The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-23
The Congressional Fight.

LIZ OOuSI0SS4Oudl ElRuC.
In this, tho 4th district, the con.
test for the nomination from the Ro
publican convention is becoming Of
hot as was ever waged, not except.
ing that In the 9TH district. 1t has
been our aim to avoid oil heated per-
sonal strife and recrimination. We
still adhere to that COURSE. We
are, however, much pained, and in d
measure Disguised with the bitter
and vindictiye policy pursued BY ok
Gov. Stone for some time past, to
foist himself upon the people Of this
district. We venture to say that, Il
fair expression Of the republican
voters gof this district could be OBJ
tanned, VIM. M. Stone would be beat
en- by two 10 one. In Oskaloosa, the
home of Nh, Loughridge, there has,
in the distribution Of the public pa
tronage, grown up such q feeling Of
bitterness and. discomfort as to engen.
der violent and most ungoverna-
Bile fury against the present incnm-
bent. This is nothing new for that
county. The Same uncomfortable
spirit fell with crushing weight upon
the greatest md truest representa-
tive man that Proud Mahaska ever
had, I've alludeto the lamented Gen.
Sam'l A. Rice, the distinguished civ.
.ilian and soldier, who sacrificed a
most valuable lifo il the defense Of
his country. 34
/ While, therefore, the result Of the
election in that county has given to
Stone its delegates through the yir-
ulence towards loughridge in Oska.
loosa, still, such confidence was re,
posed III him In the rural districts,
that the popular vote of the county
is for him. All the time, during last
winter, and even before that time
and while Mr.. Longhridge was at his
post of duty at Washington, this
scheme of defeating him at home hat
been incubating, the careful manage
mont and leadership Of which was
taken by q man who has been fol
years, for various reasons, whether
justly or unjustly, we will moi
now say, crouching at the
mercy Of the leaders and the
rank and file of his party, and
one who now it would seem has be.
come desperate enough to push this
contest to the very extreme verge Of
engendering such an ungovernable
hatred and spirit Of revenge as to
threaten in some places the unanmi
ty Of the republican hosts, because
they do not at onco acceed to him
the prize be covets. We know il
has been said, by way Of excuse, fo1
the many unwarranted attacks
upon Mr.. Loughridge and his friends
that Mr.. Orwig of tho Bulletin hal
been by them set upon Gov. Stone
This was the charge in the .Pells
Blade unquostionally inspired ifnot
written by the Governor himself
It is but q pretext and wholly with
out foundation. The Bulletin man
as every one knows, has been thu
bitter enemy of Mr.. Stone tor syears
and will not probably over hesitate
to pursue Stone, and Stone him, ST
long as they both shallalive, and al
this without any outside prompting
No! We are constrained to believ,
that Stone, for we have it from reli
able authority, has taken occasion t
make charges against Mr. Loughridg
in his public speeches through thu
district in small products here ane
there, which he ought to know wcr'
not true. Whilo on the other han,
we do think those journals sup
porting Mr.Loughridge, as we'll as tn
Judge himsolf havo treated Gov
Stone with great consideration ant
respect. But We refrain from addins
moro to this article. and simply
say that our judgement dictate
that we should be decidedly 70
the Hon. VIM. Loughridge an,
not OK. Gov. VIM. M. Stone.
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