The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-09-10
PER CONTRA. l.. SHEEAN.
Monticello, Jones Co., Express

PER CONTRA. l.. StIEEAN.
Monticello. Jones Co., Express.
Mr.. Sheean was the rankest of cop
perheads "a bitter opponent of the
war. Some of his speeches during
our terrible struggle for national ex-
istence were models of disloyalty,
bitterness, and hatred toward the
government. After the surrender Of
the South, and, indeed, until quite
recently, he openly denounced the
reconstruction efforts of the govern
ment under the late amendments.
The admission OF all citizens to equal
suffrage was greeted by him as mad
and wanton blow at an honorable and
vanquished body of our fellow coun-
trymen. He may have ceased say
ing these things, but his conviction,
his rebel instincts, his copperhead
proclivities are as strong and intense
as ever they were. What he means,
and what he is laboriny for, is that
the party which opposed the war,
which comprised every element Of
disorder, discomfort, and disloyalty
in the country-the party composed
of ancient and malignant copper
heads, negro haters, regulators, de-
feated and baffled Tammanyites, no.
torious and played-out Republican
politicians-that this party shall be
allowed to control the country. This
is what Mr.. Sheean desires; it is
what he never ceased to desire
What he understands by reform is
Democratic supremacy. What he
understands by reconciliation with
the South, the perfect healing of the
wounds made by the war, is that
those who made the war should con-
troll the government. In his remarks
before the convention after his NOM
nation. Mr.. Sheean inadvertently ex
posed the cloven foot. The Du-
buoue Times. in its report of Mr..
Sheean's speech, says:
but forgetting LOT Tie Tune DeiuS Tue tdc-
tics of this Re,o,". party, Mr.. Sheean. in
closing his remarks, appealed to the conSen-
ton 10 he firm and steadfast, and to work
shoulder to shoulder for The same old r,iaci-
pies and objects, only under q new name. No
applause. 1t was evident that Mr. Sheean
mad not carefully prepared his speech.
Here was an involuntary but none
the less fair confession that the cry OF
"Reform" is only Democratic dodge
that the Anti Monopoly party is
only the catspaw Of the unrepentant,
unchanged Democracy.
fAnamo sa. Jones Co., Eureka.
Mr.. j. l.. Sheean, the nominee Of
the Maquoteta anti-monop conven-
ton FOR Congress from this district,
was one OF the most violent and bit
ter hatcrs OF the Government in its
efforts for the suppression of the
Shareholders rebellion. During all
those dark years of the great and
bloody struggle for Right and Free
dom, when the life of the nation was
trembling in the balance, and when
our brave boys in blue needed the
sympathy and support of every true
and patriotic man and woman in the
north and had IL, only fierce denunci-
ations and curses were heaped upon
the Union cause by J. l.. Sheean.
AT every step he violently assaulted
the Government and openly declared
that Abraham Lincoln was greater
traitor to his country than jeff. Da-
Wis! Not only this but at "Peace
meeting" held in this city on the
18th OF March, 1868, Mr.. Sheean in
troduced a string of resolutions EN-
bodying his views, we must suppose,
among which was the following ex-
pressive avowal Of reasonable hostil-
ity to one of the measures adopted
BY the Government for reinforcing
the deoima:ea ranks Of our army:
Resolved, That the late CONSUMPTION act is
a hagrant outrage upon the states and upon
the people, the browning act of the despot-
ism exhibited over us: that ii cannot and
should not be enforced; that we have al
ready sacrificed too much life and treasure
in this fruitess war, and will not give one
man or one dollar for its further prosecu-
ton!
tClinton Herald.
The fiat has gone forth and the
great Anti What party of the Sec
ond Congressional District are in
structed to shout their hurrahs for
who? An obscure young attor-
ney of Jones county, man of no
"antecedents" worth calling to mind
except doubtful war record, man
whose acquaintance with the compo-
sition, character and requirements of
an important constituency extends
only through his own native 'sneck O
woods, a man, in fact, whose very
countenance and demeanor lacks
that expression of frankness, intelli-
gence and dignity characteristic of
popular, intelligent, representative
man. And this is the STANDARD
bearer" they have chosen, this is the
Sampson who is to lug off the gates
of the Republican castle and inaugu-
rate the political revolution in this
district this is John l.. Sheean.
He is not farmer, but lawyer, he
is not a man Of experience, but
novice in all that pertains to the sci
ence Of craftsmanship or the art Of
diplomacy; he is not even the candi-
date OF the convention that nominat-
ed him, but compromise" third
man sprung on the convention by
a genuine flank movement, the result
of petty spite and chagrin.
Davenport Gazette.l
lie was not a Var Democrat, but
during that unpleasantness, was
rebel sympathizer. His motto, as
his language on one occasion was in
speaking of the war--"Not another
man, nor another dollar." Abraham
Lincoln he once declared-''more of
a traitor than jeff. Davis" This
man could hardly have represented
the people of Jones county at that
critical period. He will scarcely be
called upon to represent the people
of the I'd district of Iowa in the next
Congress. We shall see.
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