The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-05
DEMOCRACY.

that the opposition nongrel element
which was sailing under the name Anti
Monopoly, were but the old BourDon
Democracy in disguise. This iaea va
booted a. and secuted with Inauguration
by the opposition press and standard
bearers Of the party. We asserted tnat
.notber season of political strife would
and this self same opposition sailing I'M
aar the Democratic flag. Indeed the way
Il being cleared now for the fight OF an
other wear under tie old colofs, and thus !
early in the day our asserted position OF
The late canvass is being proven. We
give below a number of extracts from
leading Anti Monopoly organs concerning
the present situation Of affairs-The fol
lowing from the Daily State Leader, the
recognized Anti Monopoly State Organ.
Politics are slightly mixed at present,
Party lines are broken, and even the
"Grand old Republican party" is sadly
demoralized The opposition party, if
party it may be called, is known by many
different names. In Indiana, Ohio, and all
over the East it is the Democratic party;
in Illinois the word is modified to indie
pendent" and in Iowa it was "Anti-Mo-
nopoly" Under all these different ban
ners have Democrats been trained to drill.
Many of the old hard shell persuasion,
have broken the ranks and utterly refused
to do SO, but others probably the MAORI
ty) have done SO under protest. All were
earnest and honest in their opposition to
corrupt radical rule but the want Of har-
mony proved THAR defeat, and at the gen
cral election in this State, the andrllied,
and scattering ranks of the Anti Monopo-
ly.host, proved unequal to cope with the
regular disciplined troops Of Radicalism-
backed, by official gold, and official in
fluence.
But there is nothing in the situation 10
be disheartened over. Indiana and Ohio
send us glorious, cheering news and rising
above the clouds in the eastern sky, we
see the old Democratic war Eagle, free
and unfettered. New Ycck will undoubt-
eddy give Democratic majority, ana This
insures US the lower House of Congress-
And then with breach made in the hith-
erto impregnable fortress of the enemy;
with our own forces swarming in their
citadel, may we not look for revolution
in political affairs and Democratic victory?
Yea, verify.
None prsted longer, and louder Of
the corruption Of both the old parties
than the Leader. In fact the cry Of cor
ruption was the key note to the anticipa-
ted success, of the new party. But here
we have the theory of the immaculate
John p. Irish, in the State Press. Con-
corning the opposition, he speaks thusly.
Since the late election in Iowa editors
and politicians are rushing to the front with
plans and speculations as to the method
of the future opposition to the Republi-
can misrule.
These suggestions are well meant,
whether they are well timed or not.
1t must be said, in justice to the authors
Of all such suggestions, that the Anti Mo
opoly party itself served notice upon the
world that its organization was ephemeral..
This was done in its last State convention
when it refused to accept concurrent
action with the Independent party OF
Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Cali
fornia by declining to change its name
The maintenance OF separate political
organization within the pent borders Of a
single State, is an impossibility.
Republicans who voted our ticket IN
eler the new name must, in reason concede
this, while their own acceptance or the
Democratic victories in other S atcs as a
vindication Of the principles they support
ed in Iowa, is a concession Of the point
that the difference is in the name alone,
and not in the creed.
And the following from the Standard
of Linn County.
The almost complete farce played by
the Anti Monopoly party in the recent
election, leades its friends and supporters
to enquire the cause of such humiliating
results. We can account for its failure
in no other way than to assume, and as
we believe, quite correctly, that the Anti
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torse-that the platform of the party was
framed upon the basis Of glittering gener
alities, in perfect imitation of republican
Platforms, and lastly that the Changers,
who by very many honest Anti-Monopol-
lists, were supposed to be silent but hard
working and trusted allies, were virtually,
ind no doubt quite extensively, the veri-
est enemies who deserted the Anti Mo-
aopoly camp at the most critical moment
The disastrous results Of the campaign
may safely be considered the death blow
to the Anti Monopoly party, and in fact
eve Y other mongrel political organization
in the State, for the political influence of
the Changers does not now amount to
short row of worthless pins. What then is
next to be done?
The prevailing sentiment Of the entire
press Of the country, seems to point I'M
mistakely to the fact, that the next presi-
dental campaign must be contested,
wholly and solely upon questions Of polit-
ical principle, and not upon those Of An
abstract character, such as have in the
past appealed entirely to the sympathes
and exciting passions Of the people.
There will Of necessity be but two par
ties in the field, and is safe to assume that |
sness Pa5s1es M, a ne f HPabcah with
party lines drawn to their utmost tension
Also the following from the Clinton
Age:
In the first issue Of our paper after the
election, we took strong ground in favor
of abandoning the Anti Monopoly organ
ization and resuscitating the democratic
party. Among other things we said
We believed that every person Of Re-
publican antecedents, who voted the Anti
Monopoly ticket in this State on Tuesday,
would have voted the same way had the
ticket been designated Democratic
We want to see some move made in the
direction of putting new life into the
democrati organization We are willing
TO cooperate in any manner TO bring this
about.
In obedience to public opinion, as now s
quite generally expressed all over the
State by the press which recently support
d the Autobiography ticket, we suggest !
hat the Central Committee commence {
for the reorganization of the :
'arty. Let the committee be consulted,
md ascertain whether they favor the
movement, and will at the proper time,
all u State Convention" 9
These article advance the sentiment Of I
he entire opposition press Of the State Of
owa. and VIC might select editorials from :
ach of them to sho. that fact. but
nough for the present.
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