aovorcst
! puniBllmonts would bo visited upon my persons
caught in such transactions hereafter. Why not
| punish those caught in tho first inBtanco7 In
tho State OF Iowa, tho Republican State Convon-
ton had to doal with tho case OF dcfaulting
State ofIicor, who miBapproprintod tho public
money. This officer was State Treasurer, and
| also Treasurer Of the College funds. Tho latter
Office ho held by annual appointment, For some
years he executed bond, but the laat two years
ho did not; the Governor failing to require it OF
| him. On the 1ast bond which ho did execute
| GOV. Carpenter was security. When tho timo
camo for Rankin to leavo oi1lco, ho mado good
whatoyor looit thorom may have boon in lis account
as State Treasuror, tloroby discharging lis
bondsmen on TINT account, and lot tho whole
defalcation fall upon tho College fund. Whore
| upon Carpenter, as Governor decided that tho
bond executed by Rankin, as Treasurer Of tho
College fund. ia not binding upon Carpenter, tho
suroty-n fact, is no bond. Tho Republican
Convention thoroupon resolved that official
dcfalcation wao very bad thing, and wllorover
thoro was bond Of q defaulting ofIicor suit
practically uullidcd tho resolution by nominal
ing Carpenter, tho bonilamnn, who, aa Coy
crnor, had allowed IN officer to hanllo
tho public money without removing Ills
bonds, and who had dccidod that the
only existing bond, signed by himself, was void
through Ills own neglect. In Iowa, tho aenti-
1nent soema to hayo been that 1t waa better to
lavo Republican Governor, who permitted tho
Treasury to DO robbed, and WHO ropudiatcl hia
own bonilu to tho State, than to have oYon an
honeat and faithful Governor not selected by
tho party cauouH. In Minnesota, the Ropulli-
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both Of whom proved defaultors, having loaned
the money out to tho Republican leaders in the
Slate. Whom thu party came to act OIL 1t, they
refused to Aavo any Investigation lost tho dp.
closures would hurt men in Office. Tho noxt
and full illustration Of party doctrine Of rospon-
ulbiity will bo by tho Republican Convention in
Massachusetts, which will probably pasa reaol,l-
tious denouucing tho salary-drnb act, and thon
noninato Butler for Governor!
Taken aB abstract declarations OF political
doctrine, thoro may be 10 special objection to
the resolutions of these conventions, but tAe
performance loes not come up to tho profession
Tho Republicans Of Iowa, With full knowledge
OF tho defalcntlon III tho Treasury, instead o1
pattering and cq1ivocatny and attempting Il
Say that ovory man olocted by tho Republicans
to Office is, OF nooossity, immaculate, should hive
denounced the robbery, denouncstl all who vert
privy to 1t, denounced wlatoyor neglect there
was In requiring ronowol bonds, denounced
tho failure Of the bondsnon to pay
should havo demanded the proaccr,.
ton Of ali poraopH guilty OF oalcia
misconduct, and then have ropudated all furtlol
connection with or responsibility for, Rankin
Carpenter, md all otherB, by presenting thu
nn,noB Of now caudidntoA The Iowa ConYon.
ton, dospito It's layiah professions, practically
wAitowasAcd tho de5aultors, mud tlon pointing