Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-25


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~ ~ ~ &. ] commend tho psaetice
:b1lo1g6o from Iowa. Never hsvs !
Mia = ~ &gument Of colleague Of
naiasSoa 81 door, nor taken up discus
tesae4 ANht4A 4 have held to the maxim
er:ss ~ dry bird that fouls its own
srsi - commend the maxim TO my col
sralia. I'D 6kN b sncouraged in It ny the
efhis district.
Ana .rvhsn be filings the gauntlet ct me,
leads. ~ sands up to say provoked this
ssss G teoy jt. and make the issue d.
eslsra hero and now, and appeal to the
'0' ~ Ab11ses nade my issue Of vsrscity
bis door. When he asked me, upon
OF Padding the door 70 him, whether this
S nom was not in issue, read the platform
ooa10 - S.,h. I tnlA him
edy fNas the various county action upon
eaieeat1orm. told him the result in his
cntiounty. I showed how il va in the
by the facts in the case
rhr,says that he dill not have anything
Of tie with tho getting up of the resolu :
tsiniy at tho meeting At which he spoke
..o1, = AnVo 10 say il, that l have letters
,h"s . citizens Of his own town on my
iifesir which charge him, first, with getting
vegss.e meeting for the purpose Of opposi.
to the President and TO myself, and
Wh.Adly. with writing the offensive reso.
weak,ns. [I4aughter. Que Of the letters
vitslii father. and says, in addition to what
parsot 70 stated, that one Of the members OF
shss COMMITTEE. in consequence Of the indig
and i'm 0prssssd in that town, had 70 co1c
drmsw : card. in some vay apologzing
he sction taken by them. Not only
Lays but since be has foolishly declared
why my district does not indorse me, will
patio that these letters from his own town
ia. are that be could not be elected as al
viii IMAM in any ward In the city Of Daven>
whict TO day. Laughter.
best Gov. sir. the difference between him and
is this: he says do not represent my
Agsirict. l have shown that nc came with
chl". rev votes OF losing tns banner county
uole,n MS own Steie ana OF ms own reS'oence'
Acu PAUSE OF the acton w"'ch ne 'ook 10 ",s
up an county. ne Goes nos oe"y IT, l uo
psooay h's charge, ana ona''onge MN 20 tne
'1sot that my district ooes not support ule
the position ! nave TAKEN; He ssys
The 1t TOOK the occasion 20 oe sose". ':ou'
"nee canvass. ola 80 across tue Piains'
..ssand DO not cease to thank God Tor the
=, pr ars that It has added to my life. And
ecs II my colleague that am indebted to Il
tho vim with which am now enabled
!, - nail his charges to the floor. Before
= Il, tho Governor Of that State and the
BE- slairmaA Of the Republican State central
desired Of me, if should not
aose present IN the canvass, at last to issue
LIN address. ! did write an address.
.rs,0ld it in my hand-Which the gentleman
lndciers to ~ a letter; and in that address
rged our people to hold together. ! shall
A !. .roublc the House with only single sen
iorence Of it:
gn "Let as continue in union among our
,PAelves, tolerant Of minor differences 0
Opinion, that national nnion aud libcrt,
.senay he confirmed by our united labors.
Ne a;.t,;ct nv tho p,,rpose IF res;stinv IN
.d}art. then ma,ie 10 hreak ns in pieces |,
.nst 49,. o;.ad H. T;ncnIn,s on;n
~; an and NJ I.Gsrson'. on;n;on and All
ne -o,,Id % IN INC l.ry,h nrhotl, on ccor
Il. ..sFr.v.e,h.t; !. oua,;fisd suffrage cam
N On, .iss.,v ~ IN. EVENT nj nv ;nAucnc
= and .cs;on in ths, c.so h, ask;nr ns
q ss.,cd her. ~ d,v that The word "whitc
70 should he stricken out Of the Constitution
n order 70 allow qualified suffrage for whic
"a IN this address expressly declared mysel
. IJnless | am very much mistaken, ther
ii vas no essential difference between pull
u lished letter Of a Senator from my Stat
4 and NV own position in that canvass.
: Nov. air. is il fair. in view Of the treat
: ment have uniformly extended to my co
leauuo. for him to raise D, rsonal issues wit
me in the manner that be has done? Al
I entitled to be treated with such discount
!, esvY He alone has raised the issue. III
question of negro suffrage was before til
people Of my State in the manner | hav
stated. One gentleman who has lust bee
elected . Senator from that State declares
IA was info. med. that the question wa
one practically to be submitted to tn
neopie. and that when It came to be sui
mitted he added humorously, II shall 70,
lust As | please"
Now. in view Of these facts, I deer
IL necessary to state that the issue j
INV state. 80 far ss this issue was allowc,
actually turned on the question Of amend
inc our constitution 40 that some nocroe
might vote. and it did not turn upon tn
ouestion Of allowing all negroes to vote.
an, lin Tho neonl. IN the ouest;on If ana
;f,cd sufFr,yc' which i. a far as the MIA,
form roes For Il il simplv to strike on
the word "white" which was necessary i,
order to have qualified suffrage.
7 trust the house will psrdon me IA
taking up this much time in personal OK