Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-01-28

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80 tiioronghly posted on the political situatidn.l
DEs MorNEs, Jan. il, 1870.
EDITORS GAzETTE:-~A visitor at
this city, who will keepIhis eyes and
ears open, during the first and second
weeks Of the biennial session Of the
Legislature, will easily accumulate
items enough to form several letters
to the country press. 80,
The past week, however. has been
one of unusual interest, In both incl.
dents and events. The crisis Is now
passed, and things have 40 quieted
down, that ordinary people resume
their repose. - The nomination of
Judge Wright to the position of U. |
s. Senator, which was, demanded by
the people at the hands of the Legis-
lature, necessarily disappointed some
others. In fact the disappointment
was so greattha IL made new demands
upon the present ample Railroad ac-
commodations between this city and
Dubuque. On Friday last, the N.
w. n. R. in addition u TO its passen-
ger, sleeping and smoking cars, had
to attach to the eastern bound train,
several Swearing cars. ..sF
1t Is probable you, as well MS your
readers, were somewhat astonished
at the nomination of j, B. Howell.
of Keokuk, to ill out Grimes va
cancy. Some may be tempted to In
quire "who Is HoweIi@' He is the
editor of the Gate Cty at Keokuk-
of undoubted black republican ante
cedents. He has been an editor in
Iowa for over 20 years, and not hav-
ing energy or business tact sufficient
to accumulate property, he now
claimed and obtained a seat in the
United States Senate on two grounds
-''poperty,n and his ''soanting,n but
not getting mission to Gautamala.
The assertion will. be sustained by
the press of the State, when say
there are seventy>fve abler editors
in the State of Iowa than j. B. How
ell.
But his election only goes to show
what men will do when they become
exasperated. The North East, when
defeated In there own move for the
long term, said, 'Let them take ALL"
"Let us gorge them." "Let US dis
gust the North with. their own men,"
Then forgetting the claims Of ''old
location" they went pell nell for
Howell, and nominated him over
that able and long, tried friend of
Iowa, Hon. J. b. Grinnell. But con-
sole yourself, Mr.. Editor, that Mr..
Howell Is a true Republican, and
will probably remain SO while he
represents us I'm the u. s. S., as no
one will think him Of sufficient con-
sequence to buy him mp.
i It is matter Of regret to the Re-
J publicans of the State, that +. M.
. Mills is defeated for State Printer.
, Not so much on his account, "a that
, OF the party. He is able to live with
, out 1t, better than the party is with
out him. In States or Counties
where there are strong and over
, whelming Republican majorities, II
, is difficult to retain harmony of ac-
ton. The election of Edwards as
State Printer will probably build up
q rival Republican paper Mt Des
Moiues--which thro' contentious OF
rival interests, will lay the founda-
ton for our defeat. +
Mr.. Mills came to Des Moines four
teen years ago, when 1t was small
village, and has done as much by his
energy and his means to build up the
city as any other man, and now the
capitol Ringn slaughtered him to
effect their own Q DIS. They claimed
that If the u. s. Senator and State
Printer were elected from Des Moines,
they could not expect to get an APP
preparation Of $4,000, 900. or So, ,0Oo, 900
for State House. Your corresponds
J ent believes Iowa ought to build a
. good capitol--of good architectural
style, and of durable material, and
that there Is no better time to COM
, mence 1t than now. But to be In no
} hurry about IL. Above all save US
from the capitol ring already formed
, to gobble up millions in this game,
and then leave US with miserable
, concern. 1t seems as IL there were
sufficient number of failures In
! building capitols, t6 Warn Iowa Leg
, islators.
: There has been an important meet.
ing of the Directors of the Des Moines
and McGregor Railroad. They APP
pear to be in earnest, and have en-.
couraging words from capitalists
/, they desire to go to work so soon a
: the spring opens, and they have
made claim upon certain locations
of the amount they expect from
them. They have assigned 500, 900
to Black Hawk county, and as they
do not 60 through Grundy, they
make no claim on the prairie county
, But the Chief Engineer said on Sat
urday, that If Waterloo Is not promp
In raising the amount, they will Civ,
Grundy Center Aad Cedar Falls al
!. opportunity to raise the amount.--
Oneup a tree. like your correspond
, ent, would think that Grundy ant
: Black Hawk counties could rails,
100000 by the ides of March, I,
build the road through Grundy Cen
ter and Cedar Falls. What say you
I Mr.. Editors? az a5J lia
The result Of the contest for Sena
tor, IL Is understood, Is not intende'
" by Allison to be = Waterloo defeat b
him. On the contrary, Ii is reporte,
he Ia laying his plans for concentrat
iLg his forces for the contest tw,
years hence. We believe in pluck.
!. The slate Is also being fixed mp TO
the next Governor. 1t isstated tina
Hon. Hiram Price and Gen. William
: son are the Bonrbons from whom W
? are to make selections.
The Railroad interests are q might,
power in tho land. There are $50,
0O0, 900 invested In roads In the State
i and its owners neither sleep at thei
t posts, nor neglect theirin.erests. OF
o the other hand, there never were 81
i. many interests combined to hold tn
: roads to strict accountability. Tn