The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-27
THE OSKALOOSA HERALD.
Thursday, July ~, 1871.
LOCALITY,

LOCALITY.
Which means north of the Mason
and Dixon's line, which divides the
State of Iowa into two parts, with GER
tain rights of a personal, political
character, which belongs to the aspir-
ant for office, who is SO fortunate or
unfortunate as to have settled north
of the slime above mentioned, in
stead of south of it. Hon. VIM. b.
Allison lives in Dubuque. Dubuque
is located in the northern half of the
State of Iowa. The United States
Senate is a national institution Of
some celebrity, and Importance,
which is located in Washington,
in the District of Columbia : and
Washington is the Capital OF the
United States. Mr.. Allison desires
a seat in the Senate of the United
States. The Legislature Of Iowa,
at the next session will be required
to elect a successor to James Harlan,
whose term of office will expire
with the closing of the AID Congress.
Mr.. Allison's friends" claim that
he is the man who should be Mr..
Harlan's successor, because he lives
north of certain geographical line,
and the Dubuque Times assumes that
every Republican who lives north of
this line is one of these friends" of
Mr.. Allison, and will make himself
a s'unit" In behalf of Allison. We
are not one of that "unit," and are
of the opinion that at least two
thirds OF the Republicans of North
ern Iowa are not part of the "unit, J"
and that they prefer Mr.. Harlan,
and they have good reasons for this
preference. We do not like to draw
comparisons between men especial
ly when we feel as friendly to the
parties between whom the compar
ison is drawn as we do to both Mr..
Allison and Mr.. Harlan, but when
the rival interests are presented to
the public, and the republic is called
upon to make choice between two
men for its representative in any
Legislative body, the question OF tai
ent, ability and peculiar fitness for
the position is very proper.
We prefer Mr.. Harlan, for the
reason that we regard him as man
possessing superior ability, i'll the
general acceptance OF the term.
We prefer him because that in de-
bate upon the floor OF the Senate he
has more power and Is the ablest
man.
We prefer him for his sixteen years
experience, which we may regard
as part of the political wealth and
power of Iowa, which is SO much
capital which the State has invested
in the firm of the United States of
America, and which we see no occa-
sion for withdrawing. We. would
rather increase than lessen the cap
ital stock in that regard, and we de-
mand that the ablest man shall rep
resent the State of Iowa and the
American Senate.
We ask of the Dubuque Times the
question, how much credit North
ern Iowa will gain by demanding
Of the State that man with less per-
sonal force, less mental ability, less
intellectual power shall be its rep,
resentative i'll what is acknowledged
universally to be the highest Legis-
lative body III the world, upon the
mere issue OF tOcULtY?
Northern Iowa has no claim TO a
seat in the Senate of United States,
other tn an that which lies in pres
enting a man with superior personal
ability.
The demand is unreasonable, that
we should lessen the influence and
power of the State in the National
Council, merely to oblige a man
who lives in the northern part of the
State, and we cannot consent to be
one OF the number who ask of the
State Of Iowa to concede this as a
right TO this section of the State
Nc GregOr NeaCS'