Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-15
EXECUTIVE, OFFICE
DEs MorSEs. Sept. 10. 1884.

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by certain partisan journals to convert tue
oath prescribed for the officers ofthe State
Militia into purposes of political capital and
by gross perversions of its language and OBJ
vious intent TO create the impression that it
was designed as measure Of prescription
against those who act with the Anti Union
party. have deemed il advisable to direct
a slight modification Of its terms as indica-
ted by Me copy here enclosed THIS charge,
as you will observe, preserves the substance
and meaning Of the original oath, and at the
same time removes all reasonable groundef
objection, with those who are disposed to
act in good faith, in uniting with their reigh
bors to carry cnt the militia law. and assist
us in completing these Indispensable prepa.
rations for State defense.
Not having seen what change has been
wrought in the unwise document called
an oath issued last month by Gov. Stone,
of course, we, are unable to Judge as 10
whether its defects arc cured or aggravated.
We trust, however, that the Governor
has seen fit to prescribe such an oath as no
man-no matter what political creed--ncci
hesitate to talle-such an oath--for instance
as the soldiers Of the army Of the Unted
States are called upon to take upon entering
service.
To the best of our knowledge and belief,
and our knowledge of political matters is not
limited to any single county or district, the
propricty of the Militia Law has not been
brought in question, nor has there been any
objection made to its enforcement in a prop
er spirit. On the contrary it is conceded
on all hands that the organization ofthc mi
litia either in time of war or peace should be
strictly mainta ned.
The objection raised by the members Of
democratic party of Iowa, and sustained by
many members Of the Republican party ex-
listed in the oath that'Goy. Stone presrnted
for militia officers. In this oath he bound
them, in case they took it, to support the
present Administration, which means to ad-
vocate its claims upon the people, endorse
its various procanations and policies, and,
of course, vote for at the the comingelection.
The democracy are not prepared to take
such an oath, and would submit to extreme
ly rigorous consequences before they would
do so and even then they wouldn't
neither would be party, directly or indi-
rectly, to any such outage
1f Gov. Stone Vas removed the oh lection.
well and goolif not let the Issue come.
ago several journals united in recommend
ing their readers to invest a dollar '.grcon-
back in securig that cry excellent journal
for the HOU SEIIOLD Gncluding the little
onesl, for the GARDEN, and for the
FARM, called the 1msriean 1yrtcalturi&t
Many person, We're thus led TO subscribe,
and we believe all who did so have been
much more than satisfied. They have re
ceivtd the 23d Annual Noua Of the ia.
rirulturist which is full of good things, use
full, practicable, and entertaining, and just
now the publisher $ sonding out to each OF
his subscribers applying, present of a
plant of one Of the most remarkable Straw
berries tn at ever have been brought out |
These plants, when sold y The only other
person having them, 90 readily at 20 cents |
each. SO the grcenback invested last ycal
has certainly joid pel{ All VIC have now !
to say is let all others go and do likewise.
the present advance in |
cost, the publisher still offers to the sub
scribers this month -{September) at 81 a |
months) for 81, 10. And still further, he |
offers one of the remarkable Strawberry |
plants, sent free and postpaid, to every
new subscriber who encloses cents extra |
for oil cloth, packing, and postage on the |
plant Our advice to all is, send the Dol |
lar (or the S1,l5), and the extra cents at |
once to orange JuDD, Publisher Of the Az |
At III PARK Row, NEW YORK |
Cry, and get the paper, etc. You will get |
a most beautiful, well illustrated, pcactical |
paper, and the cheapest one in the country,
to say nothing of the extra Strawberry
Plant, etc. TRY IT.
THE MILITIA.-From the records of the |
Adjutant Generals Office We gain the fol
lowing information concerning the progress
Of organizing the militia Of Of the State:
Number of companies organized under
chapter "a, last session Of the Legisla-
Number Of old companies organized
principally for the border service. .2O9 |
Companies armed .lO7 |
Tnc wnk of organization is progressing
steadily in all parts Of the State.
TIE Iowa CasisffAs Hoxs.-In answer 10 |
the question, What shall send to aid ID. |
effort now being made by the friends OF this |
Institution :" Il may be said: Aoy thing tha. |
vill either help TO furnish the table in The |
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