New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-08-09
The Candidates,

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Of the Candidates, one and all, we
need scarcely say word to the people
of Iowa.
CHAs. Mason came to Iowa before
it had State existence, and he was
honored with the position of Chief JUS
tice of the Territorial Court, Il POSITION
which he filled with ability and graced
by his erudition. Ever since, he has
been Identified with the State, much of
the time as u private citizen, several
years in the service Of the General
Government as Commissioner of the
Patent Office, u position in which he
gave universal satisfaction, and which
he resi- yned to the regret of the Admin
istration and of inventors throughout
the country. The ties timony of inven-
tors and of those having business Or of
fetal relations with the Patent Office is
that no man ever before or since aeyo-
ted himself SO industriously and effHi-
emily to the duties Of the Patent Office
as did Judge Mason. Indeed his decis
ions made as Commissioner are resar-
ded as established precedents which it
IS useless to question.
Judge Mason is graduate of West
Point Academy, and as the Governor
of Iowa, if we are to have a continuance
of war, should be acquainted with Mill
tary affairs if that qualification can be
combined with others equally indispen-
sible, it will be. no small consideration
to have man at the head of the affairs
of State who knows what is necessary
to put an army in the field and how to
make the best and most use ofthe means
appropriated by law for that purpose.
We have ny unkind word to say in dis.
arrangement of Gov, kirkwood as Com
mander in Chief Of the Militia of Iowa,
but W. will venture to say that if Judge
Mason had been Governor, no man
could have put thirty thousand dollars
in his pocket as the profit of Il contract
for procuring one suit of clothes for the
men of the three first Regiments raised
in this State for the war. Governor
Mason would have entered into no such
contract, and as Il consequence of the
act IS he would have performed it, the
State would have saved thirty thousand
dollars, or the soldiers would have had
such clothes purchased for them as the
State intended. The Democratic Par.
ty offer Judge Mason, therefore, as a
candidate for Governor. combining as
he does all the qualifications which the
Executive of the State should have in
emergencies in which the country is
placed.
MAruR1N L. FISHER is also an
old settler of Iowa, and has rendered
the State much service already, no,
only as Legislator and as the head fol
time of the Educational Department
Of the Government: but as Il private
citizen in private life where his virtues
shed halo around him. Not wore
have we ever heard to his rcproach, but
everything and always in his praise
Such is our candidate for Lieutenant
Governor.
JIM ELLwoo is the candidate for Su
preme Judge. He made the canvass few
wears since as candidate for Attorney Gen
cral of the State, and thus became well ant
tavorably known to the people and endcared
himself especially to the Democratic Party BY
the able exposition he made ofthe corruption
of the Party in power, and OF the extrava
giant use they made of the Public Moneys
He is regarded as one of the best Lawyers in
Iowa, and eminenuy fit for the position to'
which he has been nominated
Such are the positions of the Democracy 0
Iowa at the present time, and such tn Q candl
dates presented for the popular suffragcs. 4
would be doing the State a service to cleo
these men. AS to them personally an cleo
ton will he no favor. The State needs their
services far more than they can or will bt
benefited by being elected to the respective
position for which they have been presented
Dubuque Herald.
Gov. Kirkwood is re-nominated, j. Il
Needham, for Lieut.. Gov, and Judge
Lowe. re-nenlinated for Judge.