The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-11


temasic labor in this direction.
5tb- When canvasser. in any particular
allotted section, finds it impractieable, him
self, 20 obtain, direct, all The information be
desires, enquiry should be made OF other
members of the Club, some of whom may
be able to communicate what is needed. By
devoting twenty or thirty inmates, each eve
ming, in the Club Room, to this specific duty,
a perfect canvass may be made up at very
early day.
6th-So soon as the Committees have pro-
cured satisfactory capvasses OF their see.
tions, all embraced within an Electoral Dis
trict should be combined In a single book
And each committee man should continue
his supervision of his particular section,
until after the Polls close on the 9th OF
November.
/ 7th-Every man In every Club should
have some specific duty assigned to him.
To make men efficient it is necessary to
/ give them something to do; and in this
work of organization every one may do
something.
4 8th-But it will be ON sLEcrros DAT that
the utility and efficiency of our Wide-Awake
Clubs will be most gratifyingly developed.
Every Poll will have it's jealous Corps of
Ticket observation-disclosures to each other
from their months Of Club Room association
each assigned his place and specific work
each eager to do his assigned work we'll
and each ambitious to bring the long fight to
successful close. Old campaigners will
| appreciate the Importance Of a score or two
Of such workers at every poll. If no other
| good should result from these organizations,
this alone would be sufficient return for all
the trouble they involve.
WIpE-AwAKEs Let us take care that we
do not dssipate our energier upon mere dis
plays. Have parades and professions, by all
means. Visit each other. Go from town to
town, in your neighborhoods, and stimulate
each other to good works by the exhibition
| of your patriotism and zeal. Strive to excel
in numbers and in discipline. Keep step to
the most enthusiastic music, and 20 to your
work with shout and song. But do not stop
there. Take up the dull work Of patient,
system ATTIC, Flooding organization, as we'll az
that which is more attractive and pleasant.
Combine the two, and give the most labor
to that which is most vital. If we do this.
whether following one leader or three
| whether showing single front or half a
dozen-the Democracy, with their traffcng
allies, will be routed and overthrown, and
[Iowal will hold her place upon the right
Of the Army of Freedom
The chief or the Right wing speaks.
We, have a hundred or more speeches, or
one speech hundred times, from the chief
OF the left wing of the Democracy, and now
at length we have pronunoiamento from the
Right Wing.
John q. Breckenridge made speech at
Ashland, on the 5th inst, from which we
make few extracts indicating the temper
OF his remarks, and the positions he occu-
pies. After protesting that he neither desir-
ed nor intrigued for the nomination at Balti
more, he goes on TO say
/" Ii 10 said that | was not regularly nomi-
mated, and that an eminent citizen of Illinois
was regularly nominated for the Presidency
But that is question have not time to dis
cuss to-day, and il has already been thor
oughly exhibited and disooursed upon before
the people. refer you TO the bold letter OF
your delegates from this Congressional dis
trict. | refer you to the mastery and ex.
haustive speech recently delivered BY my
friend on whose grounds we are met. | can
only say that the Convention which assem-.
hled al Front Street theatre, at Baltimore, in
nv judgment, was devoid, not only Of The
spirit of justice, but Of the forms Of regular
i,y. (Checrs.)
/ The gentleman whom il presented never re.
ceived the vote required by the rules Of Dem
ocratic organization. Whole States were OK
cluded and disfranchised in that Convention
not to speak OF individuals. The most fla
grant acts of injustice were perpetrated for
the purpose Of forcing a particular dogma
upon the Democratic organization, and the
gentleman who is representative OF that dog
/ ma Of principles, which | will be able To
show is repugnant alike TO reason and the
Constitution. Owing TO the improperly oil
those proceedings, decided majority Of the
: delegates from your own State withdrew from
. the Convention, declaring that 1t was no.
, National Convention Of the real Democratic
organization.
The entire delegations from the fifteer
southern States, and Of California and Ore.
gon, with large minorities from other States
making in whole or 10 part delegations from
. almost two thirds Of bhe States OF the con.
federacy representing Matt onal Democrat,
Convention pending upon the authority anc
loyalty OF the Democratic party
lie then contradicts reports set aHoat, ans
J denies the charge that be signed a petition fol
the pardon Of Jno. Brown; denies that III
J. supported General TAYLOR, but asserts tina