Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-02-22
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR,
We reprint the following from the

OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
We reprint the following from the
Dubuque Times:
go" The Delaware County Union, of the
18th, devotes its leader to THE Cover
norship' and after naming several ASH.
rants, closes as follows:
".'The prospect, however, il that
some one Who'll has been scarcely thought
of as yet will win the prize. We ask
that he be a Northern Iowa man. as
we'll rs capable, honest, and temperate
in his habits. Cur present predilectioI
would be III favor OF Attorney General
Bissell, of Dubuque, or Hon. PETER
MELENDY, of Cedar Falls. The latter
gentleman has not been announced rs
u candidate yet, but we know or no one
at the present writing who combines
more of the elements for q successful.
candidate that tie Workingman vi
Iowa,
1--WE should all he proud OF the
young and gallant State of Iowa, tina,
she has so many allie men capable OF
filling the executive chair"
So says the Manchester Union, and so
says the Dubuque Times. Iii naming
Hon. p. MELENDY of this city, for the
Govcrnoiship, our neighbors are only
giving voice to a feeling, which has
been too deep and respectful for noisy
utterance, but which may yet make
itself felt i'm the State. We have ali
along been aware of his uncommon
qualifications for the position named,
and how warmly many waiting hearts
would respond to any sucl, announce
ment Of his name. But modes:y has
withheld us from parading the name OF
our tcilow-cit!zen, amid the multipiici
~ of candidates offered. And then be- /
sides, Mr.. MEZENDy 10 not Il man to
crowd himself forward for office. and |
such nomination might not be ac-
cording to his wish. We have not seen
him for some time, us he is mostly
absent from town on his many pressing |
Official engagements. Yet we happen
to know that the above suggestion is !
entirely without his knowledge and |
consent; aid we have every reason To |
believe that me would decline to have |
his name used i,r AIRY snch connection !
~ MIR. ME,EyDy f. indeed tb. :. ,yorl,-
ing-man of Iowa." us the Union with t
great appropriateness has called him. |
He is a man that ",loes with his ,,;yb, |
what his hands tin,, to do" And in .
this he is emino,,lv npI,,tos,,;.i,.J
natriotic lo,al lIa ,,ao;,,s u,;,,, /;
own CITY for IFS interests no WORT
day and u;pbt lya nav, &C ~
own St.ta. and low. ,.. -. ,I
citizen more indef.ti.ohI. j., ,f,arts -
prop,ota how ,,r,s,,.,S,.,. .a....t
her fame Ana la, mo, In.st 10 g.
with a holy zeal s,r his oo.,ntr,. orar
true ia tba ITn;o, Ror,bi;..,, a.. 49,;
sacrificing .bi,sh uovay,,,,o,,,r ns.,oa
rather than how the. k,eo n, ,ro r,,,
son Baa,. i
As n snecinep If b;s n,,,,;o vo,, ora
enternrisa ,v;t,as. t,,a haro,,t.,, IT,
he has mt rnrib f,r ia, To,.., r,,,...I
Ra;lrood wbicl, IN, his ,,,,,. ~.
large mcasurel i. sonn "a Hind - Jo,;,
and ST Pan, to,+o,,o. ,o,.,,- ra
the grand con,octi,,r How, ,,s 80 o.,
the vast Nississin,i p..i, WIZ,
also his nntir;pg in,l,str, o,,a lie ,.n,,.
able administration nc prasi,an1 or,ho
Iowa State Agricultn.,r Sooiatv u,;.h
is continu,i,v fa,,i,,. tha hnnocoa,,.
potency OF his ;pllne,oa ona .sl
Witness narrower III, e,ithr,, .ar,,:aa
rs IT, s Nor.h,i for .ha D,..r;.. oe
iowa n NO.. which H.. has ,;I,ai ,,.;I
such honor to himself and tho lr,inn.
until the neltv ne,ula,, ,u,rat M t,,n
White House has tr;.a - ,,,.ar,,Io
him with n more. s,,,,,a .,ol az tha
Souih only +, ,,o. ~, r.;a.,:,
the Senate whn r,no,v &c., ..,r, t,,a
superior qualifications ,f NV d ~.
LEsDy. their own ,otftioG ,i.o;oa,
. All these mr,,i,ii., ,,,iI;o r,.au.
completely FIJI ~, ,nt .xh,,st ,,,-
time .na ,oI,,.,- ,.,, -. -
.;,;,,. . "