The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-05-20


The aTurtle party ride Register
quoted elsewhere, has published >
call for State Convention. tits one
of the most peculiar documents Of the
kind which ever saw tae light, being
stiltcd upon FIVE legs, each one OF
which is trying to dance tune Of its
own. In other words, the war which
has been raging among the opponents
Of Republicanism in Iowa, as TO Whist
that opposition should be denomina-
ted has culminated in this pittiful at
tempt to please everybody:
A delegate cnnvensicn Of Democrats,
Liberals, Anti Monopolists, and all 9th.
ers opposed 10 the Republican party a.
at present constituted, 10 hereby called
70 meet IT Des Moines, on Thursday,
June gath, at II O'Clock a. N, for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge
Of the Supreme Court. and SHpeFihtsn-
dent Of Public Instruction, and for the
Transaction oil such other business IS
may properly como before the conVca.
ton.
Each county will be entitled to one
delegate, and in addition thereto, ore
delegate for each ESQ votes, or 3 fraction
thereof over 100, cast for Hon DAVID
Morgan for Secretary Of State in 1874
NJ. NJ HAM, Of the Democratic Nation,
81 Committee
I'D. CAMPBELL, of the Liberal RepEb
lic.n National Committee.
g. r. PARKER, Secretary Of the Anti.
Monopoly State Committee.
J. III. KEATLEY, Chairman Of the Lib.
eral Republican state Committee.
JoHS p. IRISH, Chairman Of the Dem
ocratic State Committee
Adzakly. "Democrsts, Liberals,
Anti. Monopolists and all others
whose votes we can possibly catch,
without regard to color, sex or pre-
vious condition of servitude. Amt
that lovely? And amt il thin? To
suppose tina. after the good old Dem
ocratic deacons, like Ham OF the Du-
buque Herald, Thayer Of the Clinton
Age, Evans OF the Ottumwa Dem
ocrot Claggett Of Keokuk, and 9th.
ers, have been pounding away all
summer in long columns Of argument,
rijicule and invective, to prove that
the pending political contest in Iowa
is only the first scattering skirmish
FIRE Of the great Presidential fight in
which nothing but Democrats and
Republicans can be known, and that
therefore all such misnomers and sub
terfuges now are paltry and dana
ging-to suppose, we say, that after
the situation has been thus sggrava-
ted and ventilated, hook baited like
the above will catch any of those for
mer Republicans who joined the Lib
eral movement, as many did do, in
the honest hope Of political reform
and independence Of both old parties,
is libel on their common sense
Why, even as far as partnership has
lead Carl Shurtz siEce he became a
leader Of Liberalism in 1872, we find
him saying at banquet in his own
honor, given at New York only few
weeks ago, these significant words:
The question has been asked why We
did not 20 over to the Democrats
shall answer for myself with entire can.
dor, and without the least intention TO be
offensive to anybody. Gid not go over
to the Democrats for reasons similar 10
those which separated US from the in.
terests controlling the Republican organ
ization-the reason that many Of the
necessary reforms spoke Of seemed at
the hands Of the Democrats to have just
as little chance of accomplishmsnt-that
in many of the States, where they had
obtained control, their performsb ces
contrasted strikingly with their pro.es
sions-anS also because it was to be
feared that q distinct, unalloyed Dem.
ocrAtic victory would, even against the
desire of the best Of their leaders, IN.
chain an overbearing partisan spirit,
apt to encourage certain Of the compos
ing elements Of the party to venture up.
on attempts partially to disturb existing
settlements-attempt which would, in
deed, certainly be fruitless, but caleula
ted to lead TO confusion and provoke re-
bounds, tending to bring forth a still
more dangerous GENERALIZATION OF power.
No, no! the hungry-for, Office may
concede everything and call them
selves anything, but Iowa Republi-
cans cannot and will not be blinded
to the real issues and when they
come to the ballot box next October,
they will do precisely as they have SO
often done before-record themselves
and their State as steady in the place
taken long ago in the van Of the army
Of progress.