The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-07-23
The Rip Van Wrinkle Of the s'Prcss.' .

week. presents very much the appearance
which the ouf-side of the Toledo post
office, did one morning recently. II the
nroprietors of the Press were on trial for
The outrage to our post-olfice, and the copy
of their paper referred to, should be in
troduccd in evidence as tending to show
similarity between it and the post-oifice
on the morning referred to, it might 60
hard with them. If the Press sent out
any considerable number Of its last weeks
issue, the local moral atmosphere whence
the sheet issues, must have felt great
relief Albeit the dissemination of such
stencil can hardly be palliatcd Dy the re-
lief IL may afford to the locality whence it
spread.
The old democratic warehouses who run
the Press with such vim and true demo
cratic taste, no doubt imagine, from the
fact that few democrats have by political
deception been placed in official positions
in the county, in preference to good men
who bore the musl1et in defense Of the
country, that il is no longer necessary to
keep behind the mask by which good men
were deceived and induced % support
party organized and manipulated by men
who had made SO odious, the name Of the
democratic party, that il had to be aban-
doned: and that now a return can safely
be had To the style that characterized the
democratic sheets, when Henry Clay
Dean was regarded by democrats as the
Father Of Ills country-and eminently
qualified as an apostle to preach by precepi
aal example That, Cleanliness is next 10
Goodness
The style Of the Press viii no doubt
please the oldline democrats OF the county
who used to occupy the froDt seats IN the
political synagogue, and make the neces-
s;ry noise when the a fore,aid apostle Of
Cleanliness said sharp and dirty things;
and who now run and operate the old
democratic party, under the assumed
name of Monopoly BAT what viii
tie nrw converts 10 The new faah o. old
faith under new name, say 20 this style
of Journalism, as dishpd up, by The Press,
the recognized Official paper OF the party
with the new name, anil 10 which the. are
expected TO say amen, and throw up thei,'
hats, is do NE old political ant-wa. sin
ncrs, who during the waf, for some mex
plicabr reason were always thrown into
bad humor at the sight OF rope OF ANY
T. 4, SO
old veterans and new recruits, who make
war on the Republican party must eat
the same political hard t0ck: and the &C.
crafts have reason to be thankful that
matters are no worse. Bui it wont be
long, gentlemen, nie you who aie young ~
this service will be expected 10 assist in
making the noise Nhen Henry Clay Dean
and other great democratic lights, come to
strengthen you in the new faith. Todo SO
may be unpalatab.e AID a great r,oss to
you, yet rs YOU have esponscd the new
faith, it is your reasonable service, and
the honor Of being even permitted 10 as
sociatc politically with men for whom
you are required to d" this service. is
considered by them 10 be your sufficient
these new recruits, and to afford them IN
20 prove their fidelity 10 the
old party with the new name. Hany Clay
Dean or some other genuine knti Noaup
lisi should b. seat for to "spcak TO TIL
people" and ii rhey ARE sufficiently enthusi-
asfic 10 aid il making approving NOSES.
when the old d"ipoeratc fossils give the
signal, and make no complaint Of the
filthy and obscene stviI that the otlicia!
organ of the eo-called Anti Monopoly
party Of the county disheG up, they should
be taken inio full fellowship with those
old Anti Monopolists, VINO ran the Old
democratic party with so much success.
and whose familiar voices arc now heard in
words OF command, in the front ranks of
the new natty, 70 which they have disin
terestedly devoted their services. But no
doubt theef is some excuse for Pap Chap
man and ais cHb who assists him in giving
tone and character TO the Press, for the
Appearance aud style Of the sheet they
issue: for Rip Van Winkle-like, they have
just rubbed open their eyes from politi
cal sleep, Of fifteen years, and finding
democrats in office, suppos" that they are
sill in the midst Of those good old demo
cratic times Of hard cider aud free
whiskey, and that what suited democrats
fifteen years ago, will now. And we have
Sificiant charity for the editors Of the
ProSS to give them the benefit OF this