The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-16

LOC0uOCO NtHHeIPnOwuds
Judging simply from the Locofoco plat
form, without any previous knowledge of tn
hypocrisy and falschood inherent in Locofo
co platforms, person would be forced Il
the conclusion that the issue, and the only
issue, OF this campaign was that of negro
equality. And he would be very forcibly
impressed with the further conviction thai
the Republicans were very much in love with
the darki.s, and that the sight of one of those
black varmints would incontinently throw a
Locofoco into commissions. The remem.
brance Of the fact, however, that the Repub-
licans constitute a majority Of the people Of
Iowa. and that the proposition in favor Of
negro suffrage only received some eight thou
sand votes in the whole State would natu-
rally enough suggest doubt as to the devo-
ton Of the Republican majority to the doc
trine OF negro equality. While at the same
time the recollection that the Locofocos sup
ported and elected the avowed and notorious
amalgamationist, Dick johnson, for
President Of the U. S., would naturally
enough cast shade Of suspicion over the
purity, sincerity and integrity Of the horror,
now 50 loudly proclaimed by that party A
little further investigation. however, could
not fail to satisfy any one that the entire Lo-
cofoco platform was q mere conglomera-
ton of contemplate falsehsod and hypoc r.
81 designed to deceive and humbug the peo-
pie, and to conceal the inconsistency and ut
ter abandonment Of the principles OF the
party by the late Locofoco Convention.
The second resolution, on State policy, Of
the Locofoco platform denounces the admis-
sion Of all mankind to the witness stand by
the Republican Legislature OF Iowa, as the
first step in system to equalze the negro
with the white man. Now this step is not a,
oil q first step or new step. 1t is step
which fourteen Of the sixteen free States OF
this Union have taken, most of them long
years before the birth Of the Republican par
ty, many Of them while the Locofoco party
was in power, and none Of them with any in.
tention OF thereby equaliaing the negro with
the white man. 1t was done upon general
principles for the promotion of the ends Of
justice, and to bring all the facts before the
jury nd leave it to them to sft the evidence
and give its proper weight to the testimony
II is no advantage to the negro to give test
mony, but it is an advantage to the ends Of
justice to have his testimony if he be the onl,
person eogniEant Of facts that will clear th,
innocent and convict the guilty, or protcc
an honest man in his just rights against tn,
Vaccinations Of a sconndrel. In view, then
OF these facts, what consummate scoundrel
ism to charge upon the Republicans Of Iowa
IS the first step towards negro equality, 9
law which prevails in fourteen out of sixteen
OF the free States, and which was passed in
the greater number of these States by Dem
ocratic majority years ago.
The third resolution contains series OF
palpable lies which cannot fail to brand their
authors as shameless and malignant liars
notwithstanding the bad grammar in
which they are worded. Here is the resolu.
ton in ali its monstrous deformity.
3. That the late constitutional Convention
composed OF large majority of Back Be-
publican members openly advocated the
equality of the Black and White people, and
unanimously recommended through an ap-
pendsge to the Constitution that the word
White be stricken from that instrument: we,
therefore, feel free to charge upon that party
the design and purpose Of abelitionizing the
people OF this State, and placing the negro
upon an equality with the white man.
II is utterly false that the Republican
members Of the Convention openly advocated
the equality of the white and black people,
and, is still more palpably and VIGOROUSLY
false, that they recommended that the word
white be stricken from the Constitution
which they had just framed They simply,
in imitation Of the Locofoco Constitutional
Convention Of Michigan, authorized vote
Of the people on that question. A majority
of the Republican members neither recom-
mendei nor voted for its adoption, and not
withstanding a majority Of the people Of
Iowa are Republicans, the proposition re-
tSNNA bAS aboUb tiHiit hHvushHI VOICE.
We have shown in a previous article, that
the Locofoeo leaders introduced the article
Of the Constitution concerning schools, and
that every one Of them, including Gillaspie
their candidate for Lieutenant Governor
voted for i, in the constitutional Conycu.
ton.
Let the people consider how little founda.
ton the Republicans have given for the
gross, outrageous, repeated ISLANDERS Of th,
Locofoco platform, and for the loud and fu
rious outcry whichis being made throughout
the State BY Locofoco speakers and editors
and they cannot fail to suspect the real ain
and purpose Of this Negro mania which hn
seized the Locofoco party. Niggerism il
scores Of varied forms fills their platform Il
the entire exclusion Of all measures and prin
ciples heretofore constituting democrat
platforms, and il maintains the same douli
nant and exclusive position in the harangue
OF the orators and the columns Of the Pres
Of their party.
The rights Of the States is no longer dog
ma Of the party. Opposition 70 banking ha
ceased TO be test OF democracy indeed, i
no longer occupies even corner of the plat
form. No principle, no measure, no polio
Is proclaimed in the platform. save those Q
unconditional devotion to the will Of III
Presiden. OF the United States, ard nor.
and intense hostility to free Negroes.
The Platform 10 the grand pronunciamtn
10 Of 4he Locofoco Office holders and ofEc
seekers Of Iowa, against Free Negroes, an