The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-04

made quarterly.
The Locofoce Nominee for Mayor.
1t was the remark OF one of the most
prominent Democrats in our city and in the
State, made on the street corner the other
day, that he should vote for the Democratic
nominee for Mayor, although he still be-
lieved, as be always had believed, that Hugh
W. Sample was the greatest rascal in Iowa.
The fidelity Of such man to his party is
only rivaled by that which is said to exist
among robbers, and which along time ago
gave rise to the celebrated proverb ssHonor
among thieves" However highly this SEN
timent may be esteemed by the Democracy,
and however sacred it may be held as an ar
tielc Of faith by the expounders Of the Lo-
cofoco creed, we cannot clearly see how Mr..
Sample can claim the benefit of it on the
present occasion. In order that he should
be entitled to claim the benefit OF this sent-
ment in his own behalf, he should be able to
show that he had observed it toward others.
Now, We believe it 10 universally known that
MIR. Sample has always been an uncertain
and unreliable party man, and we know he
was never accustomed TO support, the Wing
nominees, in the days of his Whigery, when
his own personal interests conflicted with par
tyfealty. And We have always understood that
the same independent selfshness has been
manifested by him on frequent occasions
since he became leader Of the Dem cratic
party. But to 60 no higher and no further
than the contests for Mayor of the City Of
keokuk: twill be recollected by many Dem
ocrats here that MIR. Sample had the reputa-
ton of supporting ID. w. Kibourne, the
"Hindoo Chief" in opposition to Col. Al
bertson, the regular Democratic candidate,
and that he again had the credit of advo-
eating the election Of Col. Curtis for Mayor
over the regular nominee of the Democracy,
Capt. Newton. How then, we ask, can Mr..
Sample claim the support Of Democrats on
party grounds, after having proved himself
80 unfaithful to party nominations?
But Mr.. Sample claims the support of Re.
publicans in tho present canvass on the
ground that he was elected last year by Re-
publican support, and inauguratcd policy
sustained by prominent Republicans. We
think that Mr.. Sample has acted very badly to
wards the Republicans to whom be owed his
election as Mayor, and that it is the heighth
OF impudence and ingratitude, for him to ap-
peal to them for aid in his present position
They elected him a year ago as an indepen-
dent candidate, when be could not have been
elected by his. own party. lie used his posi-
ton as Mayor to secure o party nomination
and thus "throwed of on" betrayed anl
insulted his Republican friends, and now ha.
the graceless impotence to ask them to sup.
port the Democratic nominee for Mayor.-
Had he possessed particle of generosity o,
a fair degreeof selfrespect, he never woult
huve treated the numerous respectable Re
publicans who supported him and bis policy
with such contempt and faithlcssness. Hi
only alternatives, as an honorable man. were
to have run as an Independent candidate .,
to have Withdrawn from the field entirely
But he saw fit to sacrifice his Independent
friends, to subsdize the interests OF the city
to those OF the party, and all to the promo
ton OF his own ambition, that he might max.
party election to the Mayoraliy stepping
stone for some more important political 20
sltion. We trust that no Republican viii
sacrifice bis own self-respect and the homo
OF a Republican, by aiding Mr.. Sample thu
to trample down all fair and honorable deal
ing.
CT The Connecticut election takes Mae
to-day. We regret to.see that the opposition
have been unable to unite, and in conse
quenco there are two opposition candidate
in each Of the Congressional districts. VIVA,
ever the Democracy may gain or retain i
that State mnv, therefore, be placed to til
nj Of ~. ~