Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-09-15
THE PKOSPECT.

we lnvlle RItentlOn 10 an article IN an
other column on the congressional con-
test in this district, which We copy from
the Dubuque Herald The hopeful view
taken in that article Of the prospect Of the
election Of the National Union candidate,
is not by any means without good grounds,
a. We think will become apparent to any
one who will take the trouble 10 examine
the vote in this district for the past two
or three years, and compare it with the
present position Of parties. Two years
ago Hubbard was elected by about 5000
majority. At that time there was no or.
ganized opposition to him. No opposi-
ton convention was held, and consequent.
ly no regularly nominated candidate was
brought out ag inst him. At the sugges
ton of few prominent Democrats in the
district-hut without any attempt at for.
mality -Judge Chapman, Of Black Hawk
county, consented to be considered As the
Democratic candidate, merely for the
purpose of giving those who desired to
vote q full ticket, but who would rot vote
for Hubbard, an opportunity of doing so.
No effort whatever was made in his be
half. He did not canvas the district or
any par, of it him elf, and nobody else
did it for him Z; and many voters in the
district we're not aware Of Chapman's
candidacy until they saw his name in the
returns after the election. Practically,
Hubbard had no opposition two years ago.
Ono year ago, Stones mai .rity for
Governor in the counties composing the
9Th district, was one half less than Hub
bard's the year previous. This election,
too, was held under circum stances very
ontavorsble to full deyelopment,of the
voting strength of the opposition to radi-
csllsm. Benton was nominated so short
a time before the election that general
canvas Of the State was impossible. He
was brought cut by party which did not
command the full confidence of the De.
mocracy, and was hooted at and ieered
by the adLerents of the shirt-tal hero of
Shilo. 1t was at time when the epithets
copperhead' and "traitor' were the
radicals most potent and effective argu-
ment, and their lusty use by Stone, Orwig,
Cole, and the balance Of the principals
and aiders and abetters in the swamp
land swindle, the orphans home robbery,
and other .hieving operations, induced
very many, against their honest convic-
tons and better judgment, to vote against
the Soldiers ticket. What little canvas
sing and speaking was done during the
contest was confined to the ropulous
counties Of the southeastern part of the
State, and the very large reduction of the
republican vote in these counties showed
that the people need ba, TO be made &C.
qasioted with the principles of the Ma
tional Union party to induce them to
throw off the hard yoke of radicalism.
Comparatively nothing was done in the
9th district, yet the fact .hat.at that elcc-
ton the radical majority was reduced one
hundred per cent, furnishes good ground
for the hope that the district can be re-
deemed this fall Then the President,
with all his patronage and influence, was
against us-now he is for Us. Then the
Cabinet, with its representatives through.
out the country, was against us-now il
is for u.s. Taen the soldiers, with their
power and prestige, we're largely agains,
ss-now they ara for u.s. Then the Fed
erai oticers--the postmasters, the asses-
sors and collectors, &c, wers against US
now, BY the gracs Of the guil'o,ine, they
will soon all be for rs. Then wo were
disorganized, weak and respondent; now
We ore united, strong and hopeful.
Our candidate Is IN able. eloqucn. and
popular man. lie has shown his homes.
devotion to the cause Of the Union By
taking up arms and fighting during the
late war BY the side Of such men as Ben
ton, Mexican, Warren, Curtis, futile, aud
the 10 ,WO other brave soldiers that Iowa
sent to the war His record, both militia
~ and political. j. unimpeachsble, and
his election is srdently desired BY the
President, the Cabinet, and every sound
Constitutional Onion man il the country.