Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-22
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.
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The questions propounded in our last
bv "a Democrat," remain unanswered
nv the Gazette. Those questions ,Oere
asked in good faith BY genuine demo-
crat. The resolutions that were "snap.
ned" ON the Convention by Mr. RoRER.
who was in fact the manager of that Con-
ven,ion, and which pledged the present
loco roco candidates for the Senate and
House of Representatives to vote for Gen.
Dodge, were published in the Gazette;
but several democrats wanted TO get an
explicit confirmation Of the fact from the
candidates themselves. Hence the re-
spec,ful questions in our last. 1t seems
the candidates. J. d. Wright, VIM Wal
ker. G.. H. Holt. John Ripley, George
Chandler and E. W. Davis, are not per.
mitted to answer these respectful enqui.
ries. Hear how "a Democrat" is treated
by the Gazette for daring to PROFOUND
theSe qneSu0ns:-
GIVE are authorized to stale. that a
communication signed a Democrat and
published in the last Hawk-Eye, calling
upon the Democratic candidates to answer
certain Undergraduates therein PROFOUND.
ed will remain unno,iced.-Gazette.
If this is the way democrats are to be
secuted, good bye to freedom, we say
From the interest Mr. RoRER has mani
tested in getting up this loco foco ticket,
we should not wonder if he expected that
in addition to pledging themselves for
Gen. Dodge. they we're also bound to
vote for him for Judge. Strange that he
should take such an interest in the matter,
were it not so; and stranger still is it that
the so-called Democracy Of Des Moines
should choose David Rarer-who was
till recently stiff Tyler man and who
even now is not knowledged as dem
ocrat by some-as their leader and man
ager. The loco foco ticket may well be
caled "RoreI s ucket.
As the questions to which allusion has
been made. remain unanswered. we copy
an extract of one of Mr. Rorer's resolu-
tons. Speaking of Gen. Dodge as a can
dida,e for U. States Senator, the resolu-
ton says:-
s'The acceptance of the nominations Of
this Convention for members Of the State
Legislature, be considered as a PLEDGE
upon the part of such of the nominees, as
may be elected, that they will give him
CGen. Dodge their supper. for that office
Can any person now doubt that the late
"Rorer" Convention did instruct those
who are now candidates for the Legisla-
ture on the so-caled Observation-Disclosures
If they do, we refer them to the last Ga
zette, which endeavors to apologize for
the "gag" system. We would have no
pledge for men; for principles, in certain
cases. we might. Give us freemen-give
us men in whose capacity and integrity
we can confde-and we will trust them
to be guided by their own honest convic-
tons of duty. We don't want machines
to represen. US in the Legislature. We
want men-free agents-who, feelin g
their responsibility. act according to the
dictates of their conscences. The people
want none other and they will have none
other to represent them in the Legisla-
ture. The Independent Ticket has on it
independent freemen; and we much mis-
take if Jus, such an delendent set of
voters as are to be found in Old Des
Moines, will not give them a hearty sup
port on Monday next.