Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-08-06
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.

VIC arc RTAtilcu u icdTu In"t Iuc
old war horse, Gen. A. c. Dodge, is in
the field, and has already taken the
stump side by side with Kirkwood.-
They met at Oskaloosa on the Goth
ult. The following cheering report is
from q correspondent of the War
Eagle, which shows plainly how high
Iy the people esteem our able standard
bearer, and that his efforts on the
stump will be the cause of fearful hav-
oc in the ranks of the opposition
Read the following:
OsKALoosA, July 80, 1859.
GEN. MoRGAN-Dear SIR - The
Campaign has at length been fairly
opened on the stump. Our gallant
standard bearer, Gen. A. c. Dodge,
yesterday confronted the the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor at this
place. Mr.. Kirkwood spoke three
hours in the afternoon. Gen. Dodge
arrived from Des Moines, where he
attended the meeting Of the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee,
about one hour before Mr.. Kirkwood
concluded. He Immediately repaired
from the hotel to the hall where Mr..
K. was holding forth. Not single
cheer-not q single outburst of ap-
plause had rewarded the slanderous
and lowflung speech Of kirkwood, but
when Gen. Dodge stepped into the
room he was greeted with shout of
welcome, even in this hot-bed Of Re-
publicsnism. He patiently listened to
his opponent, and after X. concluded
he arose and announced to the au-
dience that he would speak in the
evening, and would answer such of his
competitors arguments as he had
heard.
At an early hour the hall was filled
to its utmost capacity, and on the Gen.
erals appearance, he was again greet
ed with such thunder Of applause as
at once evidenced the high regard
borne him by people whom he has
90 long served with true devotion to
their best interests. His speech mark.
ed with NOBLE and manly dignity for
which he is remarkable, clear, plain,
bold, and unequivocal, took firm hold
on the minds Of his auditors. The cf-
feet Of his address was heightened by
the fact that Mr.. Kirkwood had shown
himself to be low and vulgar black
guard, and has lampooned with his
gross vulgarities, and ribald inuendoes,
everything and everybody opposed to
Republicanism.
Men of sense and judgment look up
on those who pander only to the lower
grades Of passion and prejudice, and
who, from the public forum, deal out
Wholesale SANDER and libel, embellish-
cd with such stories and anecdotes as
would mantle the cheek of the most
degraded debauche with shame, a. un-
tit to be.entrus,ed with the grave and
responsible duties of public stations
The republicans, 10 making out this
degrading and disgusting programme
for the ensuing campaign, aud choos-
ing ~ their standard bearer and chief
mouth-piece one 90 eminently fitted to
the d'sgraceful duty, have over shot
the mark. The man is too good, and
performs his role with too much zeal
and congeniality, and the masses scorn
TO support q man whose greatest rec
ommendation is that he is a vulgar. in.
decent and shame faced politician.
More especially do they thus refuse,
when they hear the high-toned and
national sentiments uttered bv Gen
Dodge. No slanderous vituperation
can lower him in the estimate Of the
people, and his courteous and manly
bearing will win for him hosts Of votes
in the ranks Of the opposition. De-
cent and honorable Republicans will
rally round his standard, and will turn
their backs on the choice Of the black
guards Of the opposition in Iowa.
Mark one hundred less Republican ma
Jority in Mahaska this year!
Yours, truly, w.