Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-06-30
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
ENcouRAarNe.

OF Jackson N2@blgs
ENCOURAGING.
For tie last three years the prospects |
Of the Democratic party to again get con-
,ro, Of the government, and wieidass in
fusnes far the prosperity Of the people
anil ths perPetnation Ct constitutional
free,lou,, has been under a cloud, broaghs
ON M cha war and the lackrsf understand
ing on the part Of few persons VITO as
sumed TO be leaders of the party, OF the
theory of our government and tbs means
whurcby 10 peTpesaase it.
a faw individuals in the Democratic
swrfv were foolish enough to believe, thai
the unlen could be perpesuated BY the
force Of arms and that met who had been
driven By ths psradiops acts of the PEG.
plc of one section, to hate tha Union and
% desire it4 dissolution, could be made
to lave il and 4 snt for its restoration, By
receiving sound drubbiBg from those
whsan tbey bad regarded Is their enemies,
even before tho var broke ous. These
iaIlvidaals, 10 daabs, acted honestly
when they declared that there was but
two parties in tae oounlEy, sPatTtais and
Traitors. = ard this led them to believe
,hat all Of tire party which did not en-
dorse their peculiar views Wsre traitors,
for 1t never entered their uAaidied brains
,i.as il was possible for themselves TO be
rs rsto,, " stlst II Uou.a be possible for
others 10 know as much as they did, a
bout the thaoSy Of our government. :.
Under this belief they cut loose from
ths Democratic party and formed what
they called Il ~Uninn Party" wbiea
name his been stolen from them By the
Republican. Abolition party and In the
name and on behalf of this new Union
party, tney proceeded TO nominate candi'
dates for Governor and other State off,
c,gs, anil when they bad succeeded In run
piAs off Toe track she regular n3minee'o
the Desgocraaia party aud substituting
their oxn candidate il his stead, they
thought the State was ''safe", The Union
would be restored and a great and gioEi-
Gus victory awaited them al the election
Saeh soui inspiring hopes transformed
the moss ordinary man 10 tie oFganizs-
zion into the great 81 am" Of the party
and TO him all must bow and aekuowl edge
his wisdom, unfathomabls political sa-
gaefty and unbouudsd patriotism. The
election in due time came OF, and when
the votes were counted il turned ous that
no party 10 Iowa had ever been beaten SC
baby before, as this Union party bad
been beaten. This fact opened the eyes
of not fsR of this new party and theg
concluded 30 abandon theiE separate or
ganization ana return 90 tho old Dsrno-
cratic fold, being fully convinced ss sheJ
said that 'the Democratic party was Tia
only political organization that could re,
store the Unioa," jet they held on &
sheis error, that the Union must be, al {
1t could only be, restored b. rigorous
prosecution of the war, ana to thai enc
they strove to control the action Of iii
Democrats convention which met abou
rear ago ia the nomination OF candi'
date for Governor. Being defeated by I
majority Of 81 votes in the convention
they got into terrible rage, and swor'
that they would not support the nominee
and al once commenced operating in or
der TO drive him from the track, IS the,
had done Two years before, and they sue
esedei In their opsrationss and sabssisu'
ted the man Of their choice, fer the nom
inee of tho party. Having accomplished
this, they again proclaimed that the siat'
was safe, the Union WOnld be restored
the election Of their candidate MAS i
sssure thing = and all who did not see q,
shey pretended they saw, were on th'
fsroad 10 political ruin," and that "hel
was not half mile away from wher,
sach peFsonso stood. The election cam,
of, and again these would-le leaders Of
the Democratic party found thsmselyei
worse beaten than they we're two year,
before.
These two lessons in political scuidag'
gesy has as last convinced . large portion
Of them that ahonesty is the best policy, :
and they now proclaim IA old md 10
kuowledgod truth; that, ssin 'sssion Their
Is strengths Ii ID truly encouraging q
see the "prodIgal1 sons 81 Democracy
returning to DE ssnaasion'' q he party
Thoagh they be elosbed n political rags
we rsjsice, 10 SEQ sAem rstarn, and whea
wsAsas them usssiag Ne soEda of truth
and siseu lhe siac9ity Of tksir canyszsioI
fran thefx dssuasetai hsek+slidinS, Il
~ssds q zPsasaaes llks shs fsllsxisg