The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-02-19
Special Correspondents OF ADvERTrsER.
FROM THE CAPITAL.
The Railroad Law, 'sMany Men
or many Minds''-Thc Agricul.
auraI College lnvcstlgatiOn-
sDccimcn ssRcCOrmers.''
DEs MONIES, Feb. 18th. ~.

This week, the CHIEF topic here a.
the Capital has been the Forthcoming
railroad tariff bill, the investigation
Of the Agricultural College and the
mileage Of members.
The Railroad Committee has been
in labor fornearly two weeks, and !
understand they will report substi-
tute for all bills next Wednesday. II
is said that nearly every member Of
the Assembly has an idea just how he
would like to have it; so it takes
some time to get toned down to any
thing like harmony. If any of your
readers think strange of so many
opinions let him talk to his neighbor,
and if he has read any or thought any
at all on this subject, my word for it,
there will he radical difference OF
opinion.
The investigation of the Agricul-
tural College drags its weary length
along. How long it will last nobody
can form an idea; seven days gone
by and only one witness examined
il all of the twenty to be examined
are as long winded as he, the Lord
only can tell of the end. But let it
be thorough is the ergo down to
the bed rock. 1t would be wrong to
even guess what will be the result
but l am of my own opinion that the
services Of President Welch, with his
"s3, 500 salary and mansard roof"
with the lobby expenses paid out OF
the interest fund will be dispensed
with, and that Jones with his list OF
hungrey professors, who are fighting
WEIGH for same place, will no longer
tread the gravel walks and shady
bowers, shifting the onion scented
zephyrs of that farmer factory. In
fact, the general disposition is to clear
the thing out and commence with a
new set.
Among the Anti Monops the chief
topic is the Grand Capitalization Con-
vention on the 25,h of February. BY
some process they propose to unite
old Copperhead Democrats, Bourbon
Democrats, Sore headed Republi-
cans, ambitious Demagogues. into
one solid mass and call it. some say,
the Stree Party" some the "Frec
Democratic Party" and others the
Economical Democratic Party" !
think this last would do. We have
several of that breed in the Assem-
bly,. For instance. the chief of that
wing is named Green 7. Clark, of
Marion county. He is the head and
front Of the Economic Demo-
crat-Free- Party. Well, this same
Clark was member of the House at
Iowa City in 1856 He howled so
long and loud about these theiving
Republicans, that some chap without
the fear of outraged dignity before
his eyes went down into the vaults
and looked up the record of this pure
minded champion Of reform. He
lived, by the nearest public route,
one hundred and seventeen miles
from Iowa City, and would be emit
tied by law to thirty-fve dollars and
ten cents. Did he take it? Not if
he can get more. His John Hancock
is down to a receipt for ninety-seven
dollars and fifty cents, or the mileage
for six hundred and fifty miles-only
sixtv-two dollars and forty cents more
than belonged 10 him. Oh, but he
has become reiormer now, he amt
a Democrat any more. Wouldn't il
be well enough for Mr.. Reformer to
paw back that little money with ter
per cent. interest amounting to about
$500.
l.. @. Hoggatt was Republican
and supposed to be a straight mar
until last fall. when he was elected
to the House by the Anti-Monops
The first official act he did in tn.
new party was to take twenty-five
dollars mileage when lawfully emit
tied to only nine.
The fact is, before some men or,
stop thief too loud il would be pru
dent to feel in their own pockets an
see if all there belongs to them
| This last does not apply to anybod
| in Cedar county,
Elisha Todd, Of Springdale, spent
day at the Capital last week. ED.