Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
The Logic Of a FactiOniSt.
Dubuque Times, Gath.

The Chicago Inter- Ocean dips it's med
dlesome oar into the sea OF Iowa politics,
and in spirit Of wanton mischief dis
played by its own self-convicting logic
seeks to set the Republican party of our
State on fire of faction. For years that
journal has scattered it's miscellaneous
greenback frebrands against the official
declarations of every National conven-
ton that has passed upon our finances,
and in equal defiance of the party utter
ances in all but three or four States Of
the Union. 1t is now engaged in sowing
dragons teeth in Iowa, especially, and
upon a question that is fatty contradict
ed by it's own logic. Here is an extract
from it's yesterdays leader, addressed to
the State Convention of next week:
1t has been suggested that there should be
silence regarding this subject, as action might
is there about frank and honest expression of
opinion that need result in dishOnOr to any
body? Differences can certainly be tolerated,
now as heretofore; these must be tolerated, Tin
deed, if the party is to work tremendously in
the future. Just why, therefore, the Republic
cans of Iowa who differ with the Matthews
plan should remain silent, while the author OF
that plan may speak fluently from every stump
does not appear.
Why should the Convention keep 81
lent on the Southern Policy? asks the
brilliant 10. Because to do otherwise
to make official declaration either way
is to commit the party, to place its
personally differing membership in a
condition where differences can not
be " tolerated. where they will not be
" tolerated" The Inter- Ocean is well
aware that our individual differences are
wide and serious. 1t says they g can be
tolerated" This is true if it's Machia-
velian counsel be not followed But if
an official declaration be made these
" differences are at once intensified
and hardened, and the party is divided
into heated factions when 6 liberation "
will be all the more impossible. Having
declared that differences have been
tolerated heretofore" the Chicago paper
but states an evident truth; but when it
states that differences must be tolerat-
ed and then counsels course to rem
der them impossible of liberation, it
chops it's logic into mince-meat and I'M
wells the hand of an intolerant factionist;
it rolls back upon itself with crushing
weight. Where is the place to teach
liberation in such case? Obviously to
a Convention which has the power to
destroy the conditions of tolerance. Ad-
vising declaration of war with one
breath, with the next the Inter- Ocean
hopes, in vapid phrase, to see " the par
ty work tremendously in the future!
The Louisiana and South Carolina
questions are settled" says the Chicago
Mtolerant Does it want the chattering
ghost raised? Does it wish to see Iowa
Republicans fighting a factional battle
over settled questions? Is that states
manship? leadership? good sense? even
good nonsense? For twenty-five years,
Iowa Republicans have been in harmony;
10000 majority is the product Had they
listened to such mischievous counsel as
the 10. proffers, it would long since
have been reduced to the straits appar-
ent in Illinois. The past harmony and
success in Iowa are the attestation of
the wisdom that has guided the party
May it not be trusted now? Should it
now turn aside to heed the counsel of
an illogical factionist? The Chicago pa
per had best give it's attention to heal
ing its past mischiefs rather than pro-
yoke new ones.