Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
YNE BEW@HMg RHGR-
The Democratic Press and the Iowa
Election.


Election.
The Lee County Plain Dealer, (dem.
o%cra.ic) in referring TO the late election
result in this State, saws:
mot content with the passage Of the
Nebraska bill, It's supporters in Congress
required it's endorsement athome. The
W Washington Union down 10 the smalles,
paper in Iowa tina, received ten cents of
Government patronage, made il next to,
and some quite. party treason FIR a dem
ocrat to think or act otherwise. Hun
dreds upon hundreds of anti Nebraska
democrats voted notwithstanding for Mr..
Bates and Mr.. Hall, determined that that
test should not be forced down them, and
yet what is The result? A Whis Gov.
ernor, a Wing Legislature, and two Wing
Congressman.
Upon the heels Of The Nebraska bu.
siness came the veto, by the Pre- sideni,
of the River and Ilarbor bill. This bill
gave us 500, 600 for clearing the I.9wer
Rapids. Well was il for the few adj
m%inistration democrats elected in Iowa,
that this news was not received before
the election.
If the democratic party must cut their
platform TO every act Of the President
and our Senators, from the veto of the
INDECENT Insane bill, the passage of The
Nebraska bill as il was passed. The veto
of the River bill, down to the appoint.
ment OF boilers and disorganizers In our
own county. then we say there is more
trimming TO be done Than our jack.knife
was made 10 white"
The Progressive Era (Iemocra,ic)
published a, Cedar Rapids, rebukes the
Nebraska business as follows:
Opposed to certain measures which
were endorsed by ONE mot alD of the
candidates, we we're of course bound as
al homes, man 10 oppose those measures
in our paper. In doing so we opposed
20 policy Of the democratic party, which
has for It's mono-"Principles no, men,"
"Ihe result of the election has m
signally shown tho failacy Of the attempt
OF the democratic party to sustain Doug.
las and his celebrated measure. So gen.
orally condemned by all true friends Of
humanity both at the Norlt andSoulh.
It's adoption by the party maze an is.
sue with The people, and as they ought
to have known-llie people have proved
the strongest. And SO will the proof go
on through every northern Stale from
Iowa TO Maine.
We advocate me asures because we
bglieve them right and no, because some
prominent man Of u country urges lis
claims
The Chicago Democratic Press, pub.
lished a. the home of Douglas, speaks of
the resul. in his Stale in a manner any
thing but consoling to Nebraskai.es eth
er at hon or abroad:
"This result is not unexpected, nor
have WI any crocodile tears 10 shed over
il. The leaders of the Democratic par
~ tried TO make the repeal Of the Mis-.
souri, Compromise a test question:, aud
the people floored them for their iniqui.
~. Whenever our party is right. and it
Amos, always is. ~e are ready TO take
off our coat ant work COR it with mind.
voice, heart, arm anG pen. But when 1t
plants itself upon a great wrong, and
corrupt leaders seek TO seduce the rank
and file from the ancient landmarks Of
democracy, then we think a good "drub-
bing" Is the bes, possible think that could
happen for il. This is what has hap.
pened in Iowa, and we do not grieve a
particle over it. 1t will do Augustus e.
Dodge no harm 10 remain with the PEG
pie instead Of the politicians for the next
six years; and we think The defeat OF the
democratic party in Iowa will bring it out
all right next time. We may refer TO
this subjec, hereafter, for there is a USE
full lesson TO be CLEANED from it,"