The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-16
DEATH BY CHRONIC PARTY TAC.

DEATH BY CHRONIC PATTY rae
TICS.
The Democratic press and the stuml
orators of the party have been trying fo
some eight years past to prove that tn
Republicans are opposed TO slavery. An,
i, is singular and significant fact tina
the more more they try to prove the fact
and the nearer they succeed in the effort
the stronger this Abolition party" grows
In 1856, the Republicans made gallan
fight, but we're able to secure but few Elec
toral votes for Fremont. But year after
year the Democratic papers and stump
orators persisted in their efforts to prove
the party an an,i-slavery party, and year
after year our numbers and our strength
increased; State after State fell away from
tho Democracy. and in 1860 Abraham
Lincoln was elected President of the Uni
ted States by the Republican party.
The Copperhead party succesded the
Democratic party in the work Of opposi-
tiou, and its organs and orotors have pur.
sued the same policy. They have dem
onstrated, to their own satisfaction. GER
tainly, if not TO the entire satisfaction of
the psople. that the Union Republican
party, and the Administrat ton which it
sustaus, is an anti-slav-ry party, and is
waging an "Aboli,ion war" against our
"Southcrn brethren;' but, strange to say,
the more vehemently they insist upon this
charge. the moro numerous aud all the
stronger grows this Union Republican
part. And to-day, near q million sol.
diers in the field. bearing the banner Of
Freedom, aud rallyiug round the flag OF the
Union, shout and sing the ba.tle-cries of
songs OF liberty with the most determined
and overwhelming enthusiasm. And that
same nobie army, in the very face of the
oft demonstrated charge of "Abolition-
ism OF the Union party, will vote in No
vember n almost an unbroken phalanx
for Abraham Lincoln.
Now. according to the Chicago platform.
q four years Intellectual experiment of war
demonstrates the war policy failure, and
demands resort to measures of peace TO
restore the Union. Then Why not apply
their own logic, the axiom of their plat
form, to the conduct of the political war
which they have been wagiug for eight
years, with no other weapons but "Abo.
l;tionist,' Canal ssmalionist," "Nigger
Worshipper." without effect. and, indeed,
with constant and increasing loss
Our own State affords a fair illustra-
tion of the way their policy has worked
throughout the Union. Ten years ago the
Democracy could elect the worst man
they chose to nominate, even Stephen
Hampstead, to the Guberna,ionsl chair
But, in fatal moment for their party,
and dangerous one tor the country, they
repealed the Missouri Compromise and
raised the howl of "Abolition' against
the party that opposed that "sacreligious
act" Aud in 1853 the best man of their
party was beaten thirty thousand votes in
the race for Governor.
These Democratic and Coppcrhead lead
ers profess is be very sharp. smart poiiti-
clans and great statesmen, yet they have
been hurting their party year after year
against the impregnable position of the
Union Republican party till they have
dashed it i'll pieces and knocked out their
own brains; aud still, in their brainless
state, they keep pursuing the same stupid
party tactics. And under the lead of their
Young Napoleon the Copperhead party
propose once moro to hurl themselves
against the cause of truth Truth, Justice
aud Righteousness, "ihe bosses of Jeho.
vah's huokler.' and will be dashed into
pieces so foe that the Coroner will not be
able to hold an inquest on ''the body"
EF Statement showing Deficiency anG
Excess Of each county 10 the First Con.
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