Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-24
The Senatorial Question.

, ing, ana therefore, by request of the author,
Is published in the GAzETTE.-EDs. GAIL
MIR EDITOR I'm the independents
Guardian Of the 18th inst, took occa
sion in few brief lines to express m,
preference for U. S. Senator, withou
any reference to what might be tin
opinions of others, or attempting to ex
press their opinions for them. In repl,
to that article you have seen fit to be
stow upon me and the subject, laboret
article of two columns, in which yo,
pretend to speak the unanimous senti
ment of all Northern Iowa. I ask, sir
to reply briefly through your paper.
You are for w. Il. Allison and seen
struck with amazement that zone man
is out for another candidate" Permi
me to inform you that great majorit,
Of the leading men of the party i'm YOU
own city arc for "another candidate
l have a communication from the mar
in Delaware county, who can speak b,
his vote, on this question, stating tina,
he is for ,"another candidate;' that in
that county most Of the leading Union
men have signed a petition to Governor
stone to appoint another candidate. u
The same is true of Buchanan coun-
/ ty, and that being the section for which
claim right to speak, will say nine
tcnths of the Union men of our county
could they vote to-day, would vote for
another candidate ....
Mr.. Editor, I am informed and verify
believe the fact so to be, that you spent
part of two days and one night prowl-
ing about our town last week, for the
purpose of promoting the interests of
your sectional candidate, - that you
found two men, who through ignorance
or Misrepresentation gave you encour-
agement. lam now exceedingly happy
70 inform you that they have both apos-
tatized the faith, and signed a petition
to Governor Stone to appoint "another
candidate" 's
Perkins, of the Cedar Falls GAZETTE,
is out for another candidate" The
same is true of the Bremen county Pho
ME, the West Union Record, and the
McGregor Nems. There is then, Mr..
Times, more than tone man" in favor
of "another candidate"
Having said enough to show that you
are in error-that you don't take the
papers-that you don't know the senti-
ments of the people, or else you wilfully
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mcnt of the article,-not in ridicule,
which is not argument, but in candor.
What then is the argumentg Why
should Mr.. Allison be u. S. Senator?
You claim no distinguished ability for
him. You claim no distinguished SER
vices that he has rendered this section,
or the State. You say he is a good rep
acknowledgement That he is good,
clever, sociable fellow-granted. But
the grand argument is, "Mr. Allison's
interests are tnund up Nth ours. His
home is here, his property is here, he is
intimately connected VIII our railroad
enterprises, and with all movements
for the development of our resources"
Poor " neglected Northern Iowa" To-
day Northern Iowa has the Treasurer,
the Auditor, the Secretary, and Attor-
ncy General of the State; she has all the
Senators and Representatives in the
Legislature that her population will
give her. VIII you, sir, blame the south
crn portion of the State that we have
not more population? The last four
Governors of the State have been elect
ed from the middle and eastern, por-
ton of the State. Now sir, challenge
you or any other man to name one sim
gle governmental act Of either of those
men which was calculated to injure the
Northern and benefit the Southern por-
ton of the State. What Southern in
terest has been fostered, and what Nor
thern interest neglected by either of
those Governors f.? If you can name
none, then cease your cry for man
"whose interests are bound up in our
interests" VIII you deign to name the
appointment of Judge Cole by the pres
ent Governor? Then l shall demand
Of you to show to the people of North
ern Iowa what material interest among
us suffers by that appointment. Do
you pretend to say that our Judges de-
eide partially in consequence of the To-
cality of their residence? Do you, sir,
expect i you are in legal contro: OPS" e:.
with citizen of Southern Iowa, that a
Northern Judge will decide in your ia
vor, because 'he,lives in your section OF
the State? Do you, sir, expect to elect
Supreme Judge whose interests "are
bound up' in your interests? If so,
YOU must have an exalted idea OF the
Judiciary of your State, and OF your
country. VIII any attorney in North
ern Iowa claim that because the Judges
are from the Southern portion of the
State, therefore, he cannot practice as
successfully before them? No man
does claim such a thing for moment.
Where then is this great wrong? 1t
exists in the brains of aspiring politi-
clans, and no where else, and they, sir,
are your dictators. The people don't
say their interests have been neglected
and repudiated,-far from it. On the
contrary, ut the last election they gave
most emphatic endorsement Of the
Governor in that act. a
Our U. S. Senators are both from the
eastern portion of the State. Mr.. Ed
itor, you are very ignorant of the Con
stitution, or else you must propose ant
have adopted an amendment, before
you can operate your theory. You say
let us have one Senator for the North
and one for the South part of the State
the Constitution provides t,Uo for eacl
State, and they aresfor the aohoie State
No srrJ;av Tho SaJna rip str,,,nant Y,rp