The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-04

rantages Of our position In the House
Dir. Vandsver and his denomination |
Mr.. Harlan- Iowa friends In flashing |
ton.
WARRINGTON, May 28, 1860.
Tonight we have a ratification meeting
here, On which occasion there will be some
parade, more good speaking, and, best OF all
under tho insolence and jeers Of official
Democracy, very free display Of good,
hearty Republican enthusiasm. And that
meeting, will venture to say, will not be set
upon by gang OF official understrappers,
throwing stones and bricks into the crowd,
as our meeting week ago last Saturday
night was, either. The Republicans have
found out way to secure the protection of
the police that 10 first to be proved by its cf-
fec.s tonight, and have no doubt will
prove entirely adequate. The Auxiliary
guard,' as 1t 10 called, an important branch
of the Washington police, is paid By Con-
gress. Our friends in the House hold the
purse-string, now-a days, as good luck will
have it. Well, two or three days after our
meeting was mobbed, the appropriation bin
containing an item OF $4,000 for the auxil-
larry guard, came up. The item was knocked
out. That a majority in the House should
vote money to sustain police who allowed
meetings OF their friends to be mobbed,
without interference, was thing hardly to
be expected. But the Democratic police
didn's seem to have considered their liability
to be brought up with such q round turn by
the miserable Black Republicans, and were
struck with nstonishment when they heard
what had been done, and how they were in
our power. Consequently, they were very
sorry for what had happened; it was all
wrong we should be protected, hereafter,
etc., etc. And you may be very certain they
will attend to us very carefully tonight.
Another item OF this sort occurred last
week. Singular and abominable as it may
seem, no mechanic, no laborer OF any sort
who 10 Republican is allowed on the extern
sive works connected with the Capitol Elk
tension. An intination Of unsound politics
is enough TO cast any artzan or laborer out
OF employment instanter. This, be it re-
membered, Is not an official department, but
merely an ordinary field of mechanical
labor. That rigid political tests should be
carried into the fields OF common labor, and
the fitness and worthiness of stone cutters,
carpenters, machinists and day-laborers for
IN n hatw 80 tc No
determined by ferreting ont their party sym
pathies, is outrageous. BIT this rotten and
unscrupulous Administration has been found
equal to the net. However, as 10 tho case
of the police, our friends found a remedy.
10 the same appropriation bin was discover
cd an item of 10000 TO continue the work
on the Capitol Extension for the coming
year. Our friends knocked out that item
too. By another year, when appropriation,
for that purpose are again asked for, thai
department. Of labor will BIO liable to re-
organization and management under Other
auspices than at present. majority in tn,
House is q very good thing to have, on mor'
ACC counts than one. II lsa very WHOLESOME
rest RAFT on the inso!ence, partality, peeula
tior and gross official misbehavior OF th,
Democracy.
| notice with pleasure that the Republican
| OF Mr.. Vandever's district have re-nomina
ted him for Congress. have not become
personally, very we'll acquainted with Mr.
Vandever, but have observed with intcres
bis standing and conduct as m Iowa repre-
sentative, and can assure our friends in til
Ind district that there are few members VIII
became more useful and acquire more innu
ence duringth first term than be has done
! am proud OF him, for the respect wit
which he is regarded and the influence he ha
acquired in 30 short time. The cxperienc
of this Congress, however, will rem der hill
much more useful in the next, and his cor
stituerts are wise, having found goo ma.
in declining to replace him with green han
just ms be is getting to be Of the most n!
and value.
l may remark, in passing, also, upon Ser
a.or Harlan. His character and bearin
command the universal respect Of his asst
clates. lie is not one OF the noisy, spreat
eagle, fancy or fighting members; but, VIII
10 much better, he is q man Of plain sens
+ OF facts, and Of business. There is no mo
: attentive and diligeDt member than he. II
n remarks always have practical bearing, al
!, his interference with the course Of lsgslati,
I IL always to some practical end. He 10 FRI
q bnt honest and urbane, and therefore he Q,
9 express bis views in plain, frank .speec
!. without getting fight on his hands.
d treating others as he would be treat ed hil
10 self, and BY faithful discharge of his d
ties, he has earned and enjoys the cstes
ahKe OK his associates aud constituents.
~ Our full-blooded Republican friend. s.