The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-30
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There are two Coogress;osal dis
tricts in this State which ! larre
number Of Rspuhlicsn residents there
IN seem determined 70 throw away
the second and sevssth. Two ysass ago
there Vas great hostility in tie SEC
ond to the re-nominasion of Mr. Cot.
ton. but he secured > msjority Of the
convention and vas nOminated. Gen.
Grant received betwes0 three and
four tho0aand majority in the dis
trief, and Mr.. Cotton between one
and two hundred. This showed II
tremendous hostility to him on the
part Of the Republicans, which near
" cost rs the district All sensible
men outside Of the district assumed
rs matter Of course that Mr.. Cotton
would not again think of being . can
didate, and that no considerable num-
Der OF his constituents would think Of
making him such But now, when
the real Republican majority in that
district, if any. is known to be small,
Mr.. Cotton insists on being . candi- |
date, and finds very much backing,
aud has good show of nomination.
which we can not help believe must
prove bad defeat. Nor can We see
how bis partisans can fail to see il as
we do. Why do they court it,
Iowa City Republican,.
4 certain class Of public men who
have obtained the position they oc-
cupy. by the liberal use Of newspa-
pers, have come TO the conclusion.
these newspapers are their property,
and very hercely denounce the press
il il pretends TO criticise their public |
life. and ventures TO sugges, that /
they should give way to other and
better men. 4 conspicuous exam
pie of the folly, is Hon. A. r. Cotton.
member of Congress from the I'd dis
trict: because he had secured for the |
Davenport Gdzette the publication Of |
the Acts Of Congress. posed he
had bound tina, paper fast TO his POI
litlcal fortunes, and when it ventur-
ed 10 suggest that as the district was
politically close, aud as Mr.. Cotton
was quite unpopular in certain por-
tions Of the district. ii would be bet
Ter TO nominate some new man. who I
could poll the full strength Of the par
~. Mr.. Cotton writes letter from
Washington, 10 its editor, reminding
him OF the fact, that through his
tGattons) influence, the publication
Of the laws had been secured for his
paper, and intimating he had scarce.
y expected any opposition in that
quarter. As if An honest editor was
to be bought by any such paltry con-
This letter ought to be
enough to defeat Mr. Cottoo' ) renom-
and shows he i NOT the nan
70 occupy the place he does. Then,
be follows this up, by attacking the
editor Of the Gosstse, In . spescA be
made before the Republican Conven-
ton Of Clinton county, - if his can
aidacy vas TO be forwarded BY any
such means. II the Republicans Of
that district should be 20 fooliah q
TO nominate him for se-election, he
will lead the party 70 certain defeat;
md because . leading Republican
paper has the honesty and manliness
10 point out the felly of such :
course, its editor 10 70 be bounded
BY this Congressman, and his friends,
whose policy is rule or ruin. This
Congressman will, however, probab-
y find, that in . contest of this kind.
the editor will not so easily be over.
come as he imagines. The newsoa-
pers have long enough been tenders
70 some of our public men, we hope
the dav is coming when the party
ash will not have 80 much terrors,
that they dare not oppose incompe-
tent and unworthy men, whether
nominated or not. Surely, the news
papers owe no favors, and they
should not hesitate to express their
opinion without fear.-Grundy Coun-
ty Ailas.