Freeman's champion., 1858-09-16

Result Of the Municipal Election
in Leavenworth- Lesson to be
Learned Therefrom.
Leavenworth City has gone Dem
ocratic. Strange as this news may
seem to those of our readers who are
acquainted with the political matters
of that city, it is, nevertheless, true.
H. B. DENMAN, Democrat Of the
Douglas stripe, has been elected May
or over LYMAN SoorT, Republican, by
a majority Of about fifty votes. The
manner in which this surprising state
Of things has been brought about af-
fords u most instructive lesson to
those members OF the Free State par
ty of Republican proclivities who are
so Giffdenb about our immediate or
gsnization OF the Republican party
IN kanzas, on account Of leopard
izing the f. ec State cause. A prac-
tical exempliication Of the reasons
they urge to keep the folds of the Re-
publican banner unfurled for a sea-
son, has been made in Leavenworth.
View the merits Of the case: The
issue was between II. B. DENMAN and
LYMAN SooTT, both claiming to be
Free State men. Democracy and
Repu6licanism were not made an open
issue. The honest masses were made
or led to believe that no issue was
involved in the election but that OF
personal popularity between the two
men. One was as good n Free State
man, they supposed, as the Other -
The leaders in the contest knew bet
ter. They made a direct issue be-
treen Democracy and Republicanism
and those of both sides, to deceive
the masses, kept the true issue a Sc.
cret. An ! the result The news is
being chronicled throughout the coun.
uylnat Leavenworth City, the strong
hold Of Freedom for Kanzas, has
gone Democratic, and the Pro-SIa-
very press, North and South, are ex-
ultant in their rejocings over the re-
suit, and profess to see in it omenS
of good luck for their cause in the
future. We have not the least doubt
If the issue had been frankly made be.
tween the contendmg candidates for
the mayorality in Leavenworth, and
the Republican banner bravely and
leiantly hoisted, its standard bear
erS would have been triumphantly
elected. Evasion, dolging, shifting
and distrusting won't do. People
admire boldness and frankness, and
u cause, to succeed, must be advoca-
ted by men possessing these attri-
butcs. 1t had been contemplated Sc
nously for long while, we believe,
by some of the leaders of the Free
State party of Leavenworth, to enter
into the last municipal election un-
der the Republican flag, but some Of
their policy wise-acres shook their
heads anil exclaimed, "It won't do
you'll distract the party. The old
Free State ranks must be preserved
intact" And it seems that their
wiSe(?) counSelings prevailed. The
people were aware that an effort had
been made to organize u Republican
party, and doubtless expected q tick
ct to be hoisted of that color, and
when LYMvN SooTr, q well known
Republican, was put at the head OF q
ticket made by the Republicans OF
Leavenworth, which was headed
Flee State Ticket, thus being
apparently ashamed of and fearful OF
the result would they assume their
proper name, - many OF them the
pcople) undoubtedly lost all conf
,enco in the Republican cause, and
became disgustcd with its managers.
The Republicans exhibited by their
conduct a lack Of confidence in their
cause, though they presumed upon
the ignorance of the masses aud
thonght that by deception AND wire
working they could gain the day