Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-11-16
Bsbhiss on tlse Election !.

Rahhirs heads the leader Ia The lass No.
Of The Hagls, ssArs You SatisEsdso The
article ID addressed to democrats and az
sex reading the demecratie party NJ Iowa
D lecture On the mischievous effects Of
ahandoaina principles for the saks Of poll
iey, suggests that hereafter ia members
Join the Abolition party and sage the Alb.
olitien ticket. BahbitE 10 afflicted With
an unusual stoek OF inpadenee. Alter
hasing opposed the party for foar pears.
by boiling It's nominations, sradaeing three
his paper ths organization, engineering a
holsers ticket aad becoming one OF it's
chieI candidates Ia the lass election, and
by this means defeating the party in has
ovn county; be has thu anhlUshiag sf-
frontery to falsify the returns. by pro-
claiming Stones majority As large a. Il
vas tao years ego, when IL Ia reduced
more than ane-h bali and assigas az q Feas-
on for It, the adoption Of policy, 10 plaee
Of principle, b. the democratic organisa-
ton. Sach talk from one who has done
everything In his power for Four years, to
sasten permanently Abelisisnism upon
the State, and has suffered no opporsuni-
~ TO pass where be could give the demo
cratic party lick back and the Abolition
party lick ahead, comes with an exceed.
ingiy bad grace.
Isis aboas time thai lie Grand Bying.
ton and L. w. Rabbit we're made 10 nm.
derssand that they cannot much longer
preserve quasi connection with both POI
lisisal parties and aniformly plsy into the
bands Of Ahoiitionists.~ Dss Motifs
SsasssmGa.
We copy the above from he Sasaman
Coz the purpose Of showing what fslsi-
Ger Merritt is, and did va not know that
be IL mora lhan half fool, We would be
jassiaed In prone1neing bin an uDDitti-
gated salsi6sr and liar. As Il 10, We in-
puts his false statements 10 bis SAINT Of
ssnsp; and shan psosssd TO show up bis
false statements. In the arsk plass ws as.
sest that there has not BEEN within the
lsss four years q ressfarlg Hominassd
Democrats sandidats Ia ths Geld TO be
vssea for % the day Of the election, eth
err for the ofics OF President or Govern
or of Ghis Stasa and In support Of this
asseFtioa we state The facts which are
patent to every oae. Frat: That J14igs
Masses vas the regular NOMINEES Of the
party four years ago; ba: wac iniaeesi
through MISREPRESENTATION TO withdraw
from the canvass. Second: That w. II.
Merritt was pus upon the ticket without
any authority. lie may urge that as be
was the nominee Of ths party for the Of
Gee Of Lieut.. Governor that it was proper
that he should be the candidate for Gov
srnos when Ja5gs Mason declined, but the
people must bear la mind that hsdeelined
ths nominasion; because be did not APP
prove OF the platform upon which hs Was
Hence In no sense can Sieg-
rfsf claim that be was The candidate OF
the Drmnrraiie party. Or. that nsmospafs
we're undeE any obligation 10 vote for
him. lie could nvs, claim 10 BE- the cam
didaGs Of the party and at the pame time
Hspil" upon AMI repudialc the platform.
II be coald not accept the nomination fer
Lieut.. Governor on account Of disapprov-
81 Of the platform adopted by the party
bow could be become the Democratic
candidate for Governor on the platform
which Be disspT roved2 lie could not un.
der such circumstances be the candidate
81 the party, and as he vas tbs nominee
~ another organisation upon another
platform be cannot claim that be was The
Democratic candidate OF that a#y Dsmo-
:ras was under any obligation 70 vote for
ain. Then /! follows that in-as-mueh as
Judge MAsos bad withdrawn from the
.snVaas Tor Governor and Merritt bad de-
slinsa Rho nomination for Lieut.. Govern
srs thai the DsnocEaiis party vera witAr
ous candidates fur those eficss nj the
SECTION four years ago. We supported
md voted for al the ssgularlJ terminated
Democrats In the 6ela at tie time, &nd
bar doiag 20 gisss The lie TO MerTiss's a..
'srsion thai We "oppesed The party for
oar years by holsing its nominations"
10 1862, the Democracy nado s6e fol-
owing nominations: For Secretary or
Slate, RIczARD Il. SYLvEsTzs; fer Audi
or, JeHS BRowxE; fos Treasurer, SAauKI.
!. LoaAa; for Attorney Gsseral, BkxrOx
J. Hail; for Register Of the State Land
1Gaes, Joas GoTTsc54Ix, and for Con-
.rsss, D. o. FIkcH, For The election Of
III shsss candidates We worked and voted.
This fact eoavicts Merritt Of stating 9 |
when be stated that We sop
aossd ths party lnsaniag The Democratic
,aEtyl for fsar years, By aoasjng iss NOM /
aasions and sraducing snreugh his tssE,
,apsr iss organizations R
Ia 1851, The Democrats party thFosgb ]
Ia sonventios made the following nomiy
laslsas for ssass cf6seTss For Governor,
If4rrarx l. PIszEx; for Lieut.. Governor,
IoHs Y. DrscoasE, and for Supreme
Isags, GzAaLzs MAsos. Through shsin. |
Eigae Of Merits and his associates Mr.
'IsnsE was induced 20 decline lbs nomi-
lation. and Gen. TrrIs, who bad writ
an lslsszs TO bis frisads ia Van RaIsn
county apprOsing Linsoln's sosrss Ia sos-
luesing the wsf, and especially afrrsving |
lis Emancipation proclamation, which
be Democrats platform apoa whieb
'isher vas dominated cosdesanes. was
aassd-spca sas ticket witssui aulbOsity /
0 do So By he Democrats State Csns
raj Cenmsstss- Dor all aha eaadidatss
Ipoa ms siskss shas sonssitassd 20 voted
nd Tor all toe candidates sxcsps Tassls