Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-08-24


Of tie ncampment.
There ever was any thing like this in
te West before. We have neither time
or :. ce lar ano her word on the glorious
sui to- a.
aTTI NNESSEE is SAFE!
Des Muimes the Banner County
Nothing his transpired in our late cleo
ton Which can CRAFTY us more than the
result in our county--the county <l.at has
been looked upon BY the democrats Of
other counties as being ssrather doubtful"
Notwithstanding there are some eighteen
certain democratic counties in the Terri
tory, Des Moines is the only one amongst
them that has elected the entire ticket!
Lse, Van Buren,, and Jefferson, which are
consi eraby stronger than Des Monies,
have all failed in accomplishing what Dee
Moincs has accomplished, to wit: the cleo
ton Of every man nominated! Under these
circumstances, then, We claim the title Of
"Banncr county" for old Des Moines.
We claim it not because she has really a
greater democratic majority than some
other counties-for there are some half
dozen others in the Territory that could,
and have given greater majori,ies-but
we claim j, because her soil had been Sc
lcc,el BY the wings as the ''bat;le ground"
We claim it because she is the only coun-
~ where the entire ticket has succeeded.
We claim il for the reason that our returns
show straightcr vote than the returns Of
aiy other county. We claim it as mat
ter Of course because the whole wing
strength Of the Territory was brought TO
bear upon our elections, and because the
result here VIA looked upon BY that party
as determina'ive Of the political complex
ion Of our future State.
Looking then at this result, it is mat
ter Of great importance that every dem
ocrat should consider well the manner in
which it was effected. It will be recol-
lected that Dies Moincs was the first coun-
~ in the Territory tlat moved in an or
ganization Of the dem, cratic party. Itwas
from this paper that the first notice FOX
organization was heralded. 1t was from
the indomi,able democracy here that the
signal was give for the prepal alton Of bat
ties that whave determined the polia-
cal character Of the ssG.r en- State" Of
the West. In the midst Of Harrisonian
excitement and the great whig triumphs
throughout the country, the democrats Of
Des Moines first called upon their friends
to organize. And what has this organize
ton effected? From 1910 until now we
have been constantly gaining in strength.
One year we could hardly elect half Of
our ticket. The next year we elected
more than one half. The next two thirds.
The next three fourths. And now, in
1874, we have elected the whole BY an
average msj Iity Of NlNETY-TWO!
/ These being the results, we call upon
our friends throughout the Territory to
profit by our example. In the counties
where there is decided whig majority it
particularly devolves upon the democrats
to commence thorough organization inn
mediately. You may have to fight for
years with defeat staring you in the face.
You may be compelled TO hear the fire.
quent exultations IT you opponents; but
what ale these in comparison to the graft
flying consciousness that you are fighting
in Leh-lf Of the rights Of your fellow man.
A large m jority Of the people Of any coun-
Try having such agoye,n nenf as ours must
be democratic, and particularly must a
community whose pursuits are strictly Of
!, the agricultural order-ss are the pursuits
Of nine-tenths Of the people Of Iowa-cling
to the principles advocated BY the dem
ocratic party. Why then should any dem
ocrat, live where he may, refuse to aid in
j a thorough organization Of the party?-
Witness the results Of the elections in
LOUIS, in Muse time and in Linn, on the
one side, and the results in Des Moines,
Scott and johnson, on the other. Let not
The Democrats Of "High Henry" Wash
i ineton or Louisa, - deterTod from IN or