Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
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munication, the language Of which is suf3;.
clent index TO inform this cammuni,r WIN
the author is. The same language and
arguments, have been daily trumps,ea
forth BY one individual in this city, for the
last two weeks. The writer is r,b;d
wing writer, speaker and lealer--one If
the junso that made Mr.. Harlan the canl;.
date for Superintendent-apd wbo NAV.
comes forward and eunbiushinpiv a,,.r,.
that Mr.. H. is hot party candidate. and
denounces all party contest in the com,ns
election What, the great cham,;on q .
wing principles, denounce party eoDtes,
Shall master ard be kissed him.
The veil which he has woven, is 70 oo,,.
his real design which is to array the pre-.
JUDGES OF one class of community aea;ns.
another, and strike at the very roo, Of orr
moral, political and social institutions
Yes, the object is to array the prelude.
OF the poor agains. the rich, and vice YER.
sa; thai demagogues may become dic,ato,s
in the general choas that would inevitable
succeed the out-burst of prejudices long
pent up. fed and famed by those men that
cry peace, to divert attention from ,be,,
real design. The argument is that JUDGE
Mason is wealthy, and therefore not oua}-
flied to hold The office of Superintendent
'ot Public instruction in Ioaa, Had he
been spendth: T., and spent his mopev
for whiskey and tabaccc, or at the card
table, orii he. had been contemptijIe foo
land have thus expended his salary Of
$500 year, be would now have had
strong claim upon the Do OF o.r's SIM.
port. Judge Mason hes been gniltv Of
economy, temperance and industry. and
thus has acquired and saved Of his har4
earnings competency for plain, eco0a.
mical, temperate and industrious man,
"How do ou think this aristocra,ic Of.
flee holder would figure among The chill.
dren Of cur groyes:' Contemplate auer,l
What, Judge Mason an arisccra,, The
sunburntvisage, the firm ard well Sc, mus.
Gle, the hard and brown hard. show tbc
man that labors in eultivating the SOIL and
helps TO add TO the wealth OF his country
and nat the sickly mushroom reared N
the shade Of the college walls, or confined
10 Tie seclusion oflhe professional studio
NJ Sir, i to perform the laber If com
mon land on a farm, when MT ernplu,ed
in official duties, IS aristocrscv, or cvrp
squints towards it, then may Judge Ma.
son be pronounced an aris'ocra' |! is
rue that he has net poverty 10 recon-
mend bin 10 the people, as he has BY Lis
own perseverance end industry, secured
a good larIn upon which lie resides and
VI hich cn!tivates.
Il n!'Atsitatingly pronounce Mr.. U.r.
IAN better qualified FOR the office rt.n
Judge Mason" says Ills verify scribe.
Well, | shall no: deuy it, neither vii! ary
when they reflect that Mr.. Hur!;n is tie
graduate Oh al institution scarcely known
oft OF the county where il is located. and
that he is young man ''upon lis fist
legs, whose brain has become dizzied by
a few attentions that Lave been paid 10
him as stranger BY the ever generous
western people, while Judge Mi.on's
qualifications were dcultless cvcr.ated
by the lnstit:.iinn in Cincirra.i. tha, has
50 repeatedly urged him 10 acce}t no.
tessorship with salary of twenty-five
hundred Dsilars year.
He finally winds up by enying, 'eec:
Mr.. Harlan, and let the former arj>,,crA.
ic office holder become in fact . &e!nocFa'-
lc farmer, by ming to his rich }ol1s5
estate, and there secure q li,irg " the
sweat of his brow; and give 10 the peer
that which he derives from Interest On
money loaned" He prouounces Mr.,
Harlan 'seholar, gentleman, christian
and good logician,'' and l shaII net DISPUTE
or even doubt it.. bat think it is +, he re-
GREETED that Mr.. Harlan has mt sr%g
friend, who possesses same of these c4a
tiles, to urge his claims upon the perr'e
OF Iowa. The contemplate in,i&uau;r
abou, "arlstoeraey." "nioney loaned, Sc.
could come from no one but man over.
rating his own powers and the eu':,iIiy
OF the pesp!e; and he must be the mes.
perfect compound of bigotry, prciq1ios
and hypocrisy, who would thus attack t&e
character Of Judge Mason before !!:.s coa.-
munity.
4, l do hot wish to dcnounce r5r abuse
the worthy scribe of the StardarI, lu.l
do sincerely pity him as l woul5 lie rag-
ing maniac. He doubtless thinks he is
doing right; therefore pity his ignorance;
he thinks himself wise champion, and
therefore steps boldly forth 10 l' b1He
for bis party; therefore pity his bjeotry;
he thinks 1t necessary to assume he sem
h!ance OF sincerity to give himself Irfa'
ence; therefore pity his hypocrisy: he
thinks to advance the interest orhis friend,
it is necessary to SANDER and misr.Preseol
his opponent, It's thus he renders himself
supremely ridiculous. Now does not
such a man deserve all our pity? His