The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-06
ELECTION MONDAY, AUGUST 9Th.
The Election TO-DAY.


the elective franchise, who is interested
as all either directly CT indirectly are, in
the economical and judcous management
Of our county affairs, and in the election
of an honest, impartial and in,elligen
Judge. will fail to present hi. ballot q
the polls.
Tie purposes 10 be accomplished ant
tie general character Of The candidate,
and the canvass have been too freely treat
&c Of to demand lengthy exposition a
this eleventh hour All that is left to d.
now is, to zoe, and see that every frient
Of the Peoples Ticket is got 10 the poll
and his ballot secured. OF The result Q
the election we feel certain, If due care i
taken that the friends Of the ticket all de-
post their ballots. Too grea: degree Of
confidence TO! unfrequentIy begets IN
necessary and inexcusable defeat We
trust that no such ill-timed confidence will
prevel the utmost diligence in RAILING
the votes, or restrain any man from the
discharge o, his individual duty as IN
a,.etor. There is too much good sense,
too much independence of feeling. to-
much regard for the public affairs Of the
county and the character Of the county
judiciary. to suffer this Ticket to be defeat
ed if proper effort is used
Another ticket than the one We urge
upon you has been presented. The prln-
cipa motive in ths formation OF that
ticket was not TO present one concentrating
the greatest amaunt of fitness fer Office
and of general capacity aud faithiulness.
A few ambitious trcksters, fanahcal old
fopies who are interested in preserving
tho organization Of the Lpcotoco party,
and who look upon the machinery Of that
WORKOUT organization as the only means
within their reach Of attaining notorieiy
and plumber. patched up such atcket as he
small coterie Of demagogues could CON
promise upon, With that general y,aw. In
such way, and in such way only, this TICK
es. almost without q solitary recommen-
da,ion OH the score Of capacity aud tit
ness, was patched up, and the etIjrt has
been made to concentrate the old party
vote upon it, under the cries and watch
words Of former times. We Gre glad K
know, however, that great proportion u
the Democracy feel little tealty to il, ant
less respect for the influences which form
ed it and the candida es upon It, 1t L
merely county matter, involving The al
vantages to lie derived from an esunoml
cal administration Of the public finance:
and the faithful and intelligent inlerpre
taton and execution of the laws, aux
they protest against the endorsement o
non endorsement Of the Administration
with lis Nebraska bills and It's aeplorabl
disturbances OF the public peace. BAN
used to prejudice or promote the success
OF candidates whom they wish, rs
matter OF direct personal interest, to be de
cidsd upon solely for their peis nal merit
They scora tie effort TO restrain the
Judgment and their action by any sue
gagging maneuyers, and great number
will vote for tie Peoples Ticket, entire 0
in part, solely on the ground OF the supt
rioriiy Of the candidates
We call upon the people to vote for Ii
ticket on that ground alone. 1t is nndt
niable that i. is far better constitute
ticket than III. other. We appeal 10 tn
preludices or bgolrles Of no class to max
interest Tor it. We ask you 10 vote it b,
cause il is composed Of honest, intelligen
qualified men, men who are presen.t
because they are honest and competen
and not merely because the adminissrato
of some efiete organization think il wou
serve their selfish purposes to layeig
you into It's support. We ask you
vote it, farther, that you may contrihu
towards fastening upon those who dcser
it, the stigma Of base and dangerous a
peals TO the preiudces Of classes and "a
lions, and to assist in crushing the 10
reckless demagogues who have engag
in such species Of political warfare.
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