The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-26

TIE UPDEGRAFF INDICTMENT


TIE UpDEGRArF INDICTMENT.
In 1872, the Hon. Thomas Tpde-
graft was an uncompromising OPP
ponent Of the Republican party and
It's methods. In aspeech in Cambri-
an Hall, McGregor, ut that time he
drew this distinction between it and
its opponents, and what he said OF it
then, IS true now; there has been
neither reform on its part, nor has
the statute oilimitations run against
the Indictment:
"The party which is seeking to rid
tho country or the corruption now
rampant Is not II party q Waalth
II has lot the government officials
Ito draw upon
lie further said, I'VE have not the
million ignorant voters WHO can be
driven to the polls and made to east
the vote of party behest; We have
mot the million who can be rurchas-
ed: nor yet have we the million OF
"unserupulous and degraded ones
who support the corrupt admins
:tra.ion OF the present day
In October 1874, Mr.. Updcgrafi
prepare an address to tho voters OF
Clayton county, which we find in the
North Iowa Times, Of MeGregor,
over his own signature. ia which he
renoas his Indictment against tie
republican party rs follows:
pnopnETl: Ayp TRUE.
IF you through supineness or par
.sty prejudice, OF want Ct patri otism
| permit functions Of the government
TO be discharged ly weak, lishon-
.est, Or inexperienced public ser
wants, you must expect the inevi-
table consequences the sacrifice
"cf public welfare and the decay Of
"public mcral.; followed Ly u long
atrain Of violations Of trusts and q
betrayal OF responsibilities"
SAD But TRUE. THE STAR ROUTE CASES
coNPIRh IT.
ut will avail little then that com.
"mit;ees OF investigation are ap-
pointed to expose, or to hide, the
abuses Of trust, or that the counts
ARE appealed to, to bring dishonest
public servants to justice. The
remedy lies not az this direct:on.'
[The ballot box to be the means TO
wipe out the flood Of republican cor
ruption. which Tom now aoats upon
1T resides, first and last, in the
sacred palladium OF the ballot box,
";.nI to that refuge we are come,
seeking sGtety from the flood Of
''pofitical corruption that threatens
10 enguU IT'S.
iThc people have appealed uncoas-
ingly since. for reform, but their
prayers have only been answered
with increased floods.l
I'VE have appealed to the party
"in power to stay the flood, but glat-
"tonous with public plumber. and
drunken with power, it has sown TO
the storm and we are reaping tho
"whirl-wind."
[Jobberies and white washing still
the work Of Congress-.
Our national congress has become
"debauched; It's sessions are spent
I'm planning and erecnting mon
"strous pubic Jobberies and crcdi!
"moJiiier rctLeries. tOitoared "
.tchite- ,oGshiag Investigations, or
'ya1iized to hide, and pledged to ac-
quit their same'ul fraud"
while their crimes have increas-
ed fearfully, the wAitewashing in
yestigations and aclnittals have
kept pace WITH their increase, SO
that even Dorsey and Brady, the
Star Route thieves are acquitted.
and Robson, the man whom Cpdc-
graf i'll lo74 was particularly and
positively denounciHg rs a ttset, il
now the Republican leader CT tae
House, aud Upiegr:II.is one OF its
plant and supple tocls.l
TIE BOON CPpEoHAEF WAS DENIED IN
ls,4, HE Aklsts sis NOW TO HOLD
InK THEMES II TO PUBLIC
EMIGRATION.
For these unpublished betraya.s,
we are denied the poor boon u
holding the perpetrators up To pal
tic execratioi."
The culprits' only hope is still in
the Republican party organization
"A compact party organization
stands beswcen the sword Of justice
"and the offender; IL torbids to STRIKE
FOR fear tie pdrtn niH. feel The blor."
1T refuses 10 punish 50 that cor.
''rnu..on sits il Zig. place..
Some work Upaegraff has helped
to do in voting agains: the Reagan
bill aud for the banks.
Vast rings AID monopolies are
"snbordinating the very government
ito to 'keir unholS purposes aua ire
attempting - crush out individual
independence and honor"
That il still the cry, will Upde-
graft listen TO its echo:
From the carpet bag. ridden
"Sautl. comes up the earnest cry:
"Fsee Us from this grinding oppres-
sion, give Us rest froM extortion
land plumber"
Tie Democratic convention which
met Ut Calmar yesterday adjourned