The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-07-31

THURSDAY, JULY -, Aoss'
RIO Nan q y. sfAis flcksF
ssss pvr0sva.sr.
en- 6. Carpenter.
l&s4sanns 0eysrnor.
JosepA DysaEt.
Ja6ss supreme Coart.
IesepA =. Dcck.
euperinssnaant Public Instruction.
ADooDO ADerneeAy.
That alGischievous Resolution.
Quite number Of straight 800
partisan newspapers have sssn ny 70
..hovl,' about The Sth Fssol1tlon Of the
Iowa Republican platsbrn. BY which
belonging % ~ Republican party
and 81 exerolsing the Judgment ans
diacsefion ofa citizen In voting ar
mads compatible. Among these p
pen was the Muscatine Journal, t
which . correspondent replies in TIL
following sensible manner:
EDITORS JOURNAL:-In the ias'
Wsskly Journal yo0 aay tone Of tn
fruits OF the mischievous resolution
adopssd Ct the late Republican Con
yenticu = the met that . Cherokee
county republican paper hes repudi'
atsd Gov. Carpenters nomination,
declaring that 1t h licensed % to do By
the revolution to oppoee the election
Of ! bad or incompetent man. even
though nominee Of the party"
The members Of the Republican
party, through their delegates in con-
ventiou assembled. unanimously re-
nominated Gov. Carpenter for chief
magistrats Of the commonwealth o:
Iowa, sincerely believing him to be .
good man and an honest and efficient
public ollcer. The issue, then, IL be
tween the unanimous decision Of the
Republican party Of Iowa, and an oo'
scufs editor Of Cherokee county. II
that editor proves the Governor . bad
and Incompetent man to the eatisfac'
ton Of right minded men, they should
not support him. But II he does moi
prove It, he ID . vile slanderer, as the
editor Of the Journal believes the
Cherokee editor IL without doubt graf
flying personal grudge In opposing
Gov. Carpenter. Many little soret
fortify themselves behind the liberty
Of the press to crafty their grudges
and abuse their betters knowing that
others have not the Same opportunity
to defend themselves from their VEN
ON. But do not despair Of the re-
election 81 the Governor, cvsn though
dozens Of such fellows abuse him.
Through the courtesy Of the dele
gates from this Judicial district, / had
the honor to Be appointed . member
OF tho Committee on Resolutions.
And have reason to believe that that
'mischievous resolution" met the en-.
tire approval Of the whole commit
tee. And when considered In the con-
vention It was approved with a. much
enthusiasm - any other resolution,
and without being objected to by any
member. although there was ample
time for any discussion that might
have occurred In the adoption of the
resolution. The committee well
knew that the Republican party is the |
only party OF reform and progress
which has ever been In power In this
country. A party organized and sus-
tanned BY the best moral principle Of
the land, and the members Of the
party have always protested to bring
al their moral power to bear at the
polls In the selection Of good and true
men to carry out their principles in
practice. But they also know that
the party must not stand still and
look back 1t the glorious past and be
satisfied, but must meet the living
issues Of the present as they arise.
They were we'll aware that the people
are awakening to . more thorough
sense Of their rights and Of their capa-
bilities-that they will endure no
mastes, have no collars around
their neoks, and are determined to
have their best and purest men elected
to office, and are going to choose such
men - they desire, rather than those
who most desire the Office. Hereto
fore In most Of the counties of the
State, the contest was In the nomina.
ton Of candidates. II nominated by
the Republicans the election was sure,
on account Of party ties. Under this
state Of affairs cunning politicians
laid their plans SO as to Sc
cure at the primary convention dele
gates that would support their views
without regard to the wishes of their
constituents, knowing that they
would not scratch their tickets on the
day Of election, however much they
might be dissatisfied with the nomina-
tions. As this is about played out,
we thought 1t as well to say SO, that
such politicians might take warning.
Yours Truly,
July 2lst, 1873. w. w. WATERS.
The most widely discussed plank in
the Iowa Republican platform is the
one making it duty to repudiate i'm
proper candidates. The New York
Euening Post says:
There was one resolution In the Iowa
Republican platform which deserves
special notice and frequent repetition
1t was that which laid down the new
rule In politics, that it Is the duty OF
every Republican to withhold his
vote from corrupt or incompetent can
didates, even II they have the regular
party nomination. The resolution
has been commended by the Republican
press almost unanimously, and made
moro prominent In the discussions Of
the day than any other political resolu-
ton within our recollection, 1t is
probable that many other Republican
conventions will be asked to approve
the sentiment. II parties will NOT on
ly resolve but live up to this principle,
there will be . little need Of 10 vestiga-
lions or reform, for reform is ut once
established.
Tho 81 Anti. MonOnliatsv of yNahstor