The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-26
BOLD Course OF n wisconsin Demo.
cratic Paper.

cratic Paper.
The Green Bay Advocate, one OF tb,
oldest and most influential Democratic pa
pers in Wisconsin--owued and edited b,
Charles ID. Robinson, a lifelong Demo
crat--rejects the Copperhead platform
and refuses to support the Copperheac
ticket nominated by the late Democrat,
State Convention Of Wisconsin. /,
says:
La smother part Of the paper will be
found the ticket made up by the Demo
cratic Convention which met at Madison
on Wednesday of last week. We pub
hsh it as part of the currens news o.
the week. We shall not support it.
There will b men aud ne spa pers il
the Democratic party who will cbarg,
that we have left that party. Tha,
charge, if made BY any one familiar with
the political history OF this State, will
be made in the knowledge that it is false
The best years of our life have been sper,
IN service in the Democratic ranks. To.
day, The 18Th day of August, is the ami.
ve'sary of the Green Bay Advocate. |,
has been published seventeen years. In
all thai time il has never uttered a false
note; Its opinions have never been mis-
understood tor want of frank expression
its course has never been evasiye.
Through good report aud evil report i,
has immovably stood by the Wiscop.
sin Democracy. because, its plat.
forms and Ptincipies have Loen r;eL..
Tho Advocate stands in the same place
to day, unchanged in its Democracy, and
unshaken IN its allegiance to the old ira
ditions of the Party. The history of the
Democratic party teaches Loyalty to the
country, and obedience to the laws and
the legally constituted authorities. We
shall hold fast to these antecedcnts ant
If fany or oil Of our old friends forget ane
depart from them, it will be they and mo-
We who have gone out from the lines O
the brave old organization.
We have no heart to comment on III,
position which many of our friends have
taken. Old associations are almost n,
| strong as the love of country. Good anf
intelligent men, men whom we respect
aud with whom We marched side by aid,
through political service, are opposed I,
this war beouse they contend that lille
tgahies spd cerruptiens, have crept int
It's management, and that the origina
purpose for which it was waged has beel
deviated from. That may be so. Fo
our own part We are content to shut ou
ears to what we may hear. and our eye
to what we may see, and give support t.
the country with whatever ncerity ant
ability we are endowed. If the men il
authority trife with such support, which
not only we but myriads of Others ar,
laying upon the national altar, and ppllst
It to wrong uses, just God will visit tn
Judgment where it belongs. INA a.s
The contest which we are passin,
thrpsgb u pos nowga 4pr,ei fopths mas
terry ofparties; il 10 a Struggle for th
fate of nations. We would no more ente
it clad iu our Old party harness and ma
neuvering with our old party tactics, thai
j w ~ooAu ooAsi - AR<sss S0sS SStbf feb OcG GOV
cred with the dust and fretted with tn
ambitions Of earth. Let the Presiden
go his way. While he is chief officer O
this nation, our fsalty, our service ant
\ our life are at his disposal. Hhe betray
us, he may fad mercy this side Of tn
grave. for there will hardly be any be
yond.
The War Democrats OF Wisconsin hav
now task TO perform. In what wa
aud how soon it will be presented to ther
we cannot now clearly see. But thi
month must not elapse without evoIvin
a plan by which they can vote to sustai
the country, and yet not abandon ,hei
old organization. In the meantime the
will shot the guns and clear the deck fc
action.
nN.A remarkable tale is told Of thre
persons recently purchasing piece {
ground in Greenwood Cemetery. whic
they subsequently, partitioned off
their mutual satisfaction. Last weel
on three successive days--Thursday, Fr
day and Saturday--the parties to this al
\ rangement were sfl laid to rest in the
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