The Tipton advertiser., 1876-05-11

tom fairly before the people.
Monticello, Jones Co., Express
Clearly, the Davenport Gazette is
no, friendly to the denomination of
Mr.. Tufts. 1t is apprehensive that
Mr.. Tufts lacks the ability and per-
sonal strength to carry the District
next November, against reasonably
strong opponent. "Mr. Tufts" says
the Gazette, "was successful in 1874
by majority of few hundred votes
over an opponent, who, to a very
small modicum Of talent, added a
very bad political record-that of a
oopperhcad during the war; Mr..
Tufts majority in the District was
65.. Out of the six counties CON-
posing the District, only two gave
maiorities for Sheean-Scott and
Jackson. And no one, we presume,
will claim that there is any ground
to hope for Republican majorities in
either of those counties this year, no
matter who is nominated. We have
not the slightest doubt that Mr..
Tufts is far stronger to-day with the
voters of this District, than he was
two years ago. In looking over the
District, we cannot name man who,
in our Judgment, would inspire more
confidence, or be more popular among
the people. He is not politician or
wire puller, but plain, practical,
earnest man, toward whom the finger
of suspicion has never been pointed
-eminently man of the people; and
at this time VIXEN the political atmos-
phere is full of whisperings of sus-
picion, and SO many of the snowy,
brilliant men, who have, during these
latter years, figured consplcuously in
Congress and other public positions,
have been tainted with fraud and
corruption, Mr.. Tufts is precisely the
sort of man to be personally popular
with the voters. Moreover the Re-
publican party is vastly stronger in
the District than it was two years
ago. Jones Co., which gave Mr..
Tufts 52S majority, can be relied up
on for from 750 to 1000 majority,
and we have good reason to believe
that his popularity and strength will
be increased in at least as great ratio
in all the other counties of this Dis
trict, excepting Jackson and Scott.
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The Muscatine journal insisting
that Congressman Tufts has sufficient
strength to ensure his reelection in
this District declares that the mo-
lives of the Davenport Gazette in
opposing Mr.. Tufts are we'll under
stood at means that Scott county
has candidate" And, the Journal
might have added, Mr.. Ed. Russell,
of Davenport, is the candidate, and
every thrust he makes at Mr.. Tufts
is made in his own interest, and for
his own advancement. Mr.. Russell
is avowedly a candidate in opposition
to Mr.. Tufts, and therefore the art
less modesty and unostentatious zeal
with which he strives to belittc and
disparge Mr.. Tufts, are beautiful to
contemplate. 1t is as though he
should say in SO many words to the
Forthcoming convention: "Really,
gentlemen, submit to you that Mr..
Tufts lacks the ability and character
to represent the District creditably
in Congress; he is deficient in states
manship, and those elements of popu-
larity which our candidate must
possess, if we would carry the Dis
trict. Now, look at me. Those
essential qualities SO lacking in Mr..
Tufts, are mine in an eminent de-
gree. Pm your huckleberry! I'm
the coming manor ought to be.
My superiority to Mr.. Tufts has only
to be considered for moment, to be
promptly recognized" etc, etc.
We are not going to discuss here
Mr.. Russell's merits as candidate
for Congress, but we are free to say
that we have not the slightest doubt
that that the choice Of the forth
coming convention, as between Tufts
and Russell, will be overwhelmingly
for the former. No one claims emf
nent gifts of statemanship or oratory,
or political leadership for Mr.. Tufts,
but that he is a clear-neaded, right
principled man, fortified and devel-
oped by two years experience in
Congress, and that he has the conf.
dence and respect of the voters of
this District as but one or two other
men have, no one, we think, will de-
ny. Experience has taught that a
man need not be adroit in political
wire pulling, or fluent of speech, to
strive for the financial welfare of his
government, and that it does not re-
quire any remarkable intellectual en-.
dowments to promote the return of
specie payments, or weed corruption
out of the public Offices.