The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-02
Senator from Iowa.

1uC IC1H ACIAoIOll0A Sulp0lku
has been a very prominent ore before
the Iowa public for six months. There
should be no such expression, nor
should the state of things for which it
stands exist in politics.
Every one knows, if they do not al
ways think or act upon it, that the
theory of our government is to remove
one branch of the national Congress
from the influences of popular election;
to have one part of our lawmakers who
shall act upon the soundest constitu-
tional principles, with reference to the
best precedent in the past and broad
statcsmanlike views for the future,
wholly uninAuenced by considerations
of how their action will be popularity
received, or what it's effect will be upon
the next Senatorial campaign" This
branch of Congress would thus become
a kind Of brake upon the hasty and
often inconsiderate Legislation which
would otherwise follow popular or par
ty clamor, to be regretted when too
late. The Senate of the United States
is theoretically composed of statesmen,
not politicians; and it was with the idea
of facilitating the accomplishment Of
such an obviously desirable state Of
things that the provisions for filling the
senatorial Office by vote of the legis-
latures of the several States instead of
by popular voice, were, Of course, made.
And Just so far as the Senatorial
question: becomes test in the cleo
ton of members of the General Assem-
bly,, so far the intention Of the founders
of our government is thwarted, and the
provisions for the execution of that
intention nullifed and made of none
effect.
The plain and logical conclusion is,
that we should choose good and homo
rablc men to represent us in the Gene
raj Assembly, and send them, wholly
unpledged and unprejudiced, to select
for our Senators the men whom, in the
light of the best knowledge they are
able to gain, will do greatest credit to
themselves, the State they represent,
and the nation whose laws they make.
So much being granted-and it may
not we'll be otherwise-the political
warfare upon this question which has
been waged in Iowa, even to the effect
of electing Democrats from strong
Republican counties is as disgusting and
indefensible as the declarations of many
newspapers that they will actively ex-
crt their influence, however vast it may
be, for the selection of this man or that
man, are ridiculous and vain. Particu-
larly ridiculous on the part ofthe news
papers, when they have shown opinions
at different times in favor of all the
candidates and, finally and late, come
out ''heavy" for that one who is then
supposed to have the best chances OF
success.
Something of this may explain why
the ADVERTISER has not and does not
s'cume out" in favor of Mr.. So-and-so,
or Mr.. Thus-and.so, for Senator from
Iowa. True, we did express a prefer
ence, even before the object of it was
known to be candidate, but not with
any egotistical idea of ''supporting'
him or influencing others. If we were
to labor with all the zeal Of newly
converted Saul, we should probably
fail to influence single vote in the de
Gliding contest; and while thinking that
we could not if we would, are certain
we would not five could.
The candidates who will be before
the Assembly certainly offer choice for
worthy representative of Iowa in the
Senate. We hope the decision between
them may be made upon the honest
individual convictions of ma jority Of
the members Of the body deciding
This done, we are sure to be satisfied
with the result