Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-25


WEDNESDAY kvENtK0. =. SEPT rs
ssNOT a SCRATCH" 4
The Gazette denies that MAJOR Schnitssr
advised against scratching the Peoples
Ticket, while on his recent trip through the
county. We happened to be present and
hsard the very words. Furthermore. we
happened 70 mako . note OF them. Fur>
thersnore the Major is ready 10 reitc,atc the
same words as many times - any one will
ask him. The Major. Ezekiel Stsinhilber
and ourself were talking about tho effect OF
The Clausssn pamphlet. and among the very
last things ssid was remark by Mr.. Stein
hslbes that he didn't believe there would
be scratch upon the Peoples Ticket. The
The Major rcspondsd-"Thsis right, let's
not have scratch on that ,ickct-wo want
the clear thing"
Put that right into your pipe and smoke
IL Those are the Majors sentime nts, and
his every hour talk with the Germans Of
the townships through which We passed.
And why noty After his nomination for
Sheriff by the republican party, did NOT Ma
jor Schnitger distinctly decline the nomina
sions Did he not tell these basty, hungry
solis Of the Republican Convention that he
vas . member Of the Peoples Party, sub.
jec. to tho action Of the Peoples Conven-
sion. and that he should consider himself
che candidate Of ths Peoples Party, only |
Whist wonder. then, having thus fatty
snubbed the Re publican party nomination,
that he should advise against scratching the
Peoples Ticksts Could anything be more
natural. more honest, moro like the Major
himselft
We have seen the day-and pretty long
day it was too--whon, IL any nominee Of the
then Great Republican Party bal dared
thus publicly and in print TO decline ito
nominations or even TO whisper q word Of
dislike towards the party in any form, he
would have been uncersmoniously kicked
out Of the party camp aud followed By I'm
precautions that would have rung in his ears
for life. But how contemp,bly fallen -
Shattered and scattered, mismansgei and
disorganzed, wlndbroken. spring haulted
and spawned, il hasn't spirit enough left
90 manfally resent direct insult but
goes into the campaign hanging upon tho
coat tail Of a man who boldly declares his
allegiance to another pirty-naY, who was
one Of tho foremost 20 quit the Republican
camp, and 20 aid in organizing and builds
ing up the now po ~eviul party whose can
didatc he 10.
No wonder that many republicans AFRO
bowed down in spirit at this great humila>
ton OF their once powerful party. No
woulcr they ransacked the county from one
cnl TO the olher,as Major schnitgcr assures
VA that thy did. to aftey has refusal to he
Ia republicans nomisoc fer Sheriff, to find
aa9fter man 10 take his (Schnitgers) ! lace
on this icket No wonder is il that Maj
S,hintssr, cogoiz mt of these ,hln ,hughs,
and grows fat "a, the d scomiiturc OF the rev
publican household, aud advises his friends
mot TO scratch" the Peoples Ticket.
We shall not quarrel with the republicans
Tor voting for Major Schn;gor, and he tells
them himself that he cso't help their voting
FIR hun. Full wei We know that they keep
his maine on tho ticket because they could
not lind man In the county. with thim>
blo.fnl Of influence who would run against
h'tn. No sensible man knowing the Majors
influence and popuiiri.y, dared take tho
track in opposition to him. Thus the once
great Republican party Of Scott county con-
!csscd judgment, clycd in, und was forced
to second the motion of the Peoples Party.
How are the i.h,y fsleni They who
cared License lsw IN IN are now the salf,
appointed champions of License Law men
Those who have fought, bled, and died.
In the Temperance Lodge aud in the party
harness 10 inluence tic election to office Of
such nrn as would sustain The Milne Lis
qnor Law, now ilop over and cast their in
iiacnca in favor Of men VINO are the deadly
enemies OF Msine-Lawis,n, and the sworn
advocates Of its repeal.
Yea. verify, the mighty arc fallen, and
MAJOR Schni,ger counscls mo scratching on
the Peoples iicacl."