The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-06

papers In Iowa, and has widely extended circu.
lation throughout the Des Moincs Valley North
ern Missouri. and Western Illinois.
NOW the Democracy Protects For.
sIgners.
IL 10 . significant fact that the De mocratic
Convention did, on last Saturday, reject,
throw overheard, or lay on the shelf every
candidate for nomination who was Of foreign
birth. The German candidate for the Leeis-
iature, who 10 An honest, upright and infu-
entail man, and who has faithfully served
the party for twelve long years, was laid On
the shelf BY general agreement, even before
the balloting commenced. The Irish candi-
date for Shri6, who has for several YEAR,
used all his influence among his coun.rymeD
Tor the party, being always on the alert and
riding the county over At every election to
AID the Democratic candidates, was set aside
with only one vote, and that on the first bal
lot. The Irish candidate for Coroner. who
Is well known in this city, and whose word i
- good as his bond received scarcely any At.
tention.
we DO not know what our citizens OF for
elgn birth, generally, may think Of this treat
msns. but, certainly, they must have the
virtues OF patience and forbearance to an
extraordinary degree, if this cavalier .rcat-
mens does not at least arrest their attention,
and suggest some true and wholesome reAec-
hons. Are they aware how many voters OF
foreign birth there are in this oounty? Are
they aware that these voters hold the balance
OF power a. between the two parties in this
county, Have not the Germans and Irish
Kept the Democracy of Lee in power for more
.nan six years-nay, for dozen years p
Would not the Democracy OF Lee, without
their aid, have long since been Aoored and
blown sky high2 This 10 oil true az truth
itself.
And 1t il also true, that, while thew have
FAITHFULLY stood BY the Democracy during all
these years, not single office of honor and
proht has even so much as been rendered to
them, except once. And then, the candi-
dates, Werner, Of West Points, wheel
horse in the party,-was Stayed BY the lead
ers. lie was good enough to work and vote
for the party, but not good enough to be
elected to the Legislature, although he had
received the nomination.
Other good Offices have been promised;
doubtless they have been very often. But
has tho promise been fulfilled? Never
And 30 it has gone on until the Democratic
leaders seem to have fully persuaded them
selves that they have clear title to tho votes
OF foreigners, as the stakeholder has to tho
souls and badiss of his slaves! How else
can the insulting course Of the convention
last Saturday be accounted for? Are not
the foreigners worth any thing but to yote
the Democratic ticket? 10 there not even one
man among the eight hundred or one thous-
and voters, who is ft and competent to gil
any of6ce,-who deserves any notice from
the Democratic party? Or are they simply
the hard-workers Of tho party, who are 1t
only to do - they are bid, but not WORTHY to
enjoy any Of the honors or emoluments at tho
disposal Of IN always dominant parsy--don-
inant only by the aid Of these hard workers.
II twelve years faithful service docs not
ensitle foreigners to any Of the honors Of the
party, how much longer must they serve in
the ranks, and work and sweat, and be con-
tent with the of6oe OF "high private ?" How
many more years will it take to End man
among the foreigners upon whom the Demoo-
racy will condesoend to confer an Office that
IL worth having3 Will the Demoera lead
ers ever discover that foreigners are equal to
themselves, and just o much entitled g
themselves to be Sheriff or Representative,
or Senator?
Questions like these, we should think, the
Irish and Germans would begin 70 put at the
leaders. Have they not fully repaid the
Democracy for the protection" which they
fancy they have received from the Democ.
raeyS Or does this fanced s'protection'' put
ineu an.er suen an INFINITE load of obiga.
ton that they can never remove it, but must
forever be content to train 10 the ranks. and
never presume even TO offer themselves for
ofhceS And IL they do presume to ask for
some little share in the Offices Of honor and
profit, must they quietly submit to an insult
ing denial, and let their heads be cut OF
without even 20 much a. : groanf ID fhi,
fair play2 And does not the foreigner love
fair play rs we'll a. the native2
GernAns ..volr6g Stock.,'
leading Democrat ct the State Conven.
ton, on bearing OF Rnsch's nomination for
Lieutenant Governor, by the Republicans.