The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-11

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EteriyIahiSeA, ~ .NAhouk abolsrSl THE
inebriated member is st for no duty, and vet
his vote nay0ecHe for 1arfnr 4psace, may
change the policy Of generation.
ARie that tAe sally sieo ee pshie men
The social evii Is shaneiulif prevalent IN
more than one quarter y - understood hvors
are reAmiy oDtAined II tney come aided by the
infiuence, or argued with the percussion OF
fascisat'ng daughtaS ofism.
Other public men are addicted 70 the vice
OF gaming, and are UNITED by It's intense ex-
cifement for the performance OF duty: others
belch profanity and spue oaths and lmpreca,.
tons, shocking ell reverence aad tense OF
propnetf
II - time Tor good men 70 pause and ask
how long shall this iasf1 And then let them
snsweF u as they only can rutnfuily, thus !:
al tomq a. ne continue cT1mandas coretess Of
oar :. oos'aaloms ds t, cillzens, ana no 1o.ger.
IL Is nov tae policy ol many politicians 70
arrange homihaiions 10 suit tae rongks, s.
sumlng that good men, stssd citizens, Chris
Esn mhA wiit summit, And ~ regret TO say
such has been the usual histsry Of the On of
nominating conventions. While ststd respec>
liability and Christian Gentilty give up prima-
~ msstiAes 70 roughs, 70 shysten, bar-room
i0afers and politicians BY trade, it will con-
unue 70 De history. Wniie men OF virtue
feel absolved from. performing the duty Of
canzenship, It muH.conhnue TO be 20.
Ihe whole convention NOMINATING system
seems careieesiy rotten. ana vet il can be cur
al i soo ~oou citlzens will sssrr.a II msusae-
ment. !. i spy tuelr ApSths which induces
gautblbx politicians to stake so mach upon
their scquiesceuee,
It Ii s1id sometimes by public men: "My
offcisi life Is the properly Of nv constitu-
enu; my private life n nv own. and with
that they have nothing to do This il one
Of thsss half.sruths 90 greatly worse than an
ordinary lie. Ii il true thai With ordinary
private life the public Ia Ne riea. 70 iinter-
MEDIA, -ss man haS 4 rixht to worship, TO
reeulste h;s hense. ~ nanst his relations to
society as he viii without question; but vet,
s.uons Of n. l;ve,b unto himself,s The nnb.
lie has . rirht TO ask. Is the private liz. Of our
chosen agent ffar such Is The publ,c officer
such - Ia render il d.nseroas to entrust him
with ths performances of graye duties? He
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