Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21
TIE IOWA VOTER.


The RANTS signed 20 the Cali are OF rae
Evirg principally In Pelis. knoxelii
and PlessAntville- OF Tire list siSEs
ElonT are Republican,, and PITY
THEE are Democrst~- The renenas
are Liberals and scattering Az va
numter from Knoxville TOYS nship. = 81
geoufss.cxns and Ia DeTocrxss- ss'
.s.eerai al the last number never ssS u
,ssser Ear authorized any ore 10 sag
..ssir Y.axsaes 80 IL. and some Of those d
did sign j; did 80 10 escape the ifapor
rgrsi.es os the gentleman who Peaasen y
tealevisy II the tine thai u would res
ia nothing. IN TIE names from knSx
vile township. fha Court House y iaii,
:epTa~e.ssssd Treasurer Baker, shef3i
Ee!lv. Deputy Sheriff Shields. AHdiio
rsraa .sern,y Auditor Clark, Ktc"rsss
g-fer-ea. bess;y Recorder Brofricg
l~,.,rtw sur~rirrtenHent RsdenoaT, sur
xe.or a opne.5v. and gxAi.or Wallace, a.
siana ous boldly protesting against ~
cgs,.t % the people - lake the pubic
;Ass from rt,eir mouths, and only one o
:a- y s...e Court House crowd. Mr.
Ia4raTisl. falls 10 enter into The conlbsEa'
tin rhsca serers 81 political ties 80 on
last aA~t.efAie struggle - ave tisei' bfeAi
rms butter. Baker sveet'y embraoe'
pwa.t. rni Kelly grEssss hanas Win
lf.sE-sek, whilst BafrtH tEarA rams
..,,v- ~ sgrrssw over THE n1siesfSc iarm. q
SCR ~i,aegss Al i,e eosefal gsrespeea. JEFF,
9a4sacs lsiugs up the rear with h8s
lIgs4 IN and ,asggs a. ise see2rs.
Oh. viae shall care for Jetfy. now Y
l,t notes ~ the ssesgsairius spirit ficat-
ts,ssr.h sYsaro. Ay1 = crhoca By IL l..
sse4sat.es Al Eelis. who 10 dousd wei
,..,fs.s- a liss ap~fl arms connection wstii
~. aes-.ei fricsas ? nfcther days; ana -
l4ss y.sc.s. lesrt8ssn gos-~ lack ana ree20nts
me stats md trese-bsrs Of seine al ms
..,.w as.soy..a;s-s Nh8fsh left Their sears On
him, be -crer ely wgsles.
E-.ars. rry esArsss snes. re may ss hsr,y yt.
Ewaf was q Candidate before the
Grange Coz .cpi4dr. hut was defeated.
Brs.irsfs rs "a n candidate before the same
CONVECTION. f0E Treasurer, and be iaiiea
- y tpss4n,uaiiDn. Kelly @a- a candidate
FER SHERIFF tysfore tbs EsBe Convention,
AaG eGs spEfBe1. SsAaei kldeDoGr.
i1,s ,ss.s-et,t County Superintendent Vas
a candidate fgI Ge-naIniBailon. ana beng
isa.1fn. guAs cause 10 inrn his back npon
D.. I'd. Baker j. n candidate for Treas
sgFs-g. Eessnefs y n cgBiidat" for survey
-. D.i. = Mar-b has ben spoken d Tor
ar~aFs--t.atai8te. a. lac. Of Pells, u
snlea ~ sheriff. Gneen.ee. wants Ia
& >.asspI-tasar. Il. ~. Clark fears he
ss5i s,,-e hi. position a. lssiuty Auditor
s.s8 j WAllace - dissgDso!ate At The
f,..iH,z - 81 ioss 81 toe position CT
j. as,.tsg Iilfse are tie hiud of ttien
: IA Knoxville who want a p@opis's
.-.sFst 3ae fst--of any other Kind OF move
gsput-- $ heb wiil gsye them Office.
~ SO .a1 lasf week, several geod
Fss.sts .seeals from pells have signed the
E.aai fyf religious and conscientious rea-
Aoas Some from piea~antvilie have
.aaf. into il aiso for ressufls III their own.
y stat !. u hone ~ our business TO iugDire.
d., lsms ss-s.i- la the list. without hardly
- ~ 1epilan, baye signed tlIe call In
,sr.ser ;o 1gs-sk the power Df the opposi-
i,un 10 fhllT party, aud ior NO oiser foa-
-asil They have na ict1a ri abiding ny
the nn.niHg;ions uia,so ~ H. II DIev do
: J sult them. and thet have gisen their
itsgtc- " ifh t.,si ond erstaIlilus ! SO FAR
IS they are conceri 81, the whole thing -
!. indie aud a clsss;. which fact the
Democrats viii lea when the proper
lime cyuut-s
AID y Ina, Is tie CAUSE for the conven-
tom
state or people calling for a consolidation
vi all parties.
I. there some tyrant moving down up
cn ~ who wiil deprive us OF our liber-
i.ssy
Sor,e dcvouring monster which will
,..t up 0ur substance ADD reduce as TO a
ei4ceTa more abiect than that which now
!, "a, llY making the people poorY
Tis" monster, the great enemy which
rsiiies together in one cause ali the Court
House rats, old politicians aud disap-
loInlo1 Office seekers i simply the
aBukISD MEN of the county, who
desiro ~ work a Reform ia the - anage-
rnent of our Government. Men Who
',iow and SOW and reap--who raise lit
10 corn aud wbeat-ono half OF which
ppy ,ay every year Ia the shape OF taxes,
u, satisfy the greed OF dishonest Presi-
tents. Congre.stHen. and State and
County officers. Men who have laid
aside old political auiuo-itics and seek
only the pubic good. Who have joined
together DOT " oppre~s, bat a. loosen the
'Iia.ns which gall and blister them and
all who labor and produce. Who in
lublic hold their Convention and nomi-
nate for office some ofthe test men ofthe
county, without regard To past political
,-socialions. and only ask that they shall
9,ayo ilir trial % work reforms which
s'sl admit are nes,ded.
suppose the people against whom the
politicians are lighting hare made a mis-
lako in acting through a sccrci organiza-
tiot. Ii thai misiakcso fatal AN 10 neu-
lrsli,s ail the good which will come hy
iheir ssiecass7 Are not the IsBorlng
i'cuple bonestT Are they not patriotic T?
'i,se they no rights which politicians
itnd old office seekers are bound 10 re-
spa.t7 Must Democrats forget every
plank in ,',eir platform very ground
aofk OF their iaitli-that the Peoples
welfare Is their sole and only object, Ind
rtily " the standard Of Ksdicali.m. high
taxes. disregard for law aud the rights oi
States and the people. merely 10 combat
slight error Igade by them In bringing
their cinse betrte the people through the
Grange?
The Radicals nre not 70 be blamed for
opposition ~ the Changers. That cppo-
s'tion IL their only hope. They Know
Where tie knife viii he laid when the day
s.l retrioiition comes. Ii IL their President
'ssio for bride al Sioo. 00o permitted
frrmiiers OF Congress Ia steal S. .oE each.
= - their State aud County Treasurers
wta have become iGtauite,s all over the
if'd. IL Is their pottfg which has 6oub.
ia tlAs taxes ln many. eases, and which il
fsseTeiig the wealth OF The country and
~mltreln- II ia the hands Of few lei,
iuopnpali~ts who II not restrained will
ro"n control the entire government
u wac by their acton that millions %
'in'tcs 81 The peoples land yaf given ava,
10 railroad eonrsuies, al.d II il taet,
Legislatures "hiel pcraistently refuse u
faliaf from eainftion in Transportation.