Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06
The State Register of the 4th inst,

The State Register of the 4th inst,
occupies nearly two columns with its
Iss!. =. and eyidsReAd eeainfrhh er fRks :
publican District Convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress meets in
Dies Moines to-day. We may reason.
ably expect in to-dsy's Issue also an
other attack upon Kasson. This bitter
fight upon the man win rally his
friends about him, and we may most
assuredly expect . severe contest ON
their part to nominate him. To the
Republicans Of the balance of the
State this disgraceful warfare has DO.
como terribly irksome and even dis
gusting. There must be some cause
for Mr.. Kasson's retaining such q
strong hold, o he evidently does, up
on the Republicans Of Polk county,
and Of the district. Either Mr.. Kss-
son II one Of the most successful shy
sters In deceiving the Republicans of
the Capital, and of that district, or his
success comes from the natural in
stincts of humanity to rally to man
uuremittingly kicked year in and year
out, or Mr.. Kasson Is not the bad man
his opponents represent him to be-
We cannot believe that the very many
good Republicans Of the Seventh Dis
trict who rally around Mr.. Kasson
would risk their own reputation in
sustaining q man who IL 20 bad AZ his
enemies charge. We have moro faith
In the integrity Of tho Republicans Of
that District. twill not do to say a.
our yearly Conventions roll round
that because the majority of the Re.
publicans shall see ct to put in nomi-
nation, this or that man, which some
other Republicans do not like, that
therefore they are bad men and bolt
follow. The Republican party - fast
assuming in this regard the position Of
making the binding force Of nomina-
'tions, . rope Of sand. II the caprice
Of men who arc troubled with great
amount of splesa, who are % constitu.
ted thst their bitter judgment 10 by
times secondary to their passions in
controlling them, 20 that they object to
candidates whom alarge part Of the
good Snenlof the party believe to be- At
candidates, and ~ consequence do
cline to support them, and this In keep
ing with principle Of the party. thon
10 discipline ct an end, and party or
organization or unity of action fail.
IRE. We admit that 1t is possible for
q really bad man, = generally recog-
nized unit man to be nominated for
Office. In such cases there is usually
little danger Of the success of such .
man, butwhsn fair majority do no
gard candidate as fit, We know ONO
other practicable rule to be governed
BY, than to stand BY such candidate
Much is said by our opponents in
these days, and much also within our
own party about rings, about clique
nominations, and that the people are
no longer to be led by such rings or
cliques. The fact Of It is, that these
complaints in almost every instance
are an disqualification Of the old ruse
Of the thief crying stop thief. Such
complaints come mostly from the dis
appointed ones, whose rings have been
bursted. It 10 the wall of the dema.
gogue, in the main, who is unwilling,
II his own wishes are not complied
with, to submit to the will Of ma
jority. Tho voters Of the party know
full, we'll that Ny hsve the power in
their own bands, that they can, and il
not negligent of their bounden duty
= citissns, they DO express THAR free
untrammsled wishas in Conventions.
We Win sdpj4 - evsgy man must,