Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-06-21
The Wing Noninaton. James Thorington-
Gov Hempstsad.

It is q pardonable weakness,-this itchin
for Office, very pardonable weakness, cbavat
teristic alike of great and small, high and low
the man Of ten talents and the man Of a frac
tional one, aud we conceive Of no circumstan
ces under which can be deemed unpardonabl,
Not 40 with the disposition that persists il
pandering to this prurient foib!e. 70 r although
this also ia as ancient as humanity itself an,
has existed from the time when the Isrealite
selected aaron rs q leader aud set up the gol
den calf in The wilderness, down to the hou
when the Wing convention nominstedl Nj
James Thorington =, candidate Tor Congress
there IRE fsvY-~.s sse1ssuns when The power
giving party had better pause before descend
ing to tickle and scratch the presumptive inso
lence of every indiscriminatc applicant for Of
fee.
Such an occasion We deem to have been the
political emergency which called upon the
Wing Party Of the second Congressional Dis
trict, to nominate a Representative in compe.
tition with Democratic candidate already in
the field, and possessing abilities of no COM
mon order and strength in his District which
no common effort can overturn.
But no regard seemed 10 be paid to the es.
sential requirements Of this great emergency.
Their action was hasty. miscalculated or not
calculated at all, and has to bear the forced
construction Of action, confident of success and
consequently careless Of caution. To us it seems
rather the crude 4 impuisive prsmeditation of
irrcsolution. forced unvillingly to the adop.
ton Of steps, which taken any where. we're well
nigh sure TO lead to defeat.
Mr.. Thoring'on is certainly not an able man
~ . statesman, . jurist or politician: more
han this. he 10 deficient in those cleme nts of
character. that are sometimes developed Ivy
political campaign and brought into success !
fol operation upon its final triumph. to the sur
prise II his constituents. the oficer-elect and
all the world beside. He is certaiLly not the
man whom the party under ordinary circum.
stances would have stopped to honor. He is
certainly mot the man TO elevate the repute,
advocate the growing interests or defend the
rights. Of powerful young State like ours, as
they aloud h elevated advocated and defended. !
He ID simply clark of the District Ceart in |
Scott Co. . tsierably good officer for ausht vc |
koo~ .and an honosabls citizen ~ citissns AZ
erags.yet one il vhsm the germs Of greatness.
stvpgglias fsr dsvaopnent. have bser solely
.asifsaAsd in that pardopahls itching for petty
as,ovisty go hith1ute hst psltry o6ice to
wAisAssass 4se.sed ~ 1aoo r. ptpnA.
He ~ ~ noh =. f3E ~. E1-fi5t
greatness y ability. ~ 49, IN lrinex 4.
o belonging to him M ~ilA ~ xauluee
that being 81 representative ~ ~ Of
men who supported Mr.. Stewart. vttk ~ Ais
insolent eharla.anism. for > high educational
Office. and being an especial embodiment Of
What has become very metceuary and venal
virtue, dignified BY the name of Temperance '
L bartered for gold or Station. it was supposed
that the divers castles Of moral partizanism aud
partisan morality. which infest our State. would
meet upon common platform. like Father I
Samson and Abby Folsom and John r. Hale
and Charles Sumner. and rear up this "calf in ,
he Congressional wilderness" ID
How much longer mans "Diet and Regi- '
men" are to be made test for Office; how much q
onger the masses Of the people will strain at :
he convenient iaoral pretext and swallow an I
entire carcass OF mediocrity. presumption aud q
,nfitpess; how much longer men are to be gull i
co Dy Tue insane Oueueos y. thc ActuPcTduce
dea into belief that Total Absti nence i'm a
lilies the possession Of all else noble in human I
character and eminent in human intellect, the /.
August polls will answer. i
Mr.. Thorington may ans wer the interroga- b
cries Of the Maine Law Alliance to their salts.
action, but when an Intelligent District inter- \
ogates the candidates for Office. the question
iii rest between fitness and nnfitness, party P
deity aud hap hazard wavering, statesman
Ike observation and the contracted vision Of =
cal prejudice, and how can the District
ecidef The conclusion will be ours Of to day 70
,at SrEraEN HExPsrEAD is THE NAN to rep 10
,sent US on the floor Of Congress, as he has .,
one honoratly and well in the Executive =
hair Of our State.