The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-05

Ter sumclent Tune TO weigh well their political
action and its results, the voters of Iowa
have to choose the policy they would have
prevail in State and National administration.
Years ago Iowa took her stand upon the side
of Freedom. She declared her hostility to
the slave power that was inimical to our free
institutions, that sought to prostitute the
whole power of the Government, and every
department of its administration to the sup
port Of human bondage, that wished to carry
its shackles into all the territory of the Union
and make National the whip and auction
block, which were then the exclusive high
types of Southern civilization, and that was
already sowing the seeds of disaffection to the
Union Of the States, and preparing the way
for rebellion. Iowa repudiated the Demo
cratic party to which she had previously Civ
en- supremacy in the State, because that party
became the ally and companion of slavery
under the leadership of its DoDGEs and
JoNEs's.
When the rebellion broke out, Iowa came
forward at once to the defence of the Gov
ernment, and by the valor of her sons in the
field, and the steadiness Of her support of the
Administration, and her immense Unien ma
jorities, she attracted the admiring attention
of the whole country and made for herself an
enduring fame and glory.
Will the people of Iowa stain that fair re-
cord now, by voting into place and promi-
nence the Copperhead Democracy? For du-
ring the contest recently closed the sons of
the State were not all loyal. There were
some who were unyielding in their devotion
to the Southern slave oligarchists, even when
the latter were traitors in armed hostility to
the Government There we're those who
sought to sully the fair character of the State,
who would have drawn away our people from
their adherence to the Union, who upheld
the iniquities of the Chicago Convention, and
labored for the success Of its candidates,
and some of whom had to be trained to some
thing like conception of duty to their coun-
try by being subjected to the wholesome dis
ciplinary process of Fort Lafayette and Fort
Warren.
Iowa set the seal of her condemnation upon
these men during all the war what causes
should prompt her to remove it now? We
know of none. The loyal men of the State
have been, to the extent that its keeping was
in their hands, the trusty guardians of the in
tegrity and unity of the country. Let them
continue that guardianship, and not place it
in the hands Of those who have proved them
selves unworthy of it.
Iowa honor, as well as the country's safe
ty, is concerned in the result of next Tues
day S election. Her loyal sisters are awaiting
her action with pride in her past and hopeful
solicitude for her future. Let her people
speak as unanimously for Liberty and Loyalty
as hitherto. Thus shall she do justice to her
self, provide for future safety, and rebuke
those who were her own and the country !
enemies in the time of peril.
As showing the feelings with which our
friends abroad regard the campaign, we take
the following from recent number of the
Washington National Republican, which our
friend .'Linkeusale' sends us:
The political campaign now drawing near
the close has been one of unusual interest in
the gallant Republican State of Iowa. The
Republicans Of that State made their nomina-
tons early, and have made fine fight against
the Opposition. The Democracy did not have
any regular nominations at all.
They have been setting up their pins for no
earthly purpose but TO see them knocked
down so long that they have got tired of it,
So they managed to get a few disaffected sol
diers together at Des Moines in wha, they
called 'sSoldiers' Convention and which
had delegates from only FIVE or six of the
hundred counties in the State, which nomina-
ted Col. Benton for Governor, and Col. Van
Anda for Lieutenant Governor. The latter
promptly withdrew, and the '.Possums," as
they are called, have at last put up Judge
Hamilton, an Englishman, of Dubuque, who
never smelt gunpowder, as the second man
on the Soldiers ticket
The game of the soldier ticket has not
been successful. The soldiers see Copper
heads under it, and they don't see anything
else. So. though no objections are made to
Col. Benton personally, he gets no sympathy
from soldier, and will probably be more Sig
nally defeated than Gen. Ttttle was two years
ago. The Republicans, meanwhile, in nearly
all the counties, have nominated soldiers for
the Legislature and the local offices. Gen.
Fitz Henry Warren is candidate for the SEN
ate from Des Moines county. Gen. Clark R.
Viewer, the hero Of Resaca, is running for
the same ol6ce in Lee county. The gallant
Col. Leake, Of the Goth, is the candidate in
Scott, whilst Col. C. c. Carpenter, Col I. l.
McKenny, Major Bergman, and many other
soldiers, well known throughout the State, and
some of them throughout the country, have
been nominated for different Offices.
Gov. Stone, Ex-Goy. Kirkwood, and other
able speakers have been canvassing the State
and there have been nearly as lively times out
there as during presidential campaign The
only trouble has been the weakness of the
Opposition. We suppose there is not par
ticle of doubt that Gov. Stone will be re. elect
ed by prodigious majority, or that the Leg
islsture will be nearly two-thirds Republican.
Iowa is a star that never sets.