The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-01
THE LAST WORD.

When We come to our readers again it will
be on the morning Of election. There is
time now and The last, for the last words OF
counsel, caution and encouragement before
the fight begins.
The time for elaborate argument, ~ affect
ing Tuesdays result, b passed. There il
now nothing remaining but to organize for
work. The Democracy should be glad that
the time for argument is passed. The con-
test on this score has been painful one for
them. They began the campaign anxious for
discussion: Their stumpers and newspapers
challenged Republicans to meet them in ar
gument They thought they had Gsliahs
strength in their greenback and equal taxa
ton theories. They were the more conf
dent on this score because, when in the cam
paign of last year the Democracy hroached
for the first time, their financial and taxation
dogmas, tho Republicans made no argument
with them as to either. We said, rightly
enough, that the Reconstruction OF the South
and bringing peace to the whole country was
the only question then to be settled. The
Democrats thought that evasion was the
child of fear, and they went into thi. cam
vass certain Of victory in argument and vote
SO there have been an unusual number of
joint discussions, the challenges to which
came from the Democratic side. All the
candidates for Congress in our State have
been in joint discussion so too, the candi-
dates for Electors. And the result every
where has been what it was in this District
This Democratic hhuriel's spear, instead of
piercing their opponents with death, has
proved merely a-two-edged sword which has
slain the Democratic champions in their
handling Of it. Clagett was very anxious to
meet McCrary. And McCrary m ret him. The
result was an utter rous of Clagett. He was
beaten IN argument, in logic, in fact the
armor that he thought invulnerable was
pierced and riddlsd and stripped off him.
And this Was especially 80 in the very matter
where Clasett expected to win an easy
victory--ths matter of the finances Demo
Gratis everywhere knew and conceded that
ClAgett was awfully thrashed By McCrary,
but they conceded it more real y as to the
subject OF the finances than any other of the |
points discussed. Butupon all Clagett was
beaten, and every Democrat that heard them
knows it, and will concede it, when in An
homes. mood. All excspt Clagett. Clagett
Aasnt the least idea that it was himself no,
McCrary, that was skinned. he thinks this
Just As he thinks that he is An available can
didate; justas he will still think after Tues
day, Notwithstanding he will be most awfuly I
beaten-hs will still think be i. an available
candidate. But in argument the Democr
hars been worsted. The respective princi-
pies and policies Of the parties have been ar.
gued before the bar Of public intelligence,
aud we rest confident Of victory.
10 the question, then, of principles? here
We are invnlnerabe.
Is 1t question Of party record? Here
We are incomparaby stronger than our on
ponents. The record Of the Republican BAR.
ty is bright with Loyalty and Patriotism. ara
the emancipation of Slaves, and with Liner.
y, and devotion to Human Rights, and equal
and exact Justice to all. On all these point.
the Rebel Democracy is opposed to il.
Is it . question Of men7 Here the only
comparison il that Of striking contrast.
There can be no ether comparison between
Grant and Colfax on tho one hand. and rebel.
sympashizing, mob-leader Seymour, and !
olasherskite, renegade, revolutionist Blair on ,
the other.
In record, in principles, in candidates. Ii.
Republican party is ineomparably stronpe,
han the Democracy.
In its behalf, then, We can afford to xo,L I
Conscious of its superiority in the no;n,.
FAMED, Nc may we'll be impslled to do on, :
Utmost to achieve success for it. But with t
hese are other and imperative considers !,
ions. Our telsgraphc columns are daily /
lied with accounts of violence and murder l
ono to Union men in the South, Thar. :
~ loyal dead and the loyal living appeal to ?
for security and protection for the living: :
security and protection that can only come Il
them through the election Of Grant. W. o.
Ave sssn that rebel rule in the South means =