Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-12
Our Winthrop Letter.

Ed BULLETIN:-A critical writer for
the BULLETIN essayed to inform Shake
spearc" how TO spell his name. Now,
there may be more than one chap by this
name; but, doubtless, he thinks the orig
NAL bard lives IN Winthrop, as it is the
home of another poetic genius, whose
Byronic strains are often heard in the
land. Suffice it to say that an eminent
Shakesperian scholar has lately stated
that the great dramatist has left an auto
graph, conceded to be genuine, wherein he
spells his name as did the writer hereof.
Also, that since the days of the poet,
standard authors have employed no less
than sixteen different spellings of the
name In view of these facts, we think
your readers are safe from any serious
errors inculcated by the writer,-if he
get no more astray than in this instance.
We are beginning to get the Centennial
fever, and, no doubt, more will have the
fever than will be carried off by it. We
learn that our eX-member of Assembly
lin the good old Anti-Monopoly days. Mr..
Spangler, contempates doing the great
fair, also our townsman Mr.. A. Risk, who
intends to include fair Scotia in his pleas
ure trip. Others who intend, but from
habtual nzzle in the realization of lux
uries, dare not openly to pretend going,
could be mentioned.
We do not feel like pleasing our neigh
boring rival towns by again reporting Il
dull state of things in Winthrop. We
are the more excited in this particular
from seeing letter in the Herald written
81, la do
" Jealous of that town. We had not
thought it wise or prudent to enter into a
contest for the lead IL the one business
boasted of so proudly by the Quasqueton
writer, as its prosecution is liable check or
paralyze other and essential enterprises.
We have no figures to fall back upon, but
do not hesitate to state that we of Win
throp can show as many Centennial babies
as can Quasqueton, and no Wapsie
about it, either A good water power
helps in more ways than one, but we can
not exactly discover the relation-if any
cxists-betwccn mill privileges and any
other Our veteran depot agent is the
proud father of future heart-smasher,
although she is yet of tender age. Those
of your readers who once knew, as q boy,
Ed Chesley, will Ismile TO learn that he,
too, has taken an interest i'll the census by
filling blank space, and nobly wears his
honors Thus we might continue ad lib
tuzn, but have stated instances enough to
prove our case Here we part company
with Quasqueton, and have other items to
give.
The Marquette Brothers have erected,
in most eligible situation, good build
ing for meat market.
The new Lodge of the A. 0. U. w. is
making good progress.
Our streets and walks are beng i'm
proved as never before proving the use
fulness of much mud.
From mud of streets to the stuff used
by Islander committees of Washington, to
injure the reputation of public men, is y
long but natural step. 1t is clear that, in
cases like that of Blaine, Bristow, and
others, this attempted partizan befouling
will bring them out brighter and stronger
than ever This is not the Kind of reform
demanded by the people, and Is little less
than stealing the livery of heaven in which
to serve his satanic majesty, the D
party. The success of any party to-day
will depend upon its espousal of some
genuine reform And what will lend
power to such reform would be the fact
of its being based upon great moral
principle. Slavery created, and insured
success to the Republican party. And
such has been the truth all the way back
in history, especially in European politics,
ever since the enlightened conscience of
l., tr,,I, hat
public safety and progress depend upon
honor and justice in governments. There
is no lack of great questions or material
for party issues-indeed, they are press
ing, but policy and timidity prevent their
being grappled with. Finance, education,
civil service reform, &C., must, it is said,
be "kept out of politics"
SHAKESPEARE.