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THE I5WA VOTER:
WKKSI.Y 4 Jf
^PUBLICAN N£WSP*PIR
I'. imrker.
FI ,n««:
A*«» I'KuPKTVIoU.
ruhhc*.(Wr-,
ri«n j.
...^KUTX.N PRICK.Two Mlarsw
nnd at the same rate f»r any
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I'll A PTKR. No 18. K M.KiirtxiiMn
T* \1 o Kvt! no or h»fnr» full rrnou.
V^KKNCH. 5*c 1» WKPI1KKKLU H. P.
_Kn"X»iH« odB- *m«T Tu*r*»j
I
Stone St Ayres,
A«j»
Blacksmithing.
TlflflfKKTS AND JAMES have a
jLV B!ackM«iih Hhop in the building for
ri.frly occup ed by J. R- Roberts, juet west of
t«e New JiH'ik building, and aro prepared to
dual) work in their line iis tbe be manner
•ad at fair rates. Ten per cent off for eaali.
CAKRTAOES AN'T WAGONS.
SA.
SM A FEK if carrvir.g on the Oarriny
and Wagon bu.-i6e?8 in tbe name build
te^^riwe u jifiyarwi *11 kiuU#
wuwdworK iri a neat and cubstantlal manner.
All perioni" a neod of work are invited to
gi/e ibem a call at their »hop. (tf-)
G. E. Conwell,
DBALERHardware,
in
Sk vbi
ALBKRT
Vol,
V«':IR---JN A I A1.S
TK1 ll.V IN A pv Ml:
easMS3"
w _ftri.«toiWf»li' •l.ancurttl* m«*t*
KrV Oil "T
VMUn* br-thrrn (v.rdWh itt»i»ed.
V W I K N
|)roffSsionti«
J.
K. Casey,
Attorney
at LM\', Knoxvtfia,!«••»
nSeoe**t riflo of Public i*qi*re,
.•air* over Cnr*»ll*s Hardware Store.
WII! [ii.cu-» Marion and a gaining Coon
tiss. 2
j. A«tlW0X'
c-
Colum.
Anderson &
Collins,
yr-.iiNEV--' A I I.AW, Kru'xville, Ma
il ricn Couotjr, U**.
tf
v S »t I.*w ('l«iuj mi Real Be­
ta"" Agentg, Knoxville, ilari -n County,
'°wni to alIbusinoss entrusted toth«ir
lD
Marlon and adjoining Oountifg. Will
practice io the State and Federal CoHrtrJMtf.
A. Q. Hays,
ATTOKNEY
AT LAW and Notary Public,
P1.-M«niTille. I«»». Will also attend
*J'« "1
L«nd. ___
Hugh
Thompson,
Dent-'
-t
M. D.,
Oftioe ever Freelarid Thomje
«of' Hakery, eaet e»d* i. *l"iC -qu^re,
Ki#*ri"e Io**- __
T)r C. F. Garretstra,
Office over Kinne's
__&<£/-/ store, jnutho.ist c«r-
L* &T nm of Public Square,
Kaoiville. Iowa. H!28t^
J. W. WILBO*.
Winslow & Wilson,
ATTOKNBYS
AT LAW and NOTARIE8
PUU LIC, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa,
ill attend the
Courts ot Marlon County. 40tf
Ulertantilc, ®rabcg
Ut.
Tinware, Shelf and
Heavy Reapers, Moweraand
Agricultural Imj.lerncrits geLerally. Ageiit
forM. W. Warren's Patent Atmoephorie Port
able Soda Fountain. Old Stand, east side
Square, Knox
villa. l,!tf
Knoxville Marble Works.
ROWNSON
A. W. Collins, S L. Collins, S. Cnnning
»m A. J. Kerr. Jackfcon Raniby, 8. K.
1'el'siiiy, J. Bittenbender, A.I.Brooks. B.
B. Woodruff.
owes*!.
A. W. Collixs, President.
J. S. Cv NiMBiM, Vi«« Proaiiont.
A. J. Baiuos, Cashier. (I.litf
C. Gallagher,
MARION
COUNTY AITOTIoniib,
attend to all business in his line on re»
•jnahle terms. Hatift&otioB juarantoed.
Knoiville and Ctley, Iowa.
Main St. Clothing House.
I
yAKOCK, ME£CHANT TAILOR, baa
eonktantly on band a Full Line of Men's
*nd Boys'Wear, Hats, Caps and Famishing
'foods.
Agent for liutr'i 8*wix| Maohlnes.
iUtf
Notice to Builders.
T1HF.take
I NDIR8IONED are now pr«p*r#4
contracts for ail kinds of work
'n their iiue business, su"h as
ISrlck and rttone Ltylitg, Plasterluj
ayl ClBtrru and Viae Building,
All of which wo propose t- do wiUi dispatch,
xnd in toij workmanlike naaauor. Wo «m*
fnnt saucfaction.
y ATKHIAL8 famlsho^ If required: and a
RFI)IT till0 hristmM will b« given U par
e» de*ire it.
iii Ij) BONIFIELD k W«AV*»-
»rr
Furniture.
D.YOUNU would rospoetfally In
for*
J• the oitiaons of Marion County thai bo
opened a Cabinet 8b op ea Rob in SOB
Street, west of the Ireastt loiss, up stairs,'
a the roooi furwerly ewsiiid by tbe Rfubli-
Ofise, where he will have on band all
kind, of farnttaM, Coflmol allsiaos,
wbieb will toll Lois for CmIi. (If.)
O. K Iiart,
tf01vXKY AT l.AW and Notary Pub
lic. Special attention given to colleo
t.cc« ami f.-ie«M«.»ing mortgages. Office,
Muuth side Public .-(piare, over old Poet Of
fij.J. K r. (Vi1•«, !•. (SSOtf.)
9S
Uc|iubli an Male Ticket.
For (Jovernor:
C.C. CAlil'KNTER,
®f Webster.
Governor:
JOSEPH DVHART,
of Tama.
Jodge of Supreme Court:
J. M. KECK,
of Lee.
Superintendent of Public Instruction:
ALONZO ABKRNKTHY,
of Crawford.
SOLD OITT.—Th«re i* a great Htir
and considerable indignation in the
Democratic camp in reference to the
attempt of the editor of the Demo
crat to sell out the purty in this coun
ty to the (frentje party. A nuniUer
of the leaders hereand in IVlla think
that MeCormack has assumed entire
ly too much, and that ho cannot thus
transfer them.— Voter.
Indeed! And who are the Demo
cratic LKADKK8 wlio have permit
ted tliemnelves to btrome indignant
at what we have said in regard to
the (*range Ticket We can assure
the Democrats who speak through
th^T'o^r that
41
MeCormack has not,
or does not intend to sell out the
Democratic party to the Granger*."
He has not that power and he also
desires to impress upon the minds of
certain persons who presume to di
rect Democratic sentiment in this
emergency against the people and
turn it in favor of Radicalism that
SUCH A TH1NO CANNOT HE IM)NE!
We propose to Btand by the Demo
cratic organization We are earn
estly enlisted on the Bide of the peo
ple against monopolies, and BOI/TEKS,
liADicAii REPUBLICANS on HIKED
EMMISSARIES can not change our
course!
Mr. Voter, we wish you joy in
your effort to deprive the people of
thoir rights. We will be with you
at the death!—Democrat.
Our friend is passionate, and at
fact
BRO'S, Manafacturerf and
Dealers in Mununients and Head
Btonej, and (Jrave-yard Work of e^ery de
«^ripiioD. Near northwear corner of Publia
Square, Knoxville, Iovfa. tf
Books and Stationery.
M. BROliST, Dealer in School
Books, Writing Pnp*rR, Blank Bonks,
Ac Mu«i? Book", Musical Instru
aint«, Muaio for Sunday Schools, Singing
Srho il*, Ac. Orfaii!", Violins, Accordions,
ic. Pictures nnd Frames. Wall and Window
Ptpor. Paper Collar*. All at Publishers'and
Manufacturers' PricM. Kait eide of Public
f^uare, linoxville. 4 37 tf
Knoxville National Bank.
KN^XVILLB,IOWA.
CA I A $H'0,I100
(lold, Silver, Oovernu»ent and other
Ss-uritiei bought and sold. Interest allowed
on time depoiiu. Special atten'ion giren to
Oulltctiooa. Open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.
oxcept Sundays.
one-twelfth
Tlie U range Tltkcl.
We are informed by the Autl-"»range
orpin of this -itv—ami of which we lial
no idea of before—that the truthful words
we published in regard to the (Jran^re
Convention and its candidates la#t week,
were rweived with ur«'at displeasure by
prominent LKADKKS of the Democra
tic party. Tlii* we very much regret,
but a« we happen yet to be a free man,
and as much entitled toour private
opin
ion upon all subjects as any other man,
we really do not see how the matter is to
le helped, supposing the statement of
tbe Voter to be true.
Itut said statement i« untrue in every
particular. No leading Democrat in
Knoxville has become incensed at our
simply publishing that the Urantro Con
vention v as a larne surl hartnonieus one
that the candidates nominated are fr«od
men that some of them will le elected,
and that in our opinion, the best course
for the Democracy to take would bo to
endorse the ticket. No Democrat has
been fool enough to get mad because we
take upon ourself to do just what he him
self loe.s.
We are aware that sonio of our best
men in I'ella take an entirely different
view of the case from the one we express
ed. Heinu conscientiously opponed to
anything secret in politic*, thev think
that it would be impossible for them to
net In conjunction with the "'rangers.
With this feeling we have no qumrel.
Wo onrsel vf s think that the secrecy hi
the (i range system iw objectionable, and
we have no doubt it will be removed be
fore many months, but our dislike to
their secrecv does not overcome the
hope wc entertain that great good enn he
done ly their political action, in working
a reform in the go\ eminent. 'J his is our
reason for wishing them nuci e*s. If
they still adhere to the idea form
erly possessed by them that they
control trade mid tralVic, an I direct
every man's business just as they please,
then we object to that ami do not and
will not endorse it. But when their plat
form is so plaint v written in favor of re
form and in denunciation of nvnopoliea
and corruptionists, we can not for the
life of us see why every Democrat can
not join with them in theireflort to brinif
about that, reform. We may be wrong.
If so it is ol ilie he,id.
objecttoonropinionsoexptesoc'l may he
wrong. Wc believe it i* Hot of thfl
heart.
There
times his reason wanders in consc-lall advantage he can gain by such an i
quence of his inability te make the! attempt. The
tha»h«riA the peopie-, that at Um»
thunder of his voice the earth shouid
treinbie. He is very "earnestly en
listed on the side of the people
against monopolies," he says. The
is he is earnestly enlisted on the jtsticket. We undesitatinglv declare
side of his own pocket—his bread, it incompatible with democracy
and butter—and all who oppose him and republicanism in the broad, pri
are opposing the people, as he under
stands it. Let us usk now if there is
anything reasonable in such assump
tion. 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 expres
sion. The Grange party is a monop
oly, and, as it seems to us, is only a
small fraction of the people. The
population of Marion county is 24,
272. Now there are not more than
2,0(H) Grangers in the county, at the
very highest calculation, including
men, women and children. They
probably number between 1,500 and
1,800. But allowing them full 2,000,
and they are yet less than one
twelfth of the population, or the
"people." Will the Democrat dare
to assert and undertake to prove
these figures false?
authorities publish the exact figures?
Only a small proportion of the farm
ers of the county are Grangers 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 a good cause, and
have been led to overestimate their
numbers and strength. They have
also leen misled into the belief that
the Republican party is oppressing
them and favoring monopolies whose
interests are opposed to theirs. They
have certainly made a grave mistake
In nominating a ticket which repre
sents only
Hoard
fuliy anticipated, lie is welcome toj h's,
VOTEII
world bow toJiis will. He imagines' to the Grange, and is not an Anti-1 teruif tjj| $li«
many vain things—among others (Jratige Organ. However, it stands Pu^
where-44 M# nwmtlM
posed to the new Grange party poll
cy of making a strictly Orange tick
et of allowing only Grangers to be
represented in its conventions and on
mary meaning of those words. It is
contrary to the spirit of Liberty and
equal rights. It is hostile* to all our
American Ideas and institutions. It
in In direct and irreconcilable antag
oniNtn to the fundamental doctrine
of the Grango itself--opposition to
monopolies. TWese things being, in
our opinion, true of the Grange par
ty, we have no objection to being
considered opposed to it so far. And
so far as the ticket represents the
paaty in opposition to these princi
ples, the
VOTKK
Will the Grange I and general indignation in the Dem
ocratic camp in reference to the at
tempt of the editor of the ])emorro1
to sell out the party in this county to
the (Jratige partv. A number of the
leaders here and in I'ella think that
of the people.
'they held the balance of power be
tween the two parties in this county,
but wfire not satisfied with that they
must have all the offices and our
neighbor is silly enough to suppose
be «an command the eleven to bow
down and worship the one in order
to secure hi
in his bread and butter.
The Democracy must swallow the
ticket, with the ndlenge grabber at
its head, in order to secure to McCor
mack the patronage of the Treasurer,
the Sheriff and the
of Super­
visors. They refuse to take the pill,
and he becomes insane in conse
quence.
8Ute Arrti-Monopoly qp&ye»Uon
st Moines today, I8tty
McCormaek has assumed entirely too
much and declare that he cannot thus
transfer tlienu
We found no fault with "simply
publishing that the convention wits a
largo and harmonious one." This
much was truly said. But when he
aaid the candidatee nominated
were all worthy and competent
men," and warned "all persons of
whatsoever party not to get in the
way of the organization perfected
and cemented on Baturday last," he
assumed too much.
The third paragraph of the Demo
crat's article, above quoted, is all soft
aoap and sugar-coatod palaver, and
needs no answer.
Ceastltutlonal Amendments.
fcNOIVILLE. IOWA. TIIURSOA*, AUGUST 14 1873 NO. 10
Tlie People'* 1'lallorm.
following are the Resolution*
b«the range Count* .Couven
ilitciiv. on the Ud inst. With
the exception'of th» opl^Hnn expressed
in the preamble, that relief cani.ot be
found hi any existing political party, we
ndojfee every word oftlie platform,
urftoeitain*that there not a
i'.t .In the eountv who can not do
The
adopt"
tion it
fully
and
Demo
the naiue^ing. VVe believe if the Demo
cratic nnrtj was given power the evils
compiaiiitp of could be removed from
our !:ii^plt
ty to
of
billions neighbor to m«kcthe Voter) xhu
appear an Anti-Grange organ wasjanyind
n«ii»uiul 11p is welcome to
may be set down as
opposed to the ticket.
The gentleman is not warranted In
saying that our ''statement is untrue
in every particular."
Here is the statement referred to,
and we reiterate it as trite in every
particular*
ROI.D OYT.—'FHERE FC» S
great stir
Two amendments are proposed to
the Constitution of Iowa. One, in
relation to the Judicial Department,
gives the Legislature |K»wcr to in
crease or
Judicial Distrii
the number of .Supreme Judges every
four years. The other makes pro via-. ...
ftlfaii's. Hut us it is certain
that p'-cjudKee in the minds of a majority
of the will prevent that party ob
taining jidver in order to correct abuses,
all co• id#«tious of propriety, w« think,
plead i t^Ki'od sense and pi.triotistn
of everv\' Iemocrat to rally around
the *t
brer-/.' I
ndnpte-l
Their t:
heret('r
chose'
haviti
the p(
MS he
hMid i
the bi
cal-.
their
Nat i
sin
the pi
Demo
i#d ot Keform llung to the i
vjBif iudepeii'leut men who have
I t®1 plutlorm imblished below.
ktt Is :i good one. Composed of
r#?ftetnocn«ts and Republicans
#their honesty and worth and
t!i| good
will
and
polics
more
nat i"i'
Mteals,"n»t
latfati
docjn
ed pi.
land,
plnte i •!,
we »-at
ri it it
Our
ft lends who
is no cause of ipmrrel, at
least not until after the Democratic Con
vention, whose action we desire to en
dorse. If we can not then all agree let ua
part in peace. There is room enough for
allDuvmcrat.
The above we find In the Jterrutmti
tiiia week
The attempt of ourj
confidence
of
lli fp up rtain that
il
elected,
fowiiniv will be italic Democracy i
i Mt^lpmg hand to the cncinics of
ifLiresi of thee•mntry, the ftadi
ie|| :tfid all of them will perform I
ilutv faKhlnHy and to the
iom| of the neopfK W e believe
'.(••rftt'bhouhi be adopted at our i
Convention. i
*vli|i' tJ:e en broach menta of ntono
jh" rights of the People no
Dow
Irfte n in 111urb places con lent
'•^redit Mobilier Hud Salary
Hiest and ecoiioiiii(M| HIOIIU-
Uic govei'iiiiH'iit, -this is the
tjic platf. rm and the cherish
'every Democrat in the
|y we can n »t hope for com
as helpers of the People,
esttnliil v carrv our opinions in
Jlttid the platform, Democrats.
—thin itlfctl
Tile rotations. rafan«A' to above
are tliosoadopted at the 1'olk County
Anti-MofjMtioly Convention at Des
Moines, ^Morsed by tlio convention
here June, and re-adopted by the
(Jratine limventioli in ivnoxuille
Aug.* lid* Having1 published tliem
twi"^, \v4otnit them now,except the
2d Hiel '1^, which are as follow*:
Tim* dfbt* candidates must be men
of intt L'Sjhr in every respect, with no
eiittwipiBjK itllianccH that can in any
way tuiH[heni from the paths of du
mJwhole body politic.
ylasM legislation, whereby
idr.nl, or body of individu-
Ithedet
trary
is not opponed i
porations is benefitted to
*'J|L of the people, is COII
upon whicb
ni was foutuiod and
di'ntruction of the r«-
t(^|ie^priucipies
our tM,ffrnni
In the aboveeditorial and resolutions
with the action of the Grange party.
The "candidates must
be
men vf in­
tegrity," and yet the ticket is head
ed by a notorious "grabber," and his
friends dare not deny it. They are
opposed to class legislation, but their
candidates are pledged to legislate
for a class. The resolutions are good
but the acts oftlie parly are not in
keeping with them. Their profes
sions of honesty are commendable
but their acts do not correspond.
They are opposed to rings, combina
tions and monopolies, yet they form
a secret political ring, and are striv
ing to build up a monopoly, whereby
a liody of individuals is to be benefit
ted to the detriment of the people,
contrary to the principles upon which
our government was founded, and
lending to the destruction of the lie
public.
These are plain words, but we ut
ter iheni as honestly as we do boldly.
There is a fundamental principle at
stake here which we shall deem it a
duty to defend to the last, adopting
as our motto the language of John
Knox "While I have liberty tv
write I will write for liberty."
Tram UMDwii'icrut.
A Haul tea I Dodge.
Tfio nominations made nt the
Grange Convention, and particularly
the great harmony which prevailed
in the making of the nominations,
caused the greatest terror to prevail
in the camp of the Radicals, and the
leaders were moving in every
direction, like rats seeking escape
from a sinking ship. On Saturday
they were disconsolate. The best
men of their party had left it, and
on the rights of the people.
Bomething must be done. Two or
three Democrats were found who
were dissatisfied for inefficient rea
sons, and one
men who sold
year- and these under the direction of
Gov. 8tone, who nus all tit once dis
covered that Secret Political Socie
ties are repugnant to the American
people, entered into negotiations
with the LKADKHtof the Republican
and formed »r attempted to
dimincsh the number of i party and formed or atteinpteu to
istriets and to add fine to form a coalition with the oeclareu
ion for a Prosecuting Attorney iu! the real object of turning the
each organized County. The Joint crate w ho would be thoughtless
resolutions proposing these amend-: enough to join with them over toff*
ments were approved by the last, I ftudHtt pnriy! and have t-ailed a
and will be referred to the next Gen- People^CoiK^ntlon in meeUn^thV
eral Assejublv to a t°ithe28dinat.,at
the people fc'v'*i -3£tbs transfer is to bs issoe
i i'
We do not thinlt that the true in
tention as above expressed, is under
stood by all who have lent these men
their names. In fact we know that
some who have been induced because
ofa conscientious opposition to any
thing secret in politics, to take this
step, have no idea of assisting the
Radicals, and will turn their oacks
upon it when the design is fully
known.
Independent political action is the
right of every citizen. But taking a
step under false pretences for an ob
ject different from that declared, and
for the purpose of breeding discon
tent in the minds of the people only
that a result may be reached not in
tended by the deceived followers hi
a movement of this kind, is unfair
and should be denounced. Believing
that such is the object of the move
ment now being made under the
lead of Gov. Stone, tho Chairman of
the Radical Central Committee, the
Votrr who has become the organ of
this movement, and the few Demo
crats who tire not content to await
the action of the Democratic Conven
tion, we advise Democrats in the
county against taking any part in
jthe matter whatever. It is as we bo
I lieve a cheat and intended to be a
fraud upon the Democracy. Hatred
of the Grange, prompt the action tak
I en by some, but the great and con
trolling object of the men who direct
it is to save the Radical party from
i defeat!
Democrats, be not deceived by this
I very thin device of the enemy. Our
Convention will tie held on the (5th
of September, and tho action then
taken will no doubt la* wise and
proper. Stand by the colors until
tho order is given to disband, \f toe
i/iu.if iHshtni'l, but do not desert into
the camp of the enemy at the call of
bolters, Radical tricksters, or a few
good Democrats who we believe have
themselves been deceived.
An "Independent" Press.
For instance the Voter, of this city,
the Anti-Grange, bolter and combi
nation organ, which for fear of losing
a subscriber u ill not take upon itself
manhood suflicient to even express
an opinion in reference to a largo
Convention of the citizens of our
county or of its ticket nominated
but contents itself to dodge behind
our opinion freely exploded, which
it, publishes in full! The professed
friend of the jieople, at the same
time it is the organ of Gov. Stone,
Barrett Clark and Newt. Davis, And
their helper, as far as its weak influ
ence extends, in an effort to defeat
the Graugers, for the pretended rea
son of puTtrng ffawn wwt political
societies, but for the real reason as
nearly every Democrat believes, of
saving the Radical party from de
feat!
This Independent {taper has the
sublime impudence to inform us that
the expression of our opinion has
given extreme offence to the distin
guished gentlemen who it is aiding
iu producing a division in the Dem
ocratic ranks, for the benefit ftf the
Radical party! We humbly beg
pardon of the prominent Demo
crats Moses Stone, B. W. W. Chirk
and Osbin Marsh! W« do hi
eedDentoirut.
From the l)« ino' ru(
The Grange and Politics*
Mu Knrrou This subject IN now agi
tating .Marion 'county, morn perhaps
than any other question. There are a
few honest Patrons who think tliev will
violate th"ir obligation, if they net politi
cally with this new party which law taken
the held in this county. To such I wish
tosjiv few words. Did you, when you
joined the 1 range, agree that you would
hereafter have nothing more to do with
polltlcsf
Did you solemnly nromlae that you
would never vote again?
Did you resign any of tho political
rights guaranteed to you as cili/.ens of
the .State of Iowa and the Ceiled States?
n the contrary, has It not always been
insisted on bv* i range speak era and
writers, that It "was your duty an good
patron to see to it that none but good
Oicii were elected to olllce
Now, as you resigned none of your
rights when you joined the 'Jrange, and
as any number of men have in this conn
try an undoubted right, which no one
will attempt to deny, to nominate a ticket,
will some one please to toll me wherein
we have violated any article of our Con
stitution, or any pledge which we a*
Patrons have eve,- made.
Not onlv thi«t. but the Kxecutlve Cotn
mittee of &tsiie tirange in their circular
tor lK7:t, use the following emphatic lan
guage
Brother*, your committee dealrea to
e*tl the attention of every good Patron,
i in proiccjng the interests of the produc-
1
|»«g classes, by selecting Htich men nx fill
.... .. v..».. '#""1." I imhi reitre-ient ux in aU oilicesof respon
joining With other good men "7 i Hibilitv and trust. It is well known that
the Democratic party had taken in
dependent action which promised
sve tuwl act in concert to piotect our
selves ttgrtinM the immense corporations.
pMtron'bo careful to attend aU primary
nueliUgM or eon ventions, and moo to it
that iW mini ruceivhs a nomination whose
past association, bosiiies# or integrity of
or two old bolters—the character, does rtot give every assurance
1 C, r? of Ck^d laid th»t he truly carry out to the fu
part of our ti k» last ,|willj,.WH
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est
of his constituent*."
Now ask »very lioneat Patron, who
doubts the eoiistitutioiMlity of action in
Marion Touuty to look carefully over this
language which emanated from tho Kx
eoutivo Commit
too of the State Orange.
Jf Patrons are advised arid almost com
manded by that committee to take an ac-
,t ju
(ind
lr0
of Supreme Judges every! object of defeating the Grange in while at the same time they
their etfort to elect a ticket, and with
the plan of oon-
|jjlltf primaries and oonventions is
SHV tbwv can not "point out the .exact
line of policy to be pursued in every
locality," dow* not that connnitleo leave
o[*n to the Orange in each comity the
privilege of *electin« the courae or plan
of action, which In the opinion of a ma
jority of the Patrons of the country will
tt'i# i|ioat likwlv to aceoiimliah the ob-
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
1 W. 1 MT. #*. #H. 4*.
$75 $ 200| 400$b»01 8 IK
Inch
2 135 3SO 800 $00 12«*
i Column 175 500 8 00 12 00
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to tbe aboTt rates.
LOCAL ROTI0BS, TKN CSNT8 PU LINK, BACH
INSERTION.
committee, viz: That noman rweivea re
a nomination wlioae paat association,
busincwu, or integrity of character does
not give every assurance &c." That be
ing the case are not our proceedings in
this county lawful and iu full accord with ,T
the apirit of tbe above instruction* from
that honorable committee
1 deny that the 'range as an Order la a
"Secret Political Organization," as charg
ed by their enemiee. There waa no secret
work of the ti range In connection wit
tho nomination of our ticket. It was
nominated bv a convention of eili/.e:i*
who were niPinb.irs of the Order, and
who as citizens, not as Patrons, nominat
ed a ticket and 1 ask all candid men
who Here present at that convention,
was there ever a ticket nominated in this
county by as large a convention? Or
was there over one held here which W.M
conducted with such perfect fairneM
toward every candidate proposed from
the floor? Now in conclusion I wunt
each one to compare, candidly, iu hi*
own mind, the Convention of August
^d with any convention of either of the
old political parties held heretofore, in
regard to caucusing, wire-working, gag
ging, pulling strings, setting up pins be
fore hand die und answer iu good faith
this question
Is It not likely that nearly two hund
red delegates from all parts of thecouoty,
choosing from a large number of men
proiMised by evei y neighborhood, have
mane up a ticket more in nccordanca
with the wishes of the people, than baa
formerly linen done b.v a convention coin
posed of forty or tttty delegates, who
were in the most cases rut twit (tried
weeks before hand and who iitwuy*
nominated candidates, brought out, not
by tho people in convention assembled,
but by a clique of politicans, assembled
In some lawyer'* or editor* office in the
town of Knoxville?
Farmers and Laboring Men of Marion
County. Iowa, 1 ask you which is tlia
(rue People's Ticket and which kind of
nominations do
you oall secret and "dark
lantern."
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1ft 0"
22 0«
35 On
60 0«'
350 8 00 1200 1600
600 1200 1600 2200
1000 1600 2200 3500
Speelal Notteen, or AdTertlftMBents of deabl*w|dtkif
or extraordinary
display, 10 per eent. additional
mm
PATltON.
JBe on Hand.
The Centerville CHi:tn promul
gates some excellent doctrine in ref
erence to the duty of citizens to at
tend the political primary
conventions. 11 has no patience with
men w ho sit around growling about
hard times and olllciul dishonesty.
It argues that tho government be
longs to the citizens, and that eae.h
is iu some measure responsible fur Its
proper administration. Speaking to
citizens as individuals, it says:
The ballot is the instrument of
power by which your witl as a sover
eign takes shape but in these times,
under the machinations of politics!
and partisan leaders, the power ot
the ballot has been disphevd by tbe
caucus system. Hence your atten
tion to the wo*k- feko uattens far. nan rif
comes of the first magnitude. If
you remain away and permit others
loften designing men) to say in ad
vance for whom you shall vote, you
only
give evidence of your unfitntm.«
for tho task of citizenship. Don't
stay away from the towiishipconveii
tion if yon expect to have tiny voice
whatever in the management of pub
lic nffairs as that is the plaoe where
the delegates are made who make up
your ticket for the next election
aru^whilc thoreit devolves upon you
to Oppose all movements by which
the public will is liable to be thwart
ed. Let a fret expression be insisted
upon, and let all be counted as public
enemies who attempt in any way to
stifle or pervert the voice of the con
vention.
Tbe custom of selecting a commit
tee to retire and bring In n lisl of
delegates for the action of the caucus
ought not to be permitted as this is
the usual method by which ambi
tious persons promote their schemes
in opposition to the wishes of the
majority. Delegates should be cho»
en by ballot.
TUe Nameless Party.
The Marion Count}' Democrat con
tainw the proceedings of a nameless
convention held in Knoxville last
week for the purptine of nominating
n county ticket. We gather from
the proceedings that the conventiou
was composed strictly of Grangers,
as no other parties are alluded to.
The convention after adopting the
resolutions passed by the Peoples'
convention held in Knoxville last
June, proceeded to the nomination of
candidates. From the number of
diftereut names it appears that near-^.
ly every delegate was a candidate.
There were seven candidates for Rep
resentati ves, G. T. Clark, Democrat,
and S. Breckenridge, Liberal, being
the successful men. There were nine
candidates for Treasurer, It. M. Fer
ris, Democrat, was nominated. For
Auditor there were eight candidates,
(I II. Robinson, Liberal, being nom
inated. Five gentlemen contested
for sheriff, and L. W. Crozier, Demo
crat, was successful. There Were
live candidates for County Superin
tendent, and l'rof. Zentz, a Republi
can, was nominated. Three candi
dates for Coroner and six for Super
visor resulted in tho selection of two
so-called Republican. The Demoaof
calls it a Grango Convention and
Hpeaks highly of tho ticket, but will
await the action of the Democratic
County Convention. It was the fun
niest convention we have heard of
for some time as if ashamed of what
they were doing they appointed del
egaten to State Convention without
naming it or where It is to meet,
though we suppose they mean the
Anti-monopoly Convention which
meets in Des Moines, on the 13th of
the month.—Des Moines Jtrjpulllow!.
The Democrat does not attempt
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