The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-19
TIE rPDEGRAEr INDICTMENT.

Ill IipIhhASF ISDttI 4RIAl.
In 1872, the Hon. Thomas TpIe-
craft was IN uncomrromising OF
roncnt Of the Republican party and /
lis methods. LII Il speech in Cambri-
IN Hall, NcGrtgor, at that time he
drew this distinction between It and
its opponents, and what hc said Ct it
then, Il true now: there las been
neither reform on IT. part, nor hus
the statute OF limitations run against
the Indictment:
The party which Is seeking to rid
"the country OF the corruption now
rampant IL not u party OF wealth;
cit has not the government officials
TO draw upon"
lie further said, I'VE have not the
million ignorant voters who can be
driven 10 the polls and made to east
the vote Of party behest; We have
mot the million who can be pnrchas-
ed nor yet have we the million OF
"unscrupulous and degraded ones
"who support the corrupt admins
''tra.ion OF the present day
III October 1874, Mr.. Updcgraff
prepared an address to the voters Of
Clayton county, which we find in the
North Iowa Times. OF llcGregor,
over his own signature. in which he
renows his Indictment against the
republican party IS follows:
PROPHETIC AND TRUE.
IF you through supineEcss or par
"iy prejudice, or want Of patri otism
PERM, functions OF the government
Ito be discharged by weak, dishon
'est, or inexperienced public SER
wants, you must expect the inevi-
table consequences the sacrifice
.of public welfare and the decay OF
public morals; followed by IL long
train OF violations Of trusts aud Il
'heirlya! Of responsibilities"
SAD lit TErE. THE STAR ROUTE CASES
CONFIRM IT.
1T will avail little then that com.
"mit;.as Of investigation are APP
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
"reMe1y lies not ia this direction
The ballot box to be the means to
wipe out the Hood Of republican cor
ruption, which Tom now floats upon.
1T resides, first and last, in the
sacred palladium Of the ballot box
and to that refuge we ARE come
seeking safety from the flood o.
political corruption that threatens
TO e.'gnJ us.
THE people have appealed unceas
ingly since, for reform, but thei,
prayers have only been answered
with increased Hoods
I'VE have appealed to the party
lin power to stay the flood, but glut-
"tonous with public plumber, and
drunken with power. Il has sown &c
the storm and we are reaping the
"whirl wind"
[Jobberies and whitc-wasiing still
the work of Congress.
/ Our national congress has beeom,
"aebauched, Its sessions nre slea
.ia planning and erecatiag a.on
.strot,s public jotberies rni cfedi
"Mooilier rotteries. .fo,lored b.
"Wh.te- Washiay Investigations, or
"sunized to hide, cnl pledged TO o.
"aui. their samefhl fraud"
| while their crimes have increas
Cd fearfaily, the Mhitewashing IN
yes.igations and acquittals har'
kept pace with their increase, 81
that even Dorsey and Brady, thu
Star Route thieves are acquitted
and Robson, the man whom Upae
graf in 1874 was particularly aut
!, positively denouncing Us a thi.f, i
now the Republican leader 0! tn
House, and Upd~gralf Is one Of it
plant and supple tools.
THE RooS UpDEGaAEF WAS DENIED /.
1874. HE REFUSES NOW TO HOLD
Il TIE THIEVES Up TO PUBLIC
EMIGRATION.
For these UNPUBLISHED betrayals
tive are denied the poor boon o
holding tho perpetrators up to pub
!. "lic execration."
THE culprits' only hope is still, il
/ the Republican party organization
Il compact party organization
: islands Lesween the sword Of iaStie
Q land the offender: II .Josbids 10 sfriI
: for fear the party ,riR .teel the t,ow.
1T refuses 10 punish SO that cor
. "rnntion sits in high place.
Isome work Updegraif has helpe,
; to do in voting against the Reagan
, bin and for the banks.
) Vast rings and monopolies al
: "snholdiratipg the very government
: TO - their unholy purposes ani III
attempting 10 crush out individual
: independence and honor.
THAT i. still the cry; will Upae
graf listen 10 its echo?l
! From the carpet--hag- riddle,
6 south comes up the earnest cry
l'ifee Us from this grinding oppres
sion. Civ. us rest FROM eAtoftiol
and plumber"
/ Don't Sell To Cheap.