St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-26

his large fields of corn and wheat and timo-
thy: his fields of grass. and his heads of cat
tle of every kind; his fine residence, situated
in a forest of ornamental trees and flowers.
all arranged and brought to their perfect
state under his practical guidance: the sim
ple. home-like hospitality and good cheer
which abound there-all these illustrate the
deliberate purpose to which he has directed
his energies, and the reward that comes to
effort intellgently directed on the rich prai-
ries of Iowa.
THE HOME LIFE
of Judge Whiting is unostentatious. He is
highly educated-a graduate of Yale. we
believe-and each of his children has grad
uated at the Iowa state university. Theirs
is one of the pleaSantest family circles i'm
Iowa, and it is with reluctance that the
judge can be prevailed upon TO permit the
use of his name for a public Office for the
reason that the acceptance of a candidacy
means more or less a separation from his
home during the campaign. 1t will be re-
membered that for weeks he declined TO
permit the use of his name for the govern
orship, and il was not until the masses of
the party and his own county convention
demanded his nomination that he was finally
pursuaded to remain quiet and let matters
take their course. He did not even attend
the convention, but was at home on
the farm when he was nominated.
The public record of Judge Whiting is as
unblemiShed as his private life. As county
judge, in the early days, he was a faithful
officer. AS state senator his record stands
out clear and strong. free from mOnopo-
listic flavor and opposed TO prohibitory leg
islation. As private citizen he perSiStently
and ably opposed soulleSs railway cOrpO-
ration which sought to rob hundreds of
settlers in Northwestern Iowa of the lands
they occupied. and finally won, but not un-
til two cases had gone to the supreme court.
Senators Allison and Wilson, and Judge
Hubbard were interested in these prosecu-
tiOns, and the memory of their signal defeat
is what probably influenced them to take
an active part in attempting to prevent
WRITINGS NOMINATION.
All the railroad influences of the state
were against him in the convention. This
simply shows how strong he is with the
masses. There could not have been NOM
ination that will so thoroughly cement the
union of the opposition as this one, or one
that would poll so many Republican votes.
These are some of the characteristics
and some of the good works done by
the Democratic candidate for governor.
SO faultless has been his life that the Re
publican organs have found it necessary al
ready TO open their mud batteries upon
him. One shouts that he was a copper
head; another that he is a Prohibitionist;
third that lie is not farmer, but that he
has made his fortune by watching the
ticker" and so Oh. Democrats point to
the record. In a senatorial district where
he has lived for thirty-Cne years he has
twice run for Ofice-once polling ., 500
votes ahead of his ticket, and again carry
ing every county in it. That is the en-
phatic testimony of friends and neighbors.
Nothing better is wanted by Iowa people.
The Iowa Democracy have taken Oh new
courage. Hopeless heretofore, the present
situation bids them hope. The convention
just closed did its work well. 1t gave the
party faultless ticket. and built for il TO
stand upon a strong and symmetrical plat
form. There is united opposition and a
divided and diScOrdant party in power.
The time is fruitful for change. The
doubling Republicans have learned that no
danger has come 10 the national govern
ment by a change. They believe that
much good will result in Iowa by a trans
fer of the machinery Of government TO the
Democratic party, and they are going to
help do it, and with their help it will be
done.