Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-02

like, to swing on to the tail.gate, and
with heave altogether, stop 1t be-
fore 1t Is everlastingly too late. In
roaring tones he proclaimed that the
West had been robbed Of its bed
clothing, which IL sad calamity
indeed, for the new party, as 1t viii
be unable now to conceal the NANCY
crowd Of played out politicians who
went to bed together at Dies Moincs
yesterday, The only thing in the
shape OF bed-clothing left them
was wet blanket which fell upon
the crowd, completely taking the
tuck out Of their backs. -IIatcl'eye.
The platform adopted is longer
than Washington's farewell address,
and that portion relating to the H.
nances Is one OF the greatest curiosi-
ties in its way Of modern times. 1t
roars so loudly about specie in the
preface and sings SO dove-like regard
ing currency in the epilogue that
the reader would imagine he was
reading two different platforms
adopted by two very different con-
ventiops, were he not assured that
the Anti Monopolists actually did it
ALI themselves. The other parts
smack decidedly Of the old Democ.
racy, with the exception Of the tenn
pcrance resolution, which created
row. as was very natural. 1t Is evil
dent that the Iowa patriots are after
votes which they will not get, and
after glory which they can never
.overtake. liter Ocedn.
That there Is but one farmer on
the Anti Monop. State ticket Is not
strange. All who saw the conven-
ton and saw how few ard far be-
tween were the farmers, and how
thick were the old political hacks Of
the State, Of both the old parties,
knew that the men of the plow stood
but little show. Four-ffths OF the
men in the convention had the same
interest i'm the farmers, rs Grand
Master Adams once said OF another
farmers Loving lot of old politicians,
namely, the interest that the hawk
has in the sparrow. This was prov
ed in the contest for the Treasurer
ship between a practical farmer and
a stall-fed railroad contractor. Mr..
Hargis was as fair and fit a represent
alive Of the iowa farmer az the State
affords. He has one Of the largest
farms in the State, one Of the best
managed, and has acquired by hon
est industry at the tail Of the pillow
and by thorough good management,
a comfortable competence. Where
ever no Is known all
through Central and Southern
Iowa, the name Of Itargis Is an
authority on agriculture and in hor-
ticulture. His personal reputation
stands without spot, and wherever
he Is known ut all he il known as u
man of fine business qualities and
the most sterling integrity. The
farmers OF the State asked OF the new
party the nomination Of Mr.. Hargis.
How was their request treated?
Why, by pushing Mr.. lIargis aside
and nominating Mr.. Barnes, u rail-
road man, whose interests are with
the railroads, and in the ringO and
cliaues of which he has made the
fortune in which he now revels.
The exaltation Of Barnes and the
snubbng given Hargis proved that
Il farmer, no matter how high his
standing, had no chance in the So
called Farmers Party when rail-
road man was his competition. So
Mr.. Barnes, the Boss Railroad man
of southeastern Iowa. as he Is
known at home, was put upon the
ticket, and Mr.. Hargis was
sent back to his pillow, and to
look after the votes in his own
township. In every respect he Is
Mr.. Barnes superior, and especially
in those qualifications which are de-
manded for faithful and efficient
Treasurer Of State. But he was q
farmer, and besides railroad man
wanted that. So Stone, Irish, Grin
nell and Campbell ordered Barnes
up and Hargis down.
For Auditor, too, Gates, the farm
or, stood no show with King, the
lawyer, and again the farmer was re-
quested to return TO his p0w, while
the lawyer was put upon the ticket.
Besides, King had been all old line
Democrat, while Gates had been