Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-07-07

to be the representative OF An honcst,
incorruptihlc people. II the friends
Of Mr.. Stone are worthy OF belief.
Mr.. L"nghfidgc is the sum of all
villainics and should not be return
cd. Whatever may be the merit Of
the charges tossed, to and fro, in re.
spec; TO the personal and official char.
acter OF these two men, the fact is
patent, that the charges preferred
against each are believed b. large
portion ofthc friends ofthc other. The
charges made against each candidate
are made by man whose integrity
and honor cannot be impeached.---
In view ofthe grave character Of the
charges preferred. and Of the stand
ing Of the men prcfcrring them.
lisintcrcstcd person might well hcsi-
tate to support either Of the two
candidates. II either Mr.. Tough
ridge or Mr.. Stone is guilty of one
half that is alleged against him,
he is not proper person to repre-
sent the Fourth Iowa Congressional
District in Congress. This District
cannot afford to send, as her Repre-
sentative, any man who is corrupt or
who is believed, by any considerable
number Of It's citizens, to be corrupt.
We must be represented by a man
above suspicion.
In our view, to nominate Mr..
Stone would do violence to the sense
of official honor and integrity held
by the large number ofpeoplc who
believe Mr.. Stone to have been
guilty of official misconduct, not to
say crime. Equally, would the
nomination Of Mr.. Loughridgc do
violence to the sense Of incorrupti-
blcncss and official justice Of that
large body Of people who believe
that Mr.. Longhridgc has not been
free from corruption in the dispense
ton of patronage and that lie IS not
truly a representative Of true Re
publican principles. To force either
upon the support Of those who can
not believe in his integrity and fealty
to justice will he gricvous wrong.
per haps, VIC might say q great in
Justice. That it will result in dis.
turbing the harmony and influence
| Of the Republican party cannot be
questioned. This harmony and in
luence Of the party should not, III
our opinion, be jcopardized, in this
contestwhich is solely personal one.
Principles should have more weight
with Us than persons. Personal
contest never advance, but usually,
'etard the progress Of principle, and
principle is the animating soul Of
The Republican party, its cohesive
force amid official corruption and cor
rupting influences. When official
plumber is believed to be the force
chat binds the party as a unit. and
that persons and personal claims are
above the claims Of party and bcnef-
icent national principles, the days
If the party are numbered and its
victories have become historical
only.
When party becomes emhroiled
IN personal contests such as this one.
The wisest course, always, is, to take
mp some man, representative in his
character, and in whom the ,ehoIe
party has confidence. This is not
always done, but history informs us
that this IS thc only course that can
be rcsortcd to to preserve the unity
and power of the party.
We believe that We have stated
above that TO which the majority Of
candid, we'll meaning citizens will
give assent. We believe that a
timely heed to the above suggestions
will insure greater harmony and uni
ty to the party. When there is a
man, Of the reputation and ability
IF Hon. Rush Clark before the peo-
pie and urged for the position held
by Mr.. Loughridgc; \ man known
to be in harmony with the party,
in all points, known to be able,
known to be honest, tried in high
public trusts, and experienced in leg
ilative duties, it seems to us that his
nomination &ould prevent discussions
in our ranks. heal private wounds
and preserve the unity and influence
Of the Republican party. We urge
that the people of this District can
not do more unwisc and indecent
action than would be the nomination
Of either Mr.. Loughridgc, or Mr..
Stone, and that no more wise deed
could be done than to frown upon
this personal contest by the nom
ination Of Hon. Rush Clark.
The Annual Meeting Of the Iowa
Press Association was held at Iowa
City, on Tuesday, the 2Sth June
John +. Irish, the Vice President Of