Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-10-29


The slassioa u ossr and osss aaess Ii
|nwA has eadorssd sbOlision fanataciszn, :,
uos however, because shsrs ara mora aoo-
litionissa in tho State than CONSERVATIVE 7
Union men bat, because the latter nave '
not worked in harmony together. There t
has been for long time party wishsh :
the Democratic party Of shss State VINO I
have devoted more time 60 ascertain nov
they could please the enemies OF Demo
cratic principles and conciliase thar OPP
poaision TO Democratic nemiAskasass saAn
thsy have to devising ways ana means %
which the principles Of Democracy should
he maintained, and their Representa-
tivss-,hs nominees Of the party elected
In short the sofas Of the Democratic par
t. have ssriven to gain the asOsndansy IN
the ssass moi by an open aanly aEewal
Of principles, bat BY the adoption Of
platforms, the essence and tura meaning
Of which, were 50 obscure thai fAs hoa'
.zs hard listed Democracy eoald not dts'
cover any merit in them. Eor sns last
few years, the Dsmoarata, when assem-
blsd in State Convention hare spehs
more time, and bestowed more labor IN
pashering together great heap OF chat 10
eoxsr M . few grains Of sehsai, than they
have to lay before the masses IN plain
language the true principles OF the party
Thev have buried the wheat THE princi-
plea of the partly so deep under the eAeT
Of "expedieneY" that the Wheie pile mas
bsen missaken for chat, and unprotected
bv the Democratic farmer has been sui
fered to be destroyed, or gobelsd up oy
the black birds Of abelitienism.
We hope the present defeat will teach
the Democracy the necessity OF relying
upon the soundness of their principles
for success. more than on the strategy Of
expediency, which is sure to bring diS"s-
Ter and defeat upon the party whenever
it is resorted TO at the expense Of prinei-
pie. Ii the Democracy would succeed IN
Ghis State, they must nominate men foF
once who are true representatives Of the
principles Of the party. So long as men
are nominated By the party who are Dem
ocEaSs in name, bat Republicans IN pFan'
eiple-men who endorse the unconsri'
rational acts Of the present admins
tration, or who have nos nerve enough
to speak Gus In opposition to the despos
ic acts of the party in power, abolition
ism will always triumph at tho polls
Not oaly so, bat the nominees OF tn
party must regard themselves IS the rep
Yssentatiues of the party and as sue
must labor for the success of the e1lttr
ticket. So loag as men who are the nom
inees of tbs party labor only for thei
individual success and let the balance c
thu ticket take cara nf if"~4s, %-4~~' ""~"
inevitably follow. In times long sine
rome bv. If q man received the nomina
ton of the Democratic party, he regarc
ed himself bound to support and wor
for the tohoIs Dem ocratie ticket; bu
now a days every Democratic e2ndidai
acts as if be was the only democrat that
is the desire Of the party to elect, az
hence he is ready to sell out the baian'
Of the ticket to secure his own election
the party is often defeated, when IN IA
there was Democratic tickets enough VI
ted TO have elected the entire ticket, "a
il not been for the "eut- throat" gan
reaorted to by the candidates. We ha'
noticed this game oftea in these part
and presume il has been prsctlced all on
the State. When q man who is the nou
inee of hia party forms coalitions vi
the enemy TO advance his own interest
the expense of the balance of his c
nominees, be be Republican, AbohtioI
ist or Democrat, hia patriotism is Of
doubtful character and should be
xardsd with much suspicion By those vi
placed him 10 nomination. That parti
are guilty Of such acts il plainly prov
by the votes cast st the slestisB, whi'
often gives q large majority 20 m'
who is decidedly uspop ular with his on
party, while another upon the same tie
q 10 defeated or elected By a very sm'
majority.
Again men are supported as DemoeFa
By Democrats who 60 outside of 4
Democratic party to And Union part
ANY man Who knows anything about t
principles held and msipsained by
democratic party, from the days OF
Democratic AposEle-THoHAs JEFEERs
down to the present time, knows that
Dsmeegatis party alsays haa been, a
ia aop the only true Union parry IN t
couatyy. Heacs men who 60 outside
the Democratic party and form eont
nations With the enemies ef nDamaeras
vhish they call Unian party, are ell
ignorant in relation TO Democratic pr
eipies, or they are enemies. in. dfsgui'
and should NOT TeeeiEe cogntenancs
support for any Office, frssn any sEae q
UaioA isxiBg democrat. a.-
The above are some Of the oau'
which hrst led to the defeat, and viii
has caused the Democracy to be dafs@t
from year to year In this State. We ne
ton these things now thar the election
oyer, not With the view Of casting a
rcyroAeh upon any particular indiEidu'
but fer the purpose Of bringing them
notice, so that they may Be evaded hen
altar and the marty mar meet that ~