The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-01


out brief, who constantly interferes In the
affair1 of respectable men, who haze nothing
but contempt for him, in order that hs may
get case; or in the spirit Of . villainously
mean pot-house politician who has been
kicked BY the people at every election for q
dozen years, and who hopes to be raised into
respectabihty BY fomenting differences be-
tween parties that are At least agreed in de-
spising him-has discovered Mares nest for
which be shall have the patent for original
discovery. He charges US with "malignant,
wholesale abuse of every member Of the
Jewish church, not only in this city, but
throughout the world because in the frs,
article in our columns which alluded to the
rascally transaction OF Blom he was men.
toned as "a Jew who pernmbulates these
parts with . notion store on his back The
Constitution man comes rushing forward with
the utmost haste to get case. He thinks he
sees vote at the next election. lie becomes
furious in bis espousal Of the cause Of our
fellow citizens of Jewish faith.
Now We can assure the Mark NEEDLE Of the
Constitution that he hasn't found case. That
there are no differences between our Jewish
friends and ourself That even if there were
we would be mutually 1greed Gin having . so
thorough contempt for himself as not TO ae-
cept his championship on either side. That
our friends of Jewish faith knew that we had
not the slightest intention Of fostering preju-
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the term as we would have said "a German
or AN Irishman" or IAN American" That
the large class of our citizens Of Jewish faith
have so well establishe ed their worth a. citizens
and business men that any special pleading on
the part of the ConstitMion or anybody else
in defense Of their honesty and respectable
ty is but to offer them gratuitous insult. They
don't stand in need Of such defense. That
when we speak here of an editor who has but
illustrated in this case . petty meanness, 4
low demagoguery and an utter untruthfulness
which has long rendered the rebel organ
disgrace to journalism we are not guilty OF
malignant, Wholesale abuse of the entire
editorial profession throughout the world.
That we don't mean hereby to establish
comparison between our Jewish friends and
the editor Of the Constitution for that would
be to offer them objectionable insult. And.
finally that the only aggrieved feelings our
friends of the Jewish faith have in this case
is because they have been subjected to the
indiguity of being defended BY the Constifa.
tion, which has INDUCED in nearly constant
abuse of the loyal, moral, and rslixious sen.
timents Of our people for the last FIVE years.
The Constitution man says he knows moth
ing about the Blom case. "but," he says I've
doubt not that it is susceptible Of explans.
ton" Thus he sspouses the cause of Blom,
1T championship. Thus for the lowest and
meaness and basess Of demagogue purposes
thus man OF the Contitution tries to cloak
and gloss over . piece Of the meanest and
shabhiest rascalisy ever committed.upon our
citizens. Blom and the editor Of the Con.t;s
tktfon-a nice couple! What recoon;,;on
should public journalist receive Who tim.
outrages the public sense and feelings: who
for the most pitiable partiran purposes .ten,
in 70 shield scoundrel from the exposure 81
his villainies. Who thus constantly resor,. |
TO the 6lthiest devices to manufacture marty
capital, trying even in this case TO make il bv
CLOSING over downright rascality. Blu, he
stands alone in this Blom business. The peo.
pie generally have expressed their detesta,iou
Of Blom's proceedings. The burden az III.
complaint of ogr Jewish friends va. that
Blooms name Was not given ct FIRST 20 tina,
the offender misa be known and fall into the
odinm he 50 jas', merited, and which they
were anxious h.' .haald receive. No, Mark
NEEDLE hasn't faard case; the parti.an
vote-beggar of thr oastit,stioa hasn't mad.
one Cop perhead sae in this case.