The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
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Sass5fi8 Est eaf-is4 JOHN q. FOOTE.

Mr.. ED1ToR:7Allow me beg that you,
kindness will also extend to the pubiics.
ton Of this further article on ques..
ton Of interest; for public calamity like
that which has oefallen Us is suchs leyelel
that some suggestion Of value ma7. fal
even from 4 person as inconsiderab!e as
Your. statement en-, that YOU only printed
my articles (which were certainly wei!
meant and calmly stately "because the re-.
fusal to do SO would bealsed," requires me
TO state that voted the pure Republican
school ticket-that I was absent from tbs
city during the entire movement which
ended in the city election-that I neyei
bolted or dseried.a Republican nomirattor
land that though often, like Others, pain.
fully wounded by the imbecilities and op.
pressloRs OF Ohcialism in undeseryed pla.
oes Of party guidance "of which could 9
tale unfold" have been always ohedien1
and reticent. am, therefore to be pitiel
in having by my article inflaned your re-
sentmept. You cannot imagine that I in.
vite q war with you. In such an encoun.
ter, as an editor, you would hold al thu
advantages, and have no reason to ex pee,
that yon would decline to ,use them. Blu,
too much of this. m
Admitting, for the nonce, your statement
that among us are ambitious, diss ppointed
men who endeavor to ruin where they can.
not rule, the problem given however being
to secure party success, what is the practi.
cal requirement to meet such conditions
Surely not that the instruments Of our par
~ organization here should become Lax
and neglect the usual vigtlances which
purchase victory, but that they should use
additional care and caution to eliminate
from nominations - many as possible Of
the grounds upon which such disorganize1e
might base . suspicion of unfairEess. y
such men exist your, procedure is not wise
unless it provides. for the case made by
them; and that not by tabooing them, bu!
by making your fairness 80 transparent az
to deprive :hem Of any specious pretenses.
oNOw whether there was management il
the city nomination or mot don't know
NOR pass upon; but it is in general ciFcnia-
ton that the Republican boilers at tina!
election did 30 on q charge Of cabal. II is
in vain for you TO say no grounds existed;
reply atlarge number of respectable vo-
tiers thought otherwise.
The School "cas.css' ticket was so bald q
Misrepresentation of the desires Of the
that a. am told individual enterprise bs-
tween its prayers on Sunday doctored up
that which received the largest party sup
4 But you imply that boiling will always
here follow any convention. ] reply snch
has not been our peoples experience, and
further that boilers will find no respecta.
BILE body Of hackers when the heads Of a
party organization are abort and exercise
their Temporary supervision wisely and
only for ihe public good.
| Thus, sir, you should exercise the devils
you speak Of, and sound party based on
great moral truths; would not be driven fDy
. few ;mischievous men up the ''spo u -
your Imagination figures. IL
B II I am wrong in my very honest endes-
tvor at the solution Of this difficulty, pray
don't scold me, that viii tend to deter peo-
pie from trying to BE- useful, but correct
me, for I would delight to hear you dis
pose Of the matter, in manner becoming
a leading journalist engaged in the consid.
Grafton Of an important question. 3
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