Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-07

whom the dissatisfied purity Of thu
Republican party like to revel.
WE'LL TAKE IT DTRAlGRaT ryTas
TIME.
The aboveis the subject Of discours.
generally, by tho organs of democracy
In this State at the present time. Ont
by ono they fall into line under thil
banner, and It IL . favorite style oil
expression. because We suppose "we'll
take 1t straight, "is . familiar and much
used term with the democracy. The
latest dissertation under this heading
appears in the Burlington Gazette, by
tho way, . very prominent journal Of
the Opposition:
The signs of the times are favor.
able for, and unmistakAbly point to q
Democratic restoration, and Il 10 moi
wiedom to seek strange alliances. and
split the growing power of the party
by tho Introduction OF oueations th:t
cannot but divide and destroy it. We
listened TO the voice OF the liberal
leaders in 1879. They were given q
far - 1t was possible to give, the ma.
chinery and power Of the Democratic
party, and those who meant 70 do their
duty In the effort, did e like men. and
fought % they had never fought bo.
fore. Grooming under . burden which
was not natural, and having to fight
elements which were not reasonably
theirs 10 combat; placed on the de-.
fensive, when they should have been
the aggressors, they fought under 9
banner which inspired no enthuaiesm
and awoke no popular feeling, and
knowing the odds which confronted
them, they stood up 70 the rack and aid
oil that courage could expect or duty
demand, and yet they marched on to
. disastrous and crushing defeat. We
want no more forlorn hopes, NO more
fights In which the ranks OF the enemy
are emboldened aud strengthened BY
our divisions, and where success &
only possible under the most favorable
circumstances. Let the liberal leaders
seek homes most congenial to them,
to their political tastes, and party sfil-
!ations. II they arc Republicans q
"a ~,sjS, .ny," ~ .a.. ~ wv.A 1Aa w
nartr wrcns the1 hsS ha. ssuokc os
to their friends and do the best they
can. We cannot afford to use the
Democratic party - . club wherewith
TO belabor Objectionable Republican
leaders, and the sooner they discover
this, the better Il viii be for all con.
cerned. IT, however, they broke with
sae!s Oiu Po.ucsl amiianons, aud are
aOnostiy oe9fo0s @ great And needed
s ssO H;,,;. nov - ~ Lno L,.S So9o an aao
- sfF..t .h ~ wvss M"u ae~oc1ncy
we,coms 49, .h.H he s sIo~ =. oot rMa
ths;r co,rs az srS I ...;...x.n su ~ d. asve
Sonr s w.n. ~. s.~ m s..n Ill.,, Dus We
msrs. ~ ' ~. ~ Z. I nss MUe.s. movo'
Th.t :. -. as 1919. .IU Do SSO,..n Passy.
- c"ns,Ss~ 4; 70 /. Su nsn S.'. lug
"a .s.. VII, " ~. :. en N vpon 4uvsuon,
f. Csrtsin i T. how.vsr t ~ I !. w.s
iiiv c"nc.irsS .nS S w.sVsa, Wv ~ ~
ed, and very naturally failed. We
give the men who led It credit for an
n no1Sss Potp9se, ous tney e'tnsr licked
mf.nnds, ~aoo the .. ss h. u"aousay
Democratic party. We want . dis.
Inactive line Of policy, democratic In
y T.sn. ma Ann. ,h. 80 Az. o - m."
can find q restine place Tor their polit.
ical hopes within the pale Of . straight
Democratic Organization, We will
.n sSSy . .eCG,vs .ms H. Snu awSa .aem
NAV Be possible. but no more cntan.
glements. The natural place of the
liberal elements in the country 10 in
we N ran. RANK; J. o. s. Oemocracy ana II VIII
krorsn front Ia r:..ant. ~. .s ~ %
evidence Of thorough and practical rc-
form. Let the democracy Of Iowa
s!ana nrm ana % tfue 70 their con-
thsv iovs . ana whosa ssc ~rI s she ps.y
mire. vim ssssrt itself sSein IA lssd
the country into . new path Of honor
and national greatness'"
The mask 10 completely thrown OF,
and no longer can the disa1fected Re.
publicans avoid the issue Of being
classed a. democrats when lsboring
with that party. Again, If they take
neutral or third party ground, they are
by their actions that they have no
choice, whether the democratic or Re.