The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-11-30

FROM New York Herald Nov. 10.
If President Grant has violated the
constitution, as some of the Demo-
cratic leaders SO confidently charge,
we say let him be impeached.
If, in sending troops to New Or
leans, to Columbia, to Tallahassee, he
has broken law or constitutional
provision, let him be impeached.
If in what he has said and done
within few days past he has attack
ed the liberties of the country, or has
broken his official oath, or set at
naught any constitutional safeguard
whatever, we repeat, let him be i'm
peached.
fin his order to General Sherman
the other day he broke law Of the
land, let him be impeached.
Ifin his order to General Ruger to
see to it that the lawful custodians of
the ballots should be protected in
Florida in peaceful count the Presi-
dent violated the constitution, let him
be impeached.
Ifin his order to General Sheridan
in Louisiana, or to General Hunt in
South Carolina to the same effect, he
has broken his oath to maintain and
defend the constitution, let him be
impeached.
If it Is asserted or insinuated that
he has given or sent to these officers
any secret instructions violating the
constitution, let him be impeached,
and let these officers, who are men of
honor, soldiers Of high repute, who
have offered their lives for their coun-
try-let them be summoned to the
bar Of the House to bear Witness
They will tell the truth.
The country stands once more where
it stood in 1880. The nation il strong,
healthful, inclined to peace and order;
but once mere the politicians Of the
two parties are urging it on to war;
They stand safely behind, out of any
possible fire, but they do not scruple
in the least to urge the people forward
toward the dangerous edge Of things.
Daily they increase the excitement;
their contant effort is to stir up sus-
picion, hatred, alienation of one part
from the other; to bring us nearer and
nearer to an explosion, which, II 1t
takes place, will find them safely
slowed away in bomb proofs and out
of the line of fire.
We have had enough of this. One
great civil was brought on, contrary
to the will Of the people of this coun-
try, By the politicians. We give these
gentry, these tailors Of Tooley street,
timely notice that they must not
bring on another. They are playing
gigantic game of bluff; but we, the
people, are the stake. Let them pause.
Forty millions of American citizens
have not toiled and economical to
let a parcel of demagogues waste their
substance and spoil their lives. If
these political leaders persist in STIR
ring up hatred and strife, they will
have to fight it out, and they will find
themselves this time held by the peo-
pie personally responsible, and in a
manner which will not be agreeable
to them or safe for them.
The Erprsss of last evening makes =
perfectly temperate and absolutely ac-
curate article in yesterdays Herald
the pretext for q torrent of incendiary
insinuations and assertions. 1t COM
pares the conduct of the President and
the present condition of affairs in the
disputed States to the grievances
which brought on the revolution and
the war of 1872. We should not notice
such stuff from = different and
unofficial source; but we choose to no.
tice it in the Express. That journal
Is an unofficial organ Of the Democrat
10 leaders. It is said to be the proper
ty of Mr.. John Kelley and ether
prominent Democrats. Its sentiments
are known to be inspired by the most
important OF the Democratic leaders.
It is the nloLth-piece Of all these lead
ers; but we trust not of Mr.. Tilden.
We warn these gentleman to call off
their dog. We warn them to muzzle
the intemporate zeal which in the
present excited condition of the pub
lie mind tries to inflame the ignorant
and indiscreet members Of its party
and threatens riot and civil disturb
ance if any one dares to point out .
peaceful way Of solving our difficulties
or ventures to hint that there are
methods. We beg Mr.. Tilden, Mr..
Hewitt and the other Democratic
| leaders here and all over the country
to remember their responsibility just
now; and we beg the Democratic lead
ers in this city in particular to bear in
mind that they and no one else-they
alone are responsible for the utterance
Of their organ, the Erpress. What
that journal says has no importance
other than that rs it is known to be
controlled and owned by the suppor-
ters and friends of Mr.. Tilden. What
it says has no influence except as 1t is
believed by the Democratic masses to
speak the sentiments of their leader.
If in its mischievous and inccndisry
article of yesterday 1t does not speak
the sentiments of Mr.. Tilden, let him
and his friends disown its ntterances.
Let them call off their dog.
This is not time to be playing ,cith
fire; but II the Democratic leaders
mean to do 90, We ,Darn them that they
sciN get their osss fa9ers burned. II
tCiH not do for the Democratic politi-
cians to let u be tusderst0od that they
do not mean to abide By a,y jest and