The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-01-27
From Des Moines.

Correspondence of the Upton ApvERrrsEn.)
Des Moines, January Il, 1870.
Since my last communication, several
important matters have been decidedat
the Capital. 1t would be unintercsting
to your readers for me to make a bare
enumeration of what has been done; for
they have long since CLEANED the items
from the daily papers.
The contest for speakership has left
but few marks Of its violence, yet it Is
MOTTO be disputed that some relics re.
main of the bitterness which entered i'm
to the contest Oh the part of some of the
supporters of either candidate And it
is to be regretted that there are some,
on either side, whose action on other
questions are to some extent controlled
by the heat, and the result, of that CON
test This is an evil most to be feared,
and most to be guarded against, in a
political party welding an overpower-
ing majority. The supporters of sue
cessfui candidates should not allow tile
good feelings arising out of their victory,
to take on the appearance Of exultation
over another good mans defeat; nor
should the friends of defeated cantlidat es
entertain any feeling of bitterness or re-
venge against the successful party. The
existence of rings and cliques in any
'party will soon cause it to lose light of
principle, and its Organization to degen-
crate into a mere scramble for office;
but the enemies or the Republican par
ty need not flatter themselves that there
is any Immediate prospect Of their gain
ing anything from dissentions in that
party. Yet such dissentions are to be
guarded against by every member of the
party making desire for the public
good controlling motive, iistsad of
allowing his choice of candidates to de-
pend on local or personal interests.
1t was an interesting sight to see the
defeated candidates for small Il Off ces
solemnly turn their dolorous procession
homeward. Yet it was at the same time
cheering to see each one trying to per-
suade himself that had it not been for
Just one little unfortunate circum-
stance" he would have carried every
thing before lliin. One was defeated
because he did not come out just two
hours sooner; another attributed hts
want of success to the fact that he took
no interest in the matter; while another
accounted for his restitution solely in
the fact that he was very, generally mis-
taken for somebody else entirely unfit
ted forthe position sought. After 50
much buftonlioling ind selectioneerinr.
it tUds sad to learn that so many candi-
dates had came from such distance
and had paid so.tittte attention to their
own interests. 1t is, however, remark
able how defeat changes q man . account
OF the CANVASS. Occasionally we see a
candidate who furnishes . bright ex-
ample by turning his hack calmly on
the result of the contest, taking up, his
carpet-bag with jerk and declaring
with smile that the uhote secret of his
discontinue was concealed, in the
triing fact of his having failed, to, re-
ceive majority Of the votes. Such
men, II they are not successful, will
always have the rare capacity Of com
pretending their defeat and will no,
object to burial when they are polite.
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