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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

Now we want to see a Democrat elected as
District Judge-a man who does not dabble in
''blooded calves" bought up from the ordinary
dairy of Wisconsin, and brought to Iowa; nor
ney who is so 'al-fired smart" that he can CON
viot innocent men with the guilty.
The above is clipped from an article
in the Conservative Of this week, in
which contemplate, because under
handed, attack is made upon the Re-
publican candidates for District Judge
and Attorney. 1t will be time enough
to answer it when the charges are made
specific, and we think that our cotem-
porary mistakes the intelligent people
of this county when he relies upon in
fuencing them by innuendo and skulk-
ing attack. We do not apprehend that
it will be difficult to defend Judge Bagg
against any asperson of his personal in
tegrity, and as for the cowardly allusion
to Mr.. Powers, the logic of it is that a
District Attorney must not be jealous
in the prosecution of criminals, for fear
that once in a hundred instances one
may prove to be innocent. An idea OF
such brilliancy as this could not have
come from the responsible editor OF the
Conservative. 1t has the eaa-n,arcs OF
quite different author.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

The Conservative offers a protest
against the use of political supplements
by Republican newspapers. 1t says
that most of the Republican editors
using such supplements are postmasters
which is untrue-and claims that such
action is 'prostituting the Postoffice de-
partment for political purposes. The
charge is ridiculous. The supplements
referred to are strictly within the mean
ing of that term, additional reading
matter printed on a separate sheet, to
be folded in the regular issue. 1t makes
no difference where they are printed,
whether in Washington, Chicago or Des
MONIES, and the Postoffice department
has no right to dictate what they shall
contain. They are as legitimate as sup
Elements containing the annual messages
of the President or Governor which the
Conservative has folded into it's issues
scores Of times. Will our neighbor at
tempt to define how it is less prostitu-
ting to the postoffice" to print a cam
paign document in the shape Of politi-
cal speech in the body of newspaper
and thus send it through the mails, than
to print the same speech in the form of
an addenda OF supplement to the paper
in each case the government receiving
postage according to the weight of the
DaDer?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

The Independence BULLETIN is trying to cut
down Updegraff's majority in that district by
keeping up its personal fight on Judge Cooley
The above is copied by the Dubuque
Tin'ee from the Des Moines Register, to
endorse it, of course. 1t is only neces-
sary to say, that the continuance of
what the Register is pleased to term
the keeping up of the personal fight
on Cooley, by the BULLETIN, was only
contemporary with the efforts of the Du-
buque Times to initiate Bro. Cooley af-
ter the convention had sat down upon
him. With the surcease of this fatu-
lent labor by the Times, the BULLETIN
drops the " fight" As to the Register,
thousands Of the best Republicans of
the State agree that by its alterations
of rancorous malice and sycophantic
toadying, it's INSCRIPTIONS and mercen-
airy demagoguism, at one time lying
like Anannias-as above-to make a
point against an adversary, and at an
other, putting rogues, like Belknap and
Craig, to the skies generally at dol
lar line,-it is doing more to disgrace
the party than all other agencies com
bined
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
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''Fiat" Wheat.

The Mitchell County Ne,cs commends
to the Greenback party an application
Of their favorite theory, the point of
which they can hardly fail to appreciate.
1t says:
"A plan for making times easier in
this particular locality suggests itself,
which has all the force of the greenback
and commune logic combined to recon-
mend it. Instead of fiat money, let it
be fiat wheat The grand desideratum
in Mitchell county, for instance, just
now, is No. l wheat and 81 bushel.
Giye us that and we have the conditions
for renewed prosperity. Every farmer
and business man can see the pith of
this. The objection, however, arises,
that the crop is failure in quality, and
millers and shippers are not giving a
dollar a bushel. or likely to do so. In
the name of Brick Pomeroy and the
National Greenback party, we demand
that all this be changed. What if it is
all No. 3 and 'rejected?' That is moth
ing. Fiat wheat, brethren, is what We
want Wheat that is good enough for
holders is good enough for bond
holders, we guess. Suppose it does
weigh but thirty-fve pounds to the
bushel and -four but fifteen pounds
it is wheat, isn't it? Now let the
people stamp each sack No. l
wheat 81 per bushel, and ordain that
every wheat buyer shall receive it and
pay for it as such; that every miller
shall give forty-three pounds of good
-four for each bushel so stamped. 1t
doesn't matter straw, after all, what
the harvest is, if little ingenuity is ex-
ercised. The people are the government
let them rise in their majesty, and in
sist that this fiat wheat shall be the
standard, throughout the Union. Let
it be decreed that this fiat wheat be the
sole stock of market manipulators and
corners. If any man will not buy this
wheat, eat this wheat, let him be andth
en,a ano,unatha. Consider the advan-
tages of this fiat No. L. The farmers
can handle it as easily as oats; it can be
more chcaply transported; it is the only
wheat-the sole cash crop Of a very
large section Of the country; it is the
poor mans wheat; it is the working
mans wheat. Let us have this fiat
wheat, brethren, and line our pockets
with greenbacks, and our countenances
with smiles and fairness. Fiat wheat and
prosperity"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

Gov. GEAR has appointed NJ. G.
Woodruff, of the Dubuque Times, to the
vacancy in the board of Railroad Com
missioners, caused by the resignation of
Gov, Carpenter. This is one of the
most important positions in the State,
involving great responsibilities and call
ing for superior ability as well as the
highest integrity of character. So far
as we have heard expression of public
opinion in this vicinity, there does not
seem be unanimity of sentiment re-
garding the wisdom of the Governor
action. Mr.. Woodruff declares. howev-
er, that the appointment is not Of his
own seeking.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

THE Democratic judicial convention
of this district, which met at Dyersville
on Tuesday, placed in nomination J. H
Preston, of Waterloo, for District Judge
and H. B. Foulke, of Dubuque for Dis
trict Attorney. The scheme suggested
by the Conservative, Of this city, to
nominate a mixed ticket with a Demo
crat for Judge, and Greenbacker HAS
ner for District Attorney, seems to
have received no consideration from the
convention, though as we are informed,
the editor of the Conservative was on
hand with the eight votes of this coun-
ty in his pocket to further it. The can
didates are men of fair ability, and their
nomination seems to give satisfact ton
to their party. But we cannot see in
what respect they are better or ADLER
men than the Republican candidates, or
why any Republican should vote fol
them in preference.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

THE Conservative has considerable to
say in it's last issue about certain re-
mark reported to have been made by Mr..
Updegraff in speech, four years ago,
to the effect that the continuance of the
Republican party in power was danger
Gus to civil liberty. We do not know
whether the language imputed to Mr..
Updegraf was used by him or not. If
it was, he certainly was mistaken, for
the Republican party is the bulwark of
civil liberty, and has made more sacri-
fees for it than any other party. If
Mr.. Updegraff did not make the remark
quoted, then the Conservative is mista-
ken, which is nothing unusual. Con-
corning it's fling about eating crow, y
the editor thereof is the last man who
should use that weapon He has evil
IDENTIFY forgotten that in the Presiden-
tial election previous to the last he put
in superhuman work, and at least one
vote, for man who declared that while
he would not say that all Democrats
were horse thieves, he would stand in
fexibly upon the ground that all horse
thieves were Democrats. The man who
swallowed that dish of crow, and de-
clared that he liked it, has no right to
taunt others with eating crow.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

The Colorado Greenbackers do not
mince matters, but come squarely up to
the inevitable and logical result of the
teachings of the party everywhere-re-
pudiation. At their State convention,
few days since, the nominee for Su-
perintendent of Public instruction said:
" If I were about to die to-day l would
cast my vote for reputation; if l were
on my way to heaven | would drop a
ballot for reputation. The sentiment
was vigorously applauded by the con-
vention. and will find plenty of endors-
ers among the Iowa Greenbackers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

FLAT THEORY IN PRACTICE.-A good
and suggestive joke was recently played
on Stark County greenbacker at GER
tain country hotel. After ordering sup
per the financier began little discourse
on the advantages of fiat money" fol-
the benefit of the farmers lettering in
the bar-room. When he came to seat
himself for evening meal, there was
nothing upon the table but a napkin and
plate. In some surprise he turned the
latter over, and found beneath it slip
of paper bearing this inscription: "This
is one supper" In high dudgeon he de.
manded Of the landlord an explanation
Way" said this latter person, dryly
that's fat supper. Canton, o., Re
pository.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

Hon. MARTIN l. TOWNSEND, member
of Congress from the Troy district, New
York, is making one of his regular visits
to his farm in Grundy county, and last
Saturday evening favored the citizens
of Grundy Center with speech upon
political topics.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

The Third District Editorial Associa-
ton held meeting at Independence
last week. We had the pleasure of
spending a day at their meeting, and
found the knights Of the faber in the
third a courteous, earnest, conscientious
and hard working lot of men. Their
Association was founded with an eye on
business and is destined to improve
journalism. The discussion which takes
place at these meetings cannot hell but
be beneficial to the papers and their
patrons. Their influence will not be
confined to the Third District. The
next meeting of the Association will be
held at DEBORAH on the second Tuesday
of next February. We hope to see
many Of the Third District sboys" at
the Fourth District Association which
is to be held at Charles City, October
16th.-Nashua Post.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

Bro. BURDIcK, of the Postville Re
riieao complains of hard luck last week.
He says he lost his candidate for Con-
gress, and that new baby that came to
his family nest during the week turns
out to be girl, though he had set his
heart upon boy. We pray our friend
Burdick to give thanks and take cour-
age, for we are confident. that both
these seeming infections will prove
blessings in disguise.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

THE Postville Revie,o takes the de-
feat Of its candidate for the nomination
for Congress at the MeGregor conven-
ton with anything but equanimity. 1t
echoes the now historic objurgation of
the Dubuque delegation: Damn Win
neshiek," not precisely in that form,
but with, if possible, even more empha-
sis, and predicts disaster, simply because
it's preference was not needed. 1t is
not prepared to say what it will do
about it, but thinks that it will take no
part in the campai gn We were expect
ing that Bro. Burdick would cffervcsce
to some extent, but we regret that he
did not suffer the ebullition to subside
before he trusted himself with pen and
paper We expect to see him doing
manful work in the campaign for the
Republican candidate for Congress.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

Two and one-half millions of 4 per
cent. bonds were sold by the Treasury
department on Monday last, to take the
place of an equal amount of per cent.
bonds, thus saving $4,000 interest in
this one days sale. Yet this is the sort
of work that the Greenbackers want
stopped Something over $11,OOO,O00
in interest has been saved thus far
since the funding law went into effect.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
EOp xvooI-~ tho noronrafio navarro ri

For weelrsvthe Democratic papers Of
the State have been engaged in most
determined effort to convict State Aud
itor Sherman and Treasurer Bemis of
culpable direlection of duty in connec-
ton with the Craig penitentiary steal.
They have assumed that Auditor Sher-
man was invested with discretionary
power with regard to the payment of
the monthly acquisitions made by the
Warden for the support Of prisoners,
and charge that he should have more
closely scrutinized Craig's bills and re-
fused to issue warrants in payment
thereof. The charge against Treasurer
Bemis is, that he cashed the warrants.
That these accusations are prompted
by partisan malice, and made in entire
ignorance or disregard of what duties
and responsibilities the law imposes up
on the Auditor and Treasurer, an exam
nation of the statutes will show This
is emphasized by recent letter from
Ex-Gov. Kirkwood, in which he demon
strates, by reference to facts and the
Code, LIST, that the Auditor has, by law
nothing to do with the auditing OF
the accounts of the Warden Of
the Penitentiary; I'd, that even il
the bills Of Warden Craig had been re-
turned to Auditor Sherman, there was
nothing on their face that would have
excited suspicion or rewarded the clos
est scrutiny by that officer, and Sd, that
the Auditor had no discretion to refuse
to issue warrants on acquisitions ap-
proved by the Governor as in this case
Gov. Kirkwood says:
| IF there be any fault of the issuance OF
these warrants, that fault is mine and not
yours. When l had approved the requisitior
made by the Warden and directed you to issue
corresponding warrants you had not, as then
| believed and now believe the slightest discre
| tionary power in the matter, and if you had re
| fused to issue the warrants when so directed
should certainly have endeavored to find some
means to compel you to do what L then con
ceived and now conceive to be your plain
| duty"
These opinions are fortified by numer-
Gus references to the law, which dem
onstrate beyond question that in issuing
the warrants to Craig Mr. Sherman was
but pursuing a course which he could
not have avoided, if he had desired to
do so. 1t follows, that if the Auditor
had no discretion in law about issuing
the warrants, the Treasurer was equally
bound to cash them when they came tC
him in proper form.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

FEATHER CAKE.-Two cups of sugar,
/! cup of butter, / cup of sweet milk, 3
cups of -four, 3 eggs, beaten separately,
l teaspoonful of soda and 2 of cream
tartar. Flavor with the rind of fresh
lemon Bake in jelly tins. 1t is also
nice if baked in loaf and frosted.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
BRICK PoMERoY, who is organizing
chairman of the National Greenback

BRICK PoMERoY, who is organizing
chairman of the National Greenback
committee" holds out the threat of Sc
cession in case the wild financial
schemes of that organization are not ac-
ceded to. He says:
"If this government will not protect us, in
issuing absolute paper money, then we owe it no
allegiance; and we had better unite the West
and the South and secede from the Union
You can give us back the full silver dollar
the greenback dollar absolute money as q
munitiOn of peace and q part of the Government,
| or 1880 neper rises a sun on the Republic as ii
nOD stands"
1t will not do to say that Pomeroy
has no right to speak for the Greanback
party. The organization has invested
him with a prominent and responsible
position, and it has never officially re-
pudiated his utterances. Furthermore,
his rawlings are in direct line with the
appeals to prejudice and bad passions
which constitute nine tenths of it's cap
ital.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
HON w r. ALLISON

HON. w B. ALLISON
viii address the citizens of Buchanan County
at Hazleton on
Saturday Evening, August 31st.
His speech will be mainly upon the Financial
Issue.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
HON. CHAS BEARDSLEY

HON CHAS BEARDSLEY
Will speak at Winthrop on political topics on
Friday Evening, Sept. 9Th.
Let men honestly seeking light upon the
political issues, turn out and hear these dis
tingushed speakers Earnest discussion and
solid argument without bOmbast or abuse will
oe the character of their speeches.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
LEGAL,
Notice of Appointment Of Administrator
Dated August 9Th, 1878. 3wf
Notice OF Appointment Of Administrator

STATE OF IOWA,
Buchanan County,
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersgn-
~ ed has been duly appointed and qualified
as Administrator of the estate of John f. OAR
gaud. late of Buchanan county. deceased All
to make immediate payment and those having
claims against the same will present Them du-
ly authenticated, to the undersigned for allow
ance.
WILLIAM BUNCE, Admir-.
Dated August 18th, 1873 3w4
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
Judicial Nominations.

For Judge District Court 9th Judicial District,
HON. S. BAGG.
For District Attorney,
HON. j. b. POWERS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
THE ASYLUM.

The munifcence of the Independence
people even extended outside of the city
limits in their zeal and hospitality to-
ward the editors assembled in their fair
city last week Let it not be inferred
that they furnished carriages so freely
in order to get them out of the city the
sooner; leaving out of the question a
doubt as to their disinterested and hear
ty overtures toward the editors, for
those active business men certainly rec
ognized the advantage of making a good
impression on them.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
From the DEBORAH Republican

At Independence the social part of
the exercises consisted of a reception at
the Opera House, Tuesday evening The
large auditorium overfowed with an
audience few towns of it's size can equal
in intelligence and responsibility. The
character Of the reception is best shown
by the programme, which we quote en-
tire:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30
Qtt Bnllet''t
FRIDAY, AUGUST 80. 1878.
REPUBLICAN STATE NOMINATIONS.

For Secretary of State,
A. Il. HULL.
For State Auditor,
b. r. SHERMAN.
For State Treasurer,
GEO. w. BEMIS..
For Register of State Land Office,
J. X. POWERS.
For Supreme Judge,
j. H ROTHROCK.
For Attorney General,
j. F. MCJUNKIN.
For Clerk of Supreme Court,
E. J. HOLMES.
For Supreme Court Reporter,
j. S. TUNNELS.
For Member of Congress,
THOMAS UPDEGRAFF.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

In addition short speeches were made
by Hon. w. G. Donnan, H. W. Holman
Rev. Foster, and others. This was fol
lowed by half hour of social inter
course AS a whole, independence
honored herselfas well as entertained her
visitors. Shannons talk" was wise
and witty plea for the country press, in
the same vein as his press lecture. 1t
was suited to the time and occasion; and
while asking no ..favors for the local
press, it showed that even the weakest
country paper has the strongest claims
upon it's local patrons, and cannot and
should not be forgotten.
A visit to the Insane Hospital, We'd
nesday afternoon, can hardly be classed
as recreation. That institution now
contains so many inmates from every
county in Northern Iowa, that to see
and learn something about it was a duty.
1t certainly is noble beneficence. We
were shown the best and worst cases ESQ
we were informeD and while the sight
was frequently saddening, it was pleas
ant to know that so much care and com
fort is bestowed upon the unfOrtunates
who are consigned to it. 1t is situated
upon high plat Of land, two miles from
the city. The grounds are yet unim-
proved, but internally every thing is
spacious, airy and comfortable.wc had
almost said elegant. What strikes one
as remarkable is the scrupulous neat
ness of everything. The clothing of the
worst cases is frequently coarse and
strong; but in no case was there the
least evidence of filth or lack OF cleanli-
ness in person. The floors and walls of
corridors and rooms were almost pain
fully neat; and no housewife would have
been ashamed of the bedding, tables,
bread and food, (such as we saw pro-
vided for patients.
Against our wishes the local commit
tee of arrangements determined that We
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

The German element is numerous
in Independence and embrace the lead
ing business men, who own the finest
blocks on Main street. They have
Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist and
? Catholic churches with strong congre-
tons. They have also two breweries
and run beer garden in the summer,
while on the whole they form the most
stable and solid class of citizens.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

4ICVIVSVI 4NCNS.
Independence has its wide-awake bust
ness character we'll set forth by the
presence of two of the best papers in
the District, and you can make it rule
to judge the town by it's papers. They
are the index to it's business and politi-
cal life; they tell of its church socia-
bles, dime societies, caucuses and elope-
mentS
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-30

camp-meeting, and they would be twice
as noisy and thrice as unmanagable.
From the Elkader Register.
Altogether, the
association had enjoyed a remarkably
pleasing session. We had an hour alone
with Ram, of the Manchester Press,
and took in from his great fountain of
knowledge, rich entertainment of ideas
on the country newspaper and its re-
lation with the people. In the after
noon we accompanied the party to the
Insane Asylum and had the pleasure of
looking over that monster establishment.
Without going into particulars, or
speaking in praise of the Doctors in
charge, it is sufficient to say that if all
the state institutions are as we'll man
aged and. conducted as the independence
Asylum appears to be, the state has
every reason to be congratulated. We
shall take occasion to refer to this in
stitution at another time
Meeting with Major Jackson and
Capts. Thrift and Holman, of the 4th
Regiment, our old command, we were
not allowed to suffer for entertainment.
With Capt. Thrift we rode over the
city, passing by the Toman residence,
where were congregated the editors and
their wives, enjoying an outdoor ban
quet Independence is handsome city,
and growing rapidly, with every promise
of future greatness that shall mark it
as a desirable location not only in a
business point of view, but as place of
residence. Everything has a homelike
appearance; the people are particularly
cordial in their greetings, and withal
liberal and progressive, real genuine
hospitality prominent feature In the
evening, the independence Guards gave
a parade in their hall for our benefit
The boys showed proficiency in drill
that is highly credible to their energy
and perseverance, Without doubt, the
Guards is the best drilled and equipped
company in the regiment.