Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
From Madison Township.

Mr.. EDIToR.-The ignominious fail
ure of "Pedagogue" in his desperate eff
ort to state the truth in his letter of
Aug. 20, demonstrates the total deprav-
ity into which humanity will degenerate
by wilful, persistent abandonment of
truth. The readers Of the BULLETIN
could not help but see this in the first
sentence of his criticism, even. 'Peda-
gogue's" declaration of faith in the pos
sibility Of the union of the true relig-
ious worshipper and the politician, in
one and the same person, is very oppor-
tune, for in the absence Of this announce
ment no one could have imagined it pos
sible for "Pedagogue" to have the faint
est conception Of what true religious
worship is. If Pedagogue" is one Of
the persons spoken of Gas he says he is)
whom we stated came here during the
late Presidential canvass to notify us
that the Democratic party was then
dead, then his denial is false. Now, if
he is not one OF the persons spoken of,
then he is an imposter as we'll as a falsi-
fer. The Independents held several
meetings here during the campaign, and
1T was usual for speakers from the
home of many Greenbackers" and other
places to address the meetings. Will
"Pedagogue" plaase inform the people
as to what all these did say about the
Democratic party being dead. Of course
he could not have been present at but
few OF these meetings, but we presume
that will make little difference in this
statement. Now, we will state how sew
eral other persons, 'both Independents
and Republicans, engaged in discussing
the political situation" A meeting was
called TO organize an Independent Club
several Greenbacker speakers from Buff
falo Grove were present.
The meeting was organized by the
election OF chairman, and was address,
ed by all the Independent speakers first,
without any interruption, whatever AT
ter they had done, the Independent
speakers called upon well known Re-
publican present to speak. This was re-
peated by them until he came forward
but had not uttered dozen sentences
before the Greenback speakers com
menced rumpus, one rising to his feet
to contradict the speaker, another shout
ing to have the Republican called to Or
der, while the unearthly bowls of anoth-
er were not understood in the tumult.
After time the chair succeeded in re-
storing partial order, and his verdict
was that the Independents had disgrace
ed themselves and the meeting, insult
ed the speaker, and were disrespectful
to the chair. The announcement of this
meeting in the Conservative was that
the Independents organized rousing
club. The Democrats here were played
out and the Republicans were not much
better off. Well, election came, and on
ly three straight Greenback votes were
polled, and one Greenbacker voting half
Greenback and half Republican. Peda-
gogue is in grief because his party has
not the sympathy of the Democratic
party. Does he expect the Democratic
party of Buffalo Grove to rise from the
dead to do his party homage? He
might have known the Democrats could
have little love for the Independents,
who had annihilated the Democratic
party, excepting the remnants outside
of Buffalo Grove. ''Pedagogue" says if
they have said more against the doings
of the Republican party, it is because
the Republicans are at the front That
is sensible. He must have told the
truth this time by mistake. That is at
last our offence, and the very logical
conclusion is, that while the Republi-
cans remain at the front Independents
will occupy the rear and be kept from
doing harm. REPUBLICAN.
Wards Corners, Aug 30.