The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-03
sOLDIERs ADDRESS TO THE vo-
TIERS OF LEI COUNTY.

SOLDIERS ADDRESS TO THE vo.
GE TIERS Of LEE COUNTY.
At meeting of the LINCOLN Club Il club
named Tor the victim Of WINES BoorHl on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 26,h, the following
resolution was adopted:
.I1esoired, That The folio ring tamed sol
diers, TO Wit Gen. d. B. Hills, MAJOR w.
b. Collins, Capt 5. s. Sample, apt. Glenn
Lowe, Sergt. John Finnerty, sergt. I.
sehaler, Ssrgi. c. Shul,z and Capt. John
Mccormick, be appointed, by this cfab, q CON.
mi,tee whose duty it shall be 10 prepare and
publish brief address to the sold iers Of Lee
county. presenting the claims oil the county
ticket nominated at Fort Madison dn the I'D
<jnst, and tina. said address be printed aud
generally circulated.
In accordance with this resolution we brief
" address you. not as a county cominittee, but
as members OF truly loyal body, aesotsd TO
The country, to patriotism and human liberty.
We have been soldiers and attempted to DIS
charge the duties OF the field and the battle
in solderiy like manner, riskina our Ives
for our cause and trusting TO Almighty God
for our preservation. When We w1ere in the
service voice Of encouragement and good
cheer came TO US from the entife North.
Glorious old Maine, Vermont, Ohio and
great and ''big hearted Iowa, as well ms
other States, pointed us TO the future as
crowned with rewards for military exertien.
| We have returned home and our position
must he defined. Soldiers OF merit must not
| be overlooked in the great political struggles
/ OF the day. They saved the country. the
| Constitution and the flag in war and they
mus, be permitted to assist in uphbiding the
! - iaFau eli q a
! fundamental elements Of the Government in
! time OF peace. Men Of political celebrity
t declared the war failure, but ssoat arms
/ and brave hearts placed the seal Of cbudemna-
| ton on the falsehood.
Hundreds OF thousands of brave men said
that the Union should be preserved. and to-
day it ia presented to the world ss the iiga-
! ment of States, and the pride of treat PEG.
pie The men that said that the war was a
failure and refused TO aid the cause Of law,
liberty and civilization, are on ne srar pda&
Of soldiers IN time Of peace.
We beg leave 70 be brief and explicit.
Action, brevIty, QuickDess for soldiers, words
for stump orators. On the I'D pf Septem
Der the loyal onion men of this county de
termiaed 10 elect soldiers for the Offices to be
filled this Fall. The Offices are two in nun
Der and the best in the county. GEoasE
RoLf.wrT, OF Madison township, was nomna-
ted for clerk of the District Court. HI is a
candidate against CHARLES DoEgR. Which oil
these men should be elected Roll EFT was a
member Of the Seventh Iowa infantry. and
served through the war. DoERR remained a,
home and went to the Chicago Peace Con
ven,ion. RoLLETT went TO the war convention
down South DNGRR said the war was a fail
ure; aud koIErr said ne viii fight il out.
DoggR gave nothing for the war. It's widows
and orphans, but RoIIErT presented his
body to bullets. Of which he bears the marks,
las willing sacrifice. RoLiErT shot the
rebel color bearer a, Corinih DoERR did no
such thing Roiasrr captured the flag
| BogRR was not there. but at that time was
discouraging enistments and trying to pre-
vent the filling up of your deeiniated rank
RoiIETT has the flag present from the
gallant General RIcs; DotRg has no flag 10
show to the people, except the Chicago peace
failure flag. II is said that DoreR is compe.
tent so Is RofLErT. Il is said that UoKRa
has had experience, and this is true. He
has been so long in office, so long fed from
the public treasury. that he cannot keep out
without sickness. koLLErr accustomed hin,
self to bullets, bayonets. cannon, blood and
! liberty, while DoERR used himself to quilts,
toolscap and peace.
/ For the Recorder, the Union men named
| NOBLE WARWICK. Of Charleston township
! He is a man of whom this committee is
proud. He went into the service as a mem :
Der of the 18th regular infantry-SHERMAN' $
old regiment-and became one of SHERMAN s
'bummers." At Vickshurg he lost leg
When he returned home be did not come to
town and hang around the courts and the
| court house for little Jobs or become a Bread
| and Butter brigade man; but one legged as
| he was he cultivated the soil for the support
! Of himself and his aged parents. Farmers,
this one lmbed soldier has raised7a crop
What nobler tribute could be paid bin? The
cultivation Of the soil is the noblest task TO
winch man can appropriate himself
MUM, like DoERR, has supported himself
| around the court house He has swung
around the circle of the court house offices
has been getting new leg for losing an old
one.
4 People, you told us. while in the service,
that you would remember private soldiers
after the war. VIZ you do III HERE is your
chance! Let no man express sympathy for
. the soldiers hereafter unless he will vote for
him. Choose between a man deprived Of his
leg in battle for his country, or The peace
man of the court house life. Takd the flag
defender and the rebel flag capturer and moi
the court house receiver Of the people 3
money, who SO finely enjoys the rentt OF those
T large brick houses in Fort Madison. We
present you two we'll qualified pirate soldiers
for the two Offices which two stay.at-Aomc
men desire to Gill; Boys in blue, colpe q
the help Of your associates tho solder can.
didates-and make poliiiciaas femsmhor tina,
!, the soldiers must have consideration,
Y In conclusion, fellow soldiers OF lee coun.
! y, We ask you to remember that II GS6eGr
hoalEr and NoBL1 MARwlcx ars de6sHSed