The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-03

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DEMOCRATIC IDEAS OF SENATOR BUTLER
Sumner, in his speech which aroused the
ire of the Ebo-sh assassins, quoted the
Constitution OF South Carolina, to show that
his assailants in their own political policy
were not Democrats that they constituted
an Aristocracy: that they didn't pretend to
admit the Democratic idea, but secuted and
ridiculedit. Well, did Senator Butler DENY
the charge? No; for he could not And he
did not attempt it. He avowed it. He glo-
ried in it. Sumner read from the Constitu-
ton of South Carolina to show that in order
to be member Of the House of Represen-
tatives, the candidate must own ten slaves. or
hve hundred acres Of land. or have an in
come of $50 The emphatic reply of Sem
ator Butler was, ga man who is not worth
THAT amount of money is not fit to be rep
'resentative." And Democratic Senators
all around the room nodded approval. Hear
that, American Democrats men whose for
tunes lie in honest hearts and hands Injured
TO toll. Thus are uproscribed in the halls
OF your own legislature. Thus are you stig-
matized because it may not have been your
fortune to be rich. a leading Dem ocratic
Senator tells you that man who does
not own ten negroes, or FIVE hundred acres Of
land, or has not seven hundred and ffty dol
lars annual income, is not fit to represent his
fellow-citizens in a legislative assembly,
Honesty, intelligence, capacity, 60 for moth
ing. Niggers and land and money constitute
the proper qualifications, and his colleagues
nod approvall
''Ien Cent Jimmy -
On Tuesday We published m article from
an exchange which comprised the two fol-
lowing extracts, purpor;ing to be taken from
aspeech of Mr.. Buchanan, viz.
= Reduce our nominal to the real standard
OF prices throughout the world. and Won
cover our country with blessings and benefits. ,,
The comparative low prices of France
and Germany, have afforded such stimulus
10 their manufactures, that they are now
rapiuly extending themselves. and would OBJ
tain possession, IN no small degree, even of
the English home market, If il were not for
their protective duties. While British manu-
features are now languishing, those of the
continent arc sprnging up into healthy and
vigorous existence:
Inc Times says they IRE a s'vile SANDER, -
a"ealumny and afalsehood." Don't be too
bold and positive, gentlemen. 1t would be
wise and polite to touch them a little more
lightly. Wcsay they are the reritoble cords
q VIZ. buchanan, pronounced by him in the
United States Senate on the Goth Of Febr ua
~, 1910, and we copy them now from Niles
Register, vol. vii. fifth series, page 426,
where the whole speech appears as revised
by his own hand.
Laborng men, Buchanan appears before
you as an avowed advocate of io,c rages he
says II will "cover the country with blessings
and benefits to reduce our ..nom nal'' stand
ard to ''the real standard thro lghout the
world" The "real standard, in Eurone is
ten cents day, for that is the average Of
prices there, and the average Of Europe is
allowed to be a fair average for the world n,
large.
These are facts, written and printed, which
cannot be denied or explained away. Is he
your friend and champion ?
PLEADiSG THE BABY AcT.-in 1915 Blu.
chanan denounced the Democratic Admins.
trasion for involving the country in the las,
war with area, Britain, calling It's pole,
''weaA and wicked" Htotally destitute O
wisdom and foresight said ii was dictatet
by Napoleon, ridieued the President (Madi
SOM as - degenerate successor Of Wash
.as-.cI, SAD iaa War Mac ..disgraceiui 10 IN,
Administration. an s'unneeess ary war - unt
III rTaT. II was Then - years old, on his owl
showing. The Times publishes a letter i,
which he pleads his youthf.lne as an ex
cuse. A tolerabe las,y baby he ough. to b
AZ -, ani common people are supposed t,
have arrived AT years or discretion by TIM
time He is the same coward everywhere il
public life that he was when he slandere,
Henry Cay and lie. him 90 down 10 til
grave With his fame unvindirated. III
has not the common courage to face the rec
ord Of his acts Ike "a man, but sneaLs Of
under the plea OF an infants weakness
age "a
nw,n-T The widow nj kaatsn, ,ba LIZ