Graphic (Newspaper) - October 31, 1895, Postville, Iowa Tun ONE DOLLAR PER in W. I & 31, 1805 DEMOCRATIC STATE For WASHINGTON IRVING of Henry For Lieutenant 8AMUEL of Lucas For of U. of Jackson For GEORGE of Dubuque For Judge of Hie Supreme Court THOMAS C. of Oca Moines For State 40th N. of Democratic County For DOUG LASS For County L. W. JOHN 11. For Superintendent of MAUY For O. For For W. M. 71ie of lowu must whether they will retain of the or meekly turn the fo A vote fur Drake in of out the people for beltir control of those Farmers pay more In convey to Vhi than the purchaser pays fur the grain itself din continue this condition indefinitely by Mr. Mr Drake * interests arc in the cor nre antagonistic to the the mul if the people secure for the greatest tiny rote solidly for Judge Iowa every mini lo do liU trial of Insurance is now this columns of the dully Fur lite of O. Dayton h In line of has u oil democratic It In tin necessary for us to publish in way of mi appeal the voters in his 11U well k non n ability as u nud upright character ns it mini entitle him to the respect and support of all L. for a tang lime member of the board of Ills appears on the winning ticket this fall as candidate for the minor though not unimportant of county Kelly has hosts of friends throughout the county who are pleased over the opportunity of their appreciation of Ills worth as a famed university at Charlottesville it severe loss by tire on the 27lli. The main annex and together with many rare works of art and valuable were The financial loss is estimated at with Tlie was founded by in 1811). ami was regarded by as a monument to his Kin Tuesday next general elections Will be held in thirteen Ohio Now Jersey and Utah will elect governors and other slate Pennsylvania and New York do not elect governors this but great interest centers in I ho election or The outcome of these elections will bo watched with interest as they will to some extent have a bearing on the presidential election next W. our candidate for county requires no by newspapers to commend him to the voters of this During tho years Mr. Coppersmith lias held official relation with tho people of not lha slightest taint of been charged io Ha will exercise the same caro iti the discharge of the duties which will devolve upon him in tho treasurer's as marked his career as Every interest of tho taxpayer will bo jealously nud will bo while honest is charged with tho custody of the responsible position than of and tor this df sound with an mem of wild common bo t been - Ho 1 the of of county John H. gained the reputation of being one of the most or the law in livery duty with which he was charged fearlessly and honorably No one man or sot of men were allowed to Interfere With ills carrying out the orders of the service of or any other duty lie had sworn to His conduct of the shrievalty was the had known and criminal classes knew there was no of escaping their just deserts with on their Recognizing his eminent fitness for vlic tho county democracy unanimously placed his name on their ticket and ho will be elected can bo no Ilo will bring to the a thorough knowledge of Its duties and determination to do all that is re quired or Voters will make no mistake in electing John II democrats will honor themselves by easting ballots for for representative on Tuesday His nomination was ii lilting recognition oT the young men who are coming to the front to take up the battle where the elders have so long and faithfully Mr. Is In every way qualified to represent the of Allamakee in the slate He will ilo villi in tit service against whatever forms of monopoly may seek place in the laws of He is quick to discern between right and witli Integrity which no man dare and a sturdy euce or character which will place liim beyond Ihe reach of the temptations of it will be safe to entrust him with a place in the state On the Issues now before the people of Mr. has pronounced views which he Is not careful to and which are in full accord with the principles of his parly as set forth In the platform adopted at Many people are of the opinion that the of county superintendent or schools should be freed from political domination and 1'nlll such as this much desired end can be brought about it Is proper thai only such persons be named for litis responsible position as are qualified to discharge its duties to Ihe best Interests of all concerned scholars and The candidate on the democratic ticket Miss lias hint practical in the having taught for ten years in the schools of our this she has bud tin little training In business and Is thoroughly to discharge am. the duties of county superintendent in a manner that will be highly satisfactory to the Speaking of this Candida I e on the day of the Mr. said in Ilia I lie recognized in Miss lvers one In every way qualified to make a good the bidder or a first class mid bus u good knowledge of what is required in the fur which she has been Miss I vers will be our next county With this weeks issue the North Iowa the pioneer paper of northeast eru changes T. Studebaker having sold to a Mr. Wall of Minn. For years old Times lias stood at the forefront as the champion of the people against all forms of was established ill by Col. A. P. who In his day was Ihe writer ill the Associated with the Colonel fur one week only was 1). now post master and editor or tho Pro. ilu For years the business was conducted by Audrick & the mechanical department being under tho supervision of A. M. than whom a better printer or truur friend this writer never After the death of Col. Mr. continued the engaging the versatile Maj. Oils now of as Stress of compelled Mr. to sell out and the plant was bought by & Studebaker about six years This partnership lasted but a short time when Mr. Studebaker secured control and has since conducted it with measurable He has the pen of a ready and has kept up tho record for supporting the democratic idea of good A year ago lie received the appointment of to which ho will now give his undivided has made his mark and will be missed in the ranks of Willi the new owner of tho Times wo have no but that does not binder our wishing success in republican candidate for governor of Iowa delights in his record as a builder of and In his speeches makes a very broad Inference that the roads ho has been interested In have been built without burden to the Nowhere does General Drako rehearse tho story of how ho manipulated the finances In building the Iowa & Nebraska from a point near Scotland through the southwestern corner of Iowa to nor how ho secured Aldt from the several townships tlie proposed saddling or the taxpayers It Will take to liquidate Drake common ceil his operations with people pf Scotland io 1870, by id vantages ot asking an Issue of bonds to ajd m and the millstone of debt fastened on the When time came after tlie railroad was completed and the company refused to pay a single cent of Several years afterward case against the road tor taxes tried and appealed and the supreme court hold that the railroad company was not liable for Ihe luxes contended and thereafter and for sixteen years or until the road became the property of another General Drake's company escaped taxation The railroad company turned over to the county stock to the amount of face but before this was done Gen. as president of this executed a mortgage upon signed it with his own proper to tlie Loan and Trust Company of Now York for Considering the length of this Its subsequent covers only liiO tins loan Is an extraordinary Almost all right of way through ihe county donated to the and the village of Memphis issued bonds to the amount of to aid in tlie construction of Ihe When the company refused to pay the indignation through out tlie county was Owing lo shady circumstances surrounding the Issuing and delivery of county a suit was brought lo lest their nud the supreme court of Missouri rendered a decision declaring the bonds void and ordered them relumed lo the county for and while the decision was not In any way disturbed by the federal court yet they were not but were smuggled into the hands of those who claimed lo be Innocent and the taxpayers wire beaten and compelled to bow down to corporate did not cease her resistance to the great injustice at the hands of the wily but further opposition proved except to get a slight abatement or tlie claim against her in the way ol a The county judges Tor a time refused to make a levy for payment oT tlie Interest on Ihe and were Imprisoned at St. Louis for contempt of dually did make the people refused to pay that pari of their and Drake had their vehicles and ither tumbles nl Inched and taken lo Memphis to be sold on At the appointed day of the came to some oT them with and as no one had the temerity to bid on the chattels except a person appointed tor that purpose by the farmers the proceeds of the sale were scarcely enough to pay of the Alter two or three attempts of tills kind to colled the Gen. Drake consented lo a compromise by Ihe terms id which Scotland county agreed lo pay per cent of the principal and which left an Indebtedness on the county of or which is and it will require thirty years to Nor has Ihe most discreditable part of Drake's connection with this railroad project yet been When Gen. Drake obtained subscription of Scotland and ihe from the city of then a only anil the subscriptions from and Schuyler and tlie prr tuxes no the townships through which Die road passed In Appanoose in i his it was on tho explicit representation on his and Die distinct understanding on the pari of those from whom lie obtained tlie subsidies that Ihe subsidies were lo be In Die construction of Die and without such aid the enterprise must That representation ot General Drake was not true in any Prior to the time he demanded and obtained these subsidies he had mortgaged the road to the Loan and Trust Company of New York for enough and more than enough lo pay en lire cost of Its construction and full equipment with rolling etc. The records of the Culled Stales court at Keokuk show that some years subsequent lo this subsidy the above named as agents for thu began a foreclosure proceeding against the on a gage dated June 1, 1870, for In his answer in this Drake slated that 118 mites of road had at that lime been and that in addition to the 9.1,000.000 obtained from the New York common slock to the amount of per mile had been The gives a little over per and tho common slock added makes per mile as thu sum Gen. Drake realized for constructing the Any competent engineer would say was tho very outside limit of lis actual Tho excess of por including the which may have been counted In tho common did not cuter Into tho construction of tho road at At tho very time tho present republican candidate for governor of Iowa was working people for subsidies on plea that construction of tho depended upon ho had already arranged by mortgage on thu road for per mile more than lis known and hence the transaction lias much tho appearance of obtaining something by false Tho subsidies thus wrung from tho many of them in debt and went Into tho pockets of tho crafty and swelled his profits on this one Job of railroad which required about two to something No wonder he can be and endow colleges and other It is not a difficult matter to Hand out to a when the funds have booh of the toiling acquire wealth To tiik ok hopes by a course of by The election on ddy of ing prohibition here nud lues I option ember in this state Is for the selection j there and a general denunciation of the of state and only mid no 1 democratic parly to ride ow us shown and voters at Wwa by Tuesday neat to the portion of at whom such bo national of any to be elected by the State wid not national questions are tho ones which must and 1 hen will be Not only Is this I rue but It Is without most important election that has been held In Iowa for over twenty Aside from other legislation all our laws regulating and controlling our various Insurance private building and loan and other as well as our mining and other Uwi are lo undergo a complete and thorough revision and Ihe coming A commission of five lawyers was appointed two years ago by the last to go over all those laws and report to the coming legislature the mod ideations and changes which to them Seem This coin in has engaged In tills work during the year and various special have had their hearing before Their labors annul yet completed and no can say what changes and modifications of these laws they will One thing we do various corporations and special interests will make a desperate effort this winter lo free themselves as far as possible from the wholesome legal restraints and regulations which the people through the legislature have thrown around In this state and to prevent the enactment of further legislation in Dial They will be represented In the coming winter by the most powerful and thoroughly organized lobby ever known in the history of our Those corporations and special interests have been carefully preparing for tins work in advance while the people have been quietly silling by their unconscious of what has been going Their campaign has been quietly no less ably and shrewdly They have during the past few years secured almost absolute control of the parly machinery of the republican parly in Des Moines absolutely controlled and dictated its platform and In order secure this they did not hesitate to the vote of thai convention en Hie second billot in order to secure the nomination Die man they desired fur governor of Ibis At lUc same time been equally vigilant all over the state In securing the nomination of members of ihe legislature supposed to be favorable to their Voters of regardless oT are you ready lo remain quiet and inert while chains are being forged which are to bind you? Yim should willing to deal fairly and Justly with all these corporate and special They are to meet Wilms and prosperity of our bul they sh odd In- your servants and your Are you to reverse this and say Dial shall become thu masters and you the serv Can you allord lo surrender tin control over them for which you liav mi long contended T Canyon afford to select as the chief executive of a man not only nominated at dictation of these corporate and special but whose vast wealth is in vested In these corporations and who Is president and director in more than one of them 7 Interests are contrary to your Let Ihe Intelligent voters of lowa en the alh day uf November arise in their might and preserve that governmental control Dint our theory of government contemplates and crush thu corporate machine which is attempting to control the This Is tho only method by which Die mass of republican voloM can free themselves from its domination stale from Its selfish Tlie next most important questions which you must determine this fall arc the ones relating to the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors in DiU The position of democratic party on these questions Is so clearly expressed not only In its platform this year but by its settled policy for years in this stale that no voter can be ignorant as to what 11 will do If entrusted with it favors a local option license law to control and regulate thu sale of That is lo allow each municipality to determine for whether or not the sale shall be If a majority is opposed to then sale to be regulated and controlled by a well regulated license Long experience has shown Ibis to bo the only method of controlling this traffic under our system of local self It also says that when the right to use liquors In any form Ib recognized by law that the right to them must exist and It allowing to bo manufactured In this It will not only provide a home market for millions of bushels ot our products and give employment to thousands of our bul will also enrich our state by expending at homo the millions of dollars now expended abroad in the purchase of such liquors and not increase their It also now as it has in tl e engrafting Into our constitution the amendment passed by the republican party last session of the leg to prohibit tho sale of eating It Is a to tlie welfare and prosperity of our state and has no legitimate place in its the party is thus explicit as to what it will do upon each these tho silent upon them Its silence cannot bu It into power once It certainly places a very low estimate upon the Intelligence and conscience ol the Voters of You know exactly lo the democratic party on each of and what II will do If successful bul n vole for the republican lickel Is n leap Inlo the dark upon every relating to sitie and manufacture of Intoxicating liquors and the amendment upon that They are making pn s to loth prohibitions and liberal republicans exactly opposite They cannot serve you want exactly opposite legislation ii pi ill these Home of you are bound lo be If you have no convict ions or desires which you wish lo express at Ihe polls I these questions then it is right to but If you have appeal lo your of manhood and good citizenship to stand up and be counted on one side or the Not only is the republican platform absolutely silent us to these bvl so Is Its standard bearer In litis lie absolutely refuses to lake the people Into Ins confidence and slate his views upon either of these burning issues or what he will recommend the legislature IT Will the electors of lowa place In the executive chair a man who will by his recommendations and otherwise largely legislation upon these subjects who has not Ihe courage of his convictions lo express Ins views upon these vital Wc submit the Issues of the campaign In your candid and urge you as our beloved state to go lo the polls and free ll from corporate and fanatical Let no false cry as lo matters not involved in this campaign divert your attention from Ihe real issues S. Chairman Dem. A. Secretary Stale Oct. Ii 15n ns for Mr. id 111. writes lupi n Kidney trouble for with in his ami also that his bladder was tried many no called Kidney tores but without any good About a year niro ho began use of Hitters and found relief at lilt tern Is especially adapted to cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles and often given almost instant One trial will prove our only for largo At R. N. Drug A Remarkable A brief paragraph can hardly do lice lo Die which The Companion ma for Die coming Not only will some of the most delightful crs contribute lo the but many of Ihe most eminent jurists and scientists of Ihe No fewer than three cabinet Ministers are uniting them being the Seen lary of who chose for subject celebration of which lie Secretary writes on I lie President of tin Culled Slates and Secretary Hoke on In a fascinating group of articles un der the head of 1 Served my Ap Frank U. Stockton tells how he became an General sou A. 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Drug School For school supplies of nil - anything to drawing | is. anything in California Tourist C. R. Ry. Leaves each Monday on train No. and runs via U. I. cilic and Southern Pacific lo San Los Angeles and Intermediate points in Halo only for double from all points north of Cedar From all points south of and including Falls tho is per Tho' now the popular means of travel to 'The sleeper has upholstered all necessary bedding and every including a cooking range Is free to all who wish to prepare meals on the Address tho undersigned for pamphlet containing full J. T. P. la. Farm for well wind and Short distance from Also SO acres good and Will be sold at a this W. S. Cotton States Sept. to The largest and most magnificent since the World's Low rates from all points on lite C. U. A N. Tickets on sale until 15.,, good to return any date until January Only one change of curs necessary via ihe It. C. H. & N. for This line operates dally through trains to and St. Direct connections at points willi trains for Call on 11., C. A N. Agents for further particulars or address ti. T. & P. Cedar Puis in the lead has jumped into public favor oft account of its a Great Big Piece of high-grade tobacco for ENTS Lake City Automatic Stock Just Farmers and Stuck been looking what lliu farmer Cannot out of order Every point perfectly ami valve cannot or luak around City at lav or send a postal card and 1 will sad see These may bo seen and at lloy & JOHN Choice Poland Charity Suffereth Laura C. Thu nus a of both sex for farrowed In April and Quality and Sired by three males and out of matured furnish pigs no kin to those sold by mo last pig sold Is guaranteed a Prices G. W. Proof of TO ALL WHOM IT MAY Notice Is hereby that an Instrument Testament of HANNAH late ol has buim and read in thu of the District Court of in and for anil that November 1KI3 has set for hearing of wild Will and thu sual of said court tUls day or ' ' W. O. of District By J. K. of a and tbo good Dr. lias dona my wish to help my dislike for tbo this letter may In and aud ot tho 4*W with thu care ot so many ' did not regain and In * X became no ant from and the oa my that tt UI go Adaas friend ma I 3 bottleo and an happy to f ti totter health than If aa ray work very 4 will ' All soil it at ' Dr. Miles -
