The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-10-07
Hon. r. p. Lowe.

In q lat" issu" of the Clayton Co. Herald is a
comm nication relative TO the private and pub
lie character of the Republican Gabcrnatorial
nominee, by Or esteemed fellow citizen Hon.
Samuel Mur!ock Of the District Cou t. The
Judge takes umhrace at the Charge made "by
some newspapers, Of insan;t", Graz ness or spir-
itualism,' rs applied to the distinguished gen
tltman whose name heads this criticize. We.
am ing oilers, have said that Mr.. Lowe has
been identified with .draualism, and we are
scarcely willing to withdraw the charge because
is utteranrc may pin the feelings of Judge
Murdo"k. If the Republican candidate has
not been identified with spi:itualism, it is pass.
Ing strange that no journal supporting him has
not. ere this, given the report a denial! That
he may be "of sounl mind" today, we admit,
but we Go insist, that tendency to inves,iga
tions of the character referred TO, evinccs a
want of o"acticality not desirable in a Chief
Magistrate, and the recurrence of mental dis
organization is by no means improbable
The lette: of the Judge in defence of his
friend Goes honor 10 tie heart of tie writer,
though VIC fancy his recent conversion to the
doctrines of our o. ponents did not require, as
proof of his sincerity the dis-robing himself of
the judicial erminc, to onter the lists in defence
even of an oldfritnd. We confess that we dis
like to see the Judiciary PIT itsclfto the trouble
of meddling with politicians, and though we do
not always have the happiness of seeing our
views on this subject strictly observed, yet we
cannot omit an opportunity of expressing adj
miration for that man who, when elevated by
his peers to position from which imrartiality
is expected. will guard against throwing the
party balance.
Wcknow, that in the case before US the Dem
ocratic nominee BIN NJ. SAxvELs, is highly
spoken of, but it is not difficult to discover that
the object of this indignant rpulsion Of the
charge of &C: azincss, "a charge by the way
that in Or exchange readings we do not remcm-
Der to have secn-was to remove from the D, b
lie mind of Northern Iowa, the fact that r.
P.LowE the Republican nominee fyr Governor,
however amiablc he doubtless is in private life
or able in intellectual stature, has been at one
period connected with spiritualistic follcs so as
to quite disqualify him for the management of
his own private affairs We are informed that
Judge Lowe aras not only an anxious invesiga-
tor OF that ism which has BEEN roductivc of
"insanity" and suicide to an extent Which COM
PEELED the courts of some of the eastern states
to abate 'thc. circles" as nuiSances, and punish
its professors by indictment, but he so far he
came believer in the theory of a rapping in
tercourse between discmbodicd 81 irts and those
in the flesh, rs to invest considerable pc: ton
of his means in the erection Of Building de.
voted, in part, TO is illustration and establish
ment
Soon after the rccel ton here of the news of
Judge owe snom:nation, we happened in COM
pany with two as ardent Republican friends as
the county can furnish, and ~ on Or renla king
thata. gentleman in the village personally ac-
.quaintcd with The nominee had attributed to
him a Leliefin spiritualism. one of the Reprb.
licans said to the Other, Now that old story of
Loves building-cnterpcize will come up again
snl it may hurt him." 10 the truth of which
observation the other assentcd. These men arc
among tie best posted in Iowa politics, AMI
their names are at the service of the public
when occasion requires. Subsequent inquiry
has confirmed us in the opinion that this charge
of former belief in rapping is correct.
We believe Judge Lowe is now sound in
mind, we think him honest, good hearted and
able, but we have said, and we now repeat,
that no man who has mental temperament so
sensitive or ajudgment of srch credulity as to
embrace this most unreasonable and poisonous
Of all social or religious folics, is safe deposit
tory of the Esecuti' c, or any o:her duties of
the State. His liability to be again overcome
by metaphysical o. biological nves igations.
dis .ualfes him for the position to which he
aspires, and we have 10 doubt the people of
Iowa are prepared to express the same opinion
at the ballot-box. His politics. of course, we
except TO, but political differences are of minor
Importance, when the mind of candidate is
admitted to have once teen of no value to
him.