The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-16
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A. y. sa;d q Ofnsinna&i: II yin caal yped
any nan here and defy him 70 pat BIZ Anss1l
upon IN instance in which havs svsfved
hairs breadth from the platSorm upaa vhiea
the late lamented President and mysslf -
elected. Extract the principles from q
platform and they will Be found idensieA!
With those Of the Consultation Of the United
s>.ass, and upea thaa staad. -
He has made substantially The same decks
rstioas elsewhere. a. ]. Ays ~ has 10
sAaaesd; he stands upoa II Baliinorss =
publican Union platform. All the Northera
Butternus and 8oothsrn ssAsl dsnsssacy
supper. Andrew. Have they al cens ovs'
70 ~ last National Repshljraa plaesarm1
Al q ~ time il vas pahlis8sd tAsB de-
nodncsd Il y heartily - thsy now dorsdical'
ism. Who knows but in two ysazs mors the
conservative and butternut chaps viii be the
boisterous champions Of radical princi-
plesf
But ANDREW JOHNSON stulti6es himself
BY his assertion. He says he il unchangedly
. Union Republican. The Northern and
Southern democracy are his earnest sdher-
ents, and, - they claim, without any change
of principles. There il falsehood some
where. Il is easily settled. We know thai
the Buttsrnut Democracy have not endorsed
Republicanisa. They have not changed
A. J. has. Let a. measure him By the dec
lArstion Of principles which he appeals.
The first plank il. the Baltimore platform
of 1854 was an unc additional pledge OF de
yotiou to the cause of the Union, the sup
preston Of rebellion, the maintenance OF the
Government, and for I've quote its Language
Infringing TO the punishment due to thei
crimes the rebels and traitors arrayed agains
it." How much Of this portion Of the plat
form has ANDREW JOHNSON enforced? In
stead Of Furnishing traitors he rewards then
by giving them offices.
| Another plank Of that platform approved
and applauded the administration Of Mr.
LINCOLN for ''the practical wisdom, the IN
SELFISH patriotism and unswerving fidelity 4
the Constitution and the principles of Amer
lean liberty which characterized his admin
istration. If Mr.. JoHssos still administer
the Government in the spirit and following
the principles ef Mr.. LINCOLN, why do TIL
Democracy. who still denounce him, SO hear
lilly applaud and approve the policy Of on
Moses?
Another resolution of that platform de
clared that i've regard a. worthy of publ
confidence and official trust those only VIII
cordially endorse the principles proclaime'
in these resolutions. and which should char
acterize thu administration of the Govern
ment" II wss by virtue Of that resolution
that Mr.. BIAIR went out Of M. LINCOLN
cabinet. Ii VS. directed against consersa
tives of bis stamp. Dir. BLAIR is an enthu
siastic supporter OF Mr.. JoHxsoS. Mr.
JOHNSON ex presses his determination to Civ
the patronage of the country to the Blai
style of men, and he has also appointed ranl
copperheads and unrepentant rebels to Office
1t viii not be claimed that these men endors
the Baltimore platform. With how much o
honesty and sincerity then can A. ]. CLAIM
to plant him seif on that confession of politi
cal faith? il illustrates his moral obliauity
his shameless dishonesty. Which is easies
to beleve-that the whole Republican Unio
party have changed their creed, or that An
DREW JOHNSON. the aforeiime supporter Q
BaEcKESRIDaE, who now courts copperhead
and traitors, and in his public harangues an
nounces his purpose TO kick all Republican
out of Office. has returned to his wallow j
democratic mire? There is the single assel
ton of ANDREW JOHNSON contrsdicted by a
his acts, and the clear vision fall the peopl
of this country.