Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
And Now Ainswvrth?

We find the following remarkable
article IN the last issue of the Clayton
County Journal, the editor of which,
Mr.. Shannon, is a warm personal
friend of Mr.. Ainsworth. 1t gives
possible explanation of Mr.. Aims
worth's declination of nomination
for a second term in Congress at the
hands of the Democracy:
During the discussion of the late
political action of General Tuttle, a
hint is thrown out in another direc-
ton. 1t is well known that the rebel
element of the Democracy of this
District have always regarded Hon.
l.. l.. Ainsworth with suspicion since
he went into the Union Army. This
element opposed his nomination in
the Convention of two years ago,
most bitterly. Dubuque county, the
Iowa rebel headquarters, fell far be-
hind the general expectation in the
support she gave him in the election,
it being detection in the Republi-
can ranks of Dubuque city that turn
ed the scale of victory in his favor.
But a short time ago, a leading Dem
ocrat informed the writer, with en-
phasis, that he never voted for Aims
worth, that he was not the sort of q
Democrat for him, intimating that
his war record was the line of divis-
ion between them. The editor of u
leading Democratic newspaper, that
did him most effective service in his
campaign, assured us ten days ago
that his paper would in no event sup
port him again, if renomlnated, and
it is certain that his Characterization
of the present House as place equal
in it's discomforts, for a gentleman
and patriot, to the land of infinite
holiness, was very unkind cut by
many to whom Sam Cox is the beau
ideal of a statesman, and Ben Hill
the beau ideal of 4 party leader. 1t
is now rumored that this growing
GOODNESS on the part of the radical
Democracy has its foundation in the
further fact that months ago, before
the date of Capt. Ainsworth's letter
of declination, he expressed, in Ian
guage quite as patriotic and emphatic
as the later utterances of the gallant
Gen. futile, his purpose to be clear
of utilization with the rebel element
now ruling the Democratic party
We do not pretend to know anything
of the reliability of this rumor. We
vouch only for the facts which are
stated as having come under our OBJ
servation.
We may add on the basis of Il long
and intimate personal acquaintance,
that Captain Ainsworth was never a
rebel or copperhead. He was faith
full Union soldier, is an intelligent,
excellent hearted gentleman, good
citizen, a man who believes in good
government, in the family, the school,
the community, the State, and who
ought to insist upon it in the nation.
He has long been a warm political,
and we believe equally warm per.
sonal friend Of General futile, and
though delegate, chosen with a
special view to the value of his SER
vices at st. Louis, he refused to go
near the Convention, and up to this
hour no friend of his here, where the
town is full of them, has had, so far
as we can learn, line or word from
him indicating his intention to sup
port the nominees Of the st. Louis
Convention. While these facts do
not make the rumor true they make
it reasonable, and those who hold up
their hands and shout impossible,
may remember that Joe Eiboeck and
others declared it utterly beyond the
limit of possibilities that Gen. Tuttlc
should pronounce for Hayes and
Wheeler.