The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-26
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out the county to organize and 20 to work At
once with an earnest discrimination to elect
our ticket Bk Few dsye are Ieft to us nov
before the election, but these are sufficient 10
get up strong local tickets and have vigor-
Gus canvass of each township And ii is by
work in townships that the whole game Of
politics is played; it is by results in townships
and polling precincts tina, the result is made
for the nation
II is scarce necessary to urge the great in
terests &, stake in this contest. Ii has been
our daily labor to do this. Our PEOPLE doubt
less apprehend well the situation. We want
them TO get such vivid conception of the ex
tremities and demands of the hour rs shall
kindle something like the earnest loyalty and
enthusiasm that was manifest during the war.
Let them reflect that in the issue which
ANDREW JOHNSON has forced upon the coun-
try. the question comes directly home to
every one: shall the suHerings and sacrifices
and achievements Of the -four years Of war be
ali III vain Is il in VAIN that husbands and
fathers and sons and brothers went out into
those years; into their strife. and srduoUs
labors and months of severe service and DAYS
ard nights Of anxiety and care. and agony
and scenes of blood and death In vain that
SORROW came IN mystic presence and took up
lis abode in SO many desolate homess We're
Andersonsille and Libby prisons with their
mustipied horrors, necessary TO discipline
our people into readiness 10 lei the rebels
rule the country If We have TO come 10 rebeL
domination 81 this early day after the sup
preston OF rebellion, in Gods name, why
we're Iowa eighty thousand soldier sons sent
out TO bloody service, and that twelve thou
sand OF them 10 death
/. was thought that the grand Triumph,
dearly won by the loyal people Of this coun~
try, had preserved 10 our citizens the rights
Of American cisizenship-the right 10 go
whithersoever be will in any part Of the Re-
public. The South practically nuilihed that
right before the war; our gallant soldiers re-
established ii at the poin, Of the bayonet-
Nov, under the blessed rebel exalting policy
Of our Moses, this right is to be again denied,
and the Federal soldier and the Union man
is TO he driven from Southern soil or his
mouth sealed under q reign Of terror.
1t is the assassin made President and his
constiiuency-the spirit of j. WILKES BoorH,
against Congress and its constituency, the
ipval people of the United StAtes The result
involves all the fruits of the recent war. Let
loyal men realize this. and let them resolve
to pnt under my Policy not by q majority
simply, but by an overwhelming majority.
Unless ANDREW JOHNSON receives an overpow-
ering rebuke from the people. and the latter
unitedly stand by Congress, A. j., means to
give the country trouble
People Of Lee County go to work at once
and do your full part in swelling the majority
for the Right. Stand by your representa-
tves against the encroachments of the Ex-
ecutive Stand by Loyalty and Liberty
against the purposes of those that would sell
you into subsection to the treasonoeracy of
the South Vote for JANIS +. WILSON. the
experienced legislator; the friend of bis
country, and Of freedom, and of the SOL
b
and not for WARgEs. the Copper johnson
sristocrat. who sells ont his principles, az he
has poor men. Vote for RoIA.ETT and WAR;
WICK They are gallant soldier boys Of your
own county whose worth you know. They
are not politicians or capitalists or probes
sional chaps that don't need the Office, They
are honest. capable, Woodworking young men
who have freely exposed their lives for the
country and the safety of the people. 1t il
due tha, the people Of Lee county should
show that they appreciate the gallnnt servire
of these young men: that they appreciate their
noble records and honesty, industry, greai
worth and fituess for place by rewarding them
with the Offices for which they are candidate.
DoERR and MINI. are stay home Copper
Johnsoutes, that gori6ed the Chicago Con
veut,en and platform; and cried that the
war was q failure. while RolIErr and WAN
WICK. were carrying the Gag forward into III,
late confederncy and battling br.vely for tn,
unity Of the Republic DoEgR and Men,
too are active wire working politicians Will
eaod professions and no demands upon ih
people OF Lee county that they should b
elected, while ihese two hardworking Grip
pied soldiers shall be defeated. Ais we're
shame TO be done. Go 10 work then =, one
and elect RollEr- and WARWICK. and th
whole Republicans Unien ticket BY . big ma
iorlty. sa