The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-09-17

" Fair did hcmOt mMd In his
Casc The necessity for Consider
able PettifOgging.
As most OF our leaders, in common
with the general public, have neither
seen or heard of John L. Sheean, of
Anamosa, Democratic candidate for
Congress from this district, aword or
two Of personal description may not
be out of place. He is near forty
years of age-a genial, jovial, little
man, with light hair, red whiskers,
and a quick, though by no means a
"piercing" eye. He deserves other
flattering adjectives, no doubt, than
those applied above, but whether
considering his physical or mental
stature, the candid writer would by
no means omit the s'little." As q
public speaker. his voice is pleasant
and his manner not without grace !;
but while he moved off giibly over
paragraphs evidently conned by rote,
the connecting points and new de-
par,ures brought with them the hest
tation and repetition of novice.
Upon introduction to the audience
he expressed pleasure to meet them,
but embarrassment arising from the
fact that Mr.. Smith, and not himself
was expected to be the speaker Of the
occasion. He then jumped at once
into the midst Of those things, COM
mencing with the currency; but we
are compelled to summarize rather than
detail the two hours talk which fol-
lowed.
The first and most important thing
with the speaker seemed q desire to
have it distinctly understood that
''old issues we're dead and gone and
should not enter into the present po-
litical canvass. Next came the point
on which all Democratic speakers of
to-day are sure to enlarge, viz: That
their party is not the Democratic par
ty, but . new and reformed party
This idea Mrs.. several times brought
up in various shapes. He declared
himself squarely upon two questions,
and only two--6nance and transpor-
tation. On the former his views CO.
incide with the resolution published
elsewhere, in opposition to national
banks and in favor of greenbacks;and
on the latter he believes, contrary to
the Safe platform of his party, that
Congress can and should regulate by
law the prices for fares and freights
upon interstate railways. He also,
in speaking Of finances, plainly indi-
Gated belief in the Pendle&onian-
reputation. paying bonds in green
backs theory, but said that he did not
wish to reopen that question now
He secuted the idea that the Repub-
lican party had any right to claim
credit for its investigation and pun
ishment of Credit Mobilier or Moiety
corrup'ions, because they we're first
exposed and denounced by Horace
Greeley. The argument and the fact
will be alike new to many) Admit
ted that, proportionally, more Dem
ocrats than Republicans voted for the
back salary steal, but in his opinion
1 was deliberate plot bv both par.
lies to get the money and shirk the
Here followed more
about the total obliteration Of all the
ines which have heretofore divided
he Democratic and Republican par
les, new parties, new issues, etc, but
uch episodes in the speech were too
requent for individual reference.
For himself, he said, and this was
he nearest he came to a direct ref
'rence to the so called "war record"
which is proving such thorn in his
political flesh--that he was accused
# being representative Of the pro-
lavery party, but that not one out of
en- Democrats ever was pro-slavery.
lie never was simply believed in
'tate rights. Since the Greeley cam
'aign we (Democrats) all stand upon
he Cincinnati platform, committed
0 the faithful carrying out of the
constitutional Amendments to which
e here re-pledged himself and his
ote, should he be elected.
He is Jeffersonian Democrat. op-
osing Capitalization, but thinks Con-
ress can and should legislate con-
rol of railways. He also disfavors
nbsidies, but thinks Congressional
id should be extended to the project
f building water route to the sea
GARD.
He then turned his attention to
ena.or Wright's recent speech; and
ere he did pe,tifog scandalously.
aking isolated sentences and state
rents, constructing them as he pleas
q and answering them by special
leading. For instance, referring to
he Senator's statement that the Re-
party had done creditably
| that it had paid three hundred
nd eighty-fve millions, or one-sixth,
the public debt. the speaker repre-
anted that at a moderate estimate
he revenues of the country had in
he stated time amounted to one
lousand FIVE hundred millions, and
lat while three hundred and eighty
We millions had been paid on the
ebt, the balance, or one thousand
ne hundred and fifteen millions of
ollars, had been expended for the
inning expenses of the government
y the party in power--never once
timating that such items as interest
, the public debt, pensions, claims
rowing out of the wal, etc, had con
lmed the bulk of this balance which
is pittiful pettifogging tried to i'm
ose upon his hearers had been sauan-
cred by radical administration
is other criticisms upon the Sena-
or's speech were of a piece with
lis one, but but we cannot stop to :.
them. ,,
In conclusion, he believed the dis
'rbsnce at the South to be occasion
by skalawag politicians (he should
I'VE said Democratic politicians, {
I'd not only does not see anything in
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