Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18
uttered BY the Knoxville younaf, is

uttered by the Knoxville yot0Rrl, is
IA question for the Republicans to
settle. To an outsider the attempt to
| rule kirkwood cut of the senatorial
| ring by such means, smacks of sharp
/ practice in which there is very little
of honor or honesty,-heokitk COaSti-
! tuition, Democratic.
While our neighbor TIE Cb1S'ifu-
ton uses that rather excessive em-
| phasis of opinion in condemRing
things he don't like, which eharucter-
ICES him, we think the ground of
his position in the above paragraph
we'll taken. We are not supporting
| Gov. kirkwOGd for Senator, but
| neither we nor any Iowa Republican
can afford to do injustice to him, or
be silent when injustice is done him.
| Gov. Kirkwood has done too emf
nent and veteran service in Iowa lSe-
| publicanism To deserve any treat
| ment less than fair. We cannot but
feel that the attempt by some good
/ Republican newspapers 10 make
him ineligible to the Senatorship,
because he has just been elected
Governor, Is unkind and wrong.
! IL he had thrust himself into the
Governorship for the sake OF usiEg
its leverage 60 get into the senate,
he would deserve these opposing
| opinions. But ii Is well known TINT
he had some aspiration and desire
To go to the Senate: that he had no
aspiration or desire to be Governor.
The Republican party of the State,
by its representative in the Convcn-
| ton, thought his name would
strengthen the State ticket, give
unity and enthusiasm 10 the party
and make Republican Legislature
certain, so that n Republican senator
would be certainty. With this
view the State Convention thrust
| The nomination upon him against
his wishes and prntcstation. Loyal
to the party, he took nomination
uncongenial to him, for an Office he
| didn't want. and made the best fight
| he could. The result was an increns-
! ed victory In the State and m oyer
uhelm'ng victory ~ to the l4cgisia"
ture. Now, to say, that by this act
of compliance with the wish of Iowa
! Republicans, he disfranchiscd HIM
| self Of the right to be- u Senatorial
| candidate, or that he placed himself
! in the list OF the unworthy manipu'
lating politicians who plot 10 gct
one office to uSe i'm getting another,
! IL t0 say an unconscionablc and hard
baud unjust thing. We insisted from
the start with emphasis tlIHt IL
making mp the State ticket there
should be no combination between
/ the Govarnorship and the senator.
! ship. in the nomination of Kirk.
| wood the Convention kept egear ot
any sach combination. The best
lthing possible was done solely fron
/ the standpoint of tin state ticket a't
the State election. The two thing
! were kept apart during the canvass.
Now that IL IL past and the matter
In hand IL for n Republican BrgiSla-
ture 10 do the hest thing possible IN
getting up a. t.. +. Senator. Gov.
! EirkWOOd has ~ full aHd unqn"s-
| iiOnahie right to be ncaudida'c h"-
| fore that Legislature ~ any man TINT
| has been named or any man that cnl
be named. .- kfoklk cate CITY.
The JOURNAL admits Gov. Kirk
woods eminent services, and rciotccs
! that the party has fully, fairly, AMI
sufficiently shown him its high ap-
probation of his abilities, honor and
service. We admit that he reluci-
antiy acceeded to the tide Of opinion
In the State Convention ; md we
give him due credit for having thus
shown his disposition to Iny aside
! his preference. We have not ns tho
! G0te infers, either directly or by fair
/ inference, classed Gov. Kirkwnoi
"in the list OF the unworthy nArip-
ulating politicions," and do not feel
guilty Of having said "au unconci0n-
able aud hard and unjust thing Of
| him. He has merited no uukind
! treatment, and we have certainly
| intended none toward him. How
ever we regard 1t as fair rule that
no man should accept nomination
! for place without at least Intending
! to fulfill the duties OF the position
| If elected. We would not make an
exception for Gov. Kirkwood.
Though our choice, as heretofore
expressed, Is not first for Kirkwood,
his election would cause us no cha
grin. Hope our friend of the cate
| CRy will now understand the Jour-
NAILS position.
The hollowness and incencerity of