Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-10-19
Are ysu sstisfled ?

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shose Democrats who hare been. through
policy, as they call IT, ignoring the fun
'damsntsl principles Of Democracy and
have been trying to win victory withput
the enuneiatioa Vt any principles, or If
any we're set forth thsy we're Of such >
milk and water composition that ther
would not sustain the life OF the Deme-
cratic party, nor attract 10 them the luke
warm Of tbs Abolition party. You hare
tried policy for the lest -four elections and
hare signally failed 10 obtaining a vieto-
ry-ars you satisfied DOW, or will ynu In
siss In trying policy again ? Toa ignor-
ed principles when you drove Judge Ma
son from the track and pms In bis place a
man whe spit upon tbs Deroeratia plat
form as laid down by twb Democrats
Conventions--a man who, had not Jim
Lane proved failure, would now bavs
been In the Abolition yanks. That did
aos satisfy ron. You ignored principles
10 piaifornn adopted two wears after. ard
when Democrat Of principle was nom-
mated, yoa induced him to resign The
nomination. and put in biz rlace very
clever mana Democrat with Rnrublicsn
srineiplss - an endorser Of Lincn,n's
abuses of poEer and bis Emancipation
Proclamation. PalieT failed. yorr car :
dfaats wersfdefeatei. and stfll you were
nat satisfied 20 return TO pripeipie. Tsis
time you adopted q master-stroke Of paI
ioy-sne which wagsure to gain Dem
ocratie victory ~. You called Mon
grel Convention TO meet ja~t onslIIY at
ter 81 called Soldiers Copvention was
"a meet FOR tho purpose OF nasninatipg a
State tick,t. r
The Soldiers assembled and made
nomioaiioas-you refused TO Announce
Any psineiples aud adjourned your Con
veptfou without making suv nominations:
bat tacitiy endorsed the soiaiers nomi
aees. The election is ever. and your poi
isy has failed to give yon victory. We
ask yon are you satisfied or must ron try
policy again? II vou are not satisf9l
'aad williag 10 retarn 10 principles If
you are determined to win victory on
policy, lee Us suggest sure plan By
which you can accomplish your Object
Il is as follows: First, call Democratic
Couvention 10 asserhble iuss one dav AZ
ter The Abolition Negro Suffrage Conven.
ton Ia 10 meet.
Second, Let every policy Democrat In
The State be Ia attendance
Third, 1.-THE Abolition Negro Suffrage
Convention succeeds in adopting . plat
form and in making nominations. adept
its platform unanimously, and resolve to
support its candidates,
EUuEEas Easss. -, 49,
amid great cntbusiasm, By giving three
cheers for the ticket. sod
Fifth, Then 20 home and eommfuce
working vigorously for the ticket, aud be
sure to vote Ser ID at the election. If
you do al this thare will be no douLt but
the candidates Of the Democratic Con-
vsntion"t p viii be elected, 10 which cRse
you can claim Democratic victory
achieved purely and wholly upo1 the
POLICY Of adortlng the Abolition Negro.
Suffrage candidates as the candidates of
the Democratic party.
Policy men how do VOC Ike our Fug-
gestions2 Don't roo think you copId
achieve a victory in this way Would
this satisfy you ? And then would you
be willing to retuTa to prineipIe2 II il
would We don't know but we might be
induced togo with vou, just n get Won
back to the Old Jeffrrsouiau Platform.