Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-10
Hamilton.

A few items from this far-off corner
of Marion county may be found inter-
esting 10 some Of the readers OF the
JOURNAL.
Our town is OF that quiet sort that
utterly demoralizes sensational item-
hunters. The dearth OF items 10 not
because Hamilton is not alive TO the
doings OF the world, but simply De-
cause our citizens are Of the happy
kind of mortals who attend strictly TO
their business and NEEDLE not with
that of their neighbors.
Most of the harvesting In this vicin-
ity is done. The wheat yield Is gen.
orally light, but the quality OF the
grain In better than usual. The hay
crop Ia normous--heavier than has
been known for many years. Corn
looks well, and promises the farmer
good return for his toll. Fruits and
vegetables Of all kinds abundant and
quality excellent.
POLITICAL
Our people stand with the great
majority OF the glorious old Republi-
can party. Most Of our citizens know
too well their duties and their rights"
have read and thought too much,
and have been too well taught-to
support now corrupt "Reformer,"
with record that must disgust any
honest, well-informed man, in pref
erence to supporting an honest and
incorruptible man who has proven
himself TO be so by past deeds; who
has made record which stands to-
day, when compared with that OF
slippery Sam. Tilden," as the noble
patriotism Of Abraham Lincoln stands
In contrast with the detestable trea-
son of Jefferson Davis. have no
doubt that Tilden would receive
number of votes from this place were
II not that our people can see 30 clear
ly defined In Tilden a man who in
the darkest period OF our nations
existence exerted his utmost power
to throw every possible obstacle in
the way of our Government-who
In the critical time of the Rebellion
was engaged in swindling the Gov
eminent to the amount of seven hum
dred dollars per day-who in practice
as lawyer defrauded his employers
out of barrels of money"-who while
acting as Chairman Of the New York
Democratic State Central Committee
connived at the appalling election
frauds by which In some wards in
New York City, Tweed and his Tam
many gang counted votes for the
Democratic ticket to the number Of
five times the number of votes in
those wards-who Is the very embod-
iment of corrupt corruption, and a
rebel at heart.
Yes, we have been too we'll brought
up to cast our ballots for such an
interruptions demagogue as Samuel
J. Tilden has been shown to be, and
thereby endorse him and the party
he so fifty represents, when we
have on the head OF the Republican
ticket man who In the clark days.
cheerfully used his means to aid the
Union cause and nobly shed his blood
while leading our brave boys against
the rebel posts, that the war might
not prove "failuren-who instead of
defrauding our nation has earned un-
questioned claim to Its lasting graft
tude-who has never been assailed
with any charge Of dlshonesty-who
believes that the ballot IL the safe
guard of the nation and must be
kept sacred-who advocates such
plan for specie resumption as shall
not result In a financial crash and an
increase Of the burdens of the laboring
classes.
These things are intelligently con-
sidered by the people Of Hamilton;
and hence they will In November
next cast their ballots for Hayes and
Wheeler. f.