The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-30

taksn 10 publish @ 80 aedlaleae q -
former Suppress IN - sllsgsa
were thsn in ~ - & pfspssasios ~
exJudgs<aresn. II Nasps11 ptly well known
that the opiaioas 81 No old 9ssns Court
were not writes out, that 10y nsver wore
Of any authority, - thAa opiniSas writtsa
years after tho sxpirssS1 u the term Of Of
Ace Of the Judge would b psffsAtly worth
less. Nevertheless, NJ. Preston I'D biz
friends having she control d ths Senate
would not allow thssdecisions = NJ present
Court to be published uAlsss = job was fur
nishsd to his Democratic constituent Judge
Green, and the result has bean that ever since
that time Mr.. Green has been publishing Law
reports at the expense Of the State, which are
Of no moro value than last years. almanacs,
We desire suf Executive officers at tho Cap.
itAl and our members Of the General Assem-.
bly, to understand that no Democratic mem
Der considers himself responsible for any res.
olution he may introduce, or for any vote he
may give, appropriating money from the
Treasury. We have been 30 taught In this
campaign and we hope tho instruction will
be profitable to US.
We have had TO contend against falsshood
snd fraud-ssainst illegal voting and poll.
book stealing heretofore, but never have W
witnessed such canvass OK lies ~ that just
closed. First and foremost amongst tho un.
sorupulous slanderers and libellers Of public
and private reputation, chief Of the reckless
falsiGsrs Of the public records and the history
Of the State, was ). NJ. Elwood, Dem ocrasic
candidate for Attorney General. And in hi.
wake followed the legions Of Locofoco can.
didates, speakers and editors, with an emu
lors seal TO rival their loader in the number
and inmensity Of their falsehoods. or theil
champions We need not particularize, all did
their best, and when they failed in original in.
vention, they drew literally on the ready.
made stock Of Elwood, who, BY universal
consent, outstrippsd oil competition OF emu
lous imitators.
The result has shown that the people fully
OUMpECuCnu suo McIisc Va cuoH mCh3 0hA shn
falsehoods, whatever their character or pro
portions, always recoil upon the heads o.
those who coin and utter them.
The result has also demonstrated that tn,
Republican party has only to be true to it,
principles and its success will be always sure
1t is the only party that has future. II W
will it, our future viii be . glorious one.--
We must resort to no temporary expedients
We must be guilty Of no timeserving We mus
suffer no affiliations with other parties or fac
lions. We must pursue wise economy il
State affairs and We must secure the passag
by the next General Assembly Of an eficien
registry law. We must stand, as We hav
heretofore ssood--the only free-soil and FREQ
labor party in tho Union--until freedom shal
be established in oil the public domain, an,
the Government shall be brought back to it
original position on that subject, and to it
original purity.
To this end, brother Republicans, let u
| grid ourselves for another contest. Let u
perfect more thorough organisation Of tn
State than We have yet had. Let us roll u
such : majority next year as shall sendser
ror TO the hearts Of the enemies Of FREQ priu
ciples. With such majority, the voice Q
our State will be potential for good in th
| National Convention OF 1860.