, 1879-07-07
'POLITICAL.
IOWA.


spteia1 Corrtsrondcnea ol 7Hs Tribune.
McGnEnoR, Ia. July 3.-1'he malD roason why
The Sorialistic feeling docs not grow in America
to suct an extent % to threaten the existence Of
tllr Government, rs It hns In nearly every Euro
pcan country, Is the c1ltre freedom Of discussion
az ull subjects here, 10 n,ll out Of tho rcws-
,rapers. The effect Of this FREQ aud undlsturhcd
discussion, carried on mainly by Tho newspapers,
is to expose und ronder untonnb1e tile soph's-
tries which demogogucaarc continually attempt-
iug 10 force upon u generally honcst people.
Tho most recent exposure brought abolt In
tho manner indicated above Is thu Cfcenback
crnze, whcs, few months aso soc'ncd to
threaten o.1r business interests at homo ami our
credit abroal. Tie refundtng of larGe portion
Of our public ftot,t At very low rsse nt insreat,
tic beginning Of a revtvai of h!'sines., soon ro-
stored the confidence lack OF which was In
tltlcod hY thls movement. s..
The Heterogeneous mass TINT tnnte up the NM
tority In tic Grcenback State Convention at Dcs
Moiice, n short time since, shows tho nttgr de-
norp!lzation Of that party IN Iowa. Whilc tAe
Cnuysntlon wqs fairly attended !a nolnt p y ,u ct
composed Is not tie kind thut Governments are
matr OF that statltt for all time. The common
warfare that theBc gentlemen drcastd,n the Coll
vention iu question, upon all m,nIlnor Of indus.
try and thrift; the wholesale 1enunciatlnn OF
nil capital, ln whatever n!npnrr accumlllHtcH,-
/ tile nero pUsscasiOn OF dollar Is euit1cient;
| aud tic common desire to make general ruid
upon all clnsses who by their intsslstry ntt eco-
olny havo na.lc bettcr positlon for themselves
aud families than their moro lndo!cnt ntlgtbors
were simply ridiculous.
The greatest farce NJ The scason wns the Mt
tempt q Inlse 1r'Inb!et, the Democrats nom.
Convention. 'rlIs Indignant manner in which
| a,l oyrrturts weso rejected by tl4csr gcntIemen
| or soft-money proeltyttles was Rtnusng. tbs
passaQo, by a large majority. OF q rcs0lut!nn
worded as atrong m language would permit, will
| hack0eA nnti DeInocrnts, III i0wu ut least.
1t VIVA tho hope Of the Den.sracy OF iowa to
be able to Induce the soft-tnos,cy party 10 unite
With thru .n q co'nmou hGht uIk'u tho Repuh.
l!ean party OF tho Stntr. They cxpcetcd By this
lnio1, nntl by bringing out the entire vote ol
both partIcs,- relying ~ usual upon tLc
apathy, IN OF years, Ut the Rcrus'lfcans IN get
noyernn,ent. When this last hope faded away,
tile enthusiasm 0t the Democratic nominee Also
tlapartpsl, anA hfs r.tn0rod refusal to 70 otly
further lu Tho hopeless raco 10 not to DO won
! dcrcd at.
1t ia also asated. ,pon good authority, thu
,Iu,iIe Noble, ths Democratic Anu1ntnca fn
Supreme Jul3e, md BY far the most pupula
aud strongest man on tho ticket. will In shor
time 0eclns to hare lila natnc appear an.
longer upon tho ticket.
II these REPORTS ahou!A provc true, tho dc
moralizatton OF the Democratic party tn low
| HUlu Dt g0nlpltk0t phltefo llAtt u ines
Withdrawals should OCCUR nni ,lew men be sui
stituled tho urccnback party, weak Us the
nrs, w0!tl cast moro votes IN tho State Of low
ttis full than l,,e Democracy.
Tie dissatisfaction tint the first nomluatton 6
Gov. Grar guyu to Tho temperance penple G
the Stalu hns BEEN entirely rcmoyc
by The universal ktud nutI just trey
Snt sa. ' tho do,era"s ass dasas ussse hs en.'
term of otllre. lu conversation With xeatl'
man, 4 few days aEu. wllu reshles In NoEther
| | Iowa aud lus been prominently itlensttc
for so'ns years with tue tcInnetunc1;work IN III
stats, te assured INC that tlm feeling Vt Oppt
stt!,m referred to alnyu has now entirely t,sai
u out the Slate will generally support uoy, Gca
4 There ts t,o such th!uy In Iowa u q lukuwar
:. lscpuh'e.n. The ,specia! session Ut Cougrc
that hhs Just closcd has united the party III
|, stronger hand 0t unlon than has existed ut at
!, time lc!ors sfuce tbs War. From all indication
u the lsenubi,raM majority In Town Will be laEgs
!. Increased. The general Interest fslt bv 4
: classcs IN voting to swell the majority u AZ 9
. prcQs!on Ut the peopEe's d!saprrobait0n OF u
u courso pursued by The Democrats at tho Ia
= session Of Congress, Is cyeryHheEu apparent.