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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04
Reasons for Opposing Tilden
Brick POmerOy

We have nothing personally
against Tilden. He is a cool, cold.
hearted, selfish, cunning, calculating
aspirant for office. What he wants
is power, and he does not care how
it comes to him. He never drove US
out of New York or other place
never cared for us any more than for
any other laboring man. We have
visited him in his elegant mansion
we have heard his plans for gaining
power. When we opposed the Tweed
system of plundering, Mr.. Tilden said
we did wrong to jeopardize the Dem
ocratlc party in New York, and that
it was not the business of any private
citizen to quarrel with his party, no
matter what it did as guided by its
leaders.
When he became governor he be-
gan to tear planks from the ship of
Democracy to build for himself Q
Tilden boat. He succeeded, as Tweed
did-or any man in that great State
who has tho control of machine
that disburses patronage. We op.
posed him, as have thousands of good.
honest, well.informed Democrats OF
that State, because we know him as
one OF the Tweed ring, and because
we have felt deep conviction that
he is not a safe man to trust to high
official position.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04
The Great Railroad Doctor.

Emory Storrs in his Aurora speech
few weeks ago, made the following
reference TO Mr.. Tilden's railroad OPP.
erations:
Who is Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden?
One of the most expert railroad law
yers on the continent. That is not
first-class recommendation. Laugh
ter. A man thoroughly imbued
with the corporation spirit, SO COM
pletely that, like the client which he
represents, he has no soul. Renew
ed laughter and cheer. 1t has ordi-
narily been the case that physicians
are prospered in proportion as they
have cured their patients. He is a
great railroad doctor-the great cor
poration physician, but all precedent
in his case Is abolished,-t patients
have died and the physician has pros
pered. Loud laughter. Wherever
and whenever Samuel J. Tilden has
been called to stand by the bedside
of sick railroad, there was funeral
in the near future. Cheers and
laughter He is the father of wa
tered stock. He is the great railroad
absorber and absorbent Laughter
He is the author of farm mortgage
bonds, and don't need to explain to
you what those instruments mean.
There never yet came into the door
of his Office healthy corporation
which did not Mobile out from the
other door on crutches and in banda
ges. Laughter and cheer. All
along, up and down this great West,
are the wrecks of disappointed hopes
and blasted expectations that stock;
holders and corporations have had,
when they have passed through the
gentle but death-dealing treatment OF
the man Tilden. Hc is a Democratic
politician of the highest and lowest
type.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The Bulletin prints an "official Treas
urer's statement" that Grants administers.
ton is not extraxagant. Such statement
emenating from Grantism is worth just
about the paper it is printed on.-Con'er-
gdtSoe
The above is the cavalier style in
which the Tilden organ across the
way disposes of evidence regarded
by everybody else as indisputable;
official records. We think the hon.
est readers of the Conservative will
require no better evidence of the I'M
answerable character Of the state
ment referred TO, especially as it EN-.
braces the official records made by
Democratic as well as Republican
administrations.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The Inter- Ocean has been looking
up some of the speeches made at the
Democratic National Convention of
1864, the same that through its plat
form committee, of which Mr.. Til
den was a prominent member, de-
clared the war failure. The Inter-
Ocean takes from these speeches sew
eral choice extracts, some of which
we give below, serving to show the
character of the men with whom Til
den was working, and to whose utter
ances he listened without a word Of
rebuke or dissent. Judge Miller, Of
Ohio, was loudly applauded tor this
sentiment:
There is no real difference between a
War Democrat and an Abolitionist They
are links of one sausage, made out of the
same dog"
Chauncey Burr, of New York, said
fervently:
''If ever I uttered prayer, it Is that not
one of the States of the Union shall be
conquered or subjugated."
Mr.. Sanderson, of Pennsylvania,
said, sit is time this internal war
was stopped and Mr.. Van Allen, of
New York, said, ''the great mistake
the Democracy made was in not re-
slsting the war from the beginning.
But she would retrace her steps and
finally triumph"
Then came our own Iowa rebel,
Henry Clay Dean, saying:
"He blushed that such felon as Abrae
ham Lincoln should occupy the Presiden-
tial chair. Perjury and larceny were writ
ten over him as often as 'one dollar on tho
one-dollar bills of the State Of Indiana.
The Democracy were for peace
These were the men and utterances
to whom Samuel J. Tilden gave his
countenance and acquiescence in
that trying time, and there is nothing
to show that he is not now in sympa-
thy with the spirit that gave them
voice, spirit that would crush out
the lives and trample upon the rights
OF class of helpless citizens, so that
his party might grasp the powers OF
government.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

CRAZY HORSE. - The telegraph
states that Crazy Horse one of the
noted chiefs of the Blackfeet Indians
was killed in the Custer fight. One
of our citizens recalls to mind that
he was witness TO the wounding of
this same red devil in 1854. Thus oc-
cured at the time the government was
endeavoring to punish the Indians for
the Minnesota massacre and other
depredations. Col. Pattee one of the
secretaries in the executive Office,
was in command of q brigade under
General Scully at this time, and was
pursuing the rotreating Indians to
the hills through Dakota. The SOL
diers were marching one day with
the Indians directly ahead of them,
and in sight. A tall Indian plumed
in barbarous style in war paint, would
every once in a while ride up to the
top of a hill and shake his huge war
club in defiance at the soldiers. Gen
eral Scully finally become tired of
that sort of bravado and ordered
Col. Pattce to detail three men, and
"shoot the red devil for God sake. ~
The range was long, but three of the
! best marksmen in the brigade were
directed to pop Mr.. Red Skin, if pos
slble. They knelt down, deliberately
aimed, and fired simultaneously. 1t
was a good shot, and the huge Indian
rolled off his horse, but soon regain
ed strength, remounted and rode
away. This fellow was Crazy Horse
or Black Moon, who according to re-
port received his just deserts about
two hundred miles distant from the
place where he was wounded in 1864.
State ReQister,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04
The international Exhibition Com.
uleto

With all preceding World Fairs,
the want of completeness has been a
great difficulty, and one that seemed
almost insurmountable. Both in Par
is and Vienna it was nearly at the
close of the Exhibition before all ex-
hibitors could be said to be in perfect
readiness, but in Philadelphia in six
ty days from the opening, the Exhi-
bition was perfect and complete, and
visitors will now find everything pro-
perly arranged and classified. The
unparalleled heat of the past three
weeks is over, and the experience of
years indicates for the future more
satisfactory temperature. Even dur
ing the most intense heat, residents
Of Philadelphia found it to their
comfort to visit the Exhibition, which,
located on elevated ground, insured
cool breezes, and the heights of the
Buildings secures constant currents
of fresh air. The present prospects
indicate the largest attendance after
the 18th of August, and from that
date there may be expected large
crowds. 1t is therefore suggested
that visitors should take advantage
of the present period so far as posi-
BILE, and thereby secure accommoda-
tons without trouble, and be enabled
to carefully see the Exhibition to
great advantage with comfort to
themselves. Up to the 18th of July
the total number of admissions
amounted to 2,2OO,915, and the cash
receipts for tickets for the same per-
iod $726,363. Upon this basis the
total number up to the close of the
exhibition would be at least six mil
lion, but as all experience has shown
the last sixty days to be the most at
tractive, it is not unreasonable to
look forward to grand total Of eight
million admissions, which will com
pare favorably with former Exhibi.
tons, as up to the present date, the
number of visitors to Philadelphia
exceed those to London and Paris
for the same number of days.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

Waterloo Is talking strongly of wa
ter works.
The Herald says that rs tramps camp.
ed near Eldora one day last week, bound
for anywhere. Of course they like loose
jewellery, and valuables of all kinds and
good horses.
AN effort will be made to remove the
county seat of Clayton county from Elka-
ker to McGregor. We notice that the
discussion of the subject by the newspa-
pers of that county, with possibly one ex-
ception, has not yet gone beyond the
bounds of courtesy and reason, which is
remarkable, for no subject is more excit.
ing.
-Osagers have determined to hold a
base ball tournament in their city, on
September 9Th, 9th and 18th, 1876. The
prizes will be three in number, the first
being $125, the I'd $75 and the third $25
Clubs from New Hampton, Chas. City,
lockwood, Mason City, Northwood, West
Mitchell and Usage are expected to par
ticipate.
Peter Holland, of DEBORAH, has In
vented process for drying damp grain in
grainaries, warehouses, and elevators
Heinserts through the bins, porous earthen
pipes with open ends, extending outside
the building, connected with perpendicular
pipes in the centre of the bin. The prin.
ciple is that the pipes will gather moisture
from the grain, which will condense in
the open passages and be dried by the
warm air passing through. We condense
from the Republican.
The Manchester Press says that on
Wednesday night of last week, young
German named John Ray, in the employ
of Mr.. Edwin Davis, who lives one mile
east of Masonville, robbed his employer
of pocket-book containing $32, cert
ficate of deposit for $50, and note OF
$50, also S. and a watch Of fellow la.
borer, and decamped. Ray, who has moi
been found, is 10 years of age, five fee
six inches high, strongly built, hair light
and cut close, had on pantaloons of green
ish tint with diamond shaped spots
John Kokuk, near Almoral, while cutting
barley, was thrown from his reaper in
front of the sickle. His back was fear
fully mangled, and it is feared he will moi
recover.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

Our article of last week, has driy-
en- the Conservative from cover on
the question of the Hamburg massa-
ere, regarding which it had before
maintained a studied and significant
silence. Compelled to show its
colors, it interposes plea in mltiga-
ton for the Southern cut-throats by
saying that "both parties are not
blameless." The unarmed- colored
men were ssnot blameless" we sup
pose for being led out from prison
one by one, after all resistance had
ceased, and shot down like dogs
With the same purpose of shielding
the bloodthirsty Williams who were
guilty of this, our contemporary quotes
approvingly from the defense made
by the chief lnstigator and leader of
the outrage, Gen. Butler, and winds
up with a characteristic article in the
same direction from the New York
Sun. The cloven foot is plainly
visible, and the readers of the Con-
servatiue are warranted in expecting
that it will find some excuse OF pallia-
ton for every outrage and butchery
deemed necessary by the Southern
Democratic leaders to accomplish
the election of Tilden and Hendricks.
While even Southern Democratic pa
pers and Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi,
are compelled to allude to the Ham
burg massacre as . barbarous out
rage, utterly without excuse, the
organ Of the Democracy OF Buchan'
an county, abets this. one of the most
fiendish crimes OF the age, by the
pititul plea that "both parties are not
blameless." And this is the sheet
that presumes to rail against parti'
sanship.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The ChairmaL OF The Indiana
State Gleenback Committee has an
nOunced that under no circumstances
will his constituents support Tiiden
and Hendricks. They propose to
vote tor Peter Cooper and unlimited
greenbacks. The question naturally
arises, of what use is Hendricks on
the Democratic ticket, anyway.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

An Eastern paper thinks that the
horror Of the Democrats over the
Hamburg massacre is as impressive
and creditable to their hearts as the
sympathy expressed by the railroad
engineer for the poor creature crush
ed by the wheels of his engine. He
said he couldn't bear to see such
things happen-H ala0ays a1esses up
his 6rasses so. Terrible things
this massacre" the Democrats say,
with bated breath, ut will cost us
thousands of votes"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The Conservative has found loop
hole through which it attempts to drag
Slippery Sam Tilden, so that he may
escape the responsibility for the res
olutlon of the Democratic National
Convention of 1864, declaring the
war failure, and demanding a VIZ.
tual surrender in the face of the
rebels in arms. 1t says on the au-
thority of Manton Marble, that Til
don got the Objectionable resolution
stricken out of the platform, but that
1t was afterwards "lrregularly restor-
ed" This is an ingenious subter-
fuge, but it will not do. If Mr.. Til
denis associates on the committee
were guilty of so dirty a trick, why
has it not been exposed before?-
Did our neighbor ever hear that MIR.
Tilden protested against this hypo-
thetical irregular restoration, much
less denounced it? Is it not proba-
BILE that he would have done so if
there is any truth in Marbles inge-
Nous explanation, and he is the man
of principle and honor our neighbor
claims him to be? Has the Conser-
yotiye any proof that Mr.. Tilden en-
dorses and confirms Marbles specious
"explanation' to-day. Furthermore,
Is there anything in Mr.. Tilden's
record inconsistent with the "fail-
ure" resolution of the Democratic
convention of 1864. Did Mr.. Til
den favor the vigorous prosecution
of the war; did he contribute dol
lar to fit out men for the field, except
by enforced taxation; and was he
ever known to give cent tor the
support of soldiers families? Not
an honest patriotic word did he utter,
and not a silver of his boarded mil
lions did he voluntarily contribute to
the cause of the country throughout
all that dark period. In the face OF
this record is not the Explanation"
of Manton Marble, trumped up
twelve years after the occurrence to
which it has reference, and when
Mr.. Tilden is a candidate for the
Presidency, the veriest humbug and
dishonesty. Our neighbor will have
to try again. But all this aside, it is
a rather significant circumstance that
Democratic papers are now Compel
ed to defend their candidates against
the charge Of endorsing the platform
of their party few years ago,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The Dubuque Herald says that,
"with regard to what Mr.. Hendricks
said of the proclamation of freedom,
little comment is necessary" Just
so; it would like to cover up every
proof of Democratic disloyalty be-
cause it hurts, but what the people
want at this time is the record of the
candidates who ask their suffrages,
and will judge for themselves Of the
necessity for the expose. What tron,
bles the Herald is the fact that Hen
bricks has no record which will
serve as an offset for his copperhead
ism,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

IT is announced that Henry Clay
Dean will take the stump in this State
for Tilden. A little over a month
ago Dean expressed this unreserved
opinion OF the Democratic candidate:
"a capitalist worth $1,000, 600, spec
nlator in railroads and railroad bonds
who shamelessly expends money and uses
the machinery of political corruption to
secure his nomination, in manner unpre
cedented even in these corrupt times, is
not the man needed by the laborers, me
ehanics, grangers, and greenback men tG
work a reformation"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04
THE ROsfon ADVERTISER has I'll

THE Boston Advertiser has this
very suggestive reflection; ''More
negroes have been massacrod In the
South by members of the Democratic
party within ten years than there
have been men murdered by the In.
dams in the West, but the Demo
cratic party wants the army with
drawn from the South entirely"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

A subscriber from Barclay writes
to ascertain whether Mr.. George w.
Bemis, the Republican candidate for
Treasurer is Democrat. We can as
sure him that Mr.. Bemis is sound
Republican and man Of great ability
and sterling honesty and will give
an honest account of all moneys
which may come into his hands rs
custodian of the state funds Water.
loo Courier.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The New York Herald, which
supports Tilden, is constrained to say
that "instead of the vigorous aggres.
siveness which Mr.. Tilden was
prompt to threaten, he and his party
are acting with the timldity which is
the natural consequence of divided
councils.o
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04
Republican State Ticket.

For Secretary of State,
JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Of Monroe County.
For Treasurer Of State,
GEORGE w. BEMIS, Of Buchanan County.
For Auditor Of State,
BUREN, r. SHERMAN, Of Benton County.
For Register of State Land Office,
DAVID SECOR, of Winnebago County.
For Attorney General,
j. F. McJUNKlN, Of Washington County.
For Judges Of the Supreme Court,
To I'LL vacancy,-W. II. SEWERS.
Full term,-JAMES II. ROTHROCK
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

HENRY RIcKEL, prominent attor.
ney Of West Union, heretofore a
staunch Democrat, and-somewhat
singular in that connection-an en-.
thusiastic temperance advocate, at a
Republican meeting in that town q
few days since, announced his inten.
ton TO support Hayes and Wheeler.
Similar changes are reported all over
tho State
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

The Cleveland Leader thinks that
the description an old Virginia dar-
key gave his coon-trap is applicable
to the finance plank of the Demo
cratic platform: "I's got a spring at
bofe ends, and can kotch de coon
a-gwine OF a7eomip'," 4p either case
the victim Of tn trap is . gone copp,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04
THE Dubuque Herald is attacking

THE Dubuque Herald is attacking
Gen. Tuttle with coarseness and
virulence peculiarly its own. The
reason for its abuse is that Gen. Tut,
tie has seen fit to sever his assocla-
ton with the Democratic party, Civ
ing his reasons therefor in manly,
ringing speech, neither the logic Or
facts of which the Herald finds it.
self able to contravert. Hence, it re
sorts to its ever ready and familiar
weapons of detraction and abuse.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

Tuesday night, goth ult., a tramp,
with a span of Unmatched halfstarv.
ed, raw-boned horses, and wagon,
- himself dirty, and rough-looking,
applied for lodgings at the farm
house of Stephen Cakes, near Casey,
Adair County. With much reluct-
ancy Mr.. Cakes allowed him to re-
NAN over night. He desired to
sleep in the kitchen, On the floor;
but the farmer told him he must
sleep upstairs, or leave the premises.
Early Wednesday morning, Cakes
arose and fed his own team prepare.
tory to the days labor. He aroused
the tramp for breakfast; and, Cakes,
finishing before the tramp, left him
at the table, and went to harness his
team. The tramp when he had fin.
ished, gathered all the bread and
meat on the table, took q large butcher
knife, and started tor the stable,
where he informed Cakes that he
would take his (Oakes0 team; to which
the farmer replied that he thought
not. The tramp then rushed towards
Cakes with the knife drawn; and the
farmer being unarmed, leaped through
a side window, and around to another
part of the stable, where he had &C.
cidentally left a heavily-loaded gun
the day before on returning from hun.
ting. Selling it, he was met by the
tramp with the knife, drawn, when
Cakes fired, and blew ffthe top OF the
fellows head,
The Coroner's verdict was, that
Cakes served him right Among the
fellows traps We're deeds, receipts,
notes, and other papers, and a letter,
which indicate that he is from St. 10.
seph, Mo-, and his name was I. Croy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

NERVOrS nERyyVrV

4 depressed, irritable state of mind /,
a weak, nervous, exhausted feeling;
no energy or animation, confused
head, weak memory, often with de
buitating. involuntary discharges. T.,
consequence of excuses. mental overwork
indiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds sovereign cure in HUMPHREY. :
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. ..
1t tones up the system, arrests discharges. disr
the mental gloom and dependency, and rejure-
mates the entire system. 1t is perfectly harm
less and always efficient. Price IS, for paek~er
OF 1--WE boxes and large q vial Of powder, which
is important in old, serious cases 81 per single
box sold by ALL Druggists. sent by mail
On receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co,
No. 602 BRoADwAy. II, Y,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-04

In MoGregor, few days ago, while
some boys were playing on one OF the
high bluffs that encirole that city, one OF
them slipped and fell from the top to the
bottom of the bluff, distance Of 1893 feet
alighing in the sand unhurt, save few
scratches on the face. We CLEAN from
the 1Tmes.