Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-29

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asd Ae19eay |Aieh 80 90 nuch to b
dssissd, ssd . sassestly demanded B,
the D:oessatie party, had the sffsc
wkAa ~ SjejssW It the time-thst 0
keeping Democrats at homo. Their,
vsss Ut about ons-q quarter Of the coun
tiss Of ths State represented, whereas
wa lsopa management, nearly I'll o.
'thsu ~oSld bSve been there By thei,
dsIegatss. The effect, IN the first in
stseUsy = already developed. To fore.
- the ultimate effect requires no nm.
common segacity.
But hyiag aide that point, We pes.
o. 70 consider the acts of the Copven.
ton. The resolutions reported BY the
eanaitass appointed to draft platform
costain nothing but what we endorse,
sada That ~ believe the Democracy OF
the Sssss will unhesitatingly support At
a'i times and unoer oil circumstances.
The next step Of the committee was
to dominate State ticket, and in the
sslsetion Of candidates il was extremely
fortunate. There is no better man in
the 6tate Of lows, or any other State
for Governor than the Hon. Charlie.
Macon, Of Bennington. He il . Demo.
c'at y hsast and soul; noble-1.A- i,a ,.s
oas. patrioie hish-minde5 q s Sex 'iS'
vhoss public snd pFi.sec : :sd DsruS.segener-
only veil kooSg p.sss, on :.. citizen, one
Charles ~ AsAa's'r' Also, record is not
.. Dr.; Jsoi.on's Flu, bat highly appreciated.
~ Dr.. j. assou il the man for Governor
&-1owa; and Maturin L. Fisher, who
was nominated for Lieutenant. Cover
nor, ID from the same plsce-a noble,
consistent, lifelong Democrat. Al we
read their names in connection with the
guberpatorisl candidacy, NO were glad,
and mentally predicted for them bril-
liant campaign. The nomination OF J.
N. Elwood. for Supreme Judge, was
likewise we'll made.
Passing along, the next point arrived
At wss resolution presented BY q CON-
mittee appointed to Icy down platform
on State policy. The resolution alluded
to is
Rssolued, That tho indebtedness Of
the State now exceeds the limits fixed
by the Constitution, and that the APP
preparation Of 100000 made at the
special session OF the General Assembly
10 the judgment Of this Convention il
unauthorized by tho Constitution.
The long and short of the resolution
10: The State loan Is unconstitutional.
It then follows that the bonds Issued
under that loan are really worthless, and
further that those who are engaged 10
selling them are doing what they know
to b illegal, and that they arc doing
nothing more or less than swindiing tho
people who invest in them. But it hap
pens that the very men whom the Con-
vention nominated before the passage of
the above resolution, are engaged in
selling those bonds. Judge Mason is
one of the Board Of Commissioners to
issue the bonds, and Mr.. F,sher is one
Of the agents for the sale. 1t strikes us
very forcibly that 10 passing the resolu-
ton referred to, the Convention institu-
ted charge against it's own candidates
Of aiding and absttisg in unconstitution-
a acts, and palming OF upon the public
bonds which are do better than the most
poorly executed counterfeits. 1t 10
rather questionable compliment for
Convention to pay to it's newly selected
candidates. There 10 vein Of GOODNESS
about It which IL altogether refreshing.
We do not hesitate to venture the pre-
diction that neither of the two candi-
dates alluded to will run on that plat
form, and II they do, it 10 very plain that
the run will be very weak one. They
will not do it. Mark that.
In the adoption Of the resolution the
Convention declares that every Demo-
cratic member Of the Legislature from
the least up to the greatest, perjured
himself in voting tor State loan OF any
sum-fsom one dollar up 10 million.
Il 10 . broad sweep. Did the Conven-
ton Imagine that the Democratic mem
bsrs Of the Legislature will endorse a
ticket nomissted on that platform Did
il suppoes thst tbey would turn about
and sAt their swn words and acts, and
coaas is.o Ne ssnpaign without mur-
muir? tWe"sfe Of the opinion that it is
asking rather TOO much. At oil events,
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