Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
ceAeRAl CAREY.

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was chapcroncd and groomed with
the utmost obsequiousncss blythe dem
ocratic leaders hercabouts from the
moment that he appeared here.
They billed him, they flattcrcd him,
and Peter q. carried his carpet sack
for him, trotting along by his side in
great glee. Tho gist of his whole
speech, the thing apparent as the OBJ
ject of his stopping hcre,appeared in
the following language, uttered de-
liberately and with purpose near
the close of his speech. 1t was this |:
democrat as am" he says, Il adj
wise you to vote for that man for
Congress who most nearly represents
the views Ihave presented to you to-
night"
We first knew Sam Carey thirty
years ago as temperance orator.
In those days he was contemporary
Of Neal Dow and John B. Cough in
the temperance movement. He soon
fell from grace, and in the city of
Cincinnati he became hard drinker
and next floated into the democratic
party, as we have instances Of the
same character in Iowa. He was
elected to Congress by the democra-
cy of Cincinnati, and when in the
House he sank into quite mediocre
position, known only for his COM
munistic ideas. lie soon fell out of
Congress- and out of reputc and to-
day Sam Carey carries no force in
Cincinnati or in the State Of Ohio.
Gen. Carey has always possessed,
and does yet great power as stump
orator. He is the Henry Clay Dean
Of Ohio, barring Deans filthy charac-
Iteristics, and his vehement copper
head record. Carey's object in life
is to ride into position by arraigning
labor against capital. He has been
upon all sides of all political qucs-
tions. His mountcbank life in Ohio
has run its race, and he is without
following and without influence
where he is best known.
Could Sam Carey and his like in
flame the populace into the infamous
doctrine he breaches Of bitter con-
test being waged by capital against
labor, in which he arrays the gov
eminent on the side Of the former,
he would lead the laborer, the me-
chanic, the agriculturalist, and all
other manual laborers in the nation
to their ruin and the whole people
with them. He is a dangerous COM
mnnist, and so recognized by the pru-
dent, solid men Of his own city, and
hence they will not trust him with
any position.
We warn republicans against be-
ing captivatcd by the cloquence of
this distinguished weather-cock in
politics who pleases by his rhetorical
powers on short acquaintance, but
fails to wear.
Democracy in this county is amaz-
ingly pleased with this auxiliary Of
their party. James Hawley was
chairman of the meeting and the first
speaker was fnll-ficdged democrat,
imported to influence the German
American vote. 1t is most singular
that in this great contest where SOL
id South seeks by the aid of their old
friends in the North, including the
Tammany clans of New York City,
to get possession of the nation,that
any republican should be cajolcd into
making a division in our ranks at the
beck and winning, eloquent words of
Sam Carey, who is nothing but a side
show Of this great democratic effort
to win. 1t is his role-democrat as
he says he is-to seek for divisions in
our ranks, weaken our front, that
the enemy may break through. For
this purpose he now makes flying
visit to Iowa and strikes his blows in
aid of democratic candidates for Con-
gress, who carry water on both
shoulders by swallowing hard-money
Tilden and soft-money Hendricks.
Anything to divide the republican
strength and let in Solid South and
elect Northern Congressman in their
interest.