The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-25

FORT MApis0hs sept. al, l6oOs
DEAR GATE: Some time Last winter,
yentured playfully to criticise the style of
the plandealer's editorials. was assailed
for il with small tempest Of personal
abuse, which was designed to be annihilas.
ing, and scas almost as effective as the pom
derous dart OF the Lilliputian hurled at the
man. monster CULVER. AS i managed to
outlive ii all, take the risk OF animadvert-
ing little upon some statements in the last
issue OF that deloctable sheet. The editor
says, "aside from this part (the Wide.
Awake pageant in the EVENING" OF Satur-
days performance, the whole was one grand
fzzle." Now, we Republicans who felt some
interest in the affair, although not so much
as the Demo their anxious faces
evidently did, were very we'll satisfied. In
the morning it rained pouringly over all the
western half of the county until half past
eight. Any one can judge what the effect
OF this would be on those who had to travel
from Is to 25 miles. Indeed you know in
Keokuk that it prevented some two or three
hundred who would have come up on the
morning train. But we had goodly num-
Der in spite Of all this. Some 1900, without
any doubt--and all these exoellently pleased.
Democrats even were delighted with the
magnificent speech of Grimes, and were
astonished at the power of Wilson, who
could go chain the attention of an audience
that had just listened two hours to Grimes.
The best proof of this is the abuse he receives
in to. DAYS plaindea ler. The Wide. Awake
display at night was beautiful beyond de-
scription. There is no need of any guessing
or any exaggeraton. There were Alb lamps
by actual count. This did not include the
officers and flag bearers.
We are perfectly satisfied, IL the Demo.
Gratis are, with the meeting on Saturday.
We do not mean to brag, but we think we
shall be about as well satisfied with the vote
on the 9th of Nov, 10 Fort Madison, as they
will be.
| The plaindealer says that the Republican
vote has fallen off about 5000 In Vermont,
and 10000 in Maine from the vote of 1856,
and argues hence that Douglas chances are
good to carry ga large majority OF the
| Northern States"
| suppose the simple fact that the major
ity in Vermont is $4,000, and in Maine co.
| 900, is the best possible Offset to such sur
prising statements. The Republican major
/ itv is greaser in Maine than it was 10 SO at
the September election.
| only call attention to these statements
because this lie the only paper that 10 read by
some of the voters of the county, and hence
the astonishing de'usion under which some
Of them labor as TO the probable result in
| November.
Let me say to you that we have been at
work all summer here with what results No
vember will show.
have reason to suppose that, through mis-
representation to me, did injustice TO citi
zen of your place in regard to his position
respecting the Clerkship, in former com
munioation. wrote upon the spur of the
moment, and irritated by the information
without stopping to reflect that the source
from which derived it might not be reli-
able. II is bat simple justice for me TO make
this explanation.
Yours faithfully, S.