Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
About the Scnst0rshiD.

In determining the question of Mr.. Har-
lan's successor in the L. s. Senate. We
are not particularly inclined to be guib-
blers for locality in matters of this kind:
but all can readily see that the people
might be better represented by choosing
members from two parts of the State in
stead of one part of the State. A man
Of the Southern portion cannot be ex-
pectcd to fully understand the senti-
ments, interests, and desires of the
Northern portion, nor Ticc rersa. What
Is wanted, therefore, to insure Justice
and cquity'is one Senator from South
ern Iowa and one Senator from North
ern Iowa. Thus the knowledge of the
two would extend over and take in the
entire State. Southern Iowa has man
in the person of James w. Grimes,
than whom one more honorcd and re-
spected does not occupy place in the
National Congress. Till lately, she had
another, James Harlan, who was equal
Iy an honor to the Nation and to the
State. So long as he occupied the place
no voice in Northern Iowa was raised
to assert the claims of locality. But
now that he has been called to higher
position, and new man is to succeed
him, Northern Iowa claims the vacated
position.
But in considering locality the man
must not be forgotten. The choice
might be made from the very heart of
Northern Iowa, and still the chosen
man lie as unadapted to representing
Northern Iowa rs though the choice
were made from the extreme southwest
corner OF the State. Therefore the man
should be the first consideration, and
the locality q second.
Then again, availability is not to be
put out OF sight. a very capable and
coed man might be brought forward,
who, in the place, would be cminently
satisfactory to his constituency but as
his election rests with n majority OF the
delegates iiom all quarters of the State,
through ignorance Of portion of those
delegates or from a lack of sufficient
confidence, that very good and capable
man might lose his head. A hod-car-
ricr must climb the ladder round by
round; public man must Go the same
thlng. If Northern Iowa i'm the past
las been deprived of the rights of local
lty, it has been because she was inlpo-
lite and divided in her counscls.-
l. She gains her right in this instance
she must herself do right. We have a
persona! and political friend whom
above all others we would like to see L.
:. Senator; Dut-he is not available, and
we, being his friend, do not urge him.
Political life is not less delicate than hui
man life, and we have no desire to see
the head of our friend under the polit-
ical suillotine.
What we want is a man-an available
man, a man the North part of the State
can unite Oh. We look to Samuel J.
Kirkwood, Of johnson county, us that
man.
But he il, not of the North part of the
State? No, not exactly; but far enough
North SO that no man in Iowa better
understands the North part OF the State
than he. What more is wanted? He
is a friend to Northern Iowa, and will
zealously regard and protect her inter-
ests. If this be conceded, the objection
of locality cannot properly be urged
against him.
Then as to his ability. There is no
question here; his two terms in the GU
Iernatorial chair, during the most criti-
cal period of our State and National his
tory, fully tested his strength of intel
lect, his power of mind, his regard of
principle, his honesty of purpose, his
friendship for freedom, his adherence to
Right. He has fully earned, by his
mcritorious service the position now
open, and Iowans ought, without re-
spcct to locality, to be altogether ready
to acknowledge his distinguished abil.
ity and intrinsic worth.
Another consideration that should &C
10 determine Northern Iowa to urge
Gov. kirkwood, is his availability. II
there be division in this part of ths
State, it is not at all improbable tina,
preferences here may be wholly disre.
garded by the success of some one of the
several candidates in the Southern and
Central portions. Gov. Kirkwood is &
strong man all over the State, ant
Northern Iowa has no man to advance
who has eqssai strength elsewhere.
While we 6onot Intentionally dispar
age the claim of any other man, WI
speak earnestly for Kirkwood from ;
finn conviction that no man would
prove of more service to the county, OF
of more honor to the State. Let little
political chickering's and unworthy per
saual favoritisms be cast aside, and lei
Northern Iowa speak, with a strength
and a unanimity that shall secure the
answering of her voice.
THE McGrcgor Nears Of last week
comes to us with a spread eagle over The
redemption of the Pocket City from tn,
rule of the Democracy. The Union
Iaen carried the day, at the late city
election, electing their entire ticket by
handsome. Eaajorities. The Ncas Ina:
good cause forfeeling well.
TdIE Dubuque Times of the 18th has
a notice Of the very sudden death o
James L. Langwo:thy, 1t Monticello
Jones county. to which place he hat
gone on business. He removed tora.
region Of Dubuque in 1924, and was con
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