Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-05

MRssRs. KDIToRs The proceedings
Of tho Republican County Conversion
! are both interesting and important, as
| indicating an entire change Of policy on
the part Of the American Republican
leaders towards their German allies. 1t
! is evident that the sceptre has passed
from the hands of the Germans, and
that their position is henccforth to be
thss Of mere privates in the army, Of
| which they have been, if not supreme
commanders, at least officers Of rank
and station. The overthrow Of the
power Of the Germans was accomplished
BY the insidious scheme Of abolishing
mass conventions, and substituting ward
conventions in their stead. 1t IS well
known that the strength Of the German
vote is limited to the Second and Third
wards of tho city, and the country part
Of the township Of Davenport, and that
those localities were 10 the habit Of pour
ing forth their forces at every mass cor
yention, in numbers which swept every
thing before them. In mass conventions
of the township, the German element
always had everything its own way, and
the American Republicans had to con-
tent themselves, like Lazarus, with the
crumbs that fell from the table Of their
bctters. At last, the subtle and iRsid-
ious American leaders determined to
throw off the yoke, as they privately
called it, end they saw that their policy
was to divide and conquer.
With that view, they treacherously
persuaded the Germans, as | have said
before, to consent to the adjustment Of
mass conventions of the township, and
to the establishment of ward conven-
tions upon the ruins of the old system
Ever since, the mighty hosts Of German
Republicanism have only been repre-
scented by delegations from the Second
and Third wards OF the city, and so COM
pletely have the tables been turned, that
the Thoringtons of the party now deem
it an act OF special condescension to
throw to the German dogs meatless
bone like the paltry Office of Coroner.
The claims OF men like Nicholas j.
Kusch receive no more consideration
than the opportunities of a drunken
beggar, and the Republican party OF
Scott county vies with the Republican
leaders of the State in offering contume-
" and insult to the man whom two
years ago they we're glad to elect Lieu
tenant Governor.
The treatment which the Republicans
have given Governor Rasch is an in
structive commentary upon the mean
ness and sc!fishness Of the party. In
1856, as they wanted to use him and his
influence, they nominated him for Sena-
tor, and he carried the rest of the ticket
through OH his back. In 1857, he did
the same thing, and in 1859, he was
chosen Lieutenant Governor by vote
quite as large as that cast tor that ami
mated mass of nastiness, Samuel j
ki,kwood. 1t is we'll known that Gov.
ernor Kusch made an admirable presid-
ing officer for the Senate lie had the
whole system of parliamentary law al
his fingers ends, and was perfectly ia
miiar with the minutest details Of Tho
routine OF business. He was promp
and accurate in his decisions, courteous
in hisj manner, and thoroughly alive t.
all the requirements of his position
But, from the first, the narrow views
the petty jealousy, the inevitable and
disgusting hostility to toreign.born citi
zens which characterizes the parrish pol
lticians who lead the Republican party
developed themselves on every occa
sion, and a crusade was organized agains,
him. klrkwood and his accompices
persuaded him to accept the post O
Commissioner Of Emigration by repre-
scnting to him that there could be nc
constitutional objection to his filling a,
the same time that position as well as
the chair of Lieutenant Governor. Bu,
hardly had he entered upon the dutie:
of Commissioner, when he was notified
that by accepting that office he had va
Gated the Lieutenant Governorship, ano
he was ANONYMOUSLY kicked out OF thu
chair to which the voice of the soyer
eign people ha d called him.
| Governor Rusch bore all this without
a murmur. Serene in his conviction
and honest In this views, he desired t,
promote the success OF Republican prin
clples, aud cares nothing for his own 20
slton In the party, content to submit t,
any personal atironts, if thereby he coulC
ain the cause to which he had devoted
the best years of his life. a few day
ago he was solicited to become candi
date tor Recorder and Treasurer. VIVA
was the office OF Recorder to him? IL,
had filed the second office in the State
and was not only known in Iowa but il
the East-whc,c he spoke in the last cam
paign with the happiest etlect-as Lieu
Gov. Of the most promising of the grea
States of the North He had
right to expect mission; the commans
OF regiment, the governorship of