North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-12-22

money and well.trained corruption could
do to secure his success. His Interest
will be represented in the Lobby by no,
less than forty million capital, and it will
bleed literally to secure the services il
the Senate of 80 subtle and plant a too
as beis known to be. Added to this out
J side influence, which is really the mos
| potent aud IN the end will govern, il hi
own vast fortune and the governmen
patronage he already controls. How
recklessly he will use the latter for hi
own advancement, with perfect disre
gard of public interest, you have som'
experience in your own County, though
he does not always make as bad bargain.
ms he seems to have done there.
What is the character OF the assembl,
as elcctcd7 Mostly good and true men. bu
some of them unblushingly hold them
selves in the market. Allison claims
about 40 on the first ballot; he will neet
&c to nominate; the appliances, for gettins
the remaining &c are already at work.
have seen slate from your district, made
asI understood, by Mr.. Drummsnd, lone
of his federal appointees,) d. claims to
have ID votes that he can give to Mr.. Al
lison, 3 he marks as against him, certain
and four sucject to the proper appliances
You, of course, can judge better than oil
the correctness Of the estimate.
When in Jefferson, the home of Mr..
Wilson, / learned that he WINS active and
was giving the weight Of his influence for
Mr.. Allison, that means Wilson for sue.
cessor to Harlan, it is an influence that
will be powerful, for they alike understand
the ropes and how to use the tools at their
command. t
/ have given you my views OF the situa-
ton. Allison has more strength than
calculate, true. it is not with the people,
but the question is out of the peoples con-
troll. His strength consists of money,
patronage, corruption, all the vast wealth
that the whiskey rings can bring to his
service, bogus Rail Road Co.'S and mon
opolies of every kind throughout organ
lied and well drilled with all the republi-
can press that money or patronage can
buy at their service. Such is the array of
strength on the one hand.
What have you against it? You have
the sober, honest convictions Of the mas
ses unorganized and undrilled, and un.
welding force, and against the power
which it is to combat only a subject of
ridicule and derision. Have stated the
case too strongly, have you any hopes Of
defeating him, can it be done with such
force But in the way of candidates,
who has he against him? Judge Wright
is doing something, has some strength, is
an honest and good man, but he has no
ontside influence, no whiskey ring or
moneyed monopoly will be at his service,
he has no patronage with which to subsi-
die the press, and he is himself poor,
this alone is enough to settle the question
in this contest, but he is not scarcely the
right man; his decisions on the bench
show his mind to be better adapted to
small technical pettifogging bubbles than
grasping great National questions.
Then what other men have you. Mr..
Williams, you told me, would not, on any
consideration, be candidate. Probably
Gov. Merrill is the best fitted man for the
place, but will he consent to enter the
fight? Were l personal friend of his,
as you seem to be, l would advise against.
He is now faithfully and honestly dis
charging his Cuties as Governor; no in
terest of the State has, as yet, escaped his
viglant eye. lie is now highly honored /;
let him remain so. He cannot measure
strength with one SO thoroughly trained
in corruption as VIM. b. Allison, and re-
main untarnished.
But must close. Have l written you
a discouraging letter? I would desire to
take a different view of the matter. /
have to look stubborn facts in the face. /
would venture the advice to you, to with
draw from any active participation in the
contest, any farther than to cast your own
vote for man worthy of the position, if
you have to do it alone. The fight is a
hopeless one., It would crafty me to see
our rep7es entatives rise above the inAu-
ence of an imported Lobby, and control
our own destinies, but the price of Liberty
is Eternal vigilance. We have slept too
long the real battle is now between our
own citizens and outside rings.
For the people to thus rise against or
ganized corruption. and assert their own
rights, would be victory that the history
of the world records but few Of. l say
emphatically, the people every where
have been, are against Allison, and from
my observation, ! am equally confident
that were it left to them, Gov. Merrill
would have as large a vote for Senator as
he had for Governor. ~
Present my kind rea ards to your family.
and remain as ever.
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The Austin Register reports a melee
in which Walter Durham is implicated in
the killing of man on the streets Of thai
town. The Register report is not at all
clear rs to who was to blame and we leave
it out of our columns this week for furth