Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26


Congressional situation in this DIS
trict. Speaking of candidates, it says
that its choice " can be elected if Du
buque Republicans will do what they
ought to do when a good and true
man of their own party is presented
for their suffrages; work for his cleo
ton, instead of plotting to defeat
him." The BULLETIN appears slight
ly captious in the use of such Ian
guage. We find that the Republican
vote of Dubuque county on Granger
for Congress was "a per cent. below
the party majority of 1872, the last
Presidential year, while that of Blu
chanan county is 81 below. We find
that the majority in Buchanan county
for Grant was l,0l4, but for Granger
only 221-a falling off of 1893. We
find that the majority for Grant in
Fayette county, in 1872, was l,246;
for Granger in 1875, only 672-a fall
ing off of 574. We find the Della
ware county majority for President
to have been 500; that for Granger
only Asa falling off of 494. In
Dubuque county the majority for
Ainsworth was only 321 more than
for the Democratic candidate for
President. The relative vote Of these
counties in the intermediate years
shows that Dubuque has maintained
the party strength with much more
steadiness and with much less shrink
age than in the other counties named,
The election returns for the past sew
eral years ought to have furnished the
BULLETIN better lesson than they
seem to have done. Did Dubuque
fail on Mr.. Donnan? Did not "Du-
buquc Republicans do what they
ought to do" with the Republican
ticket during the past few years in
fully as favorable ratio as Buchanan?
Neighbor Toman can hardly afford
to allow his pique against one OF two
individuals in Dubuque to take so
wide range as to include the entire
party in the county. - Dubuque
Times.
The late reply of the Times to our
article suggests the presumption that
the impulse to reply at all may not
have been spontaneous on its part,
and the sensitiveness 1t displays over
our suggestion, that the Dubuque
Republicans have not always done
their duty, affords inferential evidence,
at least, that the criticism is deserved.
The Times attempts to lead away Fl ON
the consideration of specific instances
of unfaithfulness, by arraying figures
to proye-what we had not thought
of questionlng-that in the mutations
of parties during the past few years,
Dubuque Republicans have held their
own as we'll as their neighbors.-
Even if this was not so, and the
party majority IN that locality had
fallen off, from the efforts of the OPP
position or the apathy of our friends
there, we should not have presumed
to criticise them, for the obvious rea-
son as suggested by the Times, that
our own county has not been able to
maintain her Republican majorities
of former years, and, therefore, is in
no condition to lecture her neighbors
for results that were unavoidable. 1t
was not our purpose to call in qucs-
ton the general disposition of the
Republicans of Dubuque to support
the nominees Of the party, or to
allude to mere SINS of omission, but
since the Times compels us to be
more explicit, VIC explain that our
words above quoted were intended
to refer to the well-attested fact that
but for the treachery of prominent
member of the party in that city,
and the influence he was able to have
eyer his followers, this District would
to-day be represented IN Congress by
a Republican. This treachery was
exhibited, not merely by refusing to
work for Judge Changers election,
but by conspiring against him and by
active work to secure votes for the
election of his opponent; and it was
in view of this disgracetul fact that
we expressed the opinion that Mr..
Larrabce could be elected if Dubuque
Republicans would do their duty and
not plot against him. But the Times
says: "Neighbor Toman can hardly
afford to allow his pique against one
or two individuals in Dubuque to
take SO wide a range as to include
the entire party in the county,"
which is neighbor Woodruff's eu-
phuistic way of saying that we should
not condemn all Dubuque Republi-
cans for the rascalities of few
Neither do we. There are just as
good Republicans in Dubuque as any
where else, men whom we are proud
to honor, and who protest against the
kind of work that defeated Judge
Granger. But the man chiefly re-
sponsible for that outrage has not,
apparently, suffered in prestige or
influence in consequence of it. He
is continually pushed forward for
recognition, and so long as this is SO
we must take it for granted that the
majority endorse his action. Neigh
Dor Woodruff will excuse his "coun-
try cousins "if they cannot look upon
it SO complacently, and will not con-
denim them too seVercly if thew re-