Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-06-13
Conventions.

| In this issue appears call for State Con-
vention to meet at the Capital on the 23d Of
July, and also call for Convention for this
Congressional District to meet at Webster
City on the 18th of August. The State call
contains clause which will render it accept
able to the loyal and patriotic electors of this
State, for it cschews the narrow bounds of a
purely politica! warfare, does not appeal to
ultra partisanship or old-timc party preju-
dices, but rests its cause upon the one great
principle which now overshadows all party
isms, and for the success of which all loyal
and patriotic hearts beat in unison. The only
issue in this State is, Shall the National Ad-
ministration have an honest and vigorous
support at our hands in it's cndeavors to crush
out the rcbellion7 Party demagogues may
say what they will but this is really the only
question before the people at the present time.
This is made the fundamental basis of the
call referred to, and, in the language Of the
call, all Loyal citizens, regardless of former
political associations, who are in favor OF
giving the National Administration their
honest support, in thorough and vigorous
prosecution of the war for the suppression Of
rebellion, are invited to cooperate through
out the State" Opposed to us will be a par
ty led on by such men as Mahony, of the
Herald, G. w. Jones, A. c. Dodge and others,
which, while loud in its protcstations of Union
ism and revercntial love for the Constitution,
will endcavor to embarass the Administra-
ton at every step. The leaders of this fac
ton, to speak mil ly, have degree of fellow
feeling for Southern rebels, which Is evident
to every one who observes their public and
private life, and which with all their care
they cannot conceal. We have no faith in
the patriotism of men who vehemently de-
nounce every step taken by the Administra-
ton, and who are continually apologizing for
Southern treason, and yet such mcn will come
before the people this summer and ask sup
port Where is the honest patriot that can
give this last named party his vote this fall !?
If there are any that wish to prolong the
struggle. help the unholy cause of the South,
subvert and destroy the National Government
they will act with the men who are prostitu-
ting the namo of Democracy to ends that
should cause all true Union men to shun
them as they would pestlence. On the
other hand no man who is thoroughly inter
ested in having the rebellion speedily and cf-
fectually crushed out, who is honest and sin.
cere in tho hope that the Government will
establish its authority in the seeded States,
maintain the supremacy Of the laws, and
prosecute the war with vigor until the South
shall return to her allegiance, can take the
least exception to the last clause in the call
at the head of our columns, and which con.
tains the only issue upon which the Repub.
lican party so into this campaign for State
officers. . e..
We think it would have been cminently
proper to have incorporated clause in the
call for the District Convention similar to
that in the State which invites the co-opera-
ton Of all loyal citizens, etc. 1t would have
been an easy matter to have done it, and the
call would, We think, give better satisfaction,
and not appear SO exclusive as it now does.
1t is not too late yet to make such an add.
ton to the notice, and we suggest to the Com
mittec that it be done.