The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-17
THE ELECTIONS

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lvcstern Rural has been appealed to to
take All active part In the canvass. Il IL
represented that In some instances--in
several districts in Iowa, for instance
tools Of monopolics have been noini-
mated for Congress, and that il Is our
duty to actively oppose their election. II
Ii not practicable for the Rural to go
into canvass this wav. II Is unfortun.
nteiy true that the majority Of those who
have been placed in nomination for
Congress have no sympathy with the
people, and some Of them are actually
corrupt and rotten. But our paper IL
not large enough to attempt 10 single
out these mei, and keep up such fle.
nuncintion Of them as would be expected
in an active campaign. 1t il simply i'm
possible for us to do anything Of the kind,
because we lack the space to do it. Nor
il it necessary. 1t must be very oh.
scure man, indeed. II l.e is not known in
n general way Mt least throughout his
district. The mass Of people must know
whether he is 4 sliystcring lawyer, pick
ing up crumbs from the monopoly table,
whether or not he has any real symps-
thy with the producer, and whether or
not he IL wirc-pulling political dema.
gogue. We SAY to the farmer who has
any interest in himself and his posterity,
that he has no right to vote for any such
men no right to believe 4 candidate
whose whole life has been adverse 10 his,
campaign professions, and no right TO
risk the work Of reform by voting for
any man who has not been actively en-.
gagged on the side Of the people in their
contest with monopoly, unequal taxation
and patcnt-right wrongs. Certainly
this covers the whole case, and ought 10
be rs effectual rs If the Rural should
single out every candidate who does not
come up 10 the standard, and brand his
brow with the sign Of treason to the
We would advise every farmer who
believes in rcmedyiAg existing wrongs
to make his vote Ut the coming election
the subject Of candid thought and deep
study. We desire him to he impressed
with the importance Of voting for, his
own individual interests, which happen
to be the interests Of the country. II
thus impressed he will closely investigate
the antccedcnts Of the men who ask his
support at the polls, and will be salts
fed with nothing but record Of un-
questionable sympathy with the princi-
pies that he advocates. Under such
circumstances lie will not cast his vote
for tine lawyer Of railroad or other mo-
nopoly, for political trimmer or man
Who has no conception Of the needs Of
eulsAakrU nf NS1ksNU0 II
will not need to he told by the Western
is railroad lawyer, land shark, :
moncy.lending Shylock, a demagogue
or a kid.gloved hypocrite, if he is one.
He will know this without any one tell
ing him. II the attorney for the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
has received the nomination AS we
understand il the case in one district-
the. farmer not only knows the fact, but
he knows too that he cannot vote for
such man without stultifying himself.
All, therefore, that il needed is to enter
upon close investigation Of the candi-
date and to vote for HIM il he is ell right
and 10 vote against him II he il oil wrong,
or even partly wrong.
We must come TO the conclusion that
there il no question OF equal importance
with that vi securing aud insuring .
sacred respect for our rights - pro-
ducers. There is no political question
other than this agitating the people TO-
day. Those Of us who do not expect
and do not want Office have no interest
whatever in the great issue !" which d.
vides the political parties, that issue be-
ing the leaves and fishes. There ID alb
rolutely no other question than those
Of monopoly. ant. monopoly, just and nm.
just taxation. equal rights and equal re-
sponsibilities, before the American peo.
pie to-day, aud there is no issue between
the Republican and Democratic parties
except to keep in and get in Office. The
country il ~ calm N lake on 4 sum-
mer's day. The machinery is working
noiselessly everywhere, whether y Re-
publican nr Democrat happens 10 be q
the crank. and it may be that whenever
any rum is drank 1T public expense, one
party or the other drinks the most, or
when monopoly is TO be served and the
people insulted, one party is more for.
ward than the other, but candor compels
MS to confess that there is no record TO
determine the fact. When the honora-
bile gentlemen in Congress stole from the
public treasury 81. 200. 900. through
the Credit MoMlier. in less than six
years, the House Of Representa-
tives censured two Of the culprits.
thus fi2nratively boxed the ears
Of both parties. And that evident con-
ccption Of theirs Of the fitness Of things
on that occasion is very good general
ii.a Of the participation Of parties in
Congressional deviltry. II we are salts
fed with the way things have been man.
ngei in Congress-lf We think there il
II, thing more to do than to Eeep the
North and South in . tranquil condition
po.itcally--if We are content to have our
contributions to the Government squan.
dcred for rum and tobacco. toilet soap
and tooth brushes, candies and cold tea,
We need not trouble ourselves about the
politics Of the candidates. II there ID
any money to be voted away, any pro-
hgacy to be INDUCED in, any drunken
orgies TO he had, or shamelessness TO be
exhibited, party lines are deplorAbly in
distinct This il not because the great
mass Of the parties is not honest and
l"uAOssS nSAu SNCuuApSCL Nluely-0l00
hnndredths Of the political parties mean
right, but they let the other hundrcdth
do rs they please-elect themselves to
office and behave disrespectably without
calling them TO account There are good
men IN oil the parties, and the farmers
can bring them TO the fore and keep
them there II they will. But they will
never do it by voting for every man
who Is nominated by the party. II the
party does not nominate men that will
do - We want them to, and AZ We
think the interests Of the majority Of the
American people demand, the party
Is no good to rs. When the press in our
printing office fails to do its work. and
we can no longer repair it SO that il will
be efficient, We get rid Of il. It may
have been one Of the hest presses, and
It may have done its work SO well and
SO long that We entertain for it warm
attachment, but none Of these things
would Justify us in keeping it where il
was no longer Of use to us. II our ed
ltors or workmen become useless or neg.
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