Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-04
The Position Of the Liberals
From the IIawk-Eye.


From the IIawk-Eye.l
Ed HAWK EYE: You ask "Wha
will the Liberals do?" Will you per
init an old Republican, who has voted
a straight Republican ticket from the
days of Fremont to the last election Of
Gen. Grant, (but one who felt it his
duty, on account of the way some
conventions were manipulated, and on
account of corruption and extrava-
gance in the party, to vote and work
with the so.called Liberal or anti-mo-
nopoly party, two years ago. to sub
init q few thoughts for consideration
Aud first: Has the party with whom
the Liberal Republicans had affiliated
themselves, conducted itself in way
to obtain and strengthen the confidence
the Liberal Republicans had placed In
them? We answer, most emphatical-
ly, no, sir, for during the campaign
the cry Of every Democrat Except a
fow old Bourbons) was that the Dem
ocratic party was dead. Every Dem.
ocrat was Liberal, and was in favor
Of the most Liberal ideas that the Lib
eral Republicans could advance, even
down to ''niggers" voting, and niger
equality, ii necessary. Anything to
beat Grant," (the Republicans.) But
no sooner was the election over than
bark! 1--WE hear another sound.'-
Democratic victories" was the cry
then. Democratic roosters were put
forward, and everything was Demo-
cratic, and the Anti i-Monops and Lib
erals were no longer known, and from
that day to this the old Democratic
party has been trying to swallow up
the Liberals, and now since they think
they have them, and think they have
some show of at least . respectable
minority, see what they have done to
conciliate these Liberals. Why cir, to
make sure that they would have . si.
mon pure old Bourbon Democrat at
the head Of their ticket, they have gone
back twenty-five years and even resur-
rected old Shep. Letter and nominated
him for Governor, in order to at once
learn Liberals how to vote the Demo.
cratic ticket straight. Can Liberal
Republicans vote for such an old
Bourbon, pro-slavery Democratic fos-
sil who, in his first speech. says he is
in favor of bringing tho South back to
its original y state? Not much, and
now then seeing that NO Liberal Re-
publican can possibly vote with the
Democratic party of to-day, let Us sec
what the Republican party has done
in order to induce the Liberals to re-
turn again. Have they remedied any
of those wrongs complained Of? We
think they have. So soon ~ the Re-
publican party saw tho "hand writing
on the wall" they Immediately set to
work to right wrongs and to ferret ont
corruption, and we think the Repub-
lican party Of to-day 10 - pure ~ It is
possible for auy political party to be
at the present day, and surely the late
efforts Of the government to ferret out
and punish corruption should satisfy
the most skeptical of the honest inten-
tion of the party in power. But again,
the nominations OF the late Republi-
can conventions are such - to restore
confidence, and surely there is no Lib
eral who can object to vote for Sam
Kirkwood, Iowa's War Governor"
and in looking over the entire field we
can see no just reason why the liberals
should not vote with tho old Republi-
can party again and in conclusion, we
wish to say to our Liberal friends, be-
ware of Democracy, the party has de-
ceived Won, they will do it again
Their pledges are ropes Of sand, give
them the power and they will again
bring our country TO ruin. A party
that can learn nothing during five
years of war party that opposes all
progress, is not worthy Of your conf
dence q party that has deceived you
once will do so again. Hence, be-
ware, beware.
A So-CALLED LIBERAL.
July 25th, 1876.