The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-06

SAInua HEAL ron oovxRuOn-
Il you'd sssm, ia visw ofN de cAsnses thas
~ I've IN ths Nssid, ~ our life
hsA alrsady been ienethensd out almost to
the antS1isuvia6 utasdsaa " laAksvity. Bat
moi y worry orr ursaders, With numerous m
ssaucss within ~ grasp ef shsncEy, - have
. case in point 70 which our special ssssntion
has been called, By ! narkd copy Of the
CsAssrpator. And the heading Of orr are-
Gle presents Tho climax Of those recollect'ens
which should, in al cosscisncss cover
century, instead Of only score Of years.
Jairus Neal 10 presented - the most suisa-
bic man in the Democratic party, 70 run on
that ticket for Governor.
Ills only score Of years since Jairus
lived in the Northern part Of this county,
and was accounted = very verdant young man
of Wing antecedents, and abolition proclivi-
ties. But at that period that sszips Of poll
tics didn't pay an ambitious youth IN Iowa,
and Jairus being modest chap, concluded
to change HE location with his politics. The
next rear he was an active and leading Dem
ocrstic politician, in Marion ceanH; and
from that day to this he has Increased in
years, and in physical proportions, and has
Laid up . goodly store Of dollars and dimes,
and Democratic fame, and gratitude for SER
vices resdered, and ID now the embodiment
and representative OF that party.
Jairus distinguished himself years ago, 10
the Legislature, in defence of the school
Misunderstanding DR.. Eads, having laid the
foundations Of bis own fortunes, BY the use
of large loans from the school fund, in q
shinplsster banking business. He distin,
guished himself yet moro, and increased the
debt of gratitude Of bis party, by running for
Congress, in this District, 1t the outbreak oil
the Rebellion, and taking . bold and
unequivocal stand on the stump against
the war. Jairus stood up for his party, and
and stuck TO its principles throughout the war,
s'faithfnl amongst the faithless." While
others yielded TO the patriotic pressure Of
public opinion, and suailed before the wrath
Of our gallant "boys in blus,' and carried
water on both shoulders, Jsirus' voice wss
for peace all the time. Yet after being badly
beaten for Congress, be subsidized and con-
fued his operations to bis own locality, and
ceased to bray bis folly and his treason over
the country after the fashion of LeGrsnd By,
ington and Henry Clay Dean.
BY ell means put Jairus Neal ON the track
He is host in himself. He stands for the
Democracy. No platform is needed, for he
in his own person, would constitute q broad
and honest platform Of Copperhead Demo
crscy, and true embodiment of the party
aud its history, principles, and achievement,
in Iowa for the last twenty years.
He was one Of the FRS. of the renegade,
from the Wing party who became leader o
the Democracy OF Iowa Scores Of inferior
men have initiated his example, and followed
in his footsteps since, but he is entitled &c
the honor of the FIRST, as well - ablest apos
tate of them all. Dean aud Clsgst., Edvsrd
and Dan Miller, and others less notorious
are "new men, in the Democl attic party
compared with Jairus. As Wings and Re
pubhcans they abused him for years after h'
became prominent leader Of the Demo
cratic party; and having at last been convert
ed to his faith, the least they can do, is Il
support the patrisrchal apostle of their apos'
tate crew, in his aspirations for the candidac,
ofthe copperhesd party for the Gubsraato
rial Chair of Iowa.
But the Cpnserrdsor, the Copperhsad or
gan at oskaloosa, don't have much faith il
this kind of gentry, and so it appeals to tn
masses against the politicians after thi
style:
owe all know that since 1855 We have had Blu
little democracy in the country in the shape Of
united party organization, and We are bidding fsi
20 hold our own, manfuiy. Oar wishy -washy
sore head -conserv alive poieyism has heretofor
detrscted more democratic votes than it ha
gained.
Hence would suggest that the party be or
ganised on basis which will control the votes 0
our own party. In other words let the PEOPLE o
our party have fair show in conventions.
This sccursed policy Of having . few white
fingered Court House politicians meet in csucu
TO lay down platform upon which to drive th
people 70 the ballot box 10 disgrace TO American
manhood. The reason that We have failed 60 Oft
en-, 10 because the PsoPLs ARs KsPr IGNORANT OIL
TIE SCHEMES OF BREAD sBxKINe POLITICIANS
But TO the point. No matter whether we supper
lie Grand Byington or not, let us have an organ
ixstion and let all work together, and ms tn
mest imp ortant ofice to be nlied ut the comin
election s Governor, let put our stronges, rn q
in the feld-s mar who will suit the people com
posing the party, and il We are defeated let US b
defeated like men.
"0ur preference for the Gubernatorsl nomins
tion is for Jairus Z. Neal Of Knoxville, decided
our hes, and strongest man in the State"