The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-03-17

Out such Considerations DO not ALWAYS
govern in matters of that sort. | trust
the press will speak out on this subject
in language which cannot be mistaken
Heretofore, the southern and central por
lions have had things pretty much their
own way, regarding the north as only
valuable and important to help them Sc.
cure the Offices trust there NAV be a
slight Improvement in that particular, in
the future. What SAYS the Guardian
NoRrH Iowa.
| Marcel l2M, 1868.
Gsy~ The wri;er Of the above, who re-
sides in arolher county, asks our opinion
| of his proposition. We are one Of those
who care very litle about locality. We
believe in taking The best, tie most
available man, without regard to the
county, or portion Of State, in which he
resides. As a Urinary consideration,
section has no significance with us. Ii
all the best, all tie ablest, and all the
most popular men resided in one section,
we should be willing that all the candi
dates and officers should come from tia,
section.
AS secondary consideration, howey.
er, we admit that locality should be no
iiced and we think that there has been
some ground for our correspondents
complaint. Locality may well come in
to decide between men equally able and
equally popular, but we believe that
there have been many instances OF nom.
inatlCns of candidates in our State con
ventlons, where it has not been suffered
thus to decide We believe further than
that. We believe that men from the
South part Of The State have been selec
ted for positions over others from the
North part, who were infinitely better
qualified than those selected. We be
.leve this has been the case in a good
many instances, thus doing injustice TO
locality, to men, and TO the peop'e But
we ale not sure tia! anybody is 10 blame
Tor ii but Northern men themselves. =
They have generally permitted them
selves 10 be either SO divided between a
Of candidates, or have exhib.
lied such a lack Of unanimiy in the sup
port of Northern candidates, as to invite
ana render certain the success of men
from tie Southern part Of the State. We
attribute our lack Of representation in
the official positions of the State, and the
consequent neglect Of Northern interests,
not TO the indsposilon Of our brethren
IN other sections of the State to recoo
nize our claims, but TO the foolish divis. |
ion and lack OF concert among the dele
gates from the North.
Our correspondent truly says that JUS
tice and fair dealing would unqutstiona
bly, concede the Gubernatorial nomina
ton, at the coming convention, TO The
North part Of the State As far MS we
hear. ", believe, that our Southern
friends are ready and wiling to make
the concession. 1t is only necessary for
Us to uni upon some Northern man, 10 |
secure his cordial nomination at the
hands Of the convention. The question
is then, have we man whom ne can |
unite upon-whom we can present to the |
rs worthy Of the position and
sure TO do Us credit? That we have
men worthy, we know; whether they
,ar secure the needed unanimly of sup
port. remains 10 be seen Speaking for
70 other county than Buchanan, we know
hat size can offer a man equal in culture.
u knowledge, in ability, in executive