The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-09-17
THE kyow-NorurNG DODGE.

Eoii0WloS Close upon inc "uopsion VI sne
two years amendment to the Constitution Of
Massachusetts, the Democratic press raised
. prolonged and universal howl of sympathy
! for the naturalized citizen. The dis.ribes and
jremiads leveled at the Republican party
on account Of that amendment, by the Dem
ocratic press, were not only "thick as leaves
10 Vallambrosa," but as fearful as the
charge of the American volunteers on the
heights Of Cerro Gordo. The assaults upon
the Republican citadel, were only equalled
by the vast ou,pouring of coincidence for the
foreign born citizen. The charge of Know
No,hinsism, was uttered against every Re
publican, and for proof of the charge, the
Democrats, very facetiousIy referred US to
the action of the Republicans Of Massachu-
sets. Our Democratic friends, strongly
and boisterously contendcd, that the vote IN
Massachusetts,, was the mere prosruding OF
tho " cloven-foos," from the Republican
fold, to be followed up in other States, SO
soon as circumstances would seem to war
rant such n proceeding. The Democratic
press of Iowa, was not far behind, in de-.
nunciations Of the Republican party.
Nor did it dole out with o sparing hand,
''manly sympathy" for the naturalized citi-
zen. Oh, no! But, just ut this time, the
State Department ut Washington, spoiled
all their thunder, and with much more pro-
priety, the Republicans charged homo upon
them "hostility to the interests of foreign.
born citizens" Notwithstandingal! the sym
patty expressed by our Democratic cotem-
poraries, for the naturalised citizen-not-
withstandiug their fulsOme eulosies of this
class Of our fellow citizens--no sooner did
the Republicans place in nomination for
Lieut.. Governor, citizen Of foreign birth
than, presto! change!-abuse OF the vilest
character, inuendo and ridicule were leveled
against the Germans Of the State by the
very men, who had but recently labored so
diligently to wheedle them into the belief
that the Republican party and its leaders,
were inimical to their best interests. The
nomination Of Mr.. Ruscu, fell like a wet
blanket upon the Democratic fle-leaders.
1t dampencd their hopes, but for short
time, however. Recovering their perpen-
dicular, they soon emerged into the polemic
and newspaporial field, with the argument,
that the nomination Of Mr.. Ruscu was not
made in good faith; that the Republicans
only nominated him 10 order to catch the
German vote, and that they would desert
him at the polls. Hore is the argument, as
taken from the Bugle, edited by MIR. RUscu's
competitor:
II anything wanting proof Of this, We have
only to cite the Case of CARL SEIZURE, nominated by
the Black Republicans for Lieut. Governor VI Wiscou
SIM just as RuSCH Is now by those of Iowa.
merely gull to catch the German vote; and what
was his fate? They nominated him, but refused to
vote for him they cot the German vote-eiected tho
balance of their ticket and he was Snomini 1usly de-
feated.-Bugie.
For down right reckless assertion for
wilful pcrversious Of fact and history, and
for arguing from false premises, commend
US ever to the Democratic press of Iowa,
and to Democratic stump speakers in gen
eral. A baser and more das,ardly assertion
Or one farther from the truth-than the
one contained in the above extract from the
Bugle, this campaign has not brought forth.
Were the facts of the case, as stated in the
extract, then the charge, that CARL ScuURz
was nominated as a mere gul-trap to catch
tho German vote, would be true beyond
cavil, and there would be some significance
in saying that the nomination Of RUscH was
for the same purpose. But we propose to
show that the premises upon which the
argument is based, are .1dlse-we will show
that the '.balance Of the Republican tick es''
in Wisconsin was not elected, and only Mr..
ScHURz defeated. Here is the vote on State
officers, taken from the Tribune Almanac,
&, 1870.