The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-30

track. He was nominated as the regular re-
publican candidate for the legislature from
Desmoines, and the Muscatine Jaurnat, DAY.
enpors Gazette and other highly moral pa
pers are endeavoring to have him defeated.
The Journal says:
"Better dozen democrats in tine Iowa house
from our capital county than single kasson.-
Tho honest republicans Of that county owe 1t to
themselves, owe 1t to the party, owe it to common
political honesty, owe it to the state, that the
capital shall not send to the legislature a man
whose success would be q reproach to the good
name Of the party and of the state. The republi-
can party of Iowa has already withstood many
mistakes, but it cannot withstand the blunder
and crime of Desmoines regency ruled by a
common adulterer and corruptionist." Z"
The Desmoines Statesman, the democrat
ic state organ, after copying the articles from
the radical papers, in relation to Kasson,
says:
''Now, what is the meaning of this TRADE
1t may be summed up as follows John A.
Kasson is man of education, cultivation
and ability man of comprehensive views
"a man entitled to the name of statesman
more than any other Iowa radical. A man
who would prove difficult to remove, if stand
ing in the way of an envious aspirant. Jno.
A. Kasson is not one of the Desmoines re.
gency, but rival of its leading spirits. In
our city are two ambitious, yet paltry dema-
gogues, who see no way to seat in congress
| except by politically killing Kasson. To do
| this, their only hope was to blacken his rep,
utation, and keep their own unspotted from
the corruption in which they have participa-
| ted, and which to them is as food and air
1 T. Al % .1,ch thayv
| aim, Kasson's domestic circle was invaded
and poisoned-that his private griefs were
| dragged before the public for the creation Of
| political capital, and for this only-that his
| frailities are aggravated thousand fold, and
under the gpise of plying friendship, para
ded to the world. To place the full particu
lars of this demoniac plot before our readers
| wonld be to unbare poor human nature toe
sweepingly. The world knows we'll the tale
st has heard of the ruins of once happy
| wife-of domestic felicity turned to the mos
| uncomfortable woe of the escape of the hell
ish conspirators from the odium of their I'M
equalled villainy-of the persecution which
has followed the victim Of the mighty wronl
lit has heard of all these, and in the grea
| heart of the masses villainy can never fine
friends. This persecution has again beer
inaugurated. Disappointed ambition is thu
motive power. When kasson was growing
in power and influence, it was not strange
that he created enemies. Envy is always OF
the alert. Among these is that puritan, Hi
ram Price, and that coward Grinnell. Pric,
owns the editor of the Muscatine Journ0l.-
By charity alone that individual holds his pc
sition, and with hearty good will he rallie.
| to the aid of his master. The Muscatin,
Journal itself is part and parcel of the "Des
MONIES Regency" 1t is a valuable ofshoot
Kasson is not implicated in the corruption
which reigns at the capital. He is STUN
bling block to these demagogues. He stand
in their way to power.
However kasson's political record mav
be regarded by his radical assailants, it i
certainly not one to command the admira
ton of the democracy. But his political O
personal record has nothing to do with thes
assaults. This is simply means whicl
small, envious and heartless men, (consciou
of inferiority), use to destroy their superiors
Democracy would be greatly the gamer
kasson was out of the arena, and his plac
filed by one of this herd of small hound
baying on his track. We don't object t
killing him politically-but to the mode ev
cry honest man must object. But calumn
and libel are the sole weapons of the presen
crop of radical leaders in Iowa, and we eA
pect to see the plan followed for the purpos
of paving the way for worse and inferior mer
When kasson is fallen, the last barrier ha
been removed and their pathway is clear"