The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-09-10
JOHN q. TUFTS.

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JOHN q. TUFTS.
Dcs Moines State Register
Mr.. Tufts is well and popularity
known in Iowa. No man
in the last House welded greater
influence, or welded it more uni
formly for the right. At the begin
ming Of the session he had more
strength among the Republicans
proper than any other Republican
candidate for Speaker, and could the
choice have been made by the earnest
Republicans among the members he
would have been the Speaker. 1t
was believed, or claimed at least,
that Mr.. Gear could get some votes
among the Independent members
that Tufts could not, and 81 Mr..
Tufts, as generously as any man ever
acted for the good of his party, with
drew his candidacy. saying he wanted
= Republican Speaker more than he
wanted the Speakership himself.
The manliness of this action won the
gentleman many friends, and in
creased public confidence in his gen
eral character and personal worth.
= That he is not brilliant
or polished public orator, Is not to
his disadvantage. What is wanted
in Congress just now is men who
will be honest. who will be true, who
will understand the great questions
of the day, who will vote right, and
who can support their positions and
their votes with honest mems opin-
ions and honest mems arguments.
Iowa would not be badly off, at the
present stage Of public affairs. if it
had no orators at all in the next Con-
gress, provided its representatives
knew what the people wanted and
were true to them. The main ques-
tons now are many questions OF
business, and nine honest, intelligent
farmers or nine honest, intelligent
business men could represent the
State as well if not better than anv
other class of men, even if there was
none of the grace of CAB among
them. For all of these reasons, all
of them good, we think, we unhes-
itatingly and cordially commend the
candidacy of Mr.. Tufts. We hope
and expect to see him elected, and
are confident he will do honor to the
place, as he has TO every other that
he has filed. No good man will ev-
er regret having voted for Jno. O.
Tufts.
Dubuque Daily Times
1t gives us pleasure to announce
the nomination of Hon. John @.
Tufts for Congress by the Republi-
can convention of the second district.
held at Dewitt yesterday. For
many years Mr.. Tufts has pursued
the occupation of farmer near Durant,
Cedar county, doing with his might
what his hands found to do. A gen
tleman OF liberal learning and culture.
of practical and s,atesmanlike views
OF public questions,t the people of his
county have three times, we believe,
elected him to the Legislature. He
is at this moment member of the
House, and at the opening of the ses
sion last January was prominently
urged by many members for Speaker.
As legislator Mr.. Tufts developed
the most sterling and practical quail
tiles. He was industrious, Jealous
and pains-taking, always true to his
convictions of duty, manly in pre-
sentlng them and courageous in de-
Tending them. His integrity we
have never heard questioned; his
record as a law-maker is unsullied
by single blot, and his good name
is stainless. On every measure af-
fecting the rights and privileges ofthe
masses he has ever proved himself
among their truest champions. His
six years experience in legislation
has been school to him of great
value now that he is to be transfer
red to far wider field of legislative
usefulness. Many Of the statutes in
our code are the product of his acu-
men, practical good sense and untir
ing assiduity. We predict that far
mer John q. Tufts will be elected by
many thousand majority over his
pettifogger competitor. j. r. Shee-
an.
LClinton Daily Herald
He is man of large expe.
rience in public as well as private
life, has always been steadfast Re-
publican and possesses the esteem of
all who know him. His record in
the Legislature has been in every re.
spect creditable and he has manifest.
ed good judgment on all occasions
where his skill as "a lawmakcr bac
been called in question. In popularity
integrity and ability, to say NOTHING
OF his record during the war, John @
Tufts will far outrank his opponent
from Jones county, while his occ,-
patton and surroundings will make
him emphatically the Peoples Can
didate.
Concerning the causes lead.
ing to this determination and the in
huences governing the convention.
the Herald has no grievance, but
cheerfully accedes to the result and
will labor for the victory due by
right and precedent to the Republi-
can party 4 We throw up our
hat for Tufts, and will predict, on the
18th day of October, a successful
ratification of the Dewitt conven-
tons choice.
Council Bluff Nonpariel.l
). =. Tufts, of Cedar county, is
the Republican nominee in the Sec
ond district, to succeed Cotton. In
TINS nomination the Republicans of
tn.t district have fixed upon the
right individual to lead them to VIC