Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-05-07

!. District 10 look about and see who
would best represent their interests
at Washington. We are sorry TO see
many Of the papers Of the District
]. giving notice in advance that they
will not support Dir. Loughridge,
even IL the Convention nominates
him. But while regretting the fact
that SO decided an antipathy against
| Judge LonghriJge exists, had we not
better heed the warnings, and If pos
slble, select man who Is the peer OF
any citizen Of Iowa, in point Of abii-
lity? One who has never been mixed
in the bitter fights Of this District?
Even Mr. Loughridge, who has been
! honored with six years in Congress,
by the Republican votes Of this Dis
trict, will admit, that it Is better for
him to be set aside, than TO split the
party by having him for a leader.
Old fcuds are bad things. This one
has already driven some good men
into the ranks Of the opposition
| Bloomfetd Republican.
Ii seems to US pretty early in the
season to be taking any very great
| interest in the contest for Congress in
this District, and especially too early
to be making any positive declara-
tions In regard TO candidates. Yet it
has been done in two instances, aud
in manner that betokeDs but little,
If any, regard for the welfare OF the
! Republican party. Some weeks ago
the Voter, Knoxville, the special or
gan Of Gov. Stone in the great contest
four years age, and tho avowed
enemy of Mr.. Loughridge, always,
announced that the success Of the
Republican party in this District
depended upon the nomination Of
some other man than VIM. Lough-
ridge. And now the Eddyville
AdreJtiser openly declares that it will
not support Mr.. Loughridge, even if
he 10 the regularly nominated candi-
date Of the Republican party. Such
editors cannot be considered as safe
or reliably Republican, nor can such
papers be depended upon when work
| for the best interests Of the party is
demanded. An old feeling of ll-will
that should have been outgrown and
forgotten long ago seems to be nour-
ished, and become paramount to the
welfare Of the party at large. 1t is
impossible to determine what effect
this early and untimely declarations
Of these papers may have.
We have no particular interest in
the nomination Of Mr.. Loughridge
more than In that Of several other
excellent probable candidates in the
District; but should he be nominated,
we think it absolutely wrong for men
or newspapers still claiming to act
with the party, to voluntarily place
themselves in a position where they
will be bound to oppose bis election.
After fairly winning the right 10 q
nnmieatieit four years ago, Mr..
Loughridge was deprived of it by
one Of the meanest political tricks
| that ever disgraced couventjoncom-
posed Of representatives the people.
! Two years ago, with scarcely
OF opposition, he was nominated, and
sustained at the election. When this
was done, the old score might be
justly considered AS settled. And so
far as we are concerned, it is settled.
Mr.. L0ughridge Ia one Of the oldest
members Of the Iowa delegation in
Congress; he has represented his Dis
lrict with n fidelity and solicitude
seldom displayed. lie is said to be
q candidate for denomination, and he
has perfect right to be. AS such lie
Is entitled to respectful treatment.
| lie has no claim 10 the nomination or
the position, but If, after considering
all the circumstances and all the cam
dldates, the people by their accredit-
cd representatives, determine that
either on the score of strength or
worth, Mr.. Loughridge should again
be the standard bearer Of this Con-
gressional District, we deem it the
duty Of every Republican paper as
well as Of every Republican voter, to
give him an earnest and cheerful
support from the time he Is nominal
ted till he Is triumphantly elected in
October. Newton free Press.
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