The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-27
SPEECH OF WIN. II. CLACErr.

- OA w iIs III II
At a Union ratification meeting held il
Story county, Nevada Territory, upor
Monday, September 5th,' w. II. Clsget,
Esq, we'll known to our citizens, deliver
ed an able and patriotic address. Th.
conclusion Of bis speech is as follows
After discussing local politics at len 9Th
Mr. Ciagett says:
Now | want to say few words to You
about national politics, then am throuth,
have been Democrat all my life.
A Voice-Good
Mr. Ciagelt--But have never been a
Peace Democrat. Applause and voices
exolalming THAT fellow that cried
% Jod' was too fast
/ believe 10 the rights Of tho Sta TEL
that are reserved TO them BY the Federal
Constitution. | believe in giving to the
Federal Government all the suppor. that
IS necessary aud requisite to put into
vigorous operation all competent national
powers alwas voted the Democratic
ticket until two years ago; aud fondIy
trusted and hoped that the party would
wheel round again and assume It's ancient
national position, and nominate q man in
whom | could trust upon . platform in
which | believed and could politically act
But, instead Of that, tho wires bring the
intelligence across the great plain, bring
1t scathing tbe-vefy wires, tha, the Dem.
oeracy-being n ow for the first time iufour
years 10 National Convention assembled
placed themselves deliberately upon a
platform on which no national American.
no man who loves his country, from Maine
to the keyes of Florida, no man who in.
tends to support his government under
all circumstance, can abide by fer mo
ment. Cries Of That so,.' and ap.
plause.
Why, gentlemen-(Mr. OIagett was
here interrupted by a great noise aud cor.
fusion, proceeding from the saloon in rear
of the speakers staud.)
A Voiee-There are some of those
Democrats who can stand ca that plat
form.
Mr.. Clagett-Yes. They are engaged
in taking the oath. Merriment
Now, then, gentlemen, the Democratic
party in ancient times used to be parts
Of principle. 1t used to be a party to
which every body could Iook as embracing
and promulgating certain fundsmental
doctrines OF an American Governmen -
But DOW II has 50 split itself and become
divided npon various propositions in sue b
a manner that no man can tell what the
organization intends really to put forth
and support, and carry out.
Why the Democracy have nominated a
war Democrat on peace platform. They
try to straddle fence hut in so doing
they get thor legs so wide apart that tht
eighth Of Noyomber will split them clear
in half. They have forgot their ancient
faith they have forgotten their lesson:
which Jefferson taught them they have
forgotten the instructions which Jackson
gave them they have forgotten the gres
national spirit which extends through th,
whole of the iaad and makes all The peop
brethren one to the other ard they hay,
gone OH On sectional issue in regard {.
this internal Niger question.
Now, than. tins Democratic party is il
favor of what? La favor Of peace /. L
favor OF peace Why, in 1912 when the
declared that the blue light Fcderalst
were seuding up rockets on the coast O
New England because they did not beiev
in the policy of the war, these Federalist
were denounced as traitors by this sam
Democratic party. That party said t
the Fede-ais,s /: You may not believ
with as in regard to the policy in carry
ing on this war, but the nation is IRE
vocably pledged to Obtaining the objec
which it is now seeking to accomplis
through the stern ordeal of war; an
patriotism demands that you should stan
BY the Government until we have PUT th
war through to successful issue.
In l846 the Democracy we're again ii
war party. They told Tom Corwin ,
his teeth, when upon the floor OF Congress
that he was traitor because he did NJ
sympathlze with his country when er
gagged in war.
The o!d Democratic party, whose lea
ers used to sound the clarion notes whic
thrilled our hearts With patriotic em
tions, have now come down to a reeul
Christian non resistant platform: ba,
become regular Quakers--sctually qua
ling in their boots for fear that the Upis
party will get some credit out of the pri
: ciples Of their ancient arganiza,ion. r
! history of the Democ, attic organization
a war history. Now they are in for peac
Peace Peace they cry. when there
20 peace. II there is, then there are
great issues being tried in this countl
: exciting the interest and sympathy Of /
i world. They are fifty years behind
}, tunes. They see nothing except IN
!. killing each other; and they want to :
. stop to it.
II they 60 on and provide for the ho
y ing OF an armistice-a matter of utter i
> possibility--and the rebels shouid ~,
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