The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-02

sealed his devotion to the cause By
selling whiskey and being convicted
and fined for il; yet he consents tt
run on prohibition platform. which
he scorns, so anxious is he to be gov.
ernor at any sacrifice of principle ol
4 manliness.
Monticello Express.l
The sad aud undeniable fact re.
mains that the Twenty-First Annual
Convention of the Republican party
of Iowa looked splendid opportunity
in the face, and then turned away. II
lacked either wisdom or courage. The
best element of the party was over
awed, or circumvented, or pushed
aside by political managers. True, il
sought by the adoption of supple
mentary resolution to vindicate its
character for morality at the expense
of its consistency. But such shuffiing
and pottering is pitiful. 1t is easy
for Convention to make good plat
form; to put good men upon it is
quite another thing. What the peo-
pie demand is performance, not prom
ises. A good platform, unsupported
by good nominations, is fraud. The
act bellies the profession. The best
platform is a man who embodies and
will carry out the principles. If il be
true, as has been alleged, that exist
ing parties live by each others vices,
and the only ground upon which the
Republican party can base an appeal
for support. is that it is better, or, at
least, no worse, than the Democratic
party, then are we reduced to a sorry
condition. But we are not willing to
acknowledge this. We do not be-
lieye that the choice between the two
parties has come to be simply a
choice between two evils-frost or fire,
pistol or strychnine. Nevertheless it
is true that the party in Iowa has
been too much under the control Of a
ring of leading politicians-th the men
who run caucusses and conventions.
and scheme and trade, not for intelli-
gent and patriotic, but for personal
and selfish purposes. Such men are
the peril of politics everywhere They
are incapable of understanding that
parties must rise or fall by moral
causes, and that all the machinery of
tricky politics never made OF main
taiEed, and never can make or main
tain party. Letit be once known and
sincerely believed that the politicians
control the party, that the platform is
only fine brag, that the great princi-
pies of the party are forgotten, that
the conventions are mere farces, and
the brains, and conscience, and char
acter of the party would secede, as the
brains and conscience and character
of the Wing party seeded from that
organization in 1856.
Mr.. Gear is the Republican candi-
date for Governor, and is going to be
elected. There Is not much doubt
about that. The EXPRESS will feel no
special interest i'm the contest for Gov
ernor. Il will not stultify itself by
shouting the praises of the man whom
ii did not deem worthy Of the nomina-
ton, prior to the Convention. We
stated our position then, and there is
little need that we should reiterate II
now. We have nothing to take back
nothing to apologize for. Our read
ers may support Mr.. Gear with as
much or as little vigor as they please.
We also will presume to exercise the
same glorious privilege.
Marion Register
General Weaver, Hiram Price, Dr.
Beardsley, Ed. Russell, John Mahin
and all the influential and recognized
leaders in the temperance army of
Iowa, support the Republican ticket
nominated at Des Moines in June. 1t
is the Loziers, the Brants, the Max
wells and the Fosters who are pea
cooking around to see if somebody
won't step on their coat-tails. Let
'em strut. If they can't do anything
else they can feel big while their
plumage is on"