The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-05-05

eoa0oUee 20 70 SOt0eu SpsuaV&s Aos hS
upright, esssgesic administsatien; and
~heo be occasionally gets danaisx, - hs
ssdoshsedly does, is i fer he same real
IL no: apparent reason.
Ths Grand Jary last year, fsqnssssd the
County Judge to appoint three nss TO in
vessixsss the soasees Of the eounsy, frsn it
srgas,s.siss up 70 1860. Jsdss Whiting
seeo-disgiy appointed three Auditors. These
Auditors labored assidoeus'y for Gix weeks,
nth What result the initiated sniy know.
We hear uysterioas whispsrings sbsst -
risos complications, perplexiss arrays Of
s.usberD numerals. 'seosaosliDg ail'aaees,"
and that sort Of thing just enough to wass
oar curiosity. We ware promised Report
. long time ego, bat our sr.ioas eyes have
Dot been blessed BY sight Of the precious
document. Surely, the Auditors we're Sit
ting long enough TO hatch pretty good
sis.d bird; let Us have something, At I'll
Greats, il il be nothing better than mouse.
fear the Auditors are not good as reporting
With the Immortal philosopher Jerry, "Light!
more light" A Report! Rspors-mJ
kingdom for Report!
Politics are seemingly ~ dead - picked
msct erel, with scarcely . nourner. say
seemingly, to savs my bacon from the sdage:
.Appearsnees are deceitfol." And then
ano Their old proverb s,ares me in the face !:
"'Ta always eainess before storm"
This would seem to prove that vs are going
TO have lively revival ere long. Well, !
! suppose il must be admitted that posi-
bil,y exists that there may be some long
headed, nervous, speculative characters,
sho are silently azi,asins their inss!lsc's
with mighty County Seat and Railroad pros
pec,s. lwould bensvolentlv caution such
against eIhaussing their brilliant imagine
lions premstursly. II, however, my eau
ton should Be ef no avail, We are evidently
destined 20 have 'sgrsat times" and plenty
Of fun. May be here to see and report
such proceedings as are worthy OF notice.
| My last letter to you, was written just
before the October election Of 1889, and !
naturally INDUCED in hopes and predictions.
Two Of tbs predictions were failures; OF
80 Sigh. degree, however, that it cannot
fairly be said my reputation rs the "son OF
Prophet" is seriously damaged. Judge
Pea.e vas defeated by ten votes. l hardly
understand the cause Of that failure, know
ing, ss well do, that many more than that
number Of Republicans who attended the
polls, were utterly Indifferent in regard to
tho result. Perhaps it was owing to insf6-
Glen. electionsering. Judge Whiting was
defeated by t,ceiue votes. lie was defeated
BY his own township, and BY persons, some
Of whom were supposed to be his personal
friends. Iva. glad when Mr.. Whiting was
refused the nomination for Representative,
because hs was nv favori,e candidate for
County Judge. an we'll aware that it il
very late in ths day to offer consolation !;
but, feeling deeply, that political salvation
lies only in the doctrines Of the great
Republican party. would modestly sus-
sess to Mr.. Whiting, that he enter our
ranks, and TN nigh victory press on to the
Legislature, Congress, or any other pos.
TO which he may aspire, shors Of the White
House, have a hankering in that direction
myself! Mr.. Whiting will do we'll TO CON-
slider his matter rs one Of lasting impor-
lance to him. We talk OF throwing our
6rst Republican majority next November.
This il all that have on my mind at present.
REPORTER.