Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-02
Tho Iowa crangers and the
Radical Party.

a,o vr.at state OF Iowa has been
distinguished for more than a decsss ,
IN tho select circle OF tie sssterhe"o 9
ofleya, states for It's devotion 10 ~ q
,,rorrrssive theories and enlightened i,
nrac,iccs Of tho Radical party II" :
every crisis with which that 'grea,
marty has been threatened during us
~nven,f-, career. from the time OF It's
srs, Organisation, under the leader
sbip of the illustrious Pathfinder
and T., rsso bond operation, down I"
tho prr.cu, ,irs"nf,iruhi anu asStetE.
her pa,riu,;r SOUS i'avr, ts"r" thcSers
frs, TO y~iu.t.ra,, its reptS>sn'aave
men and comprehensive measures o"
the hastings. ~ tue forum. ana 'S
neciallv at HIS ballot box. Sn over
whelm,iagly has public sentiment
sustaiucd the cNiremc views of tho
preseut administration, that all or
ranizcd partisan opposition in tho
State has either broken down or is
only fecbly maintained by a few OF The
~"ancient faith" who are c~s"ri'aoiy
regarded by the dominant faction as
imbeciie sr o compHs menfsS. 1he
farmers of Iowa. in common Win
their less loyal brothers of the NORTH
west, have been great ~pecuniary sui
ferers from sectional legislation or
some other equally potent cause, IL
found it necessary to organize their
forces in order to protect their farms
and homes from the rapacity of soul
les. corporations. and other privii'
edged plunderers not specified, bn
clearly indicated in their bill of com
plant. With wheat and corn, the
staple products of the state, either
ursaleable or saleable orly at a price
below the cost Of production, pre-
ambles and resolutions, setting forth
the general prosperity, the wisdom
and patriotism of the Republican
party, and the manifest destiny o
our highly favored country, wer
good enough as "glittcring gen
eralities," and constituted a cheer
full and entertaining politics
literature, but they failed ]
the one essential particular-thc
failed to show how corn aud wle'
could be sold for more money, or hoy
they could be produced for less MOI
ey; they failed to show how threa
ened bankruptcy and general final
cial ruin in the state of Iowa was
be averted, and hence they sought, |
an exclusive organization of the ella:
directly involved, the indispensa5.
rclieffor which they looked elsewhei
in vain. The organization known {
the "Patrons of Husbandry" is pc
sessed of a larger relative mcmhe
ship in Iowa than in any other STATE
more zeal and enthusiasm has bee
displayed in perfecting its detail
more self-abnegation in adapting
to the requirements of the situation
It remains now to be seen wheth
the instinct of self preservation
paramount, to allegiance to part
whether the mass of the %agricultuI
population are at liberty to go ba
on a policy and the representatiV
of a policy which they have sustain
for more than the third of a genei
ton.
1t has been distinctly stated. n
the statement has been formally a
thenticated by the best names i'll I
state, that the "Patrons" won
nominate their own ticket. compos
of men from their OWL ranks, W
had been repeatedly tried and nev
found wanting. In the face Of til
the Republican party held its st;
convention at Des Moiues, OIL the2
of June, and nominated a full ticl
on a platform which is essentia
partisan, whilst it acknowledges
new power by protesting its de'
ton to the welfare of the oppos
masses.
If there is any II thing of VIII:
this business enterprisc-called
Republican ~party-has been N
lavish than of the peoples moi
that one thing has been promi'
So uniformly have these prom1
been ignored or openly repudia'
they have long since ceased to del
ordeccivc any, save the blind votaI
of the party. If, therefore, the
mers ofIowa shall turn aside from
work to which they have SO ostei
tiously addressed themselves,
elect partisans on q partisan platte
to the chief Offices of their state,
great movement, which has alrc
inspired such sanguinc hopes Of
l~iverance for the oppressed and o.
burdened, will have lost much OF
force, if it is not paralyzed.
course of events will he waite
with a degree of anxiety proport
ed to the gravity of the interest
stake.
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