, 1876-05-12
IOWA.
IOWA.
IMPRESSIONS OF AN OBSERVER WHO DOES NUT
SEE THINGS FROM 4 MACHINE STANDPOINT.

IOWA.
IMPRESSIONS OF AN OBSERVER WHO DOES NOT
SEE THINGS FROM MACHINE STANDPOINT.
10 the Editor Of The Tribune
DEs MONIES, Ia, May S.-Ccrtaln poiltcal
mauipulators, who have in impression that it Is
their proyiuce to g ti1 matters up" for Iowa
Republican voters, and that said voters should
only hold themselves in readiness to ratfy what
eyer the manip1lators aforesaid may propose,
find that their labors yield short returns IN this
Centennial year. These folks first sent out
Morton missionaries, but their labors soon
c:mc to nausht. Iowa Republicans arc an in
tclligcnt, reading people, who have hablt
of thinking for themselves. While they
recognize Mr.. Morton as man OF abIi-
ity, and remember with gratitude his
patriotic services to the country, they 1cci that
there arc imperative reasons why he should not be
the standard bearer OF the party in the coming
struggle. Efforts were also made to work up public
sentiment in favor of Nr. Conkling. but this also
failed; our people were quick to discover that his
nomination would be construed into IN indorsc-
mcnt OF tho present Administration. Tothis Iowa
Rebublicans would not be party. While they be-
ieve in the personal integrity Of the President aud
award him all praise for loyalty and dcroton to
made blnndcrs which they cannot even seem to in
man WHO of all ,n5 ot9eFs NAV Is sas tas
assume that, il there were no other reasons, the
Intimate relations existing between Morton aud
vent the vote a Iowa from being cast for eer Of
those gentlemen in the Cincinnati Convention:
Onr Iowa manipulntors, finding that their efforts
to sct delegation favorable to either OF the above
named, have abandoned them, and have 1atterly
given in their adhesion to Blaine, with the hope
that If the people refused to support their cands-
dates they might not entirely Ignore and Eepndiate
| them Seeing that there was strong'pubie senti.
| mcnt growing up among the people in favor OF
Blaine they concluded to attach att, la themsetxcs
lis carly and ardent supporters While this Is a'l
evidence q Ns Blaines popnaTty n n iowa ,,ana1, nm
from Maine. Political wire -pullcrs-1nen who
make politics usness-are not in high favor with
machine politicians to the Blaino s1andard would
| cause the honest voter to pause and inquire, Why
is this: And it is not too much to say that this
| movement is one Of the greatest obstacles now III
the way OF Blaine delegation from Iowa TO Gin.
ciuuati. think it may be safcly concluded that
iHs HIaine sA:l md bristow. It cannot be denied
in strength among the of the party lie IS
| coming more and more to be recognized as the
% representative Of true reform: And While he will
be bitterly opposed BY the Wh.sky-Nlng thieves
tie land and BY all others who hope to
Of the Public Treasury, the great army Of honest
voters who are actusted solely by the public good
have faltn IN MS honesty anu III l sol1b1 " NJ
lions OF The popularity Of both Blaine and Brie-
tow tow in this State; and I may, safely, assume
in Ills matter, the '1 ticket would Be composed q
the two names. And they would not be very par
ticular which was placed at the head: It is the
opinion Of your correspondent that this conna ,9 H.
sn So'a ps 1s ''t t!sto% and Fl
'.Daine and Dristow," and you will give MS q
ticket that w sweep the eo1'ntr in & N9Zemesr m
tie tH"'' polls, and wonld utterly dis:ipate
ali danses Of, placing the Government il
such desperation. to destroy it during the long
years Of the Rebellion. 1t may be urged that nei:
tlcr Of the gentlemen named would consent to ,kt
the second place the ticket do not share in thai
fear. They arc both high-minded, patriotic men,
and arc ardenf}y attached to their country and tht
principles Of The Republican party. Il the repEe M
vcntion should decide that the public good and tn
interests OF the party required that both name
should be inscribed on the Republican banner,
seemed to lead, and yield graceful and chceEn
obedience to tho voice Of the great party Of free
dom and REFORM And what could bo more fttin
than ticket SO constituted? The men are conccd
Cd on all hands to be among the very ablcst in tn
milton. Oac represents the East, and the othc
the Southwest. In view OF the fact that the Wes
has had the President for so many years, 1t seem
hut fair, other things being equal, TINT 1t shon
be conceded to some other section.
/ Il ticket made up as have i1dcatcd woul
combine more of talent, statesmanship, ezPcricnc
in public aaairs, and other strong points, than ha
ever before been embodied in Presidential ticket
. . | and would be one that would commend itself t
suci ticket victory ut the polls would le fore
FIJI EsBlainc meant and Bristow," which, ~ II. E c.
DR1srow.
: 6eo14t ({a-) Gate City, Adys.
! We cannot conceive any good reason why an