Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-29
Sensible Words.

W. H. Curtiss, of Waterloo, has
sensible article in the Courier Of las
week, touching the Senatorial ques
ton, from whichSwe extract the fol
lowing:
So far as the u. S. Senatorial can
vass is concerned, / am anxious tina
the northern part Of this State SHOULD
be personally represented in the u
s. Senate. We have grown to tina
magnitude that the interests OF ouI
people demand it. And for one I an
willing to WELD my preference as be,
tween men, and labor for what may
prove the public good. Icannot helr
thinking we'll of Senator Harlan
He has been faithful to Iowa, and
has shown himself a capable and
worthy public servant. / do not hes,
itate to say that / believe he has
proved the most substantial benefit
TO Iowa aud the Republic of any mar
we have eversent toCongress. And !
am sorry to see the battle waged
against him in the spirit ii is. Why
any man in our party, and especially
any of u Republican press, should
at this late hour, so far forget the
principle of gratitude as to thrust in
to the very teeth of Mr.. Harlan, a
%recreancy to Republican principles, /
know not. He has been a target for
the Democratic party ever since he
first accepted our trust. He has been
called by our enemies an abolition
preacher, q hot-headed radical, a
fanatic, and every other opprobrious
epithet that mortal hate could invent.
And has 1t now come TO this his
worst enemies are to be in his own
household? In the last two issues of
the Courier alIusion has been made
to the vote of Mr.. Harlan in reference
to striking the word white" out of
u naturalization laws. It is true
he voted as stated, but does that prove
that his cote was the only Republican
vote and the casting cote that pre-
vented the word from being stricken
out. If this be 80 and your PROPOSE
ton correct, then we have this strange
logical conclusion: The entire re-
sponsibility Of the Republican party
rests upon the shoulders of Mr.. Har~
Ian. And then we h0Se the other
equally strange but g{ekifying con-
clusion: That to Mr.. Harlan is due
the credit for all the inestimabls
blessings which the Republican party
has secured to the nation. But who
Is there SO stupid as to entertain such
conclusions for q moment? The fact
Is, there were scores of Republicans,
as sound Is any to be found in our
ranks, who voted with Mr.. Harlan
on that question. We oil know that
at that time 1t was not taken up as q
party issue. 1t was merely a matter
of expediency-a temporary arrange
ment-and was SO accepted by the
party at large. Not a convention or
any respectable portion of the press
of the land, uttered a word against 1t
at the time. But aoV, since the al
tered conditions of our State seem to
justify a change and demand a north
ern representatives in the u. s. Sen
ate, some Republicans appear to feel
justified in casting a shade over the
fair record of our esteemed Senator.
I cannot but regard this as unwise
and u%ngrateful. There Is q higher,
broader, and more noble ground to
occupy than this. Our party cannot
afford to stain the fair fame of our
honored leaders. Their memories
should he cherished, and as age and
the revolutionary progress of events
necessitate their retirement from
public life, they should not go down
un-honored, un.wept and un-sung,
but they should be In our songs and
their virtues commented to the latest
generations.