The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-18

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seymour's election they mnst get out every Dem>
ocratic voter. Can't do it, for some Of them an
| in for . number Of years.
Tammany Hall Convention, printed for circula-
| ton in the South, bears ON its cover, in larg1
| type, Stand by your friends who have stood By
| you"
A Seymour was willing to bet ten to ons
| that Seymour could out.talk Grant. Grant mai
wss willing to bet ten to ono tAA& factions spsAk
louder than words" Neither bet was taken. .
my countrymen" Cary, be Of the "horn1
hand" addressed the workingmen Of Cincinnati
on the 10th inst, and promised to accomplish
everything in the next Congress which he failed
to in the last. /
There is hiatus in Grants history, say the
Democrats That may be, but it is nothing COM
pared with the hiatus he made in the Democratic
party at VicksbuIg, in 1863, and ~ Apponatto1
in 1858.
"Just got up q bust Of Gen. Grant. Buy it.,
sir?-tuo dollars" A voice thunders out, "No /;
mono up Of him yet. There will be bsa ap
Of him in November"
The Democratic papers Of Connecticut are raw
ing over new !" Radical outrage viz the cir
culation of The frisA Republic among tho Irish
voters of the State. What business has anybody
to circulate any but Democratic newspapers among
the Iriehmen, What business have Irishmen to
read any other papers?
The Hon. George h. Pugh Dem of Ohio read
in his speech Il the Democratfc fasif cation meet
ing at Cincinnati, oath ult. "H any man has
come hither to might expecting to hear me abuse
Gen. Grant, tell him he 10 mistaken in tho per-
son. | don't abuse him, shall give him the
honor, asd great honor II il phicA he deserres !;
and if il were question Of giving honor the most
devoted Of his political supporters should not be
ahead of me-"
The Providence Press we'll says;
"What would this country have bean without
carpet baggers! Since 1900 The siEi1sns of the
earlier settled States hsys besn migrating west
essence fthe epithet 10 proscnptive, and it, AMI
mus more virulent than Know Nethingism in its
paimiest days. Letour foreign-bon eitiseus nots, ,
that when Democrats are dsnounoing carpet bag>
gers, shot is aimed at every man who comes from
foreign land. Such aproceeding may be accord
ing to rebel Democracy, but not according TO JEFF.
fersonian.'
Atlanta papers publish letter from Joshua
Hill. Senator elect in the course Of which he SAYS
at is out of my power to attend the meeting of
Republican citizens Of Richmond county. am
too feeble to set out on a political campaign. Ny
first duty is to take Of my health. II 10 very
well known to tho reading public that am the
friend of Grant and Colfax, and nothing has
transpred with me to diminish my confidence in
them; or lessen my desire for their success"
(Br THE LATE MILES o'RRILLY.1
In the world to-day no proude. name
II borne on any breeze,
And with Grant to steer the ship Of State
Our flag shall rule the eeas
No " Dominion" shall be north ofus
And south Of US no foe
Our Stars and Stripes in the CanadAs,
And likewise Mexico
For with President Ulysses
Will be few who care to fight
May he rule the country he has saved,
And God defend the right
Marion county, Texas, ID being actively csn-
vassed by the Democrats in their peculiarly efec-
tive manner. One letter from Jefferson says:
The mob Of ku- Kluxers 60 the rounds every
night. The morning question now IL, What did
the Ku- kluxers last nightr They visited q shop
last evening and killed one negro and beat .noth-
or almost to death. The charge against the ne
groes was that they would not abandon the Loyal
League and join the Democratic Club The ne
groes are badly frightened, not knowing which of
them will be called upon next and killed. This
mob of the ku,Klux is composed chiefly of boy.
about town. 1t is understood who they are
Another letter Of subsequent date says
The killing goes bravely on. Last night two
white men were killed at the same place where the
negroes were the night before. There can be no
doubt that the same party is doing it all. They
can be identified, but those who know them arc
afraid to testify Everybody knows who are the
guilty party, and vt nothing il done. They feel
that there are many who pass for good citizens who
like to see it going on. Many have discharged
from their employment all freedmen who have de-
clined to join the Democratic Club This has
much to do with encouraging the young drinking
and reckless mon about town to do ~ they are do.
ing-killing men every night They can be seen
every night in squads Of eight OF ten, armed TO
the teeth, on horseback. They have sworn to
have certain ones Things arc terrible hero and
ho ~ killAd Il pinh1p Hso