Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-06-02
COllgrcssllicll, Again.
CHELSEA, May so, 1870

I Ed. Republsean--I am not only
surprised but panied to learn, as do
from the Tama Citizen, that its edi-
tor has undertaken the great work
OF making aud unmaking Congress.
man tor tits district, and that Mr..
Cambridge has so foolishly chosen
to espouse the cause OF ex Gov.
Stone.
| have been 4 constant admlrcr OF
Mr.. Cambridge and the manly poiti-
cal course which he has pursued,
finding him, as l always have, on the
side Of God and humanity, battling
against wrong and always for the
good, the true and the beautiful Mr..
Cambridge has thus far during his
residence in this county, welded a
very strong influence through the
ins,rumenta.ity of his ably conduct.
cd paper and this influence has been
felt by every voter in the county. l
lave aiways believed that when 4
man DO, -cssei such an extraordinary
power and ,nti,:ence that he should
act carefully, firmly, and pr:,yeriully,
first satisfying himself be;,ond .he
question ot adoubt that he was rig,.tin
his position before the world. l have
no doubt whatever but what Mr..
Cambridge, in espousmg the totter.
ing cause OF Mr.. Stone, has done so
from principle alone; and I sincerely
regret that one OF yonr correspond
ents, who signs himself Farmer,
(morc likely he ls Dcmagoguc,) has
seen fit to indirectly charge Mr..
Cambridge with having been the re-
cipicnt OF 'pccunlary considerations
from Coy. Stone, in return for news.
parorial favors. am fully convinc.
ed that Mr.. Cambridge would in
stan,ly repcl any overtures Of that
char actcr, knowing him as l do, that
he is perfectly independent, not only
of party, but of Office seekers and
Office holders. 1t Is \ lamentab,e
fact that in political circles, the mo-
ncnt man is known to be politically
pure like Mr.. Cambi lge, that mo-
ment some dcma9ogue commences TO
abuse and ridicule him aud cxerts
every effort to place him iu wrong
position before the public" The un.
questioned purity OF this gentlcman'S
political principles ought 10 silence
! the scandalous tongue OF every rad.
ical Democrat ana Loughridge Re.
publican" who would "resort to
such wicked and infamous abuse OF a
noble man."
Knowing, as Mr.. Camb id g c
should, that it was his duty as pub
lie journalist, to fully investigate the
character of any man whom he
should see fit to select as q candidate
for the important position OF Repre-
sentative to Congress, it appears
very strange to me that he should so
recklessly advocate tor nc mination
one OF the most unscruplous, decep-
TIVE and dishonest politicians in this
State, and one whose official record
has been blackened by the embezzlc.
mcnt of public funds.
It is not enough for Mr.. Cam.
bridge to allegc that he, (Stone,)
saved To the State by other transac
lion, double what lie stole by the
swamp land speculations, but it is
tor him to disprovc that Gov. Stone,
while acting as the chief executive
officer OF the State, and the trusted
custodian OF her property, allowed
himself 20 become the joint partner
OF his private Secretary, in robbing
the people OF nearly SAC, 0O0-to dis
prove that these partners visited the
First National Bank of Des Moines
at different times tor the purpose OF
drawing thcrtt'om money deposited
to their credit on account OF swamp
land salcs-to disprovc that the Gov
ernor visited the same bank, aud tor
the same purpose, drawing the same
class OF funds, OH his own personal
order-to disprovc that the Governor
allowed an Indictment to lie against
his private Secretary and former
partner until it expired by legal lin.
itation.
Mr.. Cambridge has hunted up
some old resolutions, adopted by the
Legislature during Mr.. Stones ad-
ministra,ion, by which it Is sought
to bolster up that yentleman's char
acter by such official Endorsement.
In the same column he says that "af-
tidavits prove nothing, as shrewd
rogucs cover up their iniquity Tor
months aud years with them;" and it
follows, in my opinion, that ,esolu-
tions can be gotten up by first class
royucs, occupying high Official posi-
,ions, and honest men may be led TO
adopt them, as did the Legislature
referred to. At that period in our
history, 1t was customary for official
bodies to indorsc the acts OF some
public men, whether right or wrong,
and Mr.. Stone took advantage OF the
ruling custom and got his dishonest
acts properly whitewashcd.
1t Mr.. Cambridge was called upon
to indite set Of resolutions setting
terlh that Mr. Camcry had been
wrongfully accused and ill-treatcd--
hat the Board Of Supervisors ought
to make an appropriation in his tavo,
, sufficient TO reimburse him tor all
lost time and expenses incurred, and
recommending the next county conven
ton To place him in nomination TO,
county Treasurer, we suppose Mr
Cambridge would willingly acquicst