Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-04

friendship and preference for Mr..
Allison grows out of or is in any
way connected with his contribution
of a thousand dollars to the endow-
ment fund Of Cornell College, is to
charge me either with great aceoA,-
ness or great corruption. Certainly
| would be under equal obligations
to Hons. ID. N. Cooley, II. l.. Stuart,
Sam. Watson, Edmund Miller, and
many others, for they were equally
generous and noble in responding
to worthy call.
My preference for Mr.. Allison
grows out of the following consid-
crations;
/. ! have not been, nor am now
reconcilcd to the vote of Mr.. Har-
Ian to retain the word ''White" in
the naturalization laws.
2. | am not satisfied with the cX-
PLANTATION given me by Mr.. Harlan's
friends as to the reason of that
vote, viz: That elections were
pending in California and Mas
chusetts, and both States were much
excited over the 'Chiaese question >
and to have the bill pass at that
time would probably have forfeited
these States to the Republican par
ty." It'Mis is the reason for the
Hon. Senator's vote, then l think
there WAS a sacrifice of principle to
party expediency.
3. | prefer the views Of Mr.. AL
lison on the tariff question to those
of Mr.. Harlan, and this question, is
now, and will of necessity still more
largely, enter into the politics and
national legislation Of the country.
These views | honestly entertain,
and for these reasons | prefer Mr..
Allison.
A word more. Will any one
think or say that my holding these
views, or having this preference,
and expressing them to my friends,
and in the State where l have lived,
toilcd, voted and paid taxes for
eighteen wears, places me on a level
with DR.. Newman? | have right
to speak here, and | would be Grim
inal if did not. But have sought
to dragoon the entire church, or my
own conference, to vote as | may
dictate? Will any one show, that
directly or indirectly, have sought
to use the Methodist church as a
political organization for the ac-
complishmcnt of UNCONVENTIONAL
ends? No man or measure can OBJ
tain my sanction or influence, SIM
ply because it is labeled Nethodia
There must be an equality in other
respects. 1t is not the politics of
Mcthodism that l care for, but the
reHgion of Methodism. TO use a
religious organization, as such, to
secure political prcferment, is to
make of such (if it has the influence
and members necess 'ry to accom-
plish such ends) a ccss-pool to
catch every unfortunate political
aspirant who desires office; or else
to bring it into the merited con-
tempt of all.
think DR.. Ncwman's letter most
unfortunate for himself, for Mr..
Harlan, and for the Methodist
church. 1t is an unwarrantable
impertinencc on his part; an insult
to every member of the church in
the State; and conveys an allowable
inference, that to my best knowledge
and belief does not exist in fact, viz:
That the Methodist church, in her
organic capacity, votes unitcdly for
any ma, or measure. The minis
try and membership of the church
differ on State and national ques-
tons, as they should. And they
are none the less pious, OF intelli
gent because Of such differences.
am sorry to be thus conspicu-
ously brought before the public;
but justice seemed to say ought to
speak. a. Il. kESDIG.