Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-08

organ Of this city and Governor Kirk
woods aid-the Gozctte, which is very
mad because DIR UentokrU will not
support The Republican nominees a
hefe.oforo. But IN tbs conflict il j
qlain to he seen that our German 60
temporary las not only the stror gcst
| .iie but the best argument, and drives
The Gazclfc 20 tie wall every time il
strikes blow.
Below We give another translation
| from ts column, which shows up the
Gazete aud IL candidates true t. ma
ture:
| Merritt ~ hirl.vood.
The gazette, which Is, by the way
one OF the most cllaracteiless sheets that
sc have over secn,) aud which te"
.ays since thought proper u lu5hely
insult he Germans generally, spoke
| ye rday about ''respectabfe Gerntdns.
| that 1t docs not reckon rs among that
lumber is OF little consequence To e.,
since it appears TO understand b. respect
uJte people only It's own miserable &c.
pendants. Enough said on this pont.
But when in its helpless rage, and be-
ausc We vii not work for Is employ
cts, IN the absence ol any real cause, II
affects sort al mora Indignation, and
0 turns itself INTO pubic scold, Ike a
Hamburg fish wife, then it must allow us
o have hi,lc PLAN talk together.
Ia Tie III st place We wish the Gazete
t understand that since &c have never
ought anything from any political par
| y, nor ever VIII, 50 It ) perfectly indi!-
lerent 70 US personally whether Mc'rtt
Kirkwood is elected this week. " G
,tard IL respect 10 both candidates per-
city Independent ana free, and follow
| ma our convictions. The GazeVe, Oh
hc contrary, beng already III tue SCI
| ice OF kukWeod as Governor 5 AID, OK
| pccts from lis election Still another job
worth thousand dollars ear. Thus
the conclusion is forced upon us that
~hiic We are only conteiding, IL &c
| cGrdancc Wilh our convictions, the ia
zstte, ihstead 81 principle, has only tie
fu .job in view. Its article for and
5ainst Merritt furnishes abundant
| psooi 81 TINS. This may beyery 'SuaTt,
vGt Germans who are rally respectable
don't fancy such "-maItuess.
While the public IN this respect j.
rlning IT, opinion concerning the po-
ucal honesty Of the Ga-ctte, We viii tel
t1at paper Why We arc against klrkwood
and why VIC think It unnecessary e
andle him with KID gloves.
At tbs time, when the future exist
nee d tie itepublic hangs upon the
~orl'- to.n., wa place much more de-
81 'rucc upon brave soldier than up
all the sanders, krkwoods, parts
aeh- AID ot.ic cekers III TIE World.
We demand aud expect from every .pa-
riot that he shail pat forth all his cN-r-
Mons ~ in preseiNal,on q the I.epub-
c, an ior lie overthrow and annihi.a-
81 u Tie rehc's. Sat H., NEo, il
lesc times, i Only n1ioas conce.iln-
niu.se'i aud lis ut Offices, ana drives his
fIde # I'll .c.se, hiHg y I'LL AL Tie con
.omrtibc means tbal past. pvHty H>.i-
ne, IN these matters saefl 4 man be-
o01- $ IL to that Amor ai cerurji.a,
ALieh acme We have to thaa< lor oar
re4eat miserable condition. kirkwoad
aaS sutfouLacd himself "ith q whole
company .. ads" but what has be
loac Tor Lis country?
y Ailc alI he other states have sent
.nto lie f,.l more " ie-- troop vel
Ft.ppel, Tie III S. Z. Dir lave soldiers
en- icith il ra-s. Citizens OF Da-
AHert Sse !atvlH la"1ht slices for tile
| btrcio@tc3, avid according to tha latest
az llgeaoe ~ u J !i,'son tl;r,the sois
VI ioHa Who 80 deyoting their lives to
| heir eoentry, wre lyin- IN The storln
lpl ralG without b.anhct-, without cloth
i TO protect theln, and without "eap-
n@. W no, that IS . p,tliot, would not
eat his heslt IRON his breast, even, i
" thereby could help oar llools? But
Il rk@o 4 his no tine % ih:bi> III them.
lie want To he Governor. lie ca.cs
3tiy Tor himself, aud - the Cedar Y II.
VI Tntea a}s, which is strong Re-
| suu ican paper, hc is waliowng IN
NIX aud .t,4fagcms np l. his neci;, in
order u secure his nomination, and
is now even usirr lie public MONEY To
II = thls ohiec.
We have thus shown jae reasons v!y