Year: 1873

SOLD OUT.-There is great stir
and considerable indignation i'm the
Democratic camp in reference to the
attempt of the editor Of the Demo
crat to sell out the party in this coun-
ty to the Grenge party. A numker
Of the leaders here and in Pella think
that Mccormack has assumed entire
~ too much, and that he cannot thus


transfer them Voter.


Indeed! And who are the Demo
cratic LEADERS who have permit
ted themselves to become indignant
at what we have said in regard to
the Grange Ticket? We can assure
the Democrats who speak through
thaYoter that Mccormack has not,
or does not intend to sell out the


Democratic party to the Changers. F."


He has not that power; and he also
desires to impress upon the minds oi
certain persons who presume to di-


rect Democratic sentiment in this
emergency against the people and
turn it i'm favor of Radicalism that
SUCH A THING CANNOT BE DONE!
We propose to stand by the Demo
cratic organization We are earn
estly enlisted on the side Of the peo-


pie against monopOlies, and BoLTERs,
RADICAL REPUBLICANS OR HIRED
EMMIssARIEs can not change our
course!


Mr.. Voter, we wish you joy in
your effort to deprive the people OF
their rights. We will be with you
at the death !-Denaocrn.


Our friend is passionate, and at
times his reason wanders in consc-
quence of his inability to make the


world bow to bis will. He imagines


many vain things-among others
that re In the people, and that at'the
thunder of his voice the earth should
tremble. He is very earnestly en-
listed on the side Of the people
against monopolies," he says. The
| fact is he is earnestly enlisted on the
side of his own pocket--his bread
and butter-and all who oppose him
are opposing the people, as he under
stands it. Let us ask now If there is


any thing reasonable in such assump-
ton. There is now no man In Ma


rion county, SO far as we can learn,


who is in favor of monopolies and
against the people, as the Grangers


pretend to understand this express
sion. The Grange party is monop-
oily, and, as it seems to us, Is only a
small fraction of the people. The
population of Marion county is a.
272. Now there are not more than
9, 900 Changers in the county, at the
very highest calculation, including
men, women and children. They
probably number between 1000 and
l 800. But allowing them full 1000,
and they are yet less than one
twelfth of the population, or the
people," Will the Demacrdt dare
to assert and undertake to prove
these figures false? Will the Grange
authorities publish the exact figures?
Only small proportion Of the farm
ers of the county are Changers; and
yet all persons Of whatsoever party
are in an arrogant manner warned
not to get in the way Of this party.
We believe a large majority OF its
members are honestly striving in
what they deem good cause, and
have been led to overes.imate their
numbers and strength. They have
also been mlsled into the belief that
the Republican party is expressing
them and favOring monopolies whose
interests are opposed to theirs. They
have certainly made grave mistake
in nominating ticket which repre-
sents only one-twelfth Of the people.
They held the balance OF power be-
tween the two parties In this county,
but we're not satisfied with that; they
must have all the Offices; and our
neighbor is silly enough to suppose
he can command the eleven to bow
down and worship the one In order
to secure him his bread and butter.
The Democracy must swallow the
ticket, with the mileage grabber al
its head, in order to secure to McCor-
mack the patronage of the Treasurer,
the Sheriff and the Board OF Super
visors. They refuse to take the Pill,
and he becomes insane In conse-