Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-18

Of the accumulation OF the public
debt in Democratic counties
"The two counties in lows
which are the most In dsbt-which
have been involved the worst financi.
ally, are Dubuque and Lee, the two
counties which have been most Der.
sistently Democratic"
| Democracy is mad and badly out OF
humor, because Ben Butler was not
nominated for Governor in Massachu-
setts. The Davenport Democrat IL
sorely grieved. Speaking Of his de.
feat 1t says:
"This is indicative Of the decrease of
Loyalty" In Massachusetts, and that
which tho people have now done for
the parasite they will be ready to- do
i for the man he so eagerly supports
when the proper time arrives"
Senator Mertons advocacy of the
salary grab has driven him from the
Ohio canvass. This salary grabbing
business is playing "hob" with the
radical speakers. What 10 the party
to do.--Burlingtor Gasette.
Senator Morton made one of the fin
eat speeches of the campaign on the
llth inst. At Dayton. Ohio. The above
statement 10 just ss near the truth a.
the Gasette usually gets. If It was
owing to ignorance there might be
some excuse for 1t, but the Gazette has
well earned the reputation Of methed
| in Its falsehoods.
There may be changes In the name
OF the opposition to the Republican
party. That opposition may be Lib.
eral, Anti-Monopoly, Democratic or
anything else, but one thing is certain,
that if the opposition elements could
all combine, SO as to overthrow the
Republican party, it-wonld inevitably
be . triumph Of Democracy. The reason
10 obvious, viz: Nineteen-twentieths
Of all the opposition are those Demo.
crats who were either actively under
arms against the Union in tho rebel
lion or were aiding or abetting it in
the North. Hence, it is that triumph
of the opposition under any name
would be triumph Of those who
were either openly or by implication
once rebels, and defeat of the men
who saved the country. 1t would be
verdict that the men, who, for four
years shed rivers oil blood to destroy
the nation are the honest men and
their opponents the rascals.
Here is another complaint from a
Democratic source, because Butler
was not nominated:
A Republican leader may be az great
q knave as 1t is possible In hnman de
pravity to be, SO long as he keeps up
sort of wire-pulling success.
Recalling what y power Butler was,
and then turning to the shower of de-
composed eggs which Is now raining
upon him from the Republican heav.
ems, we are moved to axclaim, "How
are tho mighty fallen."-Cleveland
Flaindsaler.
The Republican party rehukes it's
prominent men boldly and surely, If
they fail to fill the demands of reform.
The party believes that 1t can cure
evils within itself and by its sown pow
or correct abuses. Democracy, how
ever says that it 10 hopelessly rotten,
and then turns round and complains
when the party applies the knife to
free itself of disease.
The Chicago Tribune, the immacu-
late Independent journal quotes the
lbove extract, not seemingly having
sense enough to know that by thus
finding fault with Republicans for
laying Butler aside because OF his
back pay record, it pays high COM
pliment to the Republican party and
gives the lie to its own charges that
the party is corrupt. Never In the
history of parties in this country has
there been one, which like the Rspub-
lican parry, has been 90 thoroughly
independent Of leaders. As Gen. Nor.
ton said in recent speech:
"The Republican party has shown
from time to time that It knows how
to break it's own idols. No man Is 90
| high as TO be above the most search
ing investigation, and, II found want
ing, is ut once put aside, however long
and distinguished may have been his
services" a -
Herein 1t shows its power Of re-
form. Comprising the very best sle-
ments of the citizenship Of this coun.
try, the massssl direct the prominent
men, and If one gets out Of the way, he
is simply in qniet but nevertheless
positive manner set aside. TO this
rule there has never been an excep-
tion.
The Texas cattle-drive OF this season
to the State Of Kansas was nearly II
not quite 5000 head, of which mum.
Der 26O, 600 were received ct Ellsworth ;
10000 at Wichita; 5000 at Coffey-
vile and Chetopa. and the remainder
at other points. Some 10000 have
been driven to Colorado, Nebraska,
and Wyoming; 10000 win be win
tered in Kansas; about 10000 win
be taken BY packers, 10000 have been
marketed at Kansas City !; $1,000 more
will be driven to the Territories, and
tho remainder will be wintered In
various Western States. The receipts
at Kansas City since January i, have
been $1,000. II isastimated they win
reach 100000 for the year, against
80, COO for the last yssr. The total
value of the cattle driven into Kansas
this year viii amount to $7,500,0OO.
Evidently large numbers Of these cat
tie are to be fed in this State, a. every
few days large droves pass through