The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-18
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ROGUEs FALLING OUT.

The proverb says that "when rogues fall
out honest men get their own We are no,
SO certain Of that, but our observation in.
duces us to believe that rascally politician,
are apt to say some pretty sharp as we'll a
i'll natured and truthful things of each othel
when they fall out. And we don't remember
q more abundant exhibition of the truth o.
this latter sentiment than has been furnished
since the election by the ordinations and re.
ordinations Of the Bread and Butter brigade
and the Copperhead party.
Amongst numerous illustrations fresh il
the minds of our readers we have seen moth
ing better than the following from the Wash
ington City Republican, the official organ Of
the johnson Brigade, at the seat of Govern.
ment. 1t says:
Owe are saiis6ed now, as we always have
been, that the Democratic party went TO Phil
adeiphia for no other purpose than to obtain
place and power, and not on account of an,
love they have for President johnson, or The
policy Of The administration; that if the Cop
perheads Of the Chicago Times stripe had
not thrust themselves upon the Philadelphis
convention, and intruded themselves into ev.
ery town, city, county, district and State con
vention, and Afterwards to poison the poli
tics of each State against the administration
and IN favor of extreme Radicalism, the re-.
storanou policy of Andrew johnson would
ere this have been vindicated and recognized
at the polls By the honest American people.
The misrepresentation Of such infamous
Journals has retarded restoration and pro
duced the present misunderstanding between
the President and Congress"
We have not the slightest doubt that ssthe
Democratic party went to Phiadelphia for
place and power" But what vent the bread
and butter brigade 10 Philadelphia for ?
Every body on the broad face of the CONT
nent knows that the Office holding and Office
seeking dependents and servitors of A.
JOHNSON, had not . purpose, nor motive in
going to Philadelphia, save TO obtain or re-
tain othce for himself The Democracy
sought to control the policy of the Govern.
ment BY rallying in . body to the support of
JoHSsoS's policy. In that the party was
consistent, for it had stood BY the rebels
during the war, and rallied to give them aid
and comfort under the lead Of JOHNSON after
the var yAs ever. The Democrat;c party
sought to reunite its broken ranks At Phila>
delphis, for the sake of place and power as /.
party. Butin6nitely worse than Nos.hsrn
Copperheads the bread and-butter brigade
sought to break up the Republican party,
which had elected and appointed the brigade
TO ONCE BY uniting with rebels and Copper
heads, in order TO please ANDY JoHssox, bask
In his smiles, and eat his bread and >butter.
Bad - may have been the conduc, ofthe
Democraeic party in the premises il shines
with angelic purity and nobleness in com.
parison with the sel6shness, treachery and
corruption, which Will blacken forever the
reputation of the bread.and-butter renesades
Who fawned areaad the arch traitor JOHNSON,
that they mishi '4iten on the price paid them
Tor betr~yiug ''.sir PARTY, and swing round
arm.in-arm with rrbels.