Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

CARL SCHURz has been gallivanting
around through the country good
part Of the time since he was appoint
ed Secretary of the Interior, making
silly Cancellation speeches, as if he
had done anything during the war
which the rebels were not grateful
for. During all this time his eight
thousand dollars per annum, has gone
on just the same, although his office
was run by his subordlnates.
II will be seen by the dispatches to-
day, that he refuses to allow the poor
overworked and half paid clerks of
his department to have even one
week to 60 10 Ohio to vote. unless
they will agree to have their pay
stopped during their absence.
Sherman, McCrary, and Brady (the
latter runs the p. o. while Key is of
on . southern tour have each agreed
for their respective departments, to.
wit :the Treasury, War and Postoffice,
that their men shall have their weeks
leave, and that their pay shall 60 on,
Just as It does for the President and
his Secretaries when they are off duty
ON . pleasure trip.
In the meantime the presence of the
President in Washington is much
needed to straighten out this tangle,
and it 10 reasonable to suppose that
he will override Carl Schurz' incon-
sistent and exceedingly petty order,
which he lis enforcing against his
poor laborers, as very cheap piece
Of so-called Civil Service Reform.
RGPuDIicAks. UP AND At THEM.
The time is short before election.
The contest in this county has always
been sufficiently close to call for vig-
ilance and activity on the part of
every Republican. Every Republican
vote should be cast. So arrange your
business that no voter shall be absent
on Tuesday, the 9th day Of October
next. Beware of damaging reports
on our candidates, that have been
withheld mp to this hour, and which
the enemy knew weeks and weeks
ago - well az they do now, but have
kept back in order to defeat, as far as
possible, the full light of discussion
and explanation upon them. Repub-
licaas, stand firmly by your whole
county ticket. You have a good tick
ct. There Is not, to our mind, any
adequate reason why single man on |
the ticket should be opposed by any
Republican. Effective political party
organization is only obtained through |
unanimous action, and it takes ex-
ceedingly strong reasons, such as in j
not . single instance apply to our
ticket-to excuse any Republican for
hating on single candidate. Stand
up squsrely to the ticket, and in the
future We shall have NO wounds to
heal, no divisions to weaken us by
disaffection now.
Let every Republican vote be polled
In each precinct and township. This
can only be obtained by work. A few
energetic, active Republicans can
bring out full vote. Organize work
ers, and work from now until cleo
tion and on the day of election, and
you will have no occasion for regrets
after the fight is over. but will be
proud of the record your township
has made. Let no Republican who
reads this, lay it aside unheeded, but
at once act upon the suggestions here
In made. Even half dozen earnest
Republicans in township doing their
whole duty by concerted and well
planaed action, can perform wonders.
Tho enemy is dishcartened and weak
esed by discussions, and now 10 our
time to strike . telling blow.