Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-02


The 4pirit Qf sAe zvsses, has leading
editorial which W pnblish below. The
lSpsss, = ~ pndsrssAAd Il claims to b.
one lof the 'Indspsndsns journals' Some-
timss Il has ohossn - snpport'men from
both sicksts, and sometimes the whole Of
ono ticket or tbs Other, Of tho two great
parties. In the bsgisnipg It arose 20 lar ~
We could observe, - an organ Of the Anti
Monopoly party, and i now, we presume,
mach Of the same percussion 80 far u fits
position y defined and certain. In the
eiosins Pssasssph. 4Aoss,s<, Of sasS siiso-
rial IN question, the Spirit says that It
may be counted In the Democratic party,
provided II wise, liberal, progressive poll
'cy is inauguratsd, poliioally dainniog all
such played out nonsense as white mans
government, and iss kindred abominationr,
with the Fossils that advocate them. J. other.
wise that the Spirit may be counted out.--
This furnishes tolerASsy acnn,.e tasa sot
whsrs The Spirit may mol bs found 10 !
certain event. The editorial dos put very
truthiully and pointedly iacts Of the past,
In fegsrd 10 the whesdlins and patting
upon the back Of Liberals and Anti, ,louops
BY democrats BY times, and then again
when no election was peniing using the
choicest bilIingseate in abusing them. The
C,as~SS A. Esss 4Sf ~ 5v4l. q, q
ut is amusing or disgustine, we scarcely
know which Of these terms are most an
pfopriate, to see and hear Capt. Evans.
and , few more OF that in. commence oon
alter the regular annual defeat at the fall
elections, 10 @cuSs" and abuse al parties
and all com blnations Of parties that seem to
inteflefe With the designs Of the old rock.
ribbed fosailised Democracy. This black.
guard and abuse is kept up in the choicest
billingssate until within ! month OF two
preceding the state convention, when 10 |!
- change comes DER The sphit Of his
dssams," and he begins with the awkward
blAndishments of a New Foundlaud pup TO
Try 70 1heedle and seduce the Opposition
elements 70 ffAternize, or rather put them
selves under the protection and iistruction
of the tsadisionary Bourbon Democracy !:
giving those old propag agandlsts all the con.
trol of The conventions and III the manu-.
faeturisg Of platforms and resolutions by
which SAe party hopes 70 stand q ALI. a,'
Nov Rontlemen, We. for our part, do not
psoposs 10 fkasesniLe with 3 party thai hss
1or. its pslaelpals fusleman, aman Who n
coacdsd - his scqdaintsncss % b aiss
better edsaished With impedsnee,s than
saasS OF discretion one Who continually,
from n1onth 10 month, Ard rom year %
Tear, pasNdss q the had cf hiS toiumns.'
Athle D 10 Whits manb government" Geo.
We ilsSenpen this asiuApudeat bssvel1o.
I'D Aasoondiug menace % ~ National
ConStitutlon, cad any one thAe can not 80
u ID - ksht, must be - t1lOeio @ thS
mis9sA)s wsesch that pasado the insult
Nov - will ay, eoce fer IN, chat We
Do M esjec4 seriously 10 he aeme cf Dem.
ocsat, that would be foolish, bot - DO ob-
iect to assisting in upholding party whose
principl6 leadsrs are known 10 never heys
bssn snytAing else but pslsi6sd Democrats
Of tie Duchanan fosmatiou. l8atw aR D.
A. much as We dspsscaas Repsbllcau
mis<ulA ws feel - tho0gA Il would bs
ajumpiag from the frying pan into the
frs, " 30 ioist into officea - q Fossils
whoss principles have bean rspudiated at
eyary election, both stats and Nasisual, for
The past fifteen years. We ars OMEN to
conviction, and II at the coming saaas con.
veoton. . viss, liberal, erogressivs policy
q iAaugu,atsd, politically damning IL
eprh played out nonsense - white mans
EoyQnmsue, and Its kindred abomipaiions,
With the fossils that advocate thsm, VIC
nay b considered In mot othEwiss."