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

JCh0soA Al oAn Ao"hs
The term Senatorial Campaign
has been very prominent one 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
statesmanlike views for the future,
wholly uninHuenced 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
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 l. nited 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 filing the
senatorial Office by vote Of the legis-
lat,res Of the several States instead of
by popular voice, were, If course, made.
And INST so far as the Senatorial
question: becomes test in the cleo
non Of members of the General Assem-
bly,, so far he intention Of the founders
Of our government is thwarted, and the
provisions for the execution Of that
intention nullitied and made Of none
fleet
The plain and logical conclusion IS,
hat we should choose good and homo
rabic men to represent us in the Gene
raj Assembly, and send them, wholly
unpledgpd and appropriated, to select
FOR our Senator's tho men whom, N the
light Of the best knowledge they are
able 70 gain. will do greatest credit to
themselves, the State they represent,
and the nation whose laws they make
So much being gTanted--and it may
not we'll be otherwise-the political
warfare upon this question which has
been waged N Iowa, eren to the effect
Of esecting Democrats from strong
Republican counties is as disgusting and
Jndefrnsible as the declarations Of many
newspapers that they will actively ex-
,r+ the1r influence, however vast it may
30. for the selection If this man or thai,
man. are ridiculous and vain. Partlcu-
lar'r ridiculous on the part Of the news
papers. when they have shown opinions
a. different times N favor If all the
candidates and, finally and ate, come
nat heavy for that one who IS ther,
supposed to have the best chances NJ
success
Something Of his may explain why
the ADVERTISER as not and does not
come out IN favor Of Mr. SO-and-sn,
or Mr. Thus-and.sn, for Senator from
iowa True, we Aid express prefer
nnca. even before the object Of it was
Known - be a candidate, but not with
any nrotsticaI idea Of Importing
him or influencing others, II We were
70 lahnr With all he zeal If 4 newly
converted Saul. We should probably
AL 70 influence single vote IN The de
nldinp contest aud while thinking that
Eva cOuld not # we would. are certain
W. would not { We could.
The candidates who will De before
he Assembly certainly offer choice for
= worthy Representatives If Iowa N tn"
senate We hope the decision between
hem may ne made upon the honest
individual convictions II a majority Of
II" members Of the body deciding
This lone We are sure 70 % satisfied
With The result