Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-12-24
mAnnHAGE AND DIVORCE.

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MA1nIAGE AND DIVORCE.
How often have we said in the las
| Ave years that the Democracy wer
using tho Anti-Monops proper as cat
paws to pull Democratic chestnut
from the hot ashes. We were just a
we'll satisfied Of this two years ago a,
I've are now. We plainly foresaw tn,
| final result, and that the time woult
surely como as it now has, when III,
rotten hypocritical co partnership
| would fall to pieces amid the snarl;na
and cursing of each other bv tht
parties thereto.
We regard itas OF very little in
portance in reality, whether the partie.
fight or make peace, but Il is OF some
Importance to show at this time, how
correctly we diagnosed the case long
ago, and how unprincipled these re-
form chaps, or at.least many of them,
are. Ills favoritc theory with some
Of the old Democracy, to say that they
lalways stood by their old faith, but
there 10 not . syllable OF truth in such
elaim-every one of them played tho
fsycophaut and disembler, without a
single exception--to prove this we
have only to quote from their old say
ings and writings. Very many OF our
readers arc acquainted personally with
the gentleman OF tho Ottumwa Dem
ocrat and Isaac T. Flint. editor Of the
Industrial Era, published at Fairfield
Iowa,
Because these parties are known
to 90 many Of our readers, we will
publish the following, to show how
plainly isiproven all we have said as
to the cunning unprincipled co.part-
nership, that has been maintained for
some two years past, under the name
Anti Monopoly.
Here Is the pro and con from the
Democrat and Era.
We have no desire to "raise muss,''
but It is better to say now than here
After, that the agreement made at Iowa
City to call . mongrel Convention will
not stand. The Democrats Of Iowa
are determined to have straight fight
or they will decline any contest.
What in the name OF all the gods of
Democracy ID the use OF all this non.
seuse? Everybody comedies that
thar - :, ~ I,,st <vrC ~ vSso. - :. 4 s-L.1
do these fellows want to fiddle about
With their mongrel clap-trap. 1t is
either imbecility or treachery, and we
do not propose to stand II.
A straight Democratic Convention
will surely be Called Ottum,co Dem.
ocr0t.
"A mongrel Convention" What do
you think Of 1t Democrats and Repub-
licanS, who have met upon middle
grounds regardless OF old party ties
and associations Mongrels, because
you have dropped old party names
and disputes and united Gas the times
well demand you should) to work for
political honesty reform and retrench.
ment. Because few leading men Of
your party who met at Iowa City, and
decided that our next convention
should be similar to onr last, instead of
fsAhlag 70 p2t on the old. 4Oiothes or
Democracy. thai. As~~seomruts must
b. depOminAted "mongrel clap-trap."
AZ for "imbecility or treachery," We
cannot conceive of anything which
better fills the bill than the way those
hot headed individuals are acting who
are blatantly importnning everybody
to tumble backwards into Democracy.
II working to make honest Repub,i-
cans believe that our present party
was "the way and the light then al
ter getting them to cut loose from their
old party and voting with us to only
DO Informed that it was a farce. means
it means "treachory." And
playing Ii under such thin guise de-
notes "imbecility." No Brother Dem
0crat such thin soup wont do in this
country. You may takc "your'n
straight" If you want to, but not q
single Republican will amalgamate
with you, and we have the fret Dem
ocrat 10 meet who acted with the Anti
Monopoly party that is inclined to
your Goods"
Yes everybody comedies that there
are but two parties the CAN'T Monop-
oily and Republican.) We hope you
s1jA not "stand it," bnt stop this "clap-
trap" about % straight Democratic
Convention" and 60 to work Gas every
good man should) for principles what.
ever name the party may see fit to act.
Democrats do not prize their old name
10 highly as 10 break tho faith they
have plig GIFTED to confiding alice, to
regain it again. Platforms should be
considered OF more weighty import
ance than names.
We cannot conceive after reviewing
the past, where there would be one
spark of consistency or moral honesty
somerssulting back to the Democratic
party again. We could pursue no bet.
ter course TO make ourselves look
ridiculous and our party organization
. subiec1 Of disgust and contempt.
Our party may possibly loose q few
by the wild goose chase somc of those
restless souls wish to take, but 1t can.
not crush out the organization, or even
affect Il to any great extent.