Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-13

pass north of that city; and I'm due
time Knoxville will show that |,
wants the road aud Is willing to give
IL any reasonable encouragement ia
come here.
Spirit Ofthe Democratic Press.
The Clinton Age thinks Demo.
cratic ticket will be 10000 votes
stronger In Iowa this year than an
Anti Monopoly ticket. because the
Democratic party will favor whiskey
license law, and thus carry the Ger.
man vote. The editor, Judge Thay-
! er, wants a Democratic convention,
a Democratic ticket, and an invita-
tion to Liberals and Anti-Monopo'
lists to "jine In" and vote the
T. The ottumwa Democrat copies
from the 1ge and adds:
No Liberal Democratic, mo
"Anti. Monopoly no /" Democratic.
ticket will the Democracy of Iswa
tolerate this year. We must have 1T
straight or take nothing at all This
Is not only the Democrat newspaper
which Is speaking, but the warning
voice Of thousands OF Iowa Demo-
Gratis. We know the temper Of the
men of whom we speak. They are
In earnest! We are moved tn speak
because we know that a scheme Is on
footsto inaugurate another one OF
those sickening campaigns, which
have so much disgusted every true
Democrat in the States, and we now
say In advance that we will go with
majority Of the men opposed to the
Republican party and vote straight
Democracy. For such ticket must
aud shah be placed in the fielb,
The Charlton LeGGser, edited by
Dan. Baker, another OF those
staupch, straight, consistent Demo
Gratis, who say what they believe and
stick to IL, and thus win respect even
from those who detest their opin
ions, says Thayer and Evans are
"both nearly right" and then sug-
gests:
II we may be permitted to express
an opinion, we would unhesitating-
Iy say Democratic ticket or none
ai all. "A Democratic platform,
framed by Democrats or by those
WHO endorse Democracy, no matter
by what name they are now known,
Is the only frank, honest, candid
course to be pursued, and Is the only
earthly means by which the Demoe-
racy can gain q victory, either In
Iowa or elsewhere. We are net old
in politics, but mark Our words for
it and mark our predictions. Every
time that the Democrats Of this State
lsaFyendsr their independence 10 any
other political organization, no .n<ss.
ter what its nniae, Just so surely
will they meet with nil overwhelm-
ing defeat nt the peaIs, and they
richly deserve 1t for their trucking
cOwardice. Every step that Demo.
Gratis take toward policy, expediercy
and availability only adds to the
contempt which their radical foes
feel foe slletn, while IL does not gain
the respect of solitary man Of
aenpae who eeHaprshen'ls the object OF
their political tleoasensnnt. OF course
every Liberal who respects Demo
crttia principles, expects To lend the
party all OF his power and influence
10 accomplish u victogy, but he, too,
would despise them tor any further
concessions to prejudice or hypocrisy
In Conventions.
Tho Asuscatine Tribune remarks /:
Tie ssierti0n now IL, shall these
Eepua,licans be invited tn submit
their uscks to tho Democratic yoke
aud their back.s to the Democratic
whip Who made the issues, not
twenty years ago, btA now contend
ing for mastery in our elections? ?
The DenDcratic party IL the natural
critic aslE opponent of Republican
administration buo the issues as
now defined between Grantlsm and
its opposite, were hroug At out by the
speeches and writings of Sumner,
TrlnbuIl. Chase, Schurz, Greeley,
Fenton, Wells, BGwles, Halstead,
w hsse and other rebsllious itepubli'
cYsna. In token sf this fact the De-
m9+racy of the country gave Horace
Greeley their vote In 1872. Have
the Liberal Republicans reeiprocated?
Tilden acknowledged In his New
York speech, that he owed his elec'
tion to their votes, Thompson thank
ed them fr his election In Buffers
district /: Governor Gaston pays him
self similar compliment.
~ The Liberal Republican re.
volt has assisted In the election oi
nine Democratic United States Ssna-
tors, and given the House ~ the
.nn,e party. The debt of 1872 has
been paid by the Liberal Nepubli-
cans mnl with interest and now says
the Burlington Gazeffe:
Let the Democracy Of Iowa come
together under their own call !, ana II
any Liberal Republicans wish 10
come In, admit them;. II NOT, let them
stay away.
Other Democratic journals OF the
State admit that the Anti-monopoly
movement wsa oaly a Democratic
expe,lient, aranie~esi end endorsed
by the Democracy for the purpose oi
breakiug tina, Es.pubIican ranks ana
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