Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

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Now that Mr.. buchanan is elected
President Of the United States. we
think that our nciglbor of the Gazette
''oes itsclfgrcat injustice by continuing
its contemplate course Of misrcpre
sc"tation, which it might he charity to
overlook in a holly contested election.
When James buchanan was presented
Ms the Democratic candidate. the DEM
"cratic party hal adopted, what is d, :
nominated As n platform Of cardinal
Pr'"eiples, 10 he the guide and rule of
political action, by every representative
ofthcpcoplc, whom the Democratic par,
should be successful in elccting to Of
hce. That platform was, and is, the
democratic political creed, AMI no man
can bc > Democrat who does not fully
endorse that creed, and be governed hy
u III MI his political conduct. There
may be aud are a few camp followers,
hanging o" TO every party, who have
no principles, aud vote only for men.
and to he upon the winning side
"he" James Buchanan accepted the
Democratic nomination, the party had
right to expect that he would be gui-
.'ed ny Nc creed of the party, in his
h'gh official station, anL that he would
distinctly avow that the principles hail
down in that platform wonld be- his
political chart.
Tho Gazette and the other Journal,
OF Fusionism, bitterly revilcd Mr.. Blu
chanan, and called him James Plat.
form, rs though he had a right to lie
elected by party, and when elected.
do As he chose, regardless of the very
creed Of the party that elected him.
lie svowod that he would not add TO.
take from or ,lisrcgarl the creed Of the
party, . laid down in tho party plat.
form, and IL he had not done this he
would not have been faithful repre.
sentative Of Democracy. -.
It suits the Gascttc, and the party to
which It attaches itself once 80 every
two yean-or ~ often a. il chang. .
IT, nams-we say il suits the Gazette
better to have candidate who han no
principles who win not svow s,ric,
Conformity to the creed ofRepublican.
lam. and Nv this simple reason, that
tina, party never had any principles.
staes the death of,ho Wing party, ex-
'spt "spoiA" and opposition to De-
mocracy
The 0asette calls M. Buchanan hard
names, which is nothing uncommon,
because he wrote letter to = friend in
California in reply 10 a letter asking
his views upon the subject Of the Pa
cihc Railroad. That letter was a pri-
vats Que, aed written ~ soon as the
letter Wa Rsesived to which it was .
reply.
The Gazette secs some foul trickery
tn thin. It sees an effort 10 gain vo.es
IN one ssctios osthe country, BY ,"eans
sot used In another section. Now this
y al ahau. and is asssrted simply be.
eanss hat class Of Journal know Of
nothing cleo ~ an sxesaa for abusine
ono Of tho parest Of men. and ahlsst Of
statsanes. NJ, Auchanaus California
lsttes ~ paAlahed in nearly all the
Dsassass3e pApss oftAs Union bslbse
IL slseaioa. giving abundant notice to |
" h anllaisut time 70 enable them 70 !
apsads upoa ~ merits. But the Dem |
oesasss plat5brm VA he creed Of W.. |
Buchanan, ~ he'd ~ sspssssly assss.. !
n. ~ ~ n wAs UasioAsstsd ty No. |
p~hatsAAA end called Jamss fast(htwh !
HsAaaeaaesd y The soasesy, sAesshs |
As(ess he elsstion. tka, BY that Dem. !
.a'alts Ple,fosm b. vpA,d h governed |
p ~ AA tsasral conduct. The wAsa.
, vas 10 dms, end hrN and exploit.
CPss ~ ipspss which shat platform
h went before the ooua.
u, I'D va tvlasapAaasly elected over
d epsmpt factions and combiaatioa,
fesPseltsaaA Abolitisaista. and Know
lsehaaGA bAsdsd sogsthsn wi,Aaas
~ eenaAeA creed, and ruled hy hut
~ nstlvss-AAassa - Democracy
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