Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-20


and abroad, that notMng which We
say in his favor can add TO it. We
take pleasure in informing the Post
editor that Hon. Jas. Wilson is the
coming nun tor Congress il this dis.
trict aud will be elected.
Here is what Hon. Jno. =. Irish
says Ill the Press:
A few OF our readers will rcmcm.
Der the course pursued by tho Cedar
County Post last winter as TO the
University and the Medical Depart.
lnent. me editor bi that paper is
now visiting Tie various Court
houses in the county seats along the
line oft Northwestern road. In
letter written to his paper from 10
lcdo, lama county, he DEGREES as tol.
lows, TO wit, VIZ, !. e.
Judge S,ruble, OF this county, is q
candidate Tor the Circuit Judgsnlp III
this judicial District. lie seems to
be giving good satisfaction as Judge
of the First Circuit as the law now
is, and will make an acceptable Judge
for the whole District ii the winning
man this fall. But Speaker Wilson
has a great desire to so to Congress,
which may Interfere with Judicial
arrangements somewhat, rs 1t WILL
he hard tor Talna county to support
two such honored citizens without
conflict. We can now see the cause
OF this James Wilson swinging
round" on certain subjects. Last
winter, tol instance, on the subject OF
Medical school. The Post readers
rcmemb ''Trocar's" letters and the
surprise expressed by him at the
time said " lison lett his char aud
made big speech in favor OF the
medical appropriation, after being
bitterly opposed TO the school up to
that time, and having refused as Re
gent OF the University TO have any
thing to do with that department,
and would not even sign the diplo-
mas OF graduates. But it is very
satisfactorily explained now that he
is out tor higher official honors, and
the assistance OF Iowa City and John
son county is necessary to "boost "
him. Ii it would only do, would MT
that guardian Of the Medical Depart
ment culogize him though? How
unfortunate that lie is Democrat,
and running Democratic paper
Oh, John can't you do something
or say something SO that the honest
farmers, who despise turncoatlng,
trading in all kinds OF political trick.
! cry, will not 60 back OH this tiller Of
the soil? We do not wish TO under.
rate Mr.. Wilson's abilities or fitness
tor office, but we would have hid a
much better opinion Of him had he
not manifested this political peculiar
ity; neither would We impugn a
mans motives knowingly when his
course was consistent We think,
however, that he would have lost
nothing by keeping his seat when
the Medical Question was up last
winter, and not have laid himself
open to such unavoidable censures
when the people SO generally and the
physicians almost universally look
upon that Department as an outrage
upon the people, and unnecessary ex.
pense to the State We have no.
talked with phslcian on this subject
in all our travels, but who is uncom.
promisingly against it, although sone
OF them were appealed to last winter
by J. 7. Irish to circulate and sign
petitions III tavor Of it,
That Mr.. Wilson left the char to
make speech in favor OF tho Medi-
cal Department is not true. It IS a
lie that FIRST shot forth into growth
and greenness from the brain and
heart of Mr.. Brainerd of the RepuJA-
can. We corrected it at the time but
its conscientious q author has never
recalled it.
The House by a large majority had
affirmed the establishment Of the
Medical Department some hours be-
fore Mr.. Wilson lett the chair. and
when he came to the floor it was to
make speech in favor OF the UNI.
yERslrY that did equal credit to his
head, heart, and culture. His friend
ship for that great institution Of
which he is an able and painstak,ng
officer as well as his intelligent devo.
ton to Normal schools and all the
best interests OF the Commonwealth
may be bar between him and Con.
gross.
| But what shall he said of tho Re.
publican party, which has professed
| to be the embodimcnt Of all progress
and culture, ii it bitches man whose
record made upon these questions is
greater honor than Office and pre-
fermcnt can confer upon him?
! We know well that this friendly
word from political antagonist may
initiate against him with the narrow
souled bigots and brainless prayers of
his party, but We would be false to
the common obligations Of a citizen
did we fail to say that the RepuDli-
can party is honored not by It's jab-
Der jawed congressman who fit to
an ephemeral noteriety through an
atmosphere IN which fraud, talsehood
and fawning arc the co equal ele-
mcnts, nor by it's scribllng penny a.
liners whose ,icws Of public policy
arc bounded by the narrow horizon
OF their petty prejudiccs and the
yaWnlng necessities OF their gaping
pockets, but it is Aonored and
strengthened because here and there
in it's ranks Are found such men as
Jim WlIsoar, who dare to practice its
fine preacllin, and show sor,h IN PR.
.vate and pab!ic life stardy devotion
to the best educational end material
interests q. the State regardless Of
consequences personal to themselves.
lie mny Never .rt.Aph Gnuurnrc