, 1877-09-02
IOWA POLITICS.

| IOWA POLITICS.
| The Pending Observation-Disclosures "
Joncs-Thc Prohsbitioniats--A Brace o
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kirkwood -Jamc.
! Harlan.
! Special Correspondence Of The Tribune
DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug. 23.-If the Republican
State ticket this fall receives good MAJORITY
! and there is no doubt Of it,-it will prove the
stability of the party aud the wcll-grouuded
! principles on which it rests. Never before were
| there SO many disintegrating elements at work
to distract and divide its forces The Democ-
racy arc counting every possible faction to add
to their strength. They are putting forward
their best men for county and Legislative nomi
necs, aud hobnobbing with Greenbackers
and1 Indcpendcn, Temperance movements
in fact, anything and everything to win. Them
selves in hopeless minority, the subterfusc is
too transparent The worse pill they have been
inyited to swallow is Stubbs,-
TAx-rlrLE srUbBs,
the Grccnbackers' candidate for Governor. The
Greenbackers would be pleased to have an in
aorsemeat By the Democracy, but 1t is scarcely
possible The record Of Stubbs is so contrary to
the avowcd principles Of the Democracy, and
even the Greenbackers, thatit is strongly hinted
that he is to be forced from the ticket. As L
chronic oflice-sccker, railroad attorney, and tax
title specufator, he does not look we'll on their
platform. Lest it be questioned that he Is
an office-sceker, it is here pertinent 70 say
thas he was defeated IS candidate for Lleutcn-
ant-Goyernor; once elected State Senator; once
defeated Us candidate for Governor and United
States Senator; also as candidate for Repre-
the people; .once defeated as candidate for
United States District Attorney. Last year he
was defeated as candidate for Judge Of the
Circuit Coutt. In the charge that he is rail-
made not long ago, that he had sold himself to
railroad company for $1,000, and it was no.
body's business. He was then tue attorney Of
the Chicago Il Southwestern Railroad
Company As . i! is!peculato1f,, he has 1n,,;ns a.,
ii tax-titlcs, at the expense OF the poor
aud those unable to pay their taxes. Two
columns Of tax-titc notices, in the Sioux City
Tribune, within the past month, to which his
name is attached. attest the fact; and he docs
about the State saying he Is tvery sorry taxes
are 50 high III Iowa that many are unab!e to pay
their taxcs,h while he continues to gobble up
their land for delinquent taxes.
hackers was the idotic and incendsary speeches
OF the Chairman Of their State Central Commit
tee,
GORGE ". JONES,
made In the State Convention, in which he a1-
viscd the laboring men to use the torch and
kuife If necessary to secure bread. It was
monstrous doctrine to assert, and it has already
cost him citizenship in the State.
The public sentiment Of Iowa will not tolerate
such revolutionary ideas. as Mr.. Jones has since
learned. He has sold out and gone to lthaca,
W. Ncyer was there more signal failure as
a political rcforrner than that ol George ".
JONES rs Grecnbackcr, aud never more COM
plcte surrender to an Indignant public sentl-
mcnt.
arc determined to. force State ticket upon the
people with, no possible hope Of its SUCCESS or OF
benefit to anybody. Blind to all experience OF
the past, and contrary to all good sense and
Judgment, they, viii ride their hobby even to its
death. Tic Prohibitionsts owe to tho Republican
party all credit for whatever legislation has
been had in favor Of temperance. Tile defeat
OF the Republican party would result III unuoing
all that has been done; and none Know TINS
ago so evenly divided was the Legislature that
the Prohibitionists did not raise the question OF
Temperance during the session. The Democracy
are working to the same end now, and, bJ
ati.iation with the independents, it Is not I'LL
possible that they may succeed.
1MI'LACAELE5.
Thcu we have the STATE Atyister aud Buriing-
ton Humkeye, ostcnsibly leading Republican pa
pcrs, constantly pcppersnS away at President
Hayes and bis Cabinet. Entirely ignoring lhe
DUijEy OF the GLatk lDnfCLt4Ous VI IltN AOLu-
ing Is to the Southern policy Of thu President,
they evidence 4 dislike for the man and his
whole policy North aud South, letting no op-
portunty slip Of attacking him,-~rhus giving 1
aid and comfort to the enemy. That may be
good way to consolidate anu strengthen tue Ec-
pubc1u party, but the average Iowa Repub-
lic:ln does not SO sre it.
With all the disinteyrattng elements, the Dlass
Of the party arc true to the faith, IS will be
shown in October next.
SENATOR K1KKWOOD
left here to-day fur Salt Lake, with Its wife,
where hr will remain two weeks, and return to
takr thc stump until election. The Senator Is
inclined to believe that President HAYES will
accomplish his purpose in tic South, and ad~
yises all Republicans to give him hearty sup
port.
III Henry County it now looks as though
James Harlan would be the candidate for State
Scuatur. The cnutcst lies between him and J.
5. Wuolson, present incunbent- lIAwKErE.