The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-15

we nave Deen put 10 kfcat expense az
trouble in procuring some elegant engrav.
ings 1t several of our opponents in the
POLITICAL arena. We regret the fact that
we did not have the tine to procure
further and additional proiiles The
Woe-begone look which Il number Of our
Autobiography friends wear since the
election returns have been secured,
would make very sorry looking lot OF
pictures indeed Iii not our desire to
abuse fallen foe. We have reasons how
ever to rejoice ever the victory which the
Republican forces of lama county gained
over the old enemy last Tuesday. The
vote in tho county was light, being about
an equal vote in The aggregate with that
Of last fall The result was even better.
than we had anticipated, although we did
not expect 10 be beaten. Our prophesies
in regard to the movement last fall have
proven true. The Republicans who voted
the Anil Monopoly ticket Of u year ago.
did not regard their move then as y party
measure When they discovered after
wards tina. the opposition regarded it as
a Democratic victory, many Of them re-
solved that they h "a made i mistake in
boiling the Republican ticket. and right
nobly have they come to the rescue once
more The Bourbon opposition press
have wasted their breath for n, thing,
but empty honors 1T the hands of the
defeated candidates. They have villitied
and m.ligned the character Of each and
every candidate on our county ticket,
wickodly. and maliciously. They have
been exceedingly sanyuine Of success,
and have branded everybody liar and a
villain, who dared openly contend with
them ami expose their base accusations
through the columns of the Republican
Press Their pet would-be- congressman,
Wilkinson, started out on the stump CIV
ing voice to thc nb>t lLsttri!y p.r-oatl-
tiles against his opponent Mr.. Wilson. The
fight was begun BY the IN i-Monopoly
Press with personal abuse utterly With
out any foundation, They charged in
Vulnerable frauds, and in their estimation
everybody who did not side in with them
were dishonest. The people hive given
them the lie with full force at the polls.
They charged Mr.. Stevens with being
Il Banker and Railroad man, thus trying
to work an i'll feeling against him among
the farmers We notice that Mr..
Stevens ran up with his ticket right along
and where he was known his majority
was in excess of the ticket. In his own
township there were but IS votes against
him out of .27 while the Republican ma.
jority on the State Ticket was only l35,
giving him u gain over the ticket, OF 81
votes. Thus it can be seen that Mr..
Stevens is popular at home. The vote
for the balance Of the Coun y candidates
was about even with the State ticket. OK
cept that Mr.. Griffith on the Anti-Mono-
poly ticket eceived IA large conplimen.
tary vote at home. We feel satisfied that
the Republican voters OF Tama County
made wise selection when they nOmi-
uaLcu tHtI ItChCt. Ahcs nav AO'O"Nu
up their convictions to the scratch by
their ballots We feel that our County
officers elect are capablt. honest men,
and predict success for each Of them in
their several official positions.
The contest upon the part Of the repub-
licans was short, sharp aud decisive, while
our democratic friends began the fight
long ago, and haG their henchmen pig
tracking all over the county circulating
their IA Sc reports, but alas, it has all
been Of no use. The people would not
believe them, and seeing the true course
they travelled it direct, which resulted in
Republican victory.
The opposition candidate for Congress
proved too much for the mongrel party TO
carry even in Tama county where such
huge effort was made to get up sympathy
for him because of the alleged lie that
was published BY the Republican papers
last week, but it wouldn't win. The cA-
pose had the ring Of an honest and true
statement, and all the effort to create
sympathy for the old scamp was of no
avail, which resulted in giving the Hon.
James Wilson 900 majority in the county,
which is 200 votes ahead of the State
ticket, while Wilk ran 100 votes behind
the Anti Monopoly State ticket. We
trust and believed ut the rebuke tender.
cd to Wilkinson by the people Ct this
county, and in the District, will for
ever quiet the ambitious prctensions Of
the old fossil in this locality. 1t is our
humble judgment that he will have to
find some other field Of labor than lama
County or the fifth District before his pc
cul,ar faculties and ability will be fully
We do no pretend to say
where that locality can be found.
In summing up we find that the major
ity Of Wilson over Wilkinson is 800, and
,mith over Kline 500 The majority on
the county ticket will approximate 200 to
each republican candidate over his oppo-
nent. G. J. Stevens running ahead OF
his ticket.
The croaking of the false prophets who
nave worked SO hard against the repub-
lean party in Tama county will now be
luieted for while, and we presume that
he political sea will become comparative
" smooth and calm for time We are
satisfied with the part which we have
played in the canvass, feeling that we
lave been consistent in our course during
he entire seige. True, we have waxcd
!. little warm at times and perhaps have
been little severe, but the cx,gencics OF
lie case frequently demanded it, and We
merely accepted the situation offered Us
by our opponents. We have endeav0red
10 conduct the fight On fair base how.
ever much we may have erred. In clos.
ing we would say that if We have
done anything wrong we are willing to