Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-08-08
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ties had any effect, or if their or
gans and defenders were RESPONSE
Bile, a smart case of libel could be
just now made out against them. A
majority of the counties Of Illinois
are largely Republican, but there
are, of course, in each and all few
hundred Democrats and soreheads,
and these are just now very busy.
A few months ago these gentlemen
suddenly disappeared as distinc-
tive ''party" men, turning up short
ly afterward as "grangers" or "sym-
pathizers with the farmers move
ment." They worked this claim
very industriously for while, and
then began to make moves for the
organization of "new party" and
set about calling county conven-
tions. Of course, when the con-
ventions came off the ex-Democrats
and Liberals were out in force; and,
of course, the action of these con-
ventions was inimical to the Repub-
lican party. The third move was
then in order. Their organs at
once set up the cry of a general dis
ruption of all political organiza-
tons. They announced as sig
nificant fact, that these movements
commenced in Republican counties
as if there were anything aston
ishing in that; and as if there were
not enough hungry Democrats and
disappointed Republicans IN every
county in the State to form such
clubs and hold such conventions.
The humor of the thing, however,
lies in the fact that these bankrupt
members of bankrupt party are
no longer called Democrats or Re.
publicans, but are dubbed "the pco-
ple," while the SANDER lies in insin-
uating that the movement is the
work of Republicans. 1t is perhaps
well enough to notice, also, that the
patriotic sacrifice these men are
offering up is confined almost, if
not wholly, to Republican counties,
in which the Democrats or Liberals
have no more chance of gaining the
ascendency under their own party
names than an unrepentent thief has
of reaching paradise. They hav e
everything to make and nothing to
lose by their little dodge, and it
must be confessed they play their
part quite well. When they come
up with lugubrious faces and depos-
it their bundle of sin, yclept the
Democratic name and principles,
on the altar of the "new party" they
remind one of Pecksniff who having
fulfilled the duty he owed to society
by discharging honest Tom Pinch
from his employ, retired to the back
garden to shed few tears as hum
BILE individual over the wicke dness
of a sinful world.
But the game ends in Republican
counties. There will doubtless be
an effort made to inaugurate the
movement in Democratic localities,
but it will work very slowly. Not
uutll CHc Culcl WdTTlOFS are COuSul-
ted, and hope is developed that it
is to be successful, will the faithful
come forward and join their friends
at the confessional. The "new par
ty'' is forming on the anything to
beat Grant order. Anything to
beat the Republicans is their cry,
and it is well understood among
the leaders that when once success
full the promise is out to turn the
movement over to the Democracy.
This is the secret of the circulars
that have been issued and sent to
Democratic counties, requesting the
party to clay low" and work dis
creetly, and thus bag the Republi-
can party, and give the State to the
old reasonable element that dis
graced it before the war. The move
ment is too transparent. 1t is an
old game, and it has been so often
played that it is thoroughly "played
out. The smart fellows who are en-
gagged in this business will find that
those who go out so confidently at
ter wool will come home shorn.-
Inter- Ocean.