Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-12

T. Fl. WARDEN, 1
THURSDAY MoBxIx0, Nov. 18th, 1874.
Heretofore no side show party no
possnmiog OF the demccracy hns been
ahls even temporarily tcGain any con.
Gdsrahle victories over the Republican
party. Within the last two yeara .
Political element has grown up In this
country, through the Grange organic.
stioa. We vish It horsa in mlnd that
not ell Changers by any means have a
It any time made uss Of ths order In
she ways Of politics. bat II cannot BE-
denied bat thai there has beea much
Of politics carried on through the
Eaana OF this order. Everybody has
had This abaadaatly proven to them,
1t thelr ows doors. This political
srsnGsrism has been slmos, exclusive.
ly the work Of the democracy. and .
few dissatisfied Republicans, % Ear -
the planning and schcmeing has been
concerned. In lowe, democracy did
their work nader the name Auth Mo-
nopoiy which they now SO conveniently
repudisse. In Illinois and Indiana. It
was the Farmers Independent party,
and much Of The same thing unier vArl-
Gus names ran through the whole eoun.
Try, North, East South and West. 70
this cause among others more perhaps
than any OF the rest i due The resalt
Of ths recent elections. Il Iowa, the
subterfuge was 90 apparent and the
so-calIed rsfcrmers ~ leaders had been
- Long a stencil ia The nost.ils OF The
people that il WA greatly weAkencd
this year and wrstchsdly failed ~ con.
adhered With last yesss election. The
easy coasclencsd Democratic who al.
lowed Themselves 70 b dubbed Anti.
Moaops, now brsznaly s5otsle Tho craas
% carly anseawcfthy and take to
democracy sgala as readily q . bawd
changes and fawas, where profit FOL.
lows. But the iugg.ces In leading che
lnnoce0t With thcm out Of The Repub.
Hcan party. are bad sick-,shcy don't
sss just where Thrift IL likely 70 follow
hwnisg and Il h quite likely ,heY viii
geuerslly tvrD tAclr ss,chtio1 10 bleed
Ing private rather than pab,ic cofros.
ssieas. Those who wsnt away hon.
sstsy believing Ia tbs jus.ice Of their
ccuns, will ~ henesly seek tbs aext
eest place Tor them and thAt ci0 not
e u fAe Democratic cas.p. Bnt these
ode parties Of which ~ speak and
which In such 6setss as Indiana, II.
laaois and Others ran Independent
tickets, bat in Iowa we're swslsowed
b. tho democracy, cough, " scive che
trsasportAsloa problem thsy we're
anxious 70 cartas! the immense and
growing power os capital consolidated
and employed in the great railways Of
the counsry--the arteries Oft thirds
q least Of The whole inlAnd commerce
sfthe nation. This wss the object,
and still is OF this element Of the farm.
sss who honestly have beeu engaged In
thsss side parties Well let us look
for 9 moment at The result Statc laws
exist In Iowa and Illinois for the reg
ulASjon Of this vast commerce, bat Il
= found that transportation from one
6ta4s - Anether or across scverai States
cannot b REQUESTED BY State laws,
1or The very obvious reason that Staks
1usisdiction cannot transcend Stale
1tmits and that the Federal coAstitu.
don has In unequivocAl language Or
Aa2ned thai inasr-6tats commerce con
AJcss be regulated By Federal power
end wisely 20 ordained, because
were Il otherwise u wouid b . mos
fruitful bose Of coatsntion between
States. This view has again aad agAix
kesp laid down without . single ex
ception By the Federal courts. Let o
70 step further aew. Last WRITER
and sven bsfors that, the democratl,
msnbsrs Of Congress, By tAsir vossl
ID Coagress. In sewers! i0stauees tool
ths ground deliberately that Consees.
could net ieslslate 70 control rsilroads
Essa ths enti.menopoly party Of Ill
a<Ate, u February last, By resoiusioi
took The same ground In their STAT
Convention. This e the position se.dAl
Of the entire dcmocrstic- portion Of TIL
tewsF House Of Congress With tho sx
oepttca Of Abcut hall dozen members
CAeryisg out this democratic view
thess side parties hsvo given this ssint
Democratic party tbs next House o.
Representatives aud ADDED TO the vos'
sives BY che democracy against III
NcCeary bill and agaiuet the Piaai
proposition whether Congress can O
engh4 10 psss lsw controlling rail-
~Ays, suAaeisnt number TO make !
impoedbls to pass any Gosh law; tbs
h, no law can ever b. passed By thl
4lth Congress touching che regula
don Of inter-6istS commerce b. rail-
bscause democrats chosen BY tneans Q
Ne elects of these fArmers side partle
viii - IN tho ASCENDANT and defeat II
= We Avmly believe that this vote o
democfncy was bid for tho in6oenc