Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-04-19


bled in the gallows-yard and said:
"why after all, it 10 sunshiny morning,
and Ialways said it would rain when it came
my turn to be scragged into the great secret. "
These we're the last words he uttered, for the
next moment the drop fell, and the poor wretch
Was in the death agony.
VINO s1ouID 8E oovaRlson.
The following on the Governorship, We
clip from the Cedar Falls Caseste The men
Of that spicy sheet take the right view Of the
kind Of ; man Iowa wants for her Governor
but whether or not the one Of their choiee is Of
that type ws do not know; il he is all they
claim for him Iowa will be honored by hil
elevation to that position. But We are very
much inclined to the belief that politician,
will oppose any such man, because there Is no
enough Of the, " You tickle for me this time
and will tickle for you while governor:
"This il . question which forc;bly suggests
Itself TO the minds Of the thinking classes Of
Iowa, ~ the time draws near when this i'm
portant question must Be decided, and - .
nomination ie equivalent to IN election, great
care should be taken in the selection Of . can
didate. The remark has become common, and
is not without its force and truthfulness, that
the best qualified 10 serve As State officers do
not always get the most important positions.
Merit and true publication for the position
seems to have been forgotten, until it has be-
pull wires the best are the ones most likely to
succeed 10 the Office.
We ask how long will this continue? When
will men be chosen for the Office rather than
the seeker be allowed to choose the office?
The position which Iowa is taking along
with, and We may safely say, in advance OF
many Of her other sister States, demands for
our next Governor man Of sound judgement,
decision Of character, Of irreproachable polit-
ical integrity, temperate habits, and, above
all, true, radical republican. whose record
in the past leaves no chance to doubt his
course iu future. Such man, we believe,
may be found in the character and life of Col.
Samuel Merrill, Of Clayton county. We are
told that Col Merrill 10 christian gentleman,
without stain on his public or private career;
possessed Of good, strong sense, great 6rmness,
and much intellectual culture; and, withal, .
practical business man. His record, too, IS .
soldier, cannot be questioned.
Such . man We hope to see the next Cover
nor Of our proud and prosperous State, and
the more earnestly do " urge the nomination
Of COL Merrill, from the fact that he was born
an abolitionist and has always been true to
the principles Of human rights.
We want good sound man in the broadest
and most libsralsease, for our chief executive,
and such Governor ws feel confident Col.
Merrill would make.
Why Women Cannot Enter Masonic
Lodges.
Frequent complaints are made BY ladies in
relation to masonry, and their principal argu-
ments are, that their husbands have no busi-
ness 70 do anything that they cannot tell their
wives-that that which 10 secret must be
wrong-that is is . mean excuse, and % on.-
One branch Of the subject seems, however, to
BE- capable Of legendary explanation, and the
Norfolk Journal publishes thereon the follow
ing paragraph
when King solomon was still young man
he had married his seventh wife. She Was )
beautiful Ammonitess, with locks % black %
the ravea's wing, and eyes - bright - the
eagles. Il Vas believed that she was the "a
vorsd fair one among al the sultanss Of the
gres, King; for his affections we're sst divi-
ded then % they Afterwards became She
knew her power and used it ansparingly. In
addition to her other qualities, shs vas %
inquisitivs - ever was . woman - this
earth.
One evening King Solomon attended lodge
on some grand occasion, and stayed out sone-
what late. When he returned homo he found
the fair Ammonitess in the dumps, and pout-
i1g just like the dear wisss Of Masons Do
sometimes nov when tfeir lords stay out too
late At the lodge. She upbraided him with
ueglecting her, insinua,ed that he hadn.
been to the lodge, - he pretended, and insisted
that in the future be should give proof that be
BY having herself initiated, 90 that she might
70 there and watch him.
Daughter Of Ammon," replied the King,
sthou hast behaved thyself - one Of the fool
ish women, in presumiHg to question thy lord
and master Thou art not 90 aAgry with me
% thou prstendest 70 BE-; 70, the true reason
Of thy behavior is tAy iasatiAhle curiosity, in
which tAss sxesllsse Eve heraslf Know then
that here ofaAia that neither thou, nor ANY
Of thy inquisihvs sex aftsr thes, ever ente,
the portals Of > Masonic lodge; but shall
enjoin the Tyler to pierce through With hia
sword any woman that shall attempt 10 ents,
: ledge; ays. even tAse, Queen Of Israe
though tAsu b." Aud that ordinancs Of Iii,
wisest q nsusrchs has costinued In lbro,
till tAis 1ay.-Ex. .aass. !