Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-03
The Repablicaa Candidate ter
Senator.

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Senator.
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We have received an anonymous COMMIT.
nicatioD written 10 the Eoglish language,
tho importance Of which bears 20 inconsid-
erab,s proportion 70 its great length, that
we cannot s.ke the tsOabls to translate and
publish It. The only ching In the whole Of
this document which startled 10 was The
statement that SNr. Clausssn, the present
leader Of the opposition 70 The Peoples
Partj, has al.eays been esnsistsat in his psl>
itics.
This is > slander. N. Claussen he's been
e,nsistsnt solely in POLITICAL inconsistesey !:
and on account Of the political chicanery Of
his course towards the Peoples Party, We
deem it our duty to demonstrate this props
osi;ion. We shall give only three illustrs
tion. to the truth Of which every citizen Of
Davenport can bear witness.
l. In the year 1861, there was fermed
here the so.cslled "Union Party" At the
great mass meeting then held, Meesss.
Claussen and Hsups presided - represent.
atives Of the Republican and Democratic
parties. and cemensed the new league with
hsnt.shaking and speech. making.
Two weeks later, Nj. Claussen appeared
- the most smbittersd enemy Of the party.
which be himself had founded. and over
which he had pronounced the blessing.
II. In the Presidsntia! campaign Of 1854,
be irst took ground - the most bitter op-
ponent Of Lincoln and his re- election. He
denounced Lire Din as man without feel>
ing and an usurper, end the people vito
should take part in and submit to such 90
| election, % deoerters from their own cause
hs called the Republican newspapers q
Gossrnmsnt Press, to distinguish them from
the Peoples Press; accused them, and par.
ticulasly tho Gazette Of this city, Of being
for sale, and lamsnted that under Lincoln's q
ruls the freedom Of the press had been lost.
But few weeks afterwards, when il be-
came evident that Lincoln would be re.
elected, he turned zealously against the
Radical Association Of this city, 10 which
he had been up to that time the losdest
tslker, and attacked It with precisely q
great fury ss be had before exhibited
against the Republican party. Then every
opponent Of Lincoln became in bis eyes Z
Coppsrhead. every Republican . patriot.
and the entire republican press the frsest
and most independent in existence.
10 this new phase Of his political career,
Mr.. Claussen challenged US TO public dis
cussion. We opposed him in debate on the
identical grounds which be himself had %
short time before used in his opposition
to the Lincoln party-and or course VA
termed by him " Coppsrhesdism.
III. When, scarcely year ago, the Ten.
persnce men commenced their prosecutions
Of the Germans. Mr.. Clsussen placed h,n>
self at the head Of the movement in resist
ance, wrote agains. fanaticism and temper,
ance laws, attended every meeting and
contributed very materially to the estab
lishment Of the Peoples Party. lie aided
it not merely BY formal declarations, since
We are bound to credit his own ststemen,
that Ls voted its ticket 10 the spring slec
tion. lie appeared to identify himssl
with that party and its objects up 70 th,
time when be ebtsined the nomination o
the Republicans for State Senator, . nom
instion which hs accepted, according to hi,
own public declarations, only because th,
Peoples Party had not nominated Mr.. An
dresen or some other German.
Now, Mr.. Claussen is the most aetiv,
opponent Of the party with which hs ha
co operated since last fall, and to who's,
formation he has % largely contributed.
How long will he remain in his presen
position!