The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-09
CAN'T PLEASE HIN.

CAN'T FLBA 06 HI III
FIRsr, We premise that We are in serene
good humor-
At the same tims 70 declare that It's very
difficult to please Dur contemporary.
We do our best IN hat line, yet he insists
on getting mad.
We gave som. Of his old editorials the
dignified consderation'of . place in our
columns.
Whsreupon he got mad, said ~ were
making the campaign personal" and
blactguardsd NJ like rowdy.
We published his article.
And then hs chargssus with being guilty
Of display Of editorial nastinsss."
We know it, Judge it We the dirtiest,
nastiest article that ever appeared in our
editorial columns; but il waa yours, you
know, and W gave you proper credit
for it.
Now he will get mad because " say
this.
We cant please him.
Hs says in yesterdays papsrs
You charge that " don't want our "rsoord
made public" Now, instead Of not Wasting It
done, Ne are especially anxious te have every
voter in this congressional disiEst informed 81 u.
Why did you gst mad, thsn, whom ~ COM
menced making that record public1 We
shall CRAFTY your wish - 70 infarming the
voters Of the District al about it, and "
hore you will duly appreciate this effort Of
ours 70 crafty you on point - to which
you declare you have especial anxiety"
Claget. says be proved his loyalty during
tho war by .'putting bis hand into. HE
pocket"
We have heard Of very pious chap that
VA. in the habit of proving his pisty BY
closing his eye, and PRAYING very earnestly
whenever the contribution box wns passed
around.
Clagett's plan is no doubt equally good.
If the Union men Of the country had inita-
ted Clagett and stood with their hands in
their pockets while the rebels vers making
war, what would have become Of the govern
menti
But Clsgett says further
You publish CARRIED extracts Of lengthy sdito
rails in the CONSTITUTION to prove lie and call
on us to refute your llea By republishing whole
articles. That 10 cute trick Of . dishoasst dem
agogue, which we suppofs you w.rs put up 10 BY
McCrary. But cir, We arc To- old to b caught BY
such chat ; We have other duties before 10 1t
this time We arc not acting the defensive.
There il nothing in our record before, during nor
since the war, that ne eds any defence from 10 or
from any Of our political friends, and your puny
assaults upon Us for . base PARTISAN purpose do
not disturb in the least We may loaths and
dsspise disgusting. crawling worm like Sam
Clark, but sesse ~ snRfy At\hs creature. for
ve believe that oil things were made for some
purpose. and We have no doubt but that even such
thing "a Sam Clark was made TO all vacuum
in the creation Of Gods universe, and ars con-
tent lot the little creature founder ont it, sxs
istenee and be forgotten forever like any other
maggot or blue bottle dy.
Obi And so you wont publish your old
editorials again won't your
Why?
1t is naughty to call names. It's "per.
sonal y 1t is especially discreditabls in .
candidate for Congress. And then there il
mol genius in it. 1t dosn't require any great
measure Of ability to do il. We cAa sasil
end pimps and rowdies that can beat us 1t
that game, everytims. We believe thst W
could End some few d these that could even
beat Classst in blackguardism. We cosceds
that it is no forte Of ours. But since be has
supplied NJ With the capital we might retort
upon him some Of the vulgar nsmes and
epithets that come 20 pat 10 him. What's
tho use We might call Clayett - crawling
worm" and . " maggott." But what's tie
good Of our 20 slAuderins worms and mag
gotsi We might call him "a ~. But We
should never see one Of those patient. long
cared, thistle eating animals without repent
ing that " had wronEed it's kind By putting
Clagett in the Same category. We might
call him : skunk that would seem to b well
applied-yet. after al, il would b doing in.
justice to skunks. We call him bya litter,
more happily descriptive. more obnoxious
name than sny Of these. W call hin siuplv
Thomas W. 5lagsst, editor Of the Co.stits>
tion and democratic candidate "a. Conerssa
Ito the loyal people Of the District the most
odious man 10 it, and the man that thos, 20
tsrs viii take the greatest plsAsurS ID Do.
fsltins Overwhelmingly.
Bat Why won't ysu publish thoss old edi.
torials Of yours
Why?
If yoc ars anxious - you ny Jon ars for
the voters 70 know svst1 word Of yoar pnh.
liz record Why not rspabllhh The artielsss
VnY Norf siA