Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-18
LOLA, CLAY Towssurr, Dec. IL, '7s.

lola, CLAY TOWNSHIP, Dec. IL, 10.
ED. DEMOCRAT Some Radicals In
this neighborhood deny that the editor of
The Voter ever applied the epithcts Of
=. Democratic skunks, ~ tlcad-beats,, :,
"hypocrites," &c., " the Changers. Will
you please publish the article which APP
peared in the Voter about the time of the
Orange Pic>N ut Durham's ferry, In
4 GRANGER.
We publish below the article referred
to. All Changers can SEQ in what estima-
ton they are held by the weakling who
pretends to edit tho Voter. But every
Granger can console himself that tho
opinion OF tho Voter man il not worth
the breath i takes to utter 1t, upon any
subject whatever. The article IL as fol-
lows:
"Grangs Picnlcs arc announced this
week i'm the Grange organ. with fam
ing head d-lines, and under the old politi-
cal cannon. The dodg5 IN now apparent.
These so-called picnics are merely poIitl.
cal rallies, called picnics in order to call
out the people 10 hear speeches in favor OF
the Grange ticket and in denuo citation OF
the Republican party and it's ticket. We
are politely requested to announce these
picnics and help To deceive the people in
this way. The Grange party has an
organ now in this county. It's favors go
to that organ, its ticket Is hoisted by that
organ, and the whole power OF that party
and its paper and its candidates are used
TO overthrow ouI party, which ~ de-
nounced and vilicd in every imaginable
way. Now that 1t has become a political
machine in the hands of the Democracy,
we are impelled TO say that we cannot
reasonably be asked 10 play pack-horse
for it any longer, and take our pay in
curses. We sha.l treat tho Grange party
hereafter AS q political party. 1t is the
old Democratic skunk under new name
IL Is characterized by its old habits Of
deceit and hypocrisy. II smells no sweet
er under tire name of Grange than 10 did
underits old name. 1t wants tho offices
the loaves and fishes and the old
tricks are rcsorted 10 In order 70 secupe
them. Grange Picnic sounds very
well. but 1t would be much more manly
to call it by It's right name. If the
Grange Democratic Liberal Reform Ex-
tra Mileage party wants any more adyer-
tising done mt this office IL will pay for IL
Mt the usual rates. This is q Republican
paper. laboring Tor the success OF tho Re
publican ticket, believing that this ticket
represents correct principles and Is com
posed Of good men. IL also represents
party that isn't ashamed of its name
that requires no initiation fee OF S5 from
it's members and yet pays 1t bAis. The
Grange may yet command us for any
reasonable service, but It's political bar
Baele has dead-hcaded its last ride on this
ship"
The above, under great displayed
headline. " Democratic Skunks,"
appears In the Democrat this week.
The Radicals i'm the neighborhood of
lola are right in denying that the
VOTER ever applied the epithets Of
g Democratic Skunks, "'' dead beats, J"
+" hypocrites, (" etc., to Changers. We
are glad I" Granger" has called out our
article, again. Let those who feel
sufficient iDterest in the matter read
the article and judge of its words and
spirit for themselves. The party we
to in this county, was practi-
cally the old. Democratic party. 1t had
its old name, but II was the
bid party still, and 50 we treated 1t,
and shall continue to treat it, until we
SEQ some change other than ;ts name.
A rose under any other name will
smeIl as sweet. The old Democratic
party il ',sst What il has been for
.