Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-09-14
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thai Ne sransfsr % our columns the Fef.
article In relation . the seton q
what ks sappossa 10 b Dsnosfasid
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i IN error IL regard TO the character #
The coussnlsap, which was Hss . DeEaa
cratic oonssasisn, bio rersasks relasavs e
the aasy Of Democrats ara u sound -
d nut, and we only regret that Nc bare
nas ID Iowa 4 fen kasusand sash 0esae
srass ~ the EIaa. Bsky. Wsoa Il ws
bad q few sush men 10 lead the Bssso.
cratic masses, We wasid haze . Demo4
esalis passfarm ,apea whlaA ssssy frass
Dssaoeras Ia The Ssa.s could stand, and
upon which not q few % assiag With
The Republican party wouldsOa be found
and Deaaseratie tiakat snBrSs1. But.
un~fersanately for Iowa, the msa who
claim the name Of Demoerat and who
lead the masses are . set Of policy saea
|. e. Gessards, and dare not assert tha
true principles Of sha party for fear Of
ofsnding he AbolitionEsts. Such beins
the fac, soc are subjngstsa not BIZ thl
ppwer DC aambsr of d y foea bat shToa'
gh the sreachery aad eo~waraics OF oai
political friends. We t.hhps'' With Mr.
wood ba. our hope il wilhOus faith ami
eur works are dead. lava 10 IN III
haaas Of tho A~bOlisisnisss and those cali
Ing themselves Democrats, seem deter
saiaed ID keep II there. Hare il vha
fAs Nsgs says:
We eaunot bat express pTofoau,
vegres thai this body, which met at De
ksoines on The twenty fanYth instant
/ came 40 far short of lis obvious duty
ard that il showed itself 20 unworthy 0
fellew ship with those true Democrat
s~osssenssons which have lately assemblies
IN Pennsylvania, Maine, Ohio and Ne'
Jersey.
These, by lnssribing upon their ban
] ners the ancient principles ~ the Demo
craev, or rather Of free government, hav
reunited the party in their respeetiv
States. have inspired Dennerats and Coz
I ~servatives everywhere with new zeal, an
new hope, and have planted the Demo
eraey upon that path If triumphant sue
eess which we hope that the Iowa Demo
eraey will yet tread with US. The low
Convention, on the other band, sacri
icing principles TO expeaieney. have iow
cred the glorious old deg Of she Demo
eracy, turned it, hack upon eli The arc
emit leaders Of the party, and advised d
DEMOCRATS Of iowa TO rally undsr a nor
deserjpt Gag, borne by . nondes0ript pSl
tfeiHM. We are glad OF . thing /; th'
the lows Convention was not 20 reckiel
rs 70 nominate Democratic candidates.
sustain the wishy-washy resolution
which ii adopted, and this gives Us son
} reason TO hope THAI It's members viii y
! learn that principle Is truth, and th
| truth will eventually p~Fsvail.
For shs good Of the cause, ard for Il
sake of the ultimate triumph of the trut
J and Of right, we hope thatshs Democrat
3 party Of iowa will get protest against Il
conduct Of the Convention, and that &
brsve est and The sFaest men of the part
If Ghey be but a hundred. will, regardle
! Of temporary defeat, still bring forwa
: Democratic candidates Ia defense
! Democratic principles.
The interests of individuals may
sahserved By the election OF Benton, t
, soldiers nominee. bat the interests
1 the party and Of the counsry-aaf tn
. are ideDticaE-can never be advanced
the party's abandonment of either
nrfnciniaa or is organization.