The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-31


The Democrats can maze just what man.
nsr Of god they please Of their candidatc scr
sheriff, 81 ,nsy contip their adoration to
the ranks Of the party, and do not ask Re
pablcans to fall down and worship at their
shrine. But we are scarcely ready to &C
knowledge such immaculate purity in the
political and personal vestments Of Mr..
Leonard, rs Ia conceive any portion OF his
fellow citizens who choose TO critle,-c his acts
or his course, guilty oi hlasphemy let Dem
ocratic hands are raised in holy horror "
but word is hrcatbed expressive 81 even
doubt OF tue spiritual perfection oft Dem
ocratic god We do not wonder then, that
treating him familiarity, a. We have done
lust a. though he were made of the same
stuff a other mortals. and like them liable
10 crr--wc have signaliy shocked the sus-
ccrtiblc Christian feelings of our Democratic
friend. hut We are honestly inclined To
the belief that Mr.. Leonard has some Of tue
weaknesses Of humanity. We respect him
as man. hut not more than we do hum
drcds Of other fellow citizens but a. poll
itician, we have no respect for him whatever,
nor does lie deserve the political respect d
the opponents Of his party.
Four years ago Mr.. Leonard declared that
il again nominated by his party for the sher-
itiality, he would never again he a candidate,
or in the way Of any other Democrat who
wanted the Office But TWO years ago, for
getting his pledge, lac was again an applicant
for the nomination. This time he pledged
nis honor that IL the nomination was again
given him, he would never, never be can
iida,e another time-tiat il was important
Mr.. Bechtcl should be beaten, and he was
the only mxs who could defeat him. Under
solemn pledge. Of this kind, he was again
run and again elected. For the sixth time
ne il now the Democratic candidate for
sLeriii-Ais friends having probably made
the party believe that he Is the only man
who can stand any chance against Mr.. Owens,
and il Is important 10 beat him as il was t.
dcfea, Mr.. Bcchtel he gods break pledges
IN this way Are gods animated by ruch
an insatiate thirst for Office
We do not know that Mr.. Leonard has
made any pledge. for the future this time.
Probably his party arc now acquainted with
the folly Of exacting pledges from him. II
elected now, at the end 81 hs term there
viii doubtless lie some other opponent oi
tbs party whom he and his friends deem il
important 20 beat, and We shall see Mr..
Leonard up again--and 50 il will go on per-
haps long "a be and the Democratic party
live He has nov served only ten years,
and a. IL j. probable he will not live more
than ten or twenty. years longer, AMI there
is no other man in the county tit Tor the Of
iice, we had perhaps better prepare to elect
him for life under special act Of Legisla-
ture, which can donbtless be obtained in
view Of the pressing necessity # tie case l,
Is hardly worth while going through ths
motions al an election every two years
when We can do the business in one Job
Now, when politician is thus seen yea
after year grasping al office, and when b,
has been an Office holder for years aN ask
ing another term, We arc very nue.. inclinct
To think he j. nothing more than morta
AT last, and governed by the leading instinc,
Of that species u mortals We call Democrats
And when We find him leading of in the
warfare on our own party, warfare always
iiserac~ful from its outrageous ISLANDERS upon
Gun objects and principles, and asking 10 be
continued in an Office which gives him an
Immense influence to use against our party,
We arr very much cfopinion, that II he Il a
yosl, he j, Deasocratie god, and Republicans
NAV not be expected to fall down and wor-
hip. We protest against being abused for
rsfu,in. 10 kneel 10 him--and ~ being held
responsible fpr tiaYhsmy because we doub,
whether he is above ordinary mortality, and
DOT liable 10 any Of It's errors. That Is all