, 1870-01-22
JUDGE WRIGHT TO THE IOWA
LEGISLATURE,
The G7ouud Upon Which Flee will
StAHd rs Senator.

STAND rs Senator.
Front tae Dts Noines Reyfx!t.,
- HeloW Ee pab "a letter fIoa tue Hoo- Geo,
bis political %ta.n@ present ard future, Is defined
with e1Cquepct and f0dlcallsE. The people 1f
.es,, .es. M az ~ soy anS @
viii 1eci that IL hi election to tue Senate eood
nan has been pat In the r1shs plase:
Hon. &. ?. 4urn, Senate chanGeT:
pRAE S{R: Te-mcftI the s*n housex rucs. IN
Joint cots eunon, ss contemplated nJ the ait Of
votes Of rotany. know NOT that my presence Or
absence rul hts rouced u an one. Lest, how
ever. toce nav sn:ns nc trd:terrns 10 81 ac. 20
MT aof6Ece, Drop Jou tns note. Co MondsF
next to meet IN ebRSgrnsnt IN tho .L1w De.
partn EFT" Of ihe gntrers:,., au comp e,ted q
lesse home TO be gone a!mcst cob1ou3ns.y for
four Eetks. Bustress OF q private ta'ure, 1on.,
neglected, Eow lnFcrs'iEely dems, dt1x..uy a,:eu
ton. csupu: be pas'poaed, act, hence &, IN the
7sbftirE carly. fer 1we d2Ya, TO ny OIL hons in
E.u Bu:Vu County.
Tbs nucr have deemed necas<ary to say 10
you+ ann ih1Lu.h sou 10 ciae rs who percharte
n ~ c1pec. W pre.etcn l sucu;i he un:f5,.t 20
nyssiI, nv sf'ei c6 AID the Ccc1st}a Il I did ROT
10 lhe peor,e ei Io~a can never &c erre11
enuuch fot the buL0r TINA cn1 ferret Hfnu tue
s s1 das Il asa y ~ n ~
acton CT my poIts'css trends haruonlo.s ara
tncn NJ at;E-uC.. anu tt.lt more hccau=e Of tte
mAby letters from A1l parts Of the S'atr txpre]-
size Of copnfencc ana c0cgratutatsoc. lu', ~
al sirc4ti1s, led 20 1tstsust ny abtt. t" meet
tte.r cxtec1a,tccs. snsll. therefore, accept tic
tru determination 10 stand hy ard In "fec right
IS God and my conscience shall ieat ME 70 see
/ an citizen OF Des Mctnes: ant get, il hno7
M self, hare been too lang iaectsne1 With 10 "a
AID In geteral interest. and hare, a. trust,
tEouchts l:beta; ard cataolc enough 20 enable uI5
to 1tMel1ter tnut mus, represent ali and cvery
part. arc rot aIy locality. il ! canno. DO ,l.s
would be unworthy the confidence OF tie gooh
lie assured tbsil !n.e Io~a-0Ha< IL. not lone
part OF !t-ard that II shah a 1l5 aim to cutlvae
the utEosr cordially and good fee.fuE auons her
rt tpe, Hheieser taeE NAV e ar1 10 sn !tR'.'ate
a. 70 rebound to the greatest E0o1 Ut or entire
Cusnn0bwe4!;b.itlta tltire nA'1nnal and every tG-
ttstst s[ail dttnh-d MT cucstaht aid carEcat AZ
Withdrawn aomeHhat for yesrs from active po.
itteal life. toDe mas suppoas haze ht.ce besn
u tldi1eIen: t. the sceaes statspitinS. No matake
nature OF my position, ard the duties hence de.
volrlug, to mJ u.rd detnaoded tnat shoald re-
Train from IN active ps1;cspatlon IN po!tt.cal
conteste, however earliest my feelings. And
inoxe rncst inf1nsse Know more or the depth Of
-: -: esrnesiuess and how fu,s ssu,natatse with
every onwasa mo.euen.-esers breach nadc in
(Ge cltade.s Of error nnI wrong.
DO sol ASK me Was& ! would have done: |
arsser butI1eoly ard orieay tor time VIII not
a'!ow ne To- 70 40 or Eo1e'; =, Tho s.,,s sr5 ,o
caI Sc we haye letter laitered IL the nelii or 10
council, woulo as quickly aud a. oserwhe'm,ng'
+ q poss'e'e ta.'iy the Fifteenth As'is3' ef The
secord. Never b5 any act OF vote Of mine sbas
there I've uithned dolar's tribute OF debt nf any
kitti DESCRIPTION dre, o. whca can be jastls o:
us q utitcd couSt,g Id tue recent struggle
Third. The publ, .iebt should and must be
pa d sccofcing to tne iette! and spirit Of ~
rrt!oral COT tract. Reconciliation. tEc1et OF open,
shali lever receive ny counteuance O. support.
The patton, no more than an tndlF:tuai can
atrcrd TO act IN had ia1ta Il Ia feproach 10 oaE
soldier and ctlzeu alike, to ask OF inumatc that
the nation shall will prove untrue TO It's ob!'ga.
uopa. .
Fourth. To the cnd that the national debt shall
be pad, good 1aith observed, the public debts
ixn.eneo, and tecaute 1t Is right, there must Dc
public fonos. This includes IN honest dlsourse.
uepL Of course loot In name merely but truiy and
aetnas,sl. s1a 80. 100. innsss .ne app.s.slo q
stlctIF necessary. and that you'd dtscountenauce
las would, thoroughly absolutely, an1 entlre'5>
pubitc doma,n or t1easu1e to the aegfauiizemeot
Of Individuals az noropoiles. ard that mT face
| would be set aEairAs the e1ortitsnt cen1snds OF
Fifth. FlGans. woald stand by projection TO
home lIdustry and manufactures. This ts par1 OF
tnY boynood taLth and la The conviction Of man.
bal 10 protect and beneat the mtlIto3
Si1t1- In every honorable way the interest ct
the public debt should and must oe lessenet, snd.
~ tue debt contracted to BATe the natton Ior
pcsters aa we'll as the present, so II Is bat res-
Sensible that the fusure anoulu be made TO oea its
portion Of the ouiten. :
! Seventh. Am asked, what OF Reconstruction
| answer that In sit that should do on tnlt suo4
fec sEousd stulous|s consult. and as far 81 po r
si5e, rrateCt,tce !oj8i IeOple IN :he 4e rebtloIs
states Without regard 10 coior, In every coas.ltu
t1cIal, LEGAL Ehf!1'lau right. ta!nk thai ma
| tpnpl dignity, battpba} Safety. nat!12a! se!te.
stccr, Dc tnanl that white the Law should be ten.
peIed with nsre9, It should also be enforced WITH
uAfIce, that Enateycr t120iB those l1fely n rebel
| l!rn mar have, ihese who "ttood by ine rag
| should 4rst deusph ont attention; that those ~ho
lnok up he sHotd ln1st rot ons euuJtss, hut sin.
esr.ly and truly rf1~nt before re=tlvtlg my conu'
| def ce, or eseL fr1eudlJ legislation ~
/ Bot, try dear str, l will lot tay more. I have
/ written IN g1tst haa1e, p6rhRps al TOO grea
| length, nnd ret hare bArely touched on Ma3y
n,attere, feastrg others entirely 1nmentsoned.
| trust am understood on .be iop!cc glanced al
II SO, for the present am content.
It IL gratifying TO NE shar 10 tho earliest cOute5
tusf clo.ed there was 1itsle OF Rstu.ony or hit
Ter feeling. rrust that thiG little aca.l De forgot
| .cr snd that as tndivicuals protesting CON u0t
| pEilt'cal ta:tn We maE work IN harmony Tor tht
State ard natorxl wrlisze acJ adyarcenent- /
J have friends to remfn1ttr land I ret3!cc that
| haye} trust hare no " enemies 10 puutah-''
\ That the Deliberations Of yourself anu co-labor
J era may Ieau1t In the advancement OF our STATE
| and that snaG baVe your and their friendship II
| the future as Ia the past. u The visa OF
| foUsa truly, GEORGE @. WRlGuT.