Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-09
GAZETTE an JUDCE MITCHELL


Know Nothing, formerly Whig) CO.
temporary, "at the other end Of the
hail." puts forth an article in its yester-
day mornings edition, in which belief
is expressed that Judge Mitchell ia no
Democrat; The only reason that our
ne'ghbor gives for his belief is, that
formerly-when there was such
thing as two National political parties,
Judge Mitchell twas one Of the sound
est in the faith Of the Wing party
That we shall not attempt to deny, but
shall continue to assert on undoubted
authority that the gentleman whom we
have placed before the public as a
proper candidate to be selected at the
coming State Convention for the office
Of Governor, is an out-and-out, thor
ough and consistent Democrat, and on
the Democratic ticket and no other,
would he consent to run as political
candidate for any office.
1t is one of the reserved rights of the
members of the human family, to
change their opinions. The Wing
party died, and rather than affiliate
himself with Know-Nothings, as did
the editor of the Gazette, Judge Mitch
ell, in formal manner, joined the
Democratic party-that being the only
one with which any honorable man
could affiliate.
As well might we question the Re-
publicanlsm or the Know-Nothingism
(which are about the same thing) Of
our contemporary, as that he should
question the Democracy Of Judge
Mitchell. He is an honest, consistent
man, aud when he left the Wing ranks,
he looked for something higher and
better - consequently espoused the
Democratic cause; but how unlike the
course Of our neighbor. When the
Wing plank broke under the weight OF
corruption that had accumulated there
on, our cotemporary, following his nat
ural instincts, sought for congeniality
in far different party from that which
Judge Mitchell joined brother San
ders' proclivities led him do inward in
the scale instead Of upward, and be
Joined the Know. Nothings; and yet
we, nor has any one else, ventured to
question his steadfastness in Know
Nothing faith, and his firm belief in
know-Nothing doctrines. At the time
our aged contemporary was the chair
man Of = Kpow-Nothing Lodge which
assembled in the brick building, corner
Of Front and Main streets, he was not
doubted. Chief Bowen, Of Chicago,
who stood before him on one Of those
occasions, never entertained doubt a.
to his adhesiveness to the cause.
1t is unfair of our neighbor to init
mate that Judge Mitchell is not good
Democrat because he was once aWhig
it is not making such an allowance for
others as he would have others make
for him. However, this will have no
weight in the nominating Convention,
before which, the name of Mr.. Mitchell
will appear, and against whom there
will be no breath Of suspicion As to his
iealty to Democratic doctrines, Demo-
cratic measures, and Democratic prin-
clpies. He is the man for the Cover
norship; in that Office, he would most
emphatically be the right man in the
right place, and our fervent prayer is
that he may be put in nomination.
Our contemporary intimates that he
shonld delight in assisting to defeat
him, which We doubt not. 1t would
be perfectly natural. His dislike for
honest men in Office, would prompt
him 70 work for the defeat Of such .
maa y Judge Mitchell. Upright men
u plaess Of trust 10 no part Of the
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