The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-30

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10 Hon. charles Mason, Comprehend
nidate for Governor, has a record in the
Is Of Iowa, and we give our readers the
ht Of the comments of his friends on
eescS1 MASON was nominated, under
1ey call for State Convention, on
er0ey santiwar platform in 1861.
Democrats protested agair@'
kanssthe nomination al 'Ae Tune,
- made, tl..eagh second
n(icn, TO repnai-se both, but the Ma
2yitessrallisd IN force at the second Con-
tention, <1nd had it ali their own way.
AFTER this second Convention, w. f. Cool
baugh, Of Burlington, who had been for some
years in the Iowa Senate, and a leader of the
Douglas wing of the party in the State, pubs
lshed an address to the people of Des
MONIES county from which we make the fol-
lowing extract, relating to his action in the
Convention, and his opinion Of the platform
and the candidates. We quote Mr.. Cool
/ baughs remarks in regard TO Jarius T. Neal,
because Neal and Mason were both Maho-
neyites hoth nominated by the same iniu.
ences, and we've both on the same ticket,
Ind we're both actuated by the same spirit
and sailed in the same boat Coolbaugh said
"But majority Of the Convention, with per
1 tnaciy that admitted Of no compromise, insisted
the adoption substantially Of the Mahoney
= platform, upon which | rcligiously believe the
brand not Of treason, hut If aaHbifiA loyalty at
4 least is indolihly stamped hy the iusrvcrdct Of
n the public mind. Both she platform adopted, and
the gnougniousy rejected, will soon be
accessible fs The peoph and | appeal to every
candid and intelligent man, when he shall have
= read and psndered ever them, 70 answer whether
have not fairly stated ther difference,
Upon this plalSrns. 10 which Judge Masons
- old letters Of acceptance wa fastened sort Of
kite, chas. AR-ou, w. " Merritt and }. N.
Emwood were tespectireiy terminated. On the
same day the Congressional Convention for this
district placeisn- nomination for he supror, OF
Democratic loterssshe tun, Jarisls H. Neal, the
present State senaiot. ffona Marioh county, With
= Out, as unaers,and>Aps piaticrhs
!" 0f shfs nominstiou ! propose 10 say feW
~ hsse known-Mr. Neal personally and in
-paeliy for seyeral years As gen
tsss btors Dd.seostien and courteous de
& &C not Object 10 him. Nor am l dis
n nise TOO closely or object to his ro-
- prior - the beginning Of the pres
n .always cxcspting his cooperation viii
VI abolitisnistsia the support Of John ?
- President, y hep there was twt great ma
- = giies 70 choose eetween.. Il is dug to tht
a. ~ ,lshecoufs, v, ho~estf, to state that sine
lw.aM began. Mr.. Neal has persisenuy and con
tenfy.dehduneed itas unrstihabe and oppose,
proseqfoR A a member Of tho State Senat
the iaet special session he opposed and vote,
ksinst every measure for arming aud protecting
he state from invasion. aud for supporting an
kquiping the volunteers who had responded to th
Ill of the Governor. But than this whe
Ne bill authogiziBg tho payment-of volunteers, h.
Ne Tpte, for their services from the time OF thei
niisInent until mustered into the service Of Ia
United States was raised, AIR. Neal opposed thi
scs bfsnere justice and simple honesty and vote
,. Can it beposshle that tbeliberty loving Dem
s-ra;s Of the first Distris who desire the prcser
vation Of the blessed UnisD, can be influenced y
= an party drill TO vote fsf any such exponent
~ Fr loyalty on the floor Of Congress
IN know the force Of party discipline, and III
kK cr over the minds Of the people by regua
[s tftisan nominations hut now, when every ma
AZ ssling official station "a the Government must
sssity be either 'psrrfet traitor, eoul
y mnre think 81 voting for Mr.. Neal for Con
Z ress than for Ben Wood or Naland CHAM, ,
VI nrnett Of KENNEDY. some Of you, my DEM
attic friends, viii dusHtless ask what then d
q propose - do Are yoa going TO ahando
.e Democratie.laTts Tam not so cgotistical
suppose that isy ludisidual course win be lk,
No influence nfn who think for themselves b,
}neeevrIuises. lhpot inquiries, l answer;
~ "a tapose - abandon the DcmocrHticpart
81 Adryen nui I'D it. | shall in the fatur
a.t, surait Il when believe il is ri III
mutt wnen wrong. But until this "A
& Sion Is pit down, and the authority
- tksscut restored andacknowleige1 wish
- OF Of it. dcminions | will vote for no lna
office whois not at heart, and in soul, pr
u necessary 70 devote all that he has al
= be is to the support of that Governmeu
" ~ $500 a. well. believe him 70
apendent. ~And able man; but ever sin
loosened. ssnans, the Davises, the CODY
.v.y ,hss EN- atts@gs g force 4, slave ',
~ vG.sks Tho Esecuted that noble chan
PR them. scsf the purest,
&riupheid our banner the surest,n
GRAsrror,by the right, fear his symp
Az at therff D too strongly with these ar
=. - the patriotic Democracy Of Iowa.
from tho bottom of my heart that I
4tK1 man as Governor Of loyal State
- ~ ASs, occupying the position VIII
= RHoes this great question Of t
- - OF the Government would be as d
n u the cause OF the Union as the loss OF
MILE II would be evidence indeed Ii
have divided North. l can.iy no act
contribute to any such result"
a few days after, the publication Of
tQbaughs address, Thomas W. Cag,
&hed an article over his own siguatuI
/awhich we make the following extrac
Independent Of Judge Masons eccentriciti
fkfore manifested in his political life, soma
fth have been so ably set forth by Hon. W.
baugh of Burlington, 1t Is well known tn
Wffhin theaast three months he had declared Il
our national troubles in twei
m 81 ENxnd sphen requested. by Democrats, to st
IN - be would settle them, he answered =
HI eussd sitasjfer he ARM faai ~ sieid, oud
|IE wfoseledgessoHthsrn jna-fss3eprs = The ackn,
- tdgement Of. southem Independence by tho ;
a" 800 oyer1pent, is % solutinn If the Uni
hr& 3eE ID Mason is disuniaust. To b,
Xtnnkss v bed sloyal to the National @
nrSSnt; and 70 BaFiisoyalis to Ne no Democ
9ratss therefore, are under 10 obligation
K4e for Judge Mason; but, on the contrary,
<37|)ug for him fJr Governor, they viii endorse
Rx1tnniop sentiments, and will thereby be ju
ehkrgeabe with bang disunionists Themselves.
Ia unnecessary 10 dwell longer on Judge Ma
therefore dismiss him for the present aud
<onclude thr1Eommunication BIZ briefly pay NJ
sespects I'd sfriend Jarius &, Neal, who i
called Dtsaerratic Candidate for Congress
y Will loya citizens now, that the wal
osp,. come forward and support an op
snt of the war, "a disunionist on
- sof his friends, and thus enid
sheipies and his course, and cond,
I'll, who fought and bled for
.Nfsile Mason, in the words Of
siead, proposed to "withdraw
Ia A2esIedge Southern indepe
AND UP FOR SHERIDAN.
Aa1p, whose ardent patriot