Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-05-02

TO have come the Rarey over them
pretty efiectually.-Boose Standard.
HoNon TO WHOM HoNoR.-Our
people probably are not fully aware
whose influence did most to carry
the University appropriation so tri-
umphantly through the Legislature.
To Hofi. James Wilson. Speaker OF
the Ho,.sc, we are indebted TAR more
than TO any other man, AMI we thlnk
it safe to say than to any other ten
men. lie is a man who has great IN
flnence from his acknowledged per-
sonal worth. lie has been a men,
Der of the board OF Regents long
enough 10 know what the Universe
ty is, and when he urged Its merits
and claims, upon the members they
believed his representations ana
largely followed his advice. No
man was more hostile than he, two
wears ago, to the manner of the or
eaniza,ion of the medical department
and in the reorganization OF the
board of trustees he supposed Its
suspension was for time secured,
and he laborcd as member OF the
new board to carry out the intention
Of the Legislature to suspend. This
session he could have secured such
suspension by a word, but had male
up his mind to seek correction tor all
wrongs that might exist through the
action of the Regents, and sustain
the institution in all its parts. He
has made it point during the SEES
sion to commend the University to
the members and secure for it their
good will, aud when the battle rag
ed fierce against the medical depart
ment and danger was apprehended
he left the chair and made ringing
speech upon the floor Of the House,
which did more than all the other
speeches to carry the department by
a nearly two-thirds vote. We do
not recolect of any other occasion
when he has telt called upon to leave
the chair for the floor to support any
measure. The University has be-
come his pet, and he is ready at all
times and in all places to seek its ad-
yancement. The nearly unanimous
vote in the Senate is largely due to
the efforts of Il. S. Finkbine, OF this
city, who went to Des MONIES by re-
quest of some of the most earnest
friends OF the University, who tear
ed the result in that house might be
in danger. /, was through his ef-
forts, backed by Mr.. Wilson and 9th
er special friends of the bill that a
vote wanting out one of being unani-
nous was obtained in that body
OF co, rise the foundation Of success
was the intelligent, liberal estimate
by which the University was held by
members of both bouses.-Iowa Cay
The commentator of Speaker
Wilson is unanimous. One OF the
Oldest members in the house remark
ed to me to-day that he is, IN every
the best presiding officer the
house has had during the years he
has served in it. The noticeable fea-
lures in the performance of his diff
cult duty. IS that Mr.. Wilson is
ceaselessly fair and unprecedented
No member has had occasion to COM
plain during the session, and l think
not single complaint has been made.
It must be very rare indeed that this
can be said OF the presiding officer OF
a body where SO many interests ar
constantly clashing, but it is justlye
SAID Of Speaker Wilson. The excep-
tional honor of a unanimous nomina :
ton by his party caucus for the pc.
sltion he holds, has been singularly
by the perfect discharge OF
dutlcs.-DubaQae Herald.
The Waterloo Courier publishes
the above, prefacing it with the fol-
lowing:
Having known Mr.. Wilson for sew
eral years past, and having seen him
both on the floor of the House and
in the Speakers desk, we add our
stimony to that OF Mr.. Bowman.
These good words coming from a
strong partisan opponent have espec-
ial significance, and the many friends
of Mr. Wilson are well-nlgh as proud
Of them as he can be.