Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-24
no The Public.

BY The partially Of friends highly re-
spectacle, both in number and character,
have been presented as candidate for
the office Of Superintendent of Public In ,
struction- Il have not sought the station;
| shall not decline accepting it. If elect
cd,.I shall discharge my duties according
toslhe best Of my abilities.
The reluctance have felt in giving my
assent to this arrangement, has arisen from
the fact, that | feared mist disappoint
the expectations Of many Of these most
anxious for my election. have already
received, from various sources, urgent
Solicitations TO traverse the State on a
genera. elec.ioneering tour. This ! can
not consent TO do, whatever may be the
consequences.
That candidates for offices strictly pc !,
litical--or where antagonist measures are
10 ahe decided al the ballot box. should
publicly discuss tl:eir principles, explain
their own notions, and urge their adop-
aion, is proper ana right. The people
should know their views Of public policy.
that they may understandingly cast their
NOtcS. TIC IuNISldual GeSc1uSS HCi Ecu
in the measures lie designs TO carry out.
No sense Of delicacy should, under such
circumstances, prevent him from frankly
explaining his views and principles, and
zealou>iy urging forward their success.
But in the presen, case, a political dis.
,cIssion would, it seems 10 me, be entirely
out Of character. Nor do know of any
an,sgonism Of opinion in relation to the
manner in which the duties Of this pa,tic.
.u!as Office should be dircharged,. which
would justify an attempt 10 call the PEG.
pic from their ordinary avocations to lis
ten 10 public discussions on electioreer
ing topics. / have TO peculiar schemes
TO prorose-no objects, either personal,
professional, political, or sectarian, to ac-
cc.npiish. ! have neither time, taste, nor
capacity, for mere oratorical display; and
TO eperalnbu!ate the State for The purpose
of soliciting sllfages | shall never do
while l can find any more creditabie en-
ployment. All could then say for which
l should not afterwards be ssrry, would
be TO repeat what have already said
that if excited l will try to discharge my
duty in satisfactory manner. Will
thousand repetitions increase the CREDIBLE
ity ct this assertion? "a
Ifthe course have marked our for my
self shcnld not prove acceptable 10 my
friends, my only regret will he that,they
had not selected some other candidate
At the worst l think they will have no
reason 10 accuse me Of practicing any de-
cezaion upon thern. / shall be bnt acting
in accordance :sith what has ever been
my course in relation to public station
leave the result in the hands of the peo-
PIE. &
.ss..a Asa ~ CHARLES MASON ID
Burlington, March l3, l847.
Judge aIason's Acceptance. 81
By the above, card it viii be sess
that Judge Mason has accepted the nom-
ination for the Office Of Superintendent Of
Public Instruction. The evidence which
has heretofore been published, and that
which NE this week give rthe first time,
proves beyond doubt that the federalllst
are making secret and powerful efforts to
secure the election Of one Of their own
number TO THIS most important post. .4et
liz, therefore, exhort our fellow democrats
throughout the state, 10 stand fitm and
united,in support Of ,kis worthy man for
the high and responsible pest TO which
he mas been nominated. Having accept
ed the nomination, he of course relies i'm
plieity upon being sustained BY the united e 1,
strength Of the democracy; ana this he,
has an andoubted right to expect. He
cannot now, Of course couht, upon any
whig Votes; consequently his sole reliance
10 upon the democracy; let il not appear
that he has leaned upon a broken reed.
Let not any democrat be deceived by
the hypocri.ical 'snoporty'' cant Of our OPP
ponents. Though one would think that,
since the occurrences Of last election and
OF the session. Of the late Legislature, they
could NOT SO soon have the face TO solicit
democratic .ufirages under this no.party
Disguise, yet such is the game which they
are even now attempting 10 play upon us.
Although secretly issuing their circulars to
few Of the faithful in every county and
sownship, ye. openly, and particularly to
fhosus whom they suppose sufficiently gull
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