Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-10
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| Irish assembled last week at Iowa
City to resurrect the Democratic
party of Iowa. The gentlemen in
attendance were eight in all, viz. !:
Geo. Paul, John p. Irish, l.. b. Pat
terson, Iowa City; ID. 0. Finch, Des
Moines: d. N. Richardson, Daven-
port; J. f. Williamson, Indianola !;
Ed. Campbell, Fairfield; John WISE
man, Washington.
Finch took the chair. An hours
talk as to methods ensued. Irish Of
fered resolution requesting M. M.
| Ham, of Dubuque, to call a conven-
tiou in the spring. Campbell offered
substitute requesting Irish, Ham,
Keatly and Weart to call conven-
tion of the Opposition to the Re-
publican party, to meet not later
than June 18th. Finch and Will
hanson wanted to organize
straight" under the old Democratic
name. Wiseman, Richardson and
Irish preferred Campbell's mixture
of Hams Bourbon, Irish's mixed
wines and Weart's Anti-Monopoly
cider. Finch offered an amendment
providing that Ham should call a
convention to ''reorganiZe the Demo-
cratic party" Just to make show
of conservatism and hold some of the
Republican Anti Monops with them
the moss-backs voted down Finch's
resolution; he took milf and vacat-
ed the chair, and Richardson took
the empty seat. Then they adopted
the Campbell resolution, and then
they adjourned.
The Des Moines Leader makes
comment after this style:
The object of the meeting. it had
been supposed, was TO consult in re-
gard to the means of reorganizing
the Democratic party of Iowa. 1t
was hoped, and certainly expected,
that the members of the different
committees, in council, would take
action having this for its definite OBJ
ject. 1t may be that they have 1t
may be that the cautious, uncertain
steps taken yesterday, will lead to-
ward the platform of Democracy.
We hope they may, but at the same
time confess to painful doubts. We
believe that it would have been bet
ter for the committees to have
stepped boldly upon the Democratic
platform at once; adopted q resolu-
ton requiring NJ. M. Ham, or some
other KNOWN Democrat to call con-
vention, and inviting all lovers Of re-
form, all opposed to Radical tyranny
to unite with the Iowa Democracy in
the struggle for the right. This
would have been straightforward,
manly course, and would without
doubt, have been acceptable to Dem
ocrats, Liberals, and Anti-Monopo-
lists alike.
This all looks very much like
sham indeed it is all Ham, and no.
thing else, though they prefix an s
in order to carry the Ants with them
until Ham calls the old straight-outs
together to organize the genuine old
party with its back all grown over
with moss. Dennis Mahoney
of Dubuque must be there. His
namesake, ID. M. Harris must be in
vited. George Gillespie and Tom
Claggett, and Tim. Walker must
dance to the piping of Sam. Evans;
Dan. Baker must have hand i'm the
deal Parson III. Clay Dean must be
permitted to christen the child and
then it must be handed over to some
wet-nurse OF untainted Democratic
blue blood. Porte WEIGH, by the
way, must not be left out. He will
be first at the door with his poetical
platform as long as his arm. Think
of Democratic Convention, or even
an opposition of any sort without
all these old Bourbons to manage it.
Tell you, gentlemen, its preposterous
to talk about anything else. Weart
may help call the meeting, but his
Anti Monop. forces can't have any
say in it more than little talk. The
platform will declare for whiskey IL
cense, home rule--which means
States rights, a white mans govern
ment, and close up with plank in
favor Of "honesty and REFORM" of
course. A little sugar-coated pill, a
mixture of anti-railroad, low taxes
and " due regard to the in terests OF
the producing classes" will be given
to the hungry Anti-Monops, and
thrt's about all they'll get, after fol-
lowing the ig,,is fotuus for two years
believing it to be the true light that
was TO lead them into u reform ha-
ven.
state Grange Finances.
At last we find something that
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