Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-09
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
Of Pennsylvania.
FOR yICE-PREsIDENT,
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH,
or Indiana.
MUD THROWING, ETC.

Nowadays the editorial portions
of Republican newspapers are
made up chiefly of dissertations on
what is termed "mud throwing"
"dirt Singing" etc. These disser-
tations are called out on account of
the charges preferred against the
Republican candidates for Presi-
dent and Vicc-President, and are
noticeable for severe denunciation
of vile Democrats for prcferring
these charges But if we remem-
Der rightly the very same space
which our Republican friends now
devote To criticisms on Democrats
for throwing mud was taken up in
1876 with savage attacks OH the
private character of that widely
known citizen, Samuel J. Tilden.
In fact every Republican organ in
tho country fairly shone with such
phrases az slippery Sam" and the
railroad wrecker." And if Demo
Gratis were now to employ the tao
tics used against them four years
ago, Republicans could not, with
good grace, censure them for 40
doing. But there is II very mate
rial difference between the attacks
now made upon Garfield and Ar
thur and tho attacks made on Sam
uel J. 1ilden in 1876. The charges
against Mr.. Tilden were against his
private character and related to his
private business transactions; while
his conduct as n public official was
never impugned. The charges
against Garfield and Arthur relate
to their conduct us public servants.
Garfield is accused of being n party
to the credit Mobilier swindle, Of
having n hand in the Salary Grab,
and of accepting n bribe of five
thousand dollars while chairman of
the committee on appropriations i'll
tho House of Representatives. Gen.
wnfIe c0ileotor Of Jrit' purt VI New
York, for which ho was discharged
and disgraced by the present nd
ministration, which is composed of
his own party friends.
There is another striking feature
of difference between the warfare
now wagod against the Republican
candidates and the warfare waged
against the Democratic candidate
in the last national campaign. The
charges against Mr.. Tilden origi-
atcd with his candidacy, md were
published in many Republican
papers which had prior to that
time been loud in his praise. The
charges against Garfield and Arthur
are not of late origin, They were
made before either Of them were
thought of in connection with the
offices for which they are now can
didates. Thoy are to be found in
the Congressional Globe and in the
files of almost every Republican rs
vel. Democratic newspaper in the
land. And if it oan be called mud
throwing to publish them, Repub-
leans throw the same mud u short
time since,
But we do not believe that il
will suffice Republicans to shower
such names ms mud throwers,
dirt singers" etc, at all who at
tempt to favor the public with the
record Of their candidates. 1t is
perfectly right and proper to prose-
cute ut the bar of public opinion
for official misconduct. Messrs.
Garfield and Arthur are now ar-
raigned before this tribunal, aud
the indications are that the prose-
cution will be conducted with
vigor Ii will not be wise for the
the defense to depend too much on
their ability to call names and ma
hgn their opponents.