Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-14

The Burlington Ha,pieye ofthe 10th
inst, says:
"An important meeting OF the Pa
irons of Hnsbandry of Des Moines
county was held at the Court House
in this city on Saturday. The pro-
cecdings were private, bat II Ia under
stood that all the Oranges Of the coun-
ty were represented, and that pretty
full and free discussion was had upon
the subject of going into politics. Res
olutions were passed stating in sub
stance that it is impolitic for the Or
der as such to enter the political field,
and that all patrons be recommended
to attend the primary meetings of
their respective parties, and use their
influence to secure the nominations of
honest and capable men who are in
sympathy with the leading objects Of
the Grange organization. This is the
position that we have understood all
along to be occupied by the Changers
of this county, and we are not at all
surprised with the action reported
above. Being sensible men they nat
nrallv come to sensible conclusions. .
The Cincinnati Commercial, the lead
ing Liberal Republican paper of the
West, has this to say Of the Democra-
cy:
"If there ever had been hope that
the Democratic party could be instru-
mental in accomplishing the needed
reform. that hope was dissipated at the
last session of Congress. When the
salary steal was under discussion, ten
righteous men, armed with that in
domitable will that comes OF honesty
and integrity and fearless purpose,
conld have saved the country from the
SodOm of that iniquity. But there
were not ten honest Democrats who
were fearless and bold to stand I'M and
fight, aud fight as only men in earnest
know how to fight, and 40 the deed
was done.
AS fair sample OF the honesty OF
the Republican party compared with
the Democracy, who al present make
such professions Of reform, look q,
this:
"Of tho fifty-two Senators and Rep.
resentatives now known to have re.
turned the hack pay .Torty-one are
4 Ye,,,,b3fcouu aud sje,sr navrcn~.&. -
We hear that our reformers are ter.
ribly exercised about ring at the
county scat that is setting up the
county ticket, and controlling every.
thing. This is said for purpose, in.
tended alone 10 prejudice the people
against the Republican party. In tn il
county the Republican conventions are
made up of 20 delegates, 5 from each
township. This township, Center
has FIVE delegates and the balance OF
the county 65. Now will any sane
man say that the five delegates can
control the sixty-five? Can ii be true
that these five men from Center. aided
BY some imaginary ring, are BAN
bowling the 66 to do just as they
want them to dol What silly non.
sonse. Certainly Republicans Of thi,
county will not give any credence to
such pure fabrications and falsehoods
and we merely mention. il to show
how utterly absurd 1t is.
We publish in this issue remarka.
bly, sensible communication from
"Iosca Granger" aud we thank him
for what we deem his honest and fail
judgment passed upon the COURIER in
reference to its course towards ths
Grange ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
vcstigation of any and everybody, and
we challenge amy man to ind one linz
in our paper wherein we have censured
the Grange organization, found fault
withit or spoken III of il in the slight
4 est. 5l-
/ On the contrary, we aver that oul
files will show that we have time anG
again commended the order in the
most uncquivocal terms, Judging il
from the light we had Of its true OBJ,
jects and workings, and which we had
4 received from the very best authority
all ofwhich we are glad to know talliei
|, entirely with "Iosca Graager's" state.
5ment of the character of the order.
I Our files viii show that we have no
hesitsted, but rather been very willing
| al all times to publish the notices O.
the meetings of Changers, and make
public any information they desired
to go to the public, and which was Of
general interest as news, making no
charge therefor.
There arc plenty of good men and
excellent Changers who know this, and
have not hesitated to thank us heartily,
for the hirness and liberality we have
displayed in this regard.
While all this has been the case, and
well known to the cavilers aud revi-
lers themselves, there are those who
hate us, and have, in times past, and
still continue to report all manner Of
evil and false accusations against us
they do it wilfully, and they may have
led some honest men for time astray,
but we are satisfied that in the end
we will be vindicated, and we only ask
that the files Of our paper shall be Ia.
ken as the. best evidence, and they
are open to the inspection of all who
will look ut Them
We ask for no credit for what We
have done for the Order. We desire