Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-04
nRPU1a.aCAN LOVE FOR the
SOLDIERS.

SOLID n M
We acknowledge that we once believed
that the Republicans Of our State bore
feeling Of admiration and friendship for our
soldiels. Their journals we're loud in ex
telling the courage and hsroism which our
armies undoubtedly svincsd, and confident
" propheeicd civil honors and rewards for
thoss who should happily escape disease
and the bullets Of the foe. Our soldiers re
posed some faith in their assertions, but
that faith has been gloriously dissipatcd
within the last few months. The returned
veterans discover that meritorious conduct
In Tie field 10 no criterion Of the character
efa candidate fer Office, with their late id
mirsrs. They discover that there 10 but
one test for loyalty, integrity, or talents.
and that test 10 the negro suffrage doctrine.
lie soldier 10 fanatically In favor Of making
negro his equal, he may receive some
petty nomination If he is not sound on
that point though he may have braved death
on hundred battle fields, he is soon taught
that he has no claims on abolition favor. II
be honestly believes that negro 10 his in
isrior, he is At once the recipient Of all man.
Nor Of abuse. His past record is nothing,
and d not to be compared with that Of .
fanatic who has remained in safety at
homo, but who has been loud 10 the defence
Of the negro. All who do not support the
5spugnant doctrine which Wendell Phillips
advances, are copperheads and traitors.
The fact that such man - Gov. Stone
was nominated by the Republicans, and the
manner ofhis nomination. is sufficient to re-
veal upon whist foundation this boasted love
Tor our soldiers is laid. In order to prevent
them from taking any part in the formation
Of the platform, or in the nomination Of can
didates, the Republican convention was
hsld many weeks earlier than usual. The
wiro pullers At that grand council were fully
aware that but very small portion Of our
- en- nne moment
The propossl of making negroes thcii
equals.
To say nothing Of The platform upon
which DO runs, We consider that our sol
disrs wero grossly insulted BY the mere
nomination Of such man a. Stone. He is
NO representative Of tho men who carried
fortrssses by the bayonct, and valued their
lives q nothing, in the pursuit Of victory.
What soldier can cast by all sympathy for
the comrades Of his past hardshps and
tolls, and vote for a tyrant who lashed
them together like slaves, and exhausted
the vocabulary Of blasphemy in aggravating
their suffering-who proved himself cow
ard on every battle field he was ever upon!
Democratic Candidates.
In Ohio Major General Morgan, hero
Of the Rebellion and of the Mexican and
Texan war, is the Democratic candidate for
Governor.
In always Democratic New Jersey, Maj.
Gen. Rudyon is the Democratic nominee
fx governor
In New York, Major General Slocum is
the Democratic candidate for secretary of
state-thc highest Office voted for this
year.
In Iowa the Democracy have resolved to
support the soldiers candidate, in opposi-
ton to the negro suffrage candidate Of tho
Republicans.
In Pennsylvania Coils. Davis and Linton,
two heroes os the rebellion: are the demo-
cratic candidates for the only state Offices
to be filed.
In Wisconsin Gen. Hobart, Q man who
performed distinguished service in putting
down the rebellion, is the democratic can.
didate for Governor.
In Massachusetts, Gen. Couch, another
OF the same sort, is the democratic candi.
date for Governor.
IN Minnesota several Of our state caudi
oase are soldiers, and IN every district and
country throughout the north, democrats arc
honosing the returned soldiers bv runn;nv
them for Office.