Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-18
THE GAZETTE.
I CEDAI, FALLS. IOWA.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1861.
County Politics.

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County Politics.
The official canvass shows that, with tho
exception of Treasurer and Recorder, the can
didates of the Union party in this County arc
defeated. Our candidate for Representative
is defeated by only % majority, and we have
reason for determination when we considc,
that heis defeated solely because there was
lack of vigor on our part in the prosecution
of the canvass, and a general dependence on
the Justice of our cause alone for success. A
little more work, the presence of few work
ing Union men at different voting precincts
on election day, to have-set the people right
upon the issues, and to have denied and
proven false the many INSCRIPTIONS false
hoods concerning the Union party and its
nominees, set afoat by our opponents, would
have resulted in the triumph of our ticket
Some of the Towns were not visited at all
and were left to form their opinions of the
Union movement from statements made by
those opposed to it. The Northern part Of
| the County did well had the Southern part
done equally as well, the whole ticket would
have been elected. This is owing mainly to
the fact that more work was done in this part
of the County than in the lower. But the
day of grace has passed, and we are defeat
ed; not through any lack Of sympathy the
people had in the matter, but rather through
not having had the case fairly presented to
them. Though beaten we are not disheart-
ened; we firmly believe that the one great
dominant party of the country is to be, until
the rebellion is crushed, the Union party. 1t
will gather strength as the war progresses,
and as it becomes more and more evident to
men that old issues are dead, and that there
is no use of party organizations based upon
them, until it is known that we have a Gov
eminent in which parties are to have voice.
People will rally to it when they understand
that they are not called upon to relinquish
one single iota of the political principles which
have governed their political lives; when
they understand that they are only called
upon to sink the partisan in the patriot, until
such time as partisanship shall again become
proper and necessary. Party organizations
are now being broken and rent assunder, and
never again will be united on the SAME issues
as before. When they do spring into exist
ence again there will be new issues and events
by which to shape their course, and men who
have hitherto differed widely, will find them
selves battling on the same platform for the
same end. What the state of affairs will be
out of which new parties will be formed, we,
or none others, can now specify. Then, we
think it duty for men to lay aside, for the
meantime, party prejudices, and all work in
unison for the cause in which we are all
equally interested. Until the war is over our
party is the Union Party; in supporting this
organization we do not feel that we are called
upon to yield in the least a particle of the
political principles which have hitherto been
our rule and guide; we merely lay them aside
until such time as their advocacy may again
be proper, and suited to the condition Of the
country We fight under the broad banne,
of the Constitution; our only platform, Oul
Country,-and the man that is not willing tc
see the different political elements Of the
country united OH this broad platform for the
preservation of our Constitutional Liberties
and the vindcation of the Government, is
one in whom love of country is overbalancet
by motives of personal and selfish nature
or else he is bigot Of the worst stamp.
Then we say to the Union men of this
County, keep to work; get the principles o
our action fairly before the people, and an
other election will witness our triumph.