The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-02

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THE TWo-FAcED AUrr-no.
4 NOPOLISTS.
Ii it is p ssible for a Convention of
hypocrites 10 assemble then the
cr,wd who met At Des Moines. o.,
"Wednesday deserves that appella-
tion. No caldid reader can look
over the proceedings without being
struck with the evident purpnse to mis-
lead. 30 juggie, to deceive the people.
The title OF the organization, asev-
erybodv knows, is fraud. 1t assumcs
that those who carry the name are
particularly hostile TO monopolies;but
half the attorneys, advocates and
tools Of monopolirs in the State be-
long to the aAn,i- Monopoly" party,
and train there as their natural poti-
tical home, while the Repul licsn par.
ty is even more opposed to munopolies
than the organization which appro-
PIRATES the name as cover to other
designs. An attempt Was made to
dispense with this glaring cheat, by
selecting the title Of "fndependent
Party" but majority Of the Con.
vention seemed to think that more
votes could he trapped without new
baptism than with it, aud so il was
voted down.
The platform, in its parcntage and
substance, is precisely the one which
ought to emanate from such source.
1t was reported by ex-Gov. VIM. M.
Stone, who has cast his los with
these political tricksters. Gov. Store
began to doubt to what party he be-
ionged two years sgo. He was then
anxious to 60 to Congress, and devel-
oped as rival to Judge Loughridge,
Doubts we're expressed - to his r.
deity, which he Indignantly denied.
This was early in the canvass; but
when it became apparent that his am
bition was to be thwarted, he gath
cred up his political baggage and
started for the Greeley camp. 6ucA
facility in fitting himself % new
grooves could not go unnotioed, and
Gov. Stone was recognised q tho
right man 10 draft platform suited
TO political acroba,s--to be read
while turning sammefsauits, one side
going up and the other coming down,
or while riding the celebrated two
horse feat, the animals going in op-
posite directions. His success in
making one plank contradict another,
and in securing the assent of men Of
opposite beliefs to both, will only be
appreciated after careful snalysis
of this unique specimen Of his handi-
work s
The Anti-monopolists are made to
declare that the rights Of al men,
without distinction of race, color or
nativity, must be maintained, and 10
this end the Federal Constitution
and it's amendments must aud shall
be preserved. This 10 Che Rcpubii.
can, free. soil, and colorcd mems bait.
Then comes the other sort, the old,
double-and-twisted, iron. clad South.
ern State Rights, douRhfaccd-rcbel-
democratic doctrine, "The mainte-
nanoe inviolate of the rights Of tho
States, and especially Of tho rights Of
each State 10 order and control its
orr, domestic i,sstitntiOns according 70
It's o,cn judgment ExcLUsIvELY."--'
This is what the south asked before
the war, what Andy Johnson tried 20
concede after the war. and which the
new amendments to the Constitution
distinctly deny. Ii . party with
these principles should come into
power, all Legislation giving effect to
the amendments would be repealed,
and the amendments themselves be
ahrogated and overthrown. Here
are two faces ON ''equal rights"
The next attempt to spalter in .
double sense il on the currency
question. s'Itedemp,ion in specie at
the earliest practical day. is insisted
upon, and the duty OF Congress to
provide "a volume Of currency, that
shall be adequate to the general bu-
siness and commerce OF the country"
is declared. A motion to strike out
redemption brought from the ingen-
ious author the explanation that "at
the earliest practical day" meant any
time FIVE or ten years, it might be.
This satisfied the anti-monopoly ex-
pansionist aud he subsidized.
On the question Of controlling rail.
roads the platform is As elastic - . !
rubber ring, and about ! as square.--l
The Anti Monopoly State Convention
of last winter denied the right of
Congress to interfere with railroads
incorporated by States; but this body |
having found new light, smiled on
the Grange while demanding Estate
and National legislation" to prevent
corporate extortion, and gave > squint
to the railroad kings while declaring
that they should "discountenance
any action calculated to retard the
progress of railroad enterprise!' OIL
course this is not honest, for every
body knows that every railroad tariff |
law passed has not only been "calcu-
lated to retard the progress of rail-
road enterprises" but has retarded
them. For such party to call itself
"Anti- Monopoly is fine illustration
Of pure cheek.
The last attempt to dodge was on
the temperance question. Stones
plank was intended as tub to the
German whale and blind to the pro-
hibitionist's. II proclaimed that per-
sonsl liberty should not be abridged
except so far as is necessary to pro-
mote the welfare Of society. A mi
nority report proposed as substitute
that as prohibition has failed to pre-
vent the ravages Of intemperance it
should be replaced by such legisla-
tion rs will further the cause Of tenn
perance. This is understood to have
been adopted, notwithstanding Col.
Erboeck, in the name of "4O,UOO for
eign voters" demanded that the Con-
vention should endorse q license law.
The body came nearer asserting its
elf on this question than any other,
and it virtually told the 10000 to 60,
about their business.
There were Of course resolutions
depouncinp the Administrator, and