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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

THE desperate character Of the
Democratic situation, and the des-
peratc means to be resorted to, to
carry the election in the southern
States, is suggested by an appeal
that is now being circulated in that
region by the Tllden managers, of
which the following Is an extract.
Under the circumstances, will 1t
not be wise to carry every Southern
State, AT ALL HAZARDS? There are
not United States troops enough
available to surround all the polls
throughout the South. Indeed, the
entire United States army, if it were
practical to withdraw it from other
duties,is insufficient for the purpose,if
the Democrats of the South deter
mine to act in concert on election
day-to deposit their own votes at an
early hour, and then to see to it that
the negroes are not inundated,
bribed, cajoled, or otherwise tampcr-
ed with by the carpct-baggefs. THE
stake to be played for on Tuesday,
November 7, is the possession Of tie
Government, and it can be done
But there must be no loose talk be-
fore hand.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

THE Charleston Neacs and Courier,
the leading Democratic paper of
South Carolina, gives the following
advice to its readers:
Make them (the negroes) understand
that when hands are wanted only those
who voted the Democratic ticket will be
taken, and that, when money is to be
paid out or any employment whatsoever
is to be furnished, the Democratic voters
will be preferred to all others. and they
will open their eyes, see light for the first
time, and give a solid support to the
Democratic candidates. Do this in every
county, and Hampton will be elected by
an overwhelming majority. The game is
in our own hands, if the cards are played
right.
Yet with this unblushing avowal
before them of political methods, al.
ways and every where looked upon
as corrupt and disgraceful, there are
Democrats in the North, who stoutly
maintain that there is no intimida
ton In the South. The negroes OF
South Carolina are, according to the
above programme, to be starved into
the support Of Tildcn, and yet, he
stands as the representative of ere
FORM"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

WE find the following rather sing
ular paragraph in the Dubuque Her.
ads highly wrought introduction of
the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in this district.
Mr. Griffith is everything that an exem-
plary citizen should be. His conservato-
ry of flowers is without doubt the largest
and best in Iowa. Without children he
has devoted the leisure hours of his life
to the cultivation of flowers.
The people of this district will be
relieved to know that Mr.. Griffith has
that indispensable prerequisite for a
Congressman, ga large conservatory
of flowers" That fact being stated,
it is supert1uous to seek further con-
firmatlon of his fitness for the po-
sition, but we confess to consum-
ing anxiety to know whether to this
distinction Mr.. Griffith adds that of
knowing how to play on the accord
ion. Besides these questions, the
consideration of political and person
al integrity and soundness of views,
sinks INTO deserved insignificance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

THREE hundred postmasters who
had been notified that their offices
would be made money order offices,
have been informed by the Depart
ment that such change will not be
possible, OH account of the decreased
appropriations. Thus the conven-
fence and accommodation of the pub
lie must give way tor the necessity
for the Democratic party to make
capital for the campaign. There
never was more transparent trickery
perpctrated by legislative body
than the pretense of retrenchment
aud economy set up for the Confed.
crate House III connection with the
appropriations. Senator Window,
in his speech in the Senate Aug. -,
conciusively demonstrated from the
official records that not one-fifth of
the reductions made by the House
were actual savings to the treasury,
and 1t is altogether likely that even
this sum will be covered by the def
cheney bills to be passed after the
election.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

New York Tribune Qnd.): 1t
would not be strange if the enthu-
siasm engendered in Indiana by the
soldiers reunion should help greatly
in carrying the Republican cause in
that State through to decisive victory.
The account given in our dispatches
of the condition of popular feeling,
show that the lines are drawn in In
diana substantially as they were du-
ring the war itself, when Democratic
secret societies and oath-bound Or
CARNATIONS lgrked behind the Union
arms fit for treasons and stratagems,
and as anxious then as to-day tor
spoils. After eleven years of peace,
the war heat kindles slowly, but once
aroused it takes about as long to
cool. 1t is safe to say that in Indi-
ana it will outlast the campaign.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

OUR readers will find in another
column this week, an article from the
Chicago Tribune, giving clear and
candid expose of the character, pur-
poses and inevitable tendencies of
the organization known as the indie.
pendent or Greenback party; show
ing that it is based upon fallacious
and delusive ideas, and that,-what-
ever may be the motives of the hon
est partisans-it is being used as
tender and ally of the corrupt and
reasonable Democratic party. The
article will repay perusal by all men
who wish to vote intelligently and
for the best interests of the country,
and especially by all who have been
misled by the plausible inter-convcrt-
ible bond theory.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

unite in one unanimous cry for infa-
ton and wildcat times. Should
their cry be needed? Since what
time has it been one of the functions
of government to furnish men with
brains or recompense them for their
folly at the expense Of the prudent
and industrious?
Second, the gold spectators Jim
properly called gold spectators, they
are really spectators in currency.
Their occupation will be gone when
our money is on gold basis, but
with initiation they pile up their mil
lions at the cost of the producing
class.
Third, the money lender wants in
flation because it will give him 80
per cent. on his money.
Fourth, spectators in land; some
being loaded down with town and
city lots IN additions on the north
side and south side, east side and
west side thereof, and more owning
large tracts of land they bought Cd
speculations, which they hold away
from those who need it, waiting for
a big price, having but a shadow of
title themselves, heavily mortgaged
reinsurance companies, savings banks
and private capitalists. Their ear
nest prayer is for imitation. Oh, if
the government would only give
them a lift by making so cents worth
OF money legal tender for dollar,
they will sell off halt their land for
enough to pay for all, and then be
nabobs and lord it over you and l.
These men demand initiation in
thunder tones. Would it be wise to
change the financial policy Of our
government to boost them to OPP
ulence?
We may rest assured that lcgisla-
ton specially beneficial to one class
will be specially injurious to another
class, and our government should
never become the instrument of par
TALLY.
Deep, almost irreparable is the in
jury that the initiation periods of the
past have inflicted on the country,
especially the western portion. Iowa
has not escaped, and among the
greatest evils is the high price to
which real estate has been forced
The average land with which | am
acquainted, stands the owners 50
high that it cannot be profitably
farmed, take the years together. The
price was doubled up once in '55 and
'56 and from which point it gradual
ly rose till the war initiation, when it
suddenly doubled up again. Anoth-
er initiation, and when the bubble
bursts the farmers will find all they
can do to pay their taxes. 1t is no
advantage for man to think he Is
worth more than he is. 1t is no adj
vantage to rate property for more
than you can get out of it, 1t is ev-
cry way Improbable. Surprising all
the land IN Buchanan county is held
at twice its value, upon that fictitious
valuation the expenses will be rated,
both county and state. If the prop
erty in the county seems large, the
Supervisors will make generous APP
preparations.
If all the counties send up Fictitious
valuations, the Legislature is misled
and passes eXtravagant laws.
1t is wisest for all men everywhere
to be real, to reckon their property
at its real value, to have real money
for the circulating medium. Then
taxes will be low, and frugality, hon
csty and temperance will prevail.
MOODY Grow.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

THE Peoples Paper comes to us
with a graceful beg pardon for the
appropriation of an editorial from our
columns without credit, which it ex-
plains, was involuntary and owing to
a mistake. Bro. Goodrich is inform
ed that his amende is ample and such
as we would expect from his Journal
istic conscientiousness and courtesy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

SOME of the Democratic papers,
foremost among the bowling advo-
Gates of ''reform," are berating the
Republican administration for caus-
ing the arrest and return of Tweed
to this country. Not that they par
tlcularly care for Tweed, but they
know that he can tell some ugly
truths about Tilden, and they fear
that the Boss may prove leaky.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

members of the Greenback party
will adhere to the Independent or
ganlzation, and reduce the Republi-
can vote to that extent. As in Ohio
and Indiana, so IN illinois, and Mich
igan, and elsewhere. Wherever the
Greenback party exists it is used, all
unconsciously to the Republican
members, by the Democratic party to
promote the success of Democratic
local candidates, and, consequently,
in aid of Tilden and Hendricks
Can Republicans continue blind to
the inevitable outcome of the inter-
convertible bond scheme, and blind
to the fact that the third-party organ
ization is used merely to promote the
success of the Democratic party?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
Sensible Words.
Yours truly,
E. w. FLOWER.

The Clermont Peoples Paper, is
an earnest advocate of the Green
back theory, but it clearly sees the
folly and danger of throwing away
votes on Peter Cooper in the present
contest. 1t says:
In Iowa as well as elsewhere, Re
publicans who have been earnest in
their greenback sentiments, are be-
ginning to see the folly of throwing
away their influence and their votes
on a third party ticket, which stands
not the slightest show of success.
They are beginning to see that to
vote for Peter Cooper, will result
only in giving aid to the Southern
wing" in their efforts to elect Mr..
Tilden. The tide seems to be turn
ing. The Republican greenback
men discovering the confidence game
of the pretended greenbackcrs of the
Democracy, who on election day,
will vote solid for Samuel J. Tilden,
leaving the grcenback cause in the
lurch, are gradually awakening to
the fact that they will be serving the
state and the nation more effectually
by supporting the Hayes ticket. We
earnestly sympathize with Republi-
cans of the class mentioned; and did
we not believe that the life of the
nation was again at stake, should
not be one whit behind the best of
them in advocating the financial
theory they have adopted. In our
judgment, Republicans cannot at
ford this year to throw away their
efforts on an imposibility, and thus
help the political enemies OF the Re-
public to triumph.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

The Chicago Tribune, a leading Re-
publican paper, says: by the showing of
his own hand, Gov. HAYES has been falls
flying the record and returning an amount
of tax ridiculously below the valuation of
his person;l and taxable property"
OF course it is lie. The Tribune
never said anything of the kind.
We believe the falshood originated
in the Chicago Times. 1t was then
copied into some Confederate paper
and credited to the Tribune. Since
then other Confederate prints are
doing likewise. The charge made
against Gov Hayes was wretched
fabrication, and had not even the
suspicion of truth Chicago Trid-
une.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

1t is dltficnlt to argue people out Of the
belief that Gov. Tilden, if elected, will
use his best efforts to economic in the
matter of public expenditures. He saved
to the people of New York $S,000,000 in
taxes, last year, and will save them S.
GU, 506.2S for the current year. The
man who saves for his State, people natn-
rally and reasonably conclude, will do
the same thing for the Dubuque
Herald
Anotherillustration of the Herald's
facility for prcdicating an argument
upon premise of falsehood. The
statement that Gov. Tilden saved
the people of New York ss,oOo,OOO
in taxes, is a campaign dodge, SO old
and threadbare, SO thoroughly ex-
ploded by facts and figures, that it
has ceased to do duty, except in
Democratic journals of the less scru-
pulous sort. Tilden's Saving" in
taxes, has all been in his own behalf,
and has been accomplished by means
that would land him in prison, but
for the statute of limitations.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

GEO. VIM. Curtis, of New York,
the accomplished editor of Harper's
Weekly, is doing powerful work on
the stump in New England for Hayes
and Wheeler. In recent speech at
Concord, N. H., in which he predict
ed that New York would vote for
Hayes in November, he said:
"Mr. Dorsheimer told us, in Fan
euil Hall, the other evening, that
Gov. Hayes was an 'amiable, well,
meaning and negative man. A neg
alive mau, is he? Yes. When the
tide of battle was raging in our coun-
try he put a negative upon George
H. Pendloton in Ohio. After the
war he put a negative upon Senator
Thurman. Last fall, in the hardest
contest ever waged in this country
between honest and rag money, he
put negative on Old Bill Allen
And mark my word, on the 9TH of
November next, he will put another
negative upon Samuel J. Tilden."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
State News.

BY collision between two trains on
the B. c. r. & N. r. r. near Burlington,
last week, the engineer and fireman of one
of them were crushed to death while at
tempting to climb out of the way. The
cause of the collision is said to be care.
lessness OH the part of employees of the
road.
H. A. Cook, Esq, late of the Center
Point Lotus, has purchased an interest in
the Cedar Rapids STANDARD, and will as
sumo part of the editorial control.
The Cedar Rapids Times says that
the negroes Of that city have organized a
company of Hayes and Wheeler Cadets,
and have thirty-six names enrolled.
The last number of the Cedar Rap
ids Times completed its twenty-tifth vol
ume.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
THE DEMOCRATIC SOLDIER Trick.

The DEMOCRATIC SOLDIER Trick.
The Democratic party, apprecia-
ting the fact that the question pre-
sented to the country is whether the
people are willing to trust that party
again with power, have conceived
the idea of organizing clubs of Dem
ocratic soldiers to be paraded as ev-
idence of the existence of a patriotic
element in the party of disunion, re-
bellion and Andersonville atrocities.
They have accordingly attempted to
initiate what the party managers call
"The Soldiers and Sailors Union
Reform Association" composed chef
ly of Democratic officers who joined
the army for social position or politi-
cal preferment, and whose hidebound
copperheadism even the war failed
to remove, and the bounty,lumper
who enlisted for pay and deserted to
play the same game over again. By
gathering up the dlshonorably dis
charged officers and soldiers, who Of
course have grievances against the
Republican party, and the skulkers,
camp-followers, and substitute bro
kers to be found in the purlieus of
the large cities, they hope to present
a sufficient soldier "reform" element
to save the Democratic character in
the northern and eastern States.
Personal disappointments and UNI
appreciated civic ambitions may gam
these schemers few additional re-
cruits to the motley gang who are
anxious to show their sympathy for
the Ku-Klux ruffians of the South,
and their utilization with the rebel APP
ologists of the North, but there is lit
tie danger that the great majority of
ex-Union soldiers and sailors can be
induced to rally under the rebel flag,
or that they are likely to beled astray
by the virtuous protestations of the
short-halred and shoulder-hitting
"civil service reformers" of Tammany
Hall.-Republic.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

Is Peter Cooper, who thinks he is
running for President, the cat's-paw
of Tilden's New York ring? 1t GER
tainly looks so. His son, Edward
Cooper, is one of the sachems of
Tammany and one of the most active
of Tilden's agents; and his son-in-
law, A. S. Hewitt, Of New York, is
the chairman of Tilden's National
Committee. Is it possible that these
two members of his family are ''put.
ting up job" On the simple hearted,
childish old gentleman, in order to
draw the votes of the Republican
Greenbackers away from Hayes?-
1t is more than likely. Peter Coop
er is a good man and has always
been Republican,; but any man
with spark of sense must see that
there is no more chance of his cleo.
ton than there is of turning winter
into summer. The only effect of his
candidacy will be to divert few Re-
publican votes and thus help Til
denis chances-and it looks rs if Til
den and his fellow-trlcksters were at
the bottom of the Cooper business,
with this object in view. We sug-
gest to Republican grcenhack men
whether this is not the game, and
and whether it would argue we'll tor
their good sense to be made dupes
of by Chicago Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
HAS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CHANGED.
Extract from a Speech by Geo. VIM,
Curtis, in New York.

Now, fellow-citizens, tell me what
has changed in the condition of the
country? what has arisen to induce
us to vote for the Democratic party?
| know no better light to guide our
steps than the lamp of experience
l know no truer guide for the future
than the lesson of the past. Here
stands the Democratic party asking
your vote. Has that party changed
its spirit; has it changed its purpose;
has 1t changed its mission? In 1860,
at Tweddle Hall, in the state of New
York, the Democratic party of the
State of New York spoke, declaring
there was no authority to coerce the
States. In 1864, at Chicago, it de-
clared the war was n failure, and de-
manded surrender; and in 1868, in
New York City, it declared the sys-
tenn of reconstruction revolutionary,
unconstitutional and void. But
whether in 1860, '64, '6s, or '72, the
Republican party, speaking for the
intelligence, the conscience and the
patriotism of the American people,
said to the Democratic party; awe
don't believe your professions of ma
tionality and REFORM" and the Amer
lean people in 1860, 1864, 1868, and
1872 spewed the Democratic party
out of it's mouth and cut of its
heart. The party has not changed,
and Seymour, its leading spirit ut
that period, who declared reconstruc-
ton revolutionary, unconstitutional,
and void, is still its life and directing
power. Do you find any change in
the nomination of Tilden? He stood
by the side of Seymour at Tweddle
Hall declaring that he found no au-
thority to coercc the States; he was
a member of the Committee on Res
olutions ut the surrender convention
of 1864, and declared in 1868 recon-
struction revolutionary, unconstitu-
tional and VOID. The evidence of
reform certainly cannot be found in
the selection of Cockreil, the Con-
tederate soldier, instead of Schurz,in
Missouri, the nominations of Eaton
and Barnum in Connecticut, or the
nomination of Wade Hampton and
Vance in South Carolina and Tenn
essee. They claim to have effected
reduction of about s2l, 100000 IN
appropriations, but they obliterated
that act by the passage of the Equal
ization Bounty bill (which would have
taken fifty ora hundred millions from
the Treasury. Was the evidence of
reform found in the nomination of
Mr.. Adams for Massachusetts? Mr..
Adams is gentleman of great ma
tlonal reputation, which he acquired
as a member of the Republican par
ty, but l assert the simple truth when
l say that his nomination was made
for export trade, and not for home
consumption. Cheers. l am told
that the nomination of Mr.. Adams
was an evidence of Democratic re-
form. might as well be told that
good fruit might be expected from
dead apple tree, because 4 rosy,
blooming apple was suddenly tackled
on to it. tits precisely as if you Sc
lected costly piece of brocade and
patched it to the petticoat in which
Jeff Davis escaped and asserted that
it established the claim of the gar
ment to be Queens royal robe
Laughter.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
I ALTER IL. JONES,
Private Secretary

Ohio State Journal. There was
contraband in the army of the
Shenandoah who had most remark
able mule. He said dat dar mule d
90 foolin' roun' de Kernels stallion,
an get his head kicked off every day,
mex day fore God, boss, dat mule
would be smcllin' roun' dat STALL
ion agin' same as before. We
have often wondered what became
of that mule--and now we know.
He Is editing the Chicago Times:
Every day he comes smelling around
with new SANDER on Hayes, and
gets his head kicked of, and next
day he comes up smiling, as before.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06
Capt. Burdick.
Elkader Cor. Dubuque Times.


The nomination of Burdick is well
received here. Several of our law
yers know him and agree that he is
an excellent man. Capt. Moreland,
a thorough Democrat, but an old
comrade of Captain Burdick in the
9th Iowa Cavalry, says he is just
splendid man and no mistake. He
will probably support his old soldier
friend heartily, and if so he will do
it with excellent effect. The Gar
bers are as earnest for him as if he
had been the first chplce, and we can
say the same for Clayton county
friends of every other candidate
whose name was before the conven-
ton. All believe he will win"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

Gen. n. p. Banks was nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of
the 5th Massachusetts, district, on
Tuesday. Gen. Banks is again thor
oughly identified with the party of
ideas and human rights.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

The officers of the Illinois Central
Railroad saythat the actual loss on
the Iowa division of this road this
year in consequence of the tariff
law will be S35O.OOO.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-06

The New York Tribune, says that
the retrospect of the campaign is a
heightened line of Democratic blum
ders aud mishaps. The Democrats
have caught up mask aftermask only
to find that it did not fit, and the
lions skin Of reform in which the
party that stole the city of New York
poor has paraded before the Ameri-
can people never could devour its
voice or disguise its visage.