The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-07-02
THE ANTl.MONOP TICKET.

THE ANTI.MoNoP TICKET.
That there is but one farmer on
the Anti-Monop State ticket is not
strange. All who saw the Conven-
ton, and saw how few and far be-
tween were the farmers. and how
thick were the old political hacks of
the State of both parties, knew that
the men of the plow stood but little
show. Four-ffths of the men in the
Convention had the same interest
In the farmers, as Grand Master
Adams once said of another farmer
loving lot of old politicians, namely,
the interest that the hawk has in the
sparrow. This was proved in the
contest for the Treasurership be-
tween a practical farmer and a stall
fed railroad contractor Mr. Hargis
was as fair and fit representative of
the Iowa tanner as the State affords.
He has one of the largest farms in
the State, one of the best managed,
and has acquired by dint of honest
industry at the tail of the plow and
by thorough good management q
comfortable competence. Wherev-
er he is known, all through Central
and Southern Iowa, the name of Har-
gis an authority on agriculture and
horticulture. His personal reputa-
ton stands without a spot, and
wherever he is known at all he is
known as man of fine business
qualities and the most sterling integ-
rity. The farmers of the State ask
ed of the farmers of the now party
the nomination of Er. Hareis. How
was their request treated ? Why;
by pushing Mr.. Hargis aside, and
nominating Mr.. Barnes, a railroad
man, whose interests are with the
railroads, and in the rings and cliques
of which he has made the fortune in
which now revels. The exalta,ion of
Barnesand the snubbing given Hargis
proved that farmer, no matter how
high his standing, had no chance in
the so-called Farmers Party when a
railroad man was its competitor. So
Mr.. Barnes, the "Boss Railroad man
of Southeastern Ioa," as he is known
at home, was put upon the ticket
and Mr.. Hargis was sent back to his
plow, and to look after the votes of
his own township. In every respect
he is Mr.. Barnes superior, and es-
pecially in those qualifisa,ioes which
ore demanded tor faithful and
deficient Treasurer of State. But he
was farmer, and besides a railroad
man wanted that. So Stone, Irish,
Grinnell, and Campbell, ordered
Barnes up and Hargis down.
For Auditor, too, Gates, the farm
er, stood no show with King, the
lawyer, and again the farmer was re-
quested to return to his plow, while
the lawyer was put upon the ticket.
Besides King had been an old line
Democrat, while Gates had been no
thing but Republican. Again King
was the man who moved to strike
out of the platform all references to
specie or specie payment, and the
infiationists in the Convention, who
we're in large majority, were bound
| TO reward MIN 10r that.
The one farmer who was put on
David Morgan, for Secretary-was
put on, not because he represented
the agriculturists, but because he
was Quaker, and Stone, Irish, Grin
nell and Campbell made no secret
that they selected him solely for the
purpose of batting the Society of
Frinds and securing their votes.-
This shows that S. l. q. &C. bat
poorly understand thelndependence
and the true character ofth Quaker
element. They have never yet been
tolled into trap by bait, nor have
they ever sold themselves to any
political party to get one of their
own members into office. Against
Mr.. Morgan not a word of objection
may be offered. He is a good man,
and his nomination is strong one.
His standing is high as man, and
his qualifications good for the place.
We have our doubts, though, as to
his accepting the honor offered him.
For Attorney General, Clerk of
Supreme Court and Reporter of Su-
preme Court, of course lawyers had
to be nominated. Col. Keatley, for
Attorney General, is q fair lawyer,
and very genial man. We are glad
he has got something-or nomina-
ton for it. He has been gradually
weakening as a Republican year by
year, as year by year he has been
disappointed and defeated in his as
pirations for office. Three years
ago, his candidacy for Lieutenant
Governor, and his defeat tor it, was
the last straw breaking the back of
what little Reputlicanisn he had
left.
MIR. Ball, of Des Moines, tor Clerk,
is promising young lawyer, and
worthy gentleman. Mr.. Weart, for
Reporter, is the gentleman whom the
Republican party always kept in of
flee to keep him in the party. The An
ti-Monopoly party will have to do the
same thing, or it will lose its Weart.
He Is pleasant gentleman, and a
man of many sterling personal quail
ties. Some say he is a lawyer, and
more say he isn't, and that he never
was. The Independence Bulletin,
the paper published at his home,
redicules the idea Of any one calling
him lawyer.
The tail end of the ticket-Regis-
ter of the State Land Oaice-is
brought up by Mr.. Roadarmal, of
Story County, an insurance agent, a
canvasser for an Illinois nursery, and
best known, where he is known at all,
for knowing which horse to bet on
at race. From all accounts he was
a very good man not to have nomin-
ated.
The ticket is not as strong as that
of the same party last year, nor is II
a strong one, in any sense, as WHOLE
even without comparison.-heg'ster.