Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10


Attend the primary meetings and
/ the conventions ant there record your
voice and will in the declaration OF
principles, ard the choice Of men 70
administer them. Thus may your
power be made to serve you at once,
aud your purposes be speedily ac-
complished. Last year this wise
policy was pursued 70 considerable
extent, and the fruits are rs marked
as they are benefcemt. 1t was the
first instance Of party deliberately
reforming itself. 1t has repealed the
SALARY grab /; 1t has repealed the
moiefy act and the Sanborn contract
Law 1t has formally censured the
second officer OF the Cabinet, the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, his Assistant
and the Solicitor, and forced them all
from the places they had disgraeed !;
| il has detected and exposed the Cred
| IL Mobilier scandal, and has exposed
and oyerthrown the District Of Col
umbia pIunderers. All Of this IL
self-refornlation, fact unknown in
the history Of any other party that
has ever existed in this or any other
government. Last winter one OF the
most promising Democratic-Anti-
Monopoly members Of the Iowa leg
islature declared on the floor Of the
House that the Republicans had
been foremost in every reform dur
ing the session )" the refornatory
action of the party eztorting this I'M
willing confession from one OF its
most Incorporating opponents.
Admitting all that is claimed for
the Anti-monopoIy party by its most
enthusiastic devotees, it can be only
locally serviceable, as itexists in Iowa
alone. Should it achieve power, its
| influence would be limited to this
State; for the reason that thej g is not
now, nor is there expectation Of, an
Anti Monopoly party in any other
State. On the opening Of the presi-
Dental campaign next year these
local party organizations will be
swallowed up in one or the other, or
both, Of the recognized national
parties. Then the members Of this
new party must rally under the BAN
ner OF the Republican or the Demo
cratic party, both Of which are, and
will continue to be, nation organiza-
tions, or fritter away their oportuni-
ties and power in an idle endeavor
to attain national results through the
narrow and local fundamentally Of
a party confined to but one numeri-
cally small state out Of thirty-seven.
The mere setting forth Of these facts,
which cannot be gainsayed by any
Intelligent man, Is amply sufficient
To impress every rejecting mind Of
the utter futility Of seeking general
and permanent reform through a
local party having existence in but u
single State.
The Republican party is daily de-
monstrating its purposes in the way
Of practical reforms, and has as free
ly rebuked and punished its own
offenders and criminals as If they
we're of tho opposing faith. Pro-
gress, education and the rights Of
man, are its watchwords. Having
preserved the credit and honor OF
the nation when they were assaulted
by open foes In arms. and secret ene-
mics at the ballot box, 1t has earned
the gratitude Of the people. 1t only
remains for the people TO seize upon
its strong organization, in the Cen
eral Government and large MAORI
ty Of the States, and compel 1t to do
their will. Thus 1t may be made a
still more efficient agency in correct
ing every political evil, and in ac-
comprising every desired reform.
In Congress and in many Of the
State Legislatures this party has ac-
complished more In the way Of re-
stricting the power and correcting
the abuses Of monopolies than any
new party could hope to do. Its
principles are unassailabIe !; It's ticket
that Of our antagonist: its prospects
for a forty thousand majority vic
tory are strengthening day by day.
GEO. g. HEBERIING.
Chairman Republican State Central
Committee.
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