Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05

Is raised whether 1t IS magnanlmlty or mallg-
nifty in him to thrust Mr.. Buchanan's name
before the people, associated with the idea of
giving him second term.
GEN. DoDGE.-The Democratic State Cen
tral Committee meet at Des Moincs, to-day,
and will arrange the appointments for our
gallant standard-bearcr. He will canvass the
State as thoroughly as time and circumstances
will permit. The Republican Central Com
mittee having published appointments for Mr..
kirkwood without in any manner consulting
| with the Democratic Committee, we hope our
Committee will not adopt the Republican
appointments for Gen. Dodge.
The name of Kirkwood alone cannot draw
a crowd. 1t never did, and it never will.
At the Court House, the other evening, we
saw Democratic farmers who had come Is or
20 miles to hear Gen. Dodge. The Repub-
licans had limited in their notice of appoint
ments that he would be present, and hence
the turn out from the country of Democrats.
Enquirer, 2Sth.
Knowing the peculiar weakness of the man
who "does up" the editorials of the Enquirer,
we will not charge him with "bearing false
witness against his neighbor" in the above,
but only deplore the shortness of his memory,
and endeavor to set him right. In the first
place, the Republican Central Committee did
consult with the Democratic committee, (and
that, too, Immediately after the nominations,)
in regard to making the canvass joint one
between the candidates for Governor. But
the Democratic committee professed to be
unable to respond till they should consult with
Gen. Dodge, &c. While it was yet uncertain
whether he would accept the nomination.
and quite generally understood that, at all
events, he would decline canvassing the State
with Mr.. Kirkwood, the Republican Central
Committee made out the list of appointments
published by us, last week, and Mr.. Kirkwood
is already on the stump. These are the plain
facts in the case, the Enquirer mans state
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding.
No "hint' that Gen. Dodge was expected
to be present with Mr. Kirkwood in this city
was given in the notices of the meeting other
than that the General had been "invited" to
meet him at the times and places mentioned
for public discussion. No one acquainted
with the calibrc of the Democratic standard
bearer believed that his friends would permit
him to hazard public discussion with Mr..
Kirkwood. The "hope" expressed by the
Enquirer that the committee will not adopt
the Republican appointments for Gen. Dodge
is tacit acknowledgement of the Generals
inability to cope with him. Wehave expressed
the opinion before and still believe that the
General dare not confront Mr.. Kirkwood in
presence of the people. His policy is to play
mum. His principles and public life will not
bear the light of investigation.
That he might raise larger crowd than
Mr.. Kirkwood is possible. The picture of the
Queen of Spain, which the General is said to
prize so highly, will work like charm in
drawing audiences. Let the General take that
around with him by all means. The people
will listen patiently to his prosy speeches for
the sake of getting sight of the ''pictur" at
the close. The "name' of Gen. Dodge won't
draw, but the "pictur'' will-perhaps!
NECESSITY OF TARIFr-Two millions of