The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-16


We shall violate no confidence, we pre-
sumo, BY the publication of the following
extract from letter to gentleman in this
city, written by one we'll acquainted with Mr..
Rusch, the Republican candidate for Lieut..
Governor. The writer had ample opportu-
nifty to judge Of the qualifications of Mr..
Rusch and our readers may repose entire
confidence in the judgment he expresses:
81 am, as you suppose, very well acquaint-
ed with our candidate for Lieut.. Governor,
Mr.. Rusch, Of Scott county.
Mr.. Rusch is German by birth, is about
IS years of age, and has been a resident of
Scott county about thirteen years. He was
educated to the Lutheran Ministry, but he
abandoned that profession shortly after
taking orders, and has been, for many years,
one OF the largest, If not quite the largest
and one OF the most successful farmers in
the State. He has been twice elected from
Scott county to the Senate by overwhelming
majorities, and it was in that body that |
became acquainted with him.
MIR. Rusch has thorough University edu-
cation, and both speaks and writes the Eng
lish language with great correctness, though
he speaks some words with aforeign accent
Some of his articles have passed the censor
ship and been published in the New York
Tribune and other papers and periodicals
OF large circulation. He is familiar with
other modern languages besides the German
and English, and is we'll versed in the ancient
Classics.
1t is sheer folly to talk about Mr.. Rusch
not understanding the English language well
enough to preside over the Senate. Unless
his competitor, Mr.. Babbitt has infinitely i'm
proved his education within few years, he
does not approach Mr.. Rusch in point Of ed
ucational requirements, nor is there any
man on the Democratic ticket who does, IN
lees 1t may be Judge Mason.
To sum all up, Mr.. Rusch is modest, pru-
dent, educated, honest man, who commands
the respect of all who know him, and is as
we'll qualified to properly discharge the du.
ties Of the Office of Lieutenant Governor as
any man In Iowa. Several years experience
in the Senate has rendered him familiar with
the political history and policy of the State,
and acquainted him with the routine of the
Official duties he will be called to perform.
cannot say that had been a delegate to
the Convention should have cast nv ballot
for MIR. Rusch. | do not know how would
have voted, blu. can very truthfully say that
when came to sit down and look over the
State to zee how the Convention could have
done better, soon concluded that the RICH,
man had been selected for the right place
and that better nomination could not have
been made. Indeed believe that his nomi
nation was not only right in itself and due
to the German Republicans, but was also /
master stroke of policy as to it's effect on til,
interests of the State at large.
You need have no fears about his election
No man who deserves the name Of Republi
can will decline to vote for Mr.. Rusch be
cause be was born in foreign land and be
came citizen OF this country from choic
rather than from necessity, and no man viii
refuse to vote for him who knows the ante
cedents of his competitor"
.sThe Plough Handle Ticket..