, 1874-06-20

TINT ho was losing lla popularity, and with TINT
waH growing oowaraly az politloiht'. blit kas"
Opposition. nil have no no doubt o wili 30 found
nctiyoy working witt, tho Opposition boforo tho
campaign closoa. 11o will, howoYor, mol DO y
oandlate. ITO haa thrown hinhotf otcrboarar
is very hard u f6f can,lfialoa on both aidob, anl
~ yot toro nre roaly no candidates III tho to!u.
Tllo contest wilt DO cloBy on BQuully-availablo
candidates.
''' THE EIGHTH ntsrn1oT -.
Mas Repnbl!enn by Gully 113 yotes IN 1872 whilo
iii 1877 tho RoptlG1lcans carraedit by 300. Tho
BnlaIl majority Of last yenr induces the Opnosi-
ton to tho belief TINT victory ia easy to them
tse M M h sSater MG4nt5s # x rnge ce
cand!dato agaillst tho present incutnbent, Judge
TIL this fall, !,whon he thought ho might crafty his
desro for honorH ltttto buttor by tho uBo Of lis
Relublcati ranKt, This rdcont conversion and
Immediate candidacy In rathor suspicious oon-
conduct, anu honcd 1t may be said tint Mont
gomcry's c.'ancos arc rather tho bottor for NOM
inatton md election.
THE NINTH DISTINCT.
The people In" tic Ninth District lavo been
fighting glnssloppdrs for aesoral yoara. and l1ny-
Ing yery little attention to politics: They cast
ab1ut tie Same veto u tho yoars 1877 na 1S3
not cast ono vote for Vale. This
indicates tho interest takon In tho elec-
ton. Ihoro nro Ereat many people IN tue
near tho polls. Tho present ycar may bo an OK
coption; but. aB tho grasshoppors arc Gusy at
work, 1t mny bo Tint ITO ono oau bc found with
money enough to run for CongroBB. Jnok Orr Ii
cozsor; while Capt. j. a, q Yooman, of Webster
County, and Col. W, Il. Clark, Of Hamilton
County, are mentioned az 1lt mon by the Oppo-
Bition. :''
SUMMARIZING
tho above 1t may be fair from preBent prospects,
to predict tho election by tho Opposition of ut
lenst thrco or four CongrcBslno out Of tho nino.
This will ho change to be hniled by THO friends
Of Reform throughout tho land. Iowa has booi,
misgovorne1 for nlnny years by tho caucus-
managors unl party-fuR1ors and has boen mis-
represented those many years III tho United
Statcs Congrosa.
TIE rssuEs
upon which the campaign will bc conducted are
n,aiuly tlnRncu and transportation. lilo Nopu6-
1icans will declare generally IL favor Of ConGrcs.
sionnl control Of railroads, the substitution OF
NaIioual-Bank notos for grconhaclss and freq
banking whilo the Opposition will adopt, In nll
dependents, which favors tho ropcal Of tho Ma
tioual- Bank laws and tile substitution Of con-
vertible national circulation. Thoy will reassert
tho authority of statcB to regulate and control
ton, aud yiold to Congress tho oontro
of railroads of Its own orontion. The
tariff question will bo handlod without gloveH
| by both sides. A tariff for revenue only IL the
policy of tho Whole people Of Iowa.
Tho Republicans will endoayor to roYlro tlt
old wRr iast1cB, az usual while the Opposition
| will not forget tho Credit 1Iobilier jobs, th1
| I.oet Il Stockings and tho more recent deyo!op-
1net.tH Of Sanborn-Jnyio contract-frauds. tht
| Shepherd payen,ont-swinale. md tho uear~hon,t
! thieYtngs Of State officials. There IL onougl
material for my man 10 60 to tho poopto with
a,,tl ut present the Opposition certaiuly enjoys
| great advantage.
|. THE 1NANaERs
aro MI Important elol.,ont i'll Iowa politics. Tho
| Orlor III not d political organization, but il
tcnrhos good principles for tho sovereign people
| to practice at tho bnllot-box. Tho discussions
| III tho lolge-meotnga all tend to growing lndc
pe11tlonco Of tho ,,ian md oitixen. a bond o.
union an harmony Of intoroHt iB created through
| tho association III the lodgo-room, and Till
! destroys tho partisan political proJulic
whlcl, exiBts botwoon noighbors. Ihs
| active GrangcrB arc all Anti-Mouoroliats +; the
| aro ali oplosod to tho Republican pnrtisan lend
erb, aud houco will be found actiyo iii thoir oppo
Hitiou to tho Republican candidates.
Tho foregoing may give your roadera genora
idea of tho political horoscope ln Iowa, with til
possibilities aud probabilities. LII these duys Q
political changes 1t IL always difficult, however
tot hos Lilo election il likely to 20 until the bal
| lots are counted. Wtnr.