The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-19

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ny Nanesals.
A01ensive PartixaDA"
Whe are theyi In our nomencls- |
,urs they are the men who are street
,rswlers; they who In season and
,ut ere thrusting their political opin-
ons before mixed audiences: they |
Who are not willing to tolerate or
tho honestly entertained
opinions Of ethers.
But these are not the men who
llono should b iacladed, - 0bjec-
Eionsble to the Incoming sdministra.
Hon, because such men are Of no
or consequences In build
Ing up = political party or In shaping
lts policy for good or evil. Those
who arc the greatest criminals politi-
cally are tho mon who have done tho
most effective work IN organizing
and thus naintaining the republican
party Ii power. u our own stats
there are several hundred men hold.
Ing presidential Offices and drawing
from tho public treasury about ono
million and : half Of dollars annual
y. These men have been quietly,
but efficiently working to build up
and maintain the republican organ
izstion In Iowa, and to maintain the
ascendency Of the party In the gov.
Al public officers they
have discharged the duties OF their
several o1aces inpartially between
man and man without regard 70 the
political predictions Of those whom
they servo.
These men complain OF hard times
and urge Il = reason Why they
shonld continue to draw these salar.
les. But do they never stop TO think
that those who are without salaries
also see hard times, and that they
are the victims Of republican polici.
% inflicted upon the country, through
the political msnipulstions Of these
very Office holders. IN Iowa the EN-.
cient and mature plans OF its federal
cfncs holders Of the state secured .
legislature to retain In the senate
VIM. B. Allison and also to put Jas.
7. Wilson IN that body both Or whom
are as much enemies 70 the interests
Of labor - the pirate Capt. Kidd Was
to legitimate commerce.
There IL rot y monopoly interest
or any kind but has their counten-
snce and support IN the senate, and
there IL not federal office holder 10
Iowa but has heen instrumental In
securing senator's and representa-.
tivss to the Legislature In their inter.
ct. These senators and representa-.
tlvss to our legislature are as . rule
good neighbors and citizens but
blind and bigoted partisano Before
the last Legislature Of our State
charges were preferred against VIM
B. Allison. which II true should have
sent him to n lelon's cell instead Of
the senate. and IN offer to meet him
In Noore's opera house with the pub.
lie documents to establish every
charge made, but the Legislature re-
elected him without Investigation
the evidence Of his guilt with fully
spread ont before Il. Can some one
point Us to . single federal Office
holder Who did not rejoice ct thu
triumph Of these criminals. - the,
now bewajl the hard times brough
upon tho count-y BY the iniamouI
policies these senators have aided Il
putting upon the shoulders At labor
Are the msa who " public
officers Of the government hav,
been the efficient organizers OF tn
party tor the accomplishment: Of ii
the crimes It has enacted aQains
the country to be held guiltless:
| Are tho men who hAvo throug
party organisation filed the Scnat
Of the United States with its Dor
soys, it, Kell0ggs, its Tcllers, It
Laphans and Nillers, its Sanford.
and Wilson's Ito Allisons and Fair
to 10 held gliltless u the crime
these men have inflicted upon III
country.