St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-08-25
st. Charles City, Iowa, Aug. %, 1859
The Cat out of the Bag!

The reader will recollect that, last
week, we alluded to the course which
the Democracy intend to pursue in
carrying on the present political cam
paign in Iowa-that they would not
meet the Republicans openly and bold.
| ly, and discuss principles with them,
but that money was to be freely used
in sending forth secret emissaries
through the State, armed with politi-
cal weapons and documents, provided
especially for the occasion. We hard
~ expected the facts would develop
themselves SO soon, but in the very
next mail after preparing our article
we have the following revelation.
1t appears that Mr.. l.. d. Finncy of
Monroe county, who was supposed TO
be a Democratic gem of the first wa
ter, but who proves to be a very good
Republican, has received the following
secret circular from Washington
CONFIDENTIAL.
WASHINGTON CITY, d. c., July %, 1859.
SIR In view of the approaching Presidcn-
tial campaign, the election of United States
Senator by the next General Assembly, and
the fact Of the Democracy of Iowa have on
their State ticket at the October election men
who are the unanimous choice of the Party, il is
here, as with you, desired that they should
free themselves in the management OF their
internal affairs from the opposition rule, while
the golden opportunity " is presented
! In view, l say, of all this, as an individual
a citizen of Iowa, and Democrat, l, too, feel
deep interest in her welfare and the success
| of our party, and in order to render more eff
cicnt service from this distant point-have
prepared from the popular vote of 1856, and
the State poll of 1853, u tabular erliibit show
ing the political condition vf the State, us fol-
| lows
LIST. The Democratic majoritics and minori.
ties in each county.
ID. The required gain assessed to each
county-by the ratio OF population.
Sd. The loss and gain OF 1896 and 1858, in
each county, assuming the American poll of
1856, to be Democratic in State elections +; and
18th. The average required gain for each
county.
From this statistical exhibit (which is off
Claly rcllablc) the Democracy OF the State VIII
le able to comprehend at u glance 10 wha extent
the outpOSts require strengthening, in their |
respective counties.
Five Thousand copies of said exhibit will be
printed being about one copy to every ten
Democratic and American voters, which, with
a much greater proportion of public document
matter, suitable to the time and place it is de-
sired to distribute in each precinct in every
county throughout the State and to accom-
plish this end, have the honor TO request
that you may promptly furnish me with the
name and post Office of one or two sound and
discreet lcIlOw-wOrkcrs in the cause in each
totRshi0 in your county. To these gentlemen
| would transmit this matter for distribution,
taking occasion to remind them how much
good Gh3e effort would result in, to their bcne-
III and that Of the Democracy. .-...
In connection, it is deemed proper and eX-
pcdicnt to state that | have communicated
with the Chairman of the State Executive
Committee in reference to the creation of u
Democratic State fund for such aforesaid pur-
poses and in event of an indefinite reply
would further request that you will ascertain
whether your county club can warrant her
quota five or ten dollars to aid in dcfraying
the expense incident to the carrying out Of the
above mentioned programme.
The good effect of this is, of course, apparent
to us all and believing that you AS Demo-
crat -awalc to the necessity of rigorous effort
for the asccndancy of our party in Iowa, this
fIll--will appreciate the prompt action on my
part consequent upon the limited time to carry
this service through
l am, very respectfully,