The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-15
Carl Schnrz on the Three Parties
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and linear Principles.
Il On oar flank we are threatened by the Con.
.lsiitutional Union noDdescripts by that par.
lily of dry hearts and dead weights, who re.
lcently assembled al Baltimore, and conscious
4 OF their Inability TO make platform, adopt
ell sentence from fourth Of July Grafton
as their common creed, and will in all prob
ability circulate MIR. Everett's Mount Vernon
papers as their principal campaign docu-
! nients. IGreat laughter and cheers.l They
know no North, no South, no East, no West,
No anything, and least of oil they know them
selves. Laughter. See them march on,
ready to charge, gently and with forbear-
ance, lest they step upon somebody's toes,
aughter,l and slowly and noiselessly, lest
their own soldiers frightened by their own
limpetuosity, suspect themselves OF sinister
desgns -for theirs is an army which by the
accidental explosion of a percussion cap
might be thrown into the most frightful die
order. [Great laughter and applause Ii
| is said that one of their candidates contcm-
plates declining the nomination. Let him
well ponder what be ia doing. Let him not
with his accustomed rashness in political
matters skip over so awful responsibility !;
upon his resolution SO or so may depend a
difference Of five or ten votes at the next ma
tlonal election. IShouts Of laughter and
applauae.l
In front we face the Democracy. Thanks
TO the restless impatience of MIR. Douglas
ambition, and TO his INSCRIPTIONS duplicity,
the Democratic party is fast falling to pieces.
/ lCheers. Indeed, We are greatly indebted
to that man. When, by the Nebraska bill
and the invention OF the Popular Sovereignty
dodge, he tried to gain the favor Of the South
he helped build up the Republican party in
the North, and when by refusing to acknowl-
edge the logical consequences of his own po-
si;ioD, he tried to retrieve his fortunes at the
North, he dsorganized the Democratic party
at the South. And even lately he demon
strated the existence of the irrepressible con-
tilct more clearly and forcibly, with due de-
ference TO Gov. Seward be il said, than ten
Rochester speeches could have done. lie is
like the fellow who, in order to get at the
APPLES that hung rather high, cut down the
tree. lApplause.l
| ies, that man has done much of our work
and he did it voluntarily, gratis, for nothing.
LIT Us be honest enough TO confess it, for,
sir, really do not see why the church should
refuse TO acknowledge its obligations to the
devil. Laughter aud cheers.
Is ii not owing to his laudable exertions
th at the Democracy have opened the campaign
with two platforms and nary candidate?-
Shouts of laughter.l In fact, when taking
all his kind services into consideration, am
almost sorry of ever having said ANYTHING
against that man. But the thing is done,
/ and Mr.. Douglas must be satisfied with "a
humble an apology as | am able TO Offer
lContinued laughter and nppiause.l
The first attempt of the Democracy to unite
npon platform and 90 nominate candi-
date failed IL could not but fail as long AZ
some OF them insisted on laying down par.
~ creed that meant something. A Demo.
cratic Platform in order to be satisfactory.
must mean nothing and everything, as the
Cincinnati platform did. [Uheers1 But
they Will try again TO repress the irrspressi-
be conflict which RACES in their own ranks,
aud as the day for doing so they have with
great propriety chosen the 18th of June, the
anniversary OF the battle of Waterloo
| " hat the result OF that Convention will be.
whether one OF the contesting factions will
carry tire day, or whether they will succeed
I'm uniting them, by conoedng TO one the
platform and 30 the other the candidates.
thus cheating each other In attempting 10
cheat tho people, ls TO me matter Of So.
preme indifference. The Democrats M
doubleday thought they had done "a verv smart
thing IN adjourning their Convention without
4 nominating candidate, SO as TO deprive us
OF the supposed advantage of knowing what
antagonist wc shall have TO deal with. With
o2t being aware of it, they have indeed done
u great thing Tor US; for they have obliged
Us 10 rely Tor success upon the positive
strength OF our cause, instead OF the noo
deniai Weakness of an opposite candidate
enthusiastic cheers. And in this noble
anc manly attitude We stand before them
lae only united national party in the Land.
Nhlle the Uniou-savers did not dare 20
l}y GOWN common party creed-while the
democrats, With unscrupuious duplicity, at
'9mpi 10 commit new fraud upon the PEG
ie--the Republican party has, with manly
sariessness ! reclaimed its principles and
Aom'naied candidate who fairly and hon
esuy rspresan them. We have undertaken
70 osfeaf our opponents, not by concession
aao suoterfafe, bat by bold and unequiyo-
caily rs-asseslng the principles 10 which we
b .se~n. We have undertaken IA a;sarm ~ :
pfelndlees that are against US, not bv nan
dsrlng TO them, but by opposing to them the
lAngaage Of truth. No greedness OF speedy
! party triumph has betrayed us into the aban.
aonmont OF single position; no desire "a
: conclude advantageous alliances has BETRAYED
Us into a single compromise. am rroud %
cay, we nave disdaiued to purchase, Mt the
price OF single article Of our creed. the sun
/ PORT Of that small set of amphibious politi.
oiaDs who ella IN TO hold the balance of pow.
err, and whose ofbce it seems to have been
{ for years, to demoralize parties with their
trsacherons promises of support; [applausc: 4
OF those healtlcss men who, when a whole
continentis on fire, calculate with boodles,
o,olness from what side they can draw til,
greatest advantage.
Al They may feel big with the vain boast tina
| they will be strong enough to defea, us-w,
have shown them unequivocaly enough, tina
they will never be strong enough to corrup
{ Us. Enthusiastic cheers.l We have, in
: deed, invited tho support of all citizens
Q whatever their party affiliations may hav
been. But We will not gain it by false pre-
0 teDces. We will speak to them the languag,
: ot great principles, we will appeal to thei
sense OF right and justice, We will assault
/. their un1erstRnlinps with irrefufahia arr.