The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-09-15
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Mr.. John Doe Of Indian Town as an in.
dependent Republican Candidate, in The
;5th Senatorial District, may Be regard
ed by some as an extraordinary, unwar.
auiablc and disorgariziag measure. But
is it really 80? -.
We hold ihst party weak III morai
po,cer, which is the t.ac element, 81,
strength, that kacws no right no wrong !:
but. like bind horse, follows the lea.,
inc string OF conventions, and party
wire ru!less. Let the sense vi right in
the people, the party, spontaneously
move or, and let conventions know that
unless they .tc'to,c the moral sense Of
the party they coant beyona their host.
Every honest man. Republican or not.
spurns the idea, that his vote is boush,
and sold by political .rickstcrs. No
party that heeas no ruIn but policy, can
long withstand tho mora! sense Of the
people.
The Republican party ore. it, exist.
encc; aud its strength to that moral
sense.
Conventions unless they obey the
wishes Of the party, and its moral Sc NJ Sc ,
weaken rather than strengthen any par
y.
Il these things be 50, and who will
gainsay them, what is then SO awfal in
boiling the conventional nominec?-
Away with conventional tugs aud stay
cl,ins. Let good men lead and the party
and the people will follow. We do not
however object 70 convention. then they
obey the huc interests, and moral sense
of the party; but when they do not in
the name Of Freed"m let every Rcpub-
lican protest against being made their
slave.
Now did the Irving Senatorial Conven
ton follow ont The moral sense and The
wishes Of the Republican party in the
nomination Of Thos Drummoud for Sen.
ator Of the 35th District? We believe
thcy did not and yet perhaps that con-
vention thought i: best I'll things consid
cred to nominate rs they did. Mustthcn
the Republican party Of the district be
bound by tina: convention? Can Re
pub!icans vote for no other man without
odium, and without disorganizaticn p
Such may be the doctrine Of certain pc.
li'ical traders in peoples rights for par
~ votes but as Republican | protest
against the doctrine II our par is
right, which | believe, give US good
men to represent it. Men whose potent
influence is not Lager Beer nor political
chicanery. | respect my party md
hence protest against the election Of
such men as Mr. Drumu,on,l has the rep
uta,ion Of being. wish the Republi.
can party not to waste its power by de-.
moralization.
Hence let the people rcbuke any po
.lilical asrirant who makes party tactics,
and not moral worth, tn. basis Of oper-
alton and regard
Here let me state that The Tama Co.
delegation IN the Irving convention,
would not ra,ify the nomination, not
because Mr.. prummond was MT Tama
County man but because they felt the
party would not unite in his support
Independent Of party the people have
Interests which must be looked after
and VIC do not believe Nj. D.nmmo nd is
the man to do it. We desire man in
whom We have confidence and We believe
DR.. Doe is such man. But it is said
that it is Democratic movement, Now
for the comfort Of those who say it,
let US suppose it is. Do the Democrat
expect to gain anything as party in the
election Of Dr.. Doe over Mr.. Drum
mond? Nay verify; not as a party but
as citizens they do. # . Republican
must be elected in this district which
they frankly admit, they expect, they
havca choice and 50 have We. They
wish man allied to the peoples inter.
es.s; and FIR this reason they are will
ing 70 abaie party feelings aud join IN
clccting Dr. Doe. Should Republicans