North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-02
Legislative Correspondence.


EDS. NORTH Iowa TIMEs:-Every
historic tragedy has it's humorous
episodes. AS grave and earnest as
was the contest for u. S. Senator,
there We're little sparkles all through
it, jutting out. STUBS, one of the
candidates for the vacancy (who didn't
get "nary" a vote) was slow in coming
to time. He did not put in al APP
pearance till the day preceding the
caucus. STUBBs is big fellow, six
feet three and one-half inches from
the heels up! Soon after his arrival
here, some one of his friends said:
"Well, STuBBs, is it true that you are
candidate for Senator'S mo sir,
the fact is, am too long for the short
term, and too short for the Tong term"
STUBS had obeyed the injunction.
"Man, Know myself" Can't we
profit something from this, and learn
to take our dimensions before chanc-
ing too much in, at best, a doubtful
venture?
The battle between myself, Merrill
and Allison, was conducted in the
greatest good nature. No charges
were made against the most unfortun-
ate candidate, as those opposing him
felt quite sure the sovereign people,
through their representatives, would
require that the position should be
filled only by man Of uneXceptiona-
BILE character,
Never in the history Of Iowa legis-
lation, has so numerous lobby been
represented to control against their
conuictions, a legislature! Wright,
strong in the affection of the people (;
strong among the the members of the
bar; greatly respected by the members
of his church, felt that he was the
very citadel of strength from the out
set of the contest. Socially, WRIGHT
carries the talisman which finds an
open sesame to every heart, and in
this we recognize the true man. I
hate an iceberg, whitfield out into
the semblance of humanity.
There must be human impulses back
of human honor, and human integrity.
The aggressive GOODNESS Of an ice
berg is only deepened by the still more
intensified GOODNESS of its inward
pulsations. I would trust genial
nature with my pocket-book would
not trust bloodless-one with my lib
critics.
Wright's friends gathered around
him as chickens respond to the mater
nal cluck; as children encircle the
good mother at her call. The con-
nected friendship of twenty-five long
and faithful years, rushed, by common
impulse, to his support. Prominent
among whom stayed, Murdoch of your
county. When such man, embalm-
ed in the hearts of those who know
him, asks for position Of trust, it is
useless to trot out a mere politician
against him. Gov. MERRILL, unwill-
ing to enter the contest, allowed his
friends the use of his name; they hop
ed that, in a contingency, they might
carry hiEa to victory. Merrill is pop
ular with the people. The men who
responded SO splendidly to the call of
WRIGHT" stood ready, in case of
breach, to throw themselves to the
side of Gov. Merrill.
Allison had but few, real, genuine,
heartfelt supporters, outside his splen
did cortege!
"a united north" so much talked
alb tut, and so much relied upon, would
have done him no good. The die was
cast. There are strange stories told
in this connection which l care not to
repeat in detail; of vast speculative
schemes, where an IN could be of
benefit to an OUT, provided always
that the OUT was a friend of either
side-play, in which two or three years
gives ample opportunity to amass a
Colossal fortune. There are more
skirmishing reports, to which the
legislation at Washington may give
shape before the frost leaves the
ground in early spring.
How sensitive men become somc
times when earnestly engaged in their
work, if interrupted by opposing for
ces. Among the lobby Of one of the
candidates were two men who, from
their position, INTERNALLY" have been
known to take liberties with unstamp-
ed cigars, tobacco, whiskey and sar-
dimes, which an ordinary individual
would find some hazard in undertake
ing. AS cigars were plenty and dis
tributed freely from the respective
centres of the various candidates, es-
pecially SO from that occupied by one
of the northern candidates, it occurred
to q mischevious looker-on that he
would practice little joke on the
anxious aspirant, not anticipating
that his folly would be construed into
malice. Quietly he started the report
that whenever the candidate found his
commisary stores were running low,
he dispatched the one officer to con-
>fiscate cigars; the other to confiscate
something dearer, resembling fluid
in consistency. This little by-play
started in q jest, born of deviltry
aroused the sleeping Lion to fierce
combat. How frail is humanity, re-
gardless of sex! What satisfaction is
there in recounting the dauntless
deeds of fallen and unsuccessful he
roes; unless great and vital principle
dies as they perish? Why linger
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