The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-19

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ssap.ss paray. Tie question - 10
irhy dis snxiety and evident e6ort
asshass Iris voadsEfal organization
oonsidksed ! 1ese one nasnraly sue-
gess i1snlf. Ths aew< Of . political
pszty, sl1ne, should really have little
force IL psiseipls asd especially,
shsrsnsiofsach psrty ere The real
sp61btk With which to 20 before the
pubic. Why. then, 4. fusse to
haze tie pubic believe above ~
esh1 ding, IL he preseat oppoG-
don 70 Republicsnisn in Iowa is ncw
an1 not old1 s,ss.s
For ! rood many ycass there hsve
besn tuo diatinct. ven organized and
wel known political parties in Iowa,
IS in the other States. These par
ties both have bad principles, and
both have records. Since > political
party i merely m aggregation Of
individuals whose political beliefs
and desires impel them 10 act to-
gether. % long = The grand total Of
voters 1not convulsed and rs-divided
By some great questioa Of morals or
public po'icy-just 20 long there can
BE no really anesoy party. As It is
now, the mass Of voters on either
ide remain where they have been,
believe Is they have believed and
are proud Of the record and princi-
pies Of the party to which they have
belonged. This is positive fact;
and right here you begin to find an
answer for the questions asked above.
Knowing that The principles, aud
particularly the record, Of Bourbon
Democracy are obnoxious to the
great majority Of Iowa people, the
leaders Of the present movement are
struggling to make it appear that no
ssah party now exists-and this even
while they cautiously and cunningly
enbody its state rights, and other
fundamental principles in a platform.
and while theyexpest 10 receive its
votes in solid body.
But We need not thus argue TO
prove the situstion. Let us give you
ginpse behind the scenery which |
incloses and makes comely the "new'
political stage. We win not even
stop to recall how that old Demo
cratic wheel-horse, Dan Finch, rose
in his place ~ delegate to the late |
State Coassntioa and congratulated |
those present of Republican antece-
dents On their coming round, At last,
to his position. We will 60 clear
hack of that gathering, and bring you
for . moment into the convention
held in Hardin county for the pur-
pose Of selecting delegates TO this
same State convention. The names
Of prospective delegation had been
reported to the meeting. Among
them were those Of Col. Ellsworth
and Judge Thompson-both able
men and well known throughout the
State ~ old Democratic politicians.
1t ct once occurred to renegade
Republican present that these names
were too Democratic to work well
with the proposed '.new party"
theory. He moved to have them
displaced by others not open to such
an objection. Then, as the Register
says, ''came square issue whether
or no confirmed and unrenounced
Democracy was bar to the ehgi-
bility Of an nti-Monop delegate"
Col. Ellsworth, one Of the gentleman
named, spoke to the question in .
manner that needs neither applica-
ton or explanation. The point Of
his remarks win be plain to every |
one-especially when we add that
the convention afterward made both
Thompson and himself delegates by |
a large majority-and this is what |
he said:
Mr. GH0i5nsds:-I arise to with |
draw my name rs . candidate from
before this house, as my fiery friend |
Greer has seen fit to censure and heap |
abuse upon me for being an old-line |
Democrat. cannot but admit the
charge with shouts Of Joy, though /
must resent the attack made upon
me at the same time as unjust and
cowardly. ] know ] have been for
forty years Democrat, dyed in the
wool, ingrained in the texture, and
am 's0so Of that breed, without any
variableness or shadow of turning
Nearly fifty conventions have / at
tended 1t my own expense, National,
State and County. / may be read
out of m association, but it is not in
the power Of mortals to read me out 1
Of conviction. And for all this, nv
friend Greer thinks me criminal. But.
sir, Mr.. Chairman, can assure YOU,
when my vote was wanted to rebuke
corruption, and to break down the
Republican party, and to ceDsurc the
ofhceholders, from President down, I
was then not unfit to renresent the