Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

from the Democratic party, nothing
| can be more futile than this, because
the assumption is that the superior
morality of that party offers u REM
eday. But the voters read news
papers, and they know, for instance,
upon Democratic authority, that II
one hundred Republican Representa-
tives have drawn their back pay, SO
have ninety-six Democrats and four
Liberal" Republicans, and that
twenty-eight Republicans, but only
eight Democrats and no "Libfral"
| Republican Representatives., have
returned il. The voters further see
the sincerity Of Democratic wrath
over the hack pay ia the fact that the
managers of the late Democrrtic
Convention i'm Pennsylvania came
with n resolution in their pockets
breathing the loftiest moral indig'
nation at "the grab" and then nom
mated for chairman n Democratic
Representative who had "the swag'
in his pocket! The ugly fact being
confessed, the Convention could do
nothing hut reject the candidate.
On The other hand, while the black
grab" was undoubtedly, and To our
shame, u Republican measure, every
Republican State Convention, with
one or two exceptions, has denounced
IL anl demanded its repeal; and in
Wisconsin, where Senator Carpenter
d d,frnded il with reckless sophistrv,
the Republicans further demanded n
constitutional amendment prohibit.
raj I~J mr. -
own salary. All this does not show
the superiority of Democratic NOR
ality. The honest voter reads the
woful record of the .rahl'ers with
shame and Indignation. But he GER
tniniy does not took for relief to the
Democratic party. Mr.. Dick Turpin
will hardly carry the day hy loudly
accusing Mr.. Jonathan Wild of high
way robbery.
The danger of the Republican par.
" iS not from without but from
within. 1t is not wis,. to forget that
n cnusi tlrrahle vote WAS cast last yea"
far General Grant under protest, and
that the object of that vote hrs be"n
achieved. The intelligent and con-
srieuiious opinion, which has always
been and is now the Republican,
strength, is very independent, and
wears lightly the party cockade. II
does not value the party, but the pur-
pose tor which il has been sustained.
The best men in the country have
supported ,he Republican parry, he
cause. they ieit by - doing they
served in the most practicable wny
liberty a,d public morality. And
~ long ~ they feel this they vii,
continue 10 support it. But Hhrn
th-y c,1,sr to lrcl il the party can
cunt on them uo longer. Vain VIII
te the thunder oi the party .tonl-s",n.
/ IL has no terror for th,,st. WliU Ito tio'
seek place. or plumber. In. Union
= not now inlpcr,iied. Enancilm.
ion Is secure Rrpudiatiuu |. n
ir,.ani. the r,,-.l.clion OF the Pres
,deut has di--il,alsd III" hope of re-
u,iul. he itrpublican party u
.rut nov bound together 10y the over
-naduwiug dangers "t The recent
N.ar,, AMI II can therefore nlaintaiii
lts present unqucsiiUind Only by the
character UI ils administration. Ii "
l,houId b. seen hat the national pat
tunage contloio .locai politics more
|
form oi lne clvIi service; ii r,cog-
uiN.d representatives of The nalipiiai
a,iuiIlilsi ruiiUu III Tie various States
and ~ CuIgre,, should not COM
uiaiid, bccau-t they would not de-
serve, general respect and confidence;
II continuous Republican victories AT
ihr polls shUuld not stay The torrent
4 ui rurruptiun, and bring the best
character, alilily, training, H'd ex-
perirDce lito the iIiaiiagtineht oi
pubiie aiiair>--th,n The earnest pat
rloti-n, that made the Republicaii
pariy would make another, which
| would gluriuu-iy continue the work
lhat the Republican party gioriously
began.
Every Republican,, however, who
knows fii. practical value oi an exist
ing aud eilicirut organizatlon, and
who houors the party maine aud tra-
diiinn, viii 10 what he can 10 have
tl. party repre- entrd by It's best men
and ueld tn It's highest aim. This
can he done only by refusing To sup.
port i'm proper nominations, however
"rrguiar" they may be, ana by Fig-
urp,i-Iy crpiuring uIl improper action
upun The part Of representatives..
| Let every v,trr remember That
| nlai,agpr- do not make party, and
| that the only WAY To control them iS
10 drioat them. If they find that
| bad men ARE not supported. they
| uill nominate good mfu. Ant ii,
/ by the refusal Ia support their me-
( tion, the oppositionsuc.'rrds. it is the
! ninnagcrS. not the voters, who ARE
! responsible. Thi, kiud of iiidepen-
rntq WAS never "a easy a. il Is now.
The present duty of Republicans is
i not so much 10 support the party AZ
, To insist and to take care that the
party shall toe worthy Of support.
! UaTper's lleeliy.