National Republican., 1878-10-16
THE SITUATION IN IOWA.

IsmDOlueuCu DN tHt suCCtas vi tuc 'i''u-
hackers in two Of the Congressional districts
of Iowa, the Opposition in that State is en-
COuriged TO attempt the doubtful policy of
holding another election for Congressman
next month. Tie biased and partisan
action OF the present House in the contest
between Mcssrs PATTERSON and BELroRD,
of Colorado, which hinged upon q forced
construction of the election laws, is put
forward as an excuse for this extraordinary
proceeding. The promoters Of 1t claim that
at least five out of the nine Congressional
districts, instead of two, can be carried
against the Republicans, and that an elec-
ton in November would be accepted by the
(hopcd for Democratic majority in the next
House rs legal. They further claim that,
" according to the act passed at the last
" session of Congress, the time for holding
" the Congressional election in the State is
" on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
" in November"
No one who fully appreciates the dcsper-
ate determination of the Democracy to cap
ture thcn next Presidency will deny that this
threatened movement is irIurht with great
danger. danger which is smasnilied by the
possibility OF Democratic organization of
the next House, which would certainly be
| followed bv 4 repetition in the Iowa contests
of the Colorado outrage. The five members
these prctentious seditionists claim they can
carry would give the control Of the state
vote. IN the event of q Presidential election
in the House, to the Opposition and Iowa
would then he counted alongside Of South
| Carolina, Alabama Georgia, and Mississippi
in the decision of the coming greatest ma
tiOnal contest this country has ever wit
messed To capture this unit VOTE as it il
called, Of n State which has hitherto beer
looked upon rs irrcvocably Republican
would be the motive OF inspiration to the
Democracy in deciding between the October
and November contestants. The result oi
such Il decision, in the event of n favorable
CARRYING out of this plan and Democratic
majority in the next House, no one will
doubt The delegation, whether elected in
October or November, having the largest
number of Opposition members would be
instantly admitted.
This is the situltion, in brief in Iowa to-
day or, more properly speaking, it is tn
situa ton threatened by the schemes of tn
coalesccd Observation-Disclosures party o
that State. And the threat must be me
without hinching. The wiscst way to NEE
it would be to accept the gauntlet throw
down by these netarious plotters, and Civ
them all the chance they seek to gain create
advantages than those they have alrcad.
earned by the accidents and decentralization
Of the October campaign. In plainer words
we do not hesitate TO advise our Hawkey
Republican friends to 20 into the Novembe
campaign for Congressmen, and do thci
level best to offset the pretcntious claims G
the common enemy that Iowa can be wreste'
, from the cause of good government. w
I certainly can hold our own, and we may, q
we ought to, do better. Under any circun
: stance we will be able to outwit these plo
a tiers at their own game. In other words, "
i will hold Iowa in the solid phalanx of r.
: publican States, where she belongs, even
c the Democrats do realize their hopes
II gaining control Of the next House.
l. 1t will not be accepted, we hope, as b.
o trayal of any confidence 10 make public Il
Is assertion that this view Of the case is ente
e tanned by Secretary MCCRARY and 9th
Il distinguished citizens OF Iowa now in Wasl
e ington. We add that they believe in II
's wisdom of the old saying about fighting h
l. Satanic Majesty with fire. If we shou
Is succeed in a second election, as we undouh
edly would, the Democrats would ha
u, nothing but their own stupidity to col
= plain Of