Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-12-08
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election Of Senators and Judges, par.icu.
larry the former, now that the sceptre If
power has departed from the hands of ,b,,
party. The proposed plan is worthy Of
its shrewd, keen sighted and cunning rro.
jector. The redoublab!e General Of II.
Standard is ot,,however, whit ahead If
his sage compeer Of the Hawkeye in blot.
ting and political trickery, while The lat.
ter is much more shy, feels his way more
cautiously, and above all, avoids confess.
ing the plot, if possible. There is not III.
slightest doubt Of the unanimity of the
federal wire rullers upon the game lie.
closed below, but then old Hawk wou,a
have sworn stoutly that such a subter,;,ea
had never once entered the heads of hi,
party.
The Standard says:
"The course Of the wing members oftb,
Legislature is plain. Ii thew are called
here, they should without hesitation meet
IN convention and perform their sworn con-
slitutional duty, in the election of two Z.
States Senators and three Supreme Judges.
Ii 1t Is asctrtained that no wing can bs
elected to the Senate, then 1t viii be The
duty Of The whig members to join Nth the
conservative democrats, and make an effort to
eject fuo RESPECTABLE DEMOCRATS, uho
may be found TO hoH maay principles in
common With The uhigs. There are in The
Aa'e many respectable and talented democrats,
WHO OPPOSE The POLICY OF THE WAR
against .Alerico for conquest. VINO ARE
OPPOSED TO THE TARIFF OF 1916 uho
are IN .Jaror Of The Wilmot Proviso; who
are In favor OF improving our rivers and
haroors by the General Government, AND
WHO ARE IN REALITY WINGS IN
EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE NAME.
Now we think that if sucl. men can be
elected by The aid ofihe whigs, there should
be nc hesitation about it.
Here we lave the plot set forth in black
and white, and we might say in blue, too;
for the Standard adds: "There is a Jl,e
and letter blue, and half cuke is better
/ than no bread" This is different coun.
sci from lat which the Genera! last win.
ter vouchsated to the democratic members:
In the kindsst tone imaginable, and by
most chaste and beautiful allegory, he
4 tod 10, to, al,
bargain and '.lei the taH go Nth the hide"
he above plot needs TO comment from
us. We fear rot the fidelity of the s,er-
ling democracy in the Legislature, but
would warn them to be on their guard
against The seductive appliances Of federal
corruption which, as here discovered ,areto
be brought TO bear against them in order
again to battle the will Of the people and
degrade cur State in the eyes of the world.
As regards those respectable democrats
whom tie Standard truly designates as
'~hiss IN erery'hing ercept The aame," and
who, according TO tina, sheet, are ready and
wiIling--yea, eager to sell their birthrisMS
thei'country for poor me; S ofpo'tage, We
o"iy ask i! any such there he, that the ed.
itor Will poiut them out to us-gives US
! their namcs-ihat we may hold them up
to the w;tltesing scorn Of an enlightened
anI vlrta us people.
| We are aware that there are alwaysa
few wolves lurking about the democratic
camp in Sleeps clothing hungry Office
ckers, hanging upon the rear of our
patty like Goeti.'s sable shQds-s,arvel
rats, who have left the leaky ship Of fed.
eral whigg7ry and joined the stand.
ard Of democracy with IN eye single
to the !oaves and i:shes-who will at any
moment, when safe opportunity offers,
throw themselves again into the arms OF
their first love and judas like be'ray their
country for kiss from The vile harlot.-
Bat that there are 'qony such "respectstle
democrats, as the STANDARD: asserts, we 90
not believe. Many or few, however,
though they may secretly nibLle at the
bait thus held out TO them-we will guar.
an'ee that they will be very cautious about
making themselves known to the Democ.
racy OF our General Assembly. But the
greater Is the necessity Of unceasing vigil
lance on the part of our friends. Remem-
Der John p. Hale, Of New Hampshire;
and remember that the materials for such
plot are never wanting! Remember
the scene Of Dec. 18th 1916, in the Rep.
resentatives' Hall of this State; remember
the Alamo!
In a Fir.-The Hawkeye makes most
awkward attempt to squirm out Of the d.
lemma in which he finds himself in con.
sequence Of having admitted the illegaE'ty
Of the election Of the school officers, by
asking the Legislature to legalize those
elections. But it is no use; we have gos
him fast upon this subject. His efforts
nothing more than an amusing instance Of
wool gathering. He may now rant and
vapor to his hearts content.