Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-05-21

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|eaETy thsm ont Wo arein fhvor of|
|sxrreGinG enr opipio6e 16irly -
+ - 1 - -
- spp1ns - slri6sag any
qnsstion % The ground nf policy.
Lst - peopie - hpnestiy, mons
|inxte men who represent the prineis
ploa Of the pzTty, and saesess will
slltimstely iollow. md our country
win h rescued from the aangefs
which aow suFrossnd Ii.
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s'TUins b Pick . Quarrel. z
II il sometimes amusing 70 no.
sics what waysA man who u, m
common pariaaoe, s'wasching which
way the cat Is going % jump" viii
adept in order to avoid taking pc
sition, Of expressing m opinion up
On subject which, In cersaia
contingency, might be decided ad-
vers4y to tho position taken, or
opinion given. We have been not
litsle amused of late nc witness
ing the squirmings and lodgings Of
the editor OF the Herald, 70 avoid
& r Fl
taking q position, o. expressing an
opiaioa, upon the question of pay
ing she government bonds In greasa.
backs.
The other day in . quiet and
friendly manner, we asked the edi-
cor Of the Herald how he stood on
that question:, aud expected friend
/ IL and geuteel aas~er; but instead
OF receiving one the editor charges
| us with desire to assist in editing
the Herald, and very gently informs
as THAI In his opinion we have bust
ness enosagh 20 attend to AT home
To this response we put in . dis,
elaiHer as 10 any intent to assist in
editing the Herald, and tried 10
siao& tbs reasonableness of our in-
quiry. In reply TO that article the
Herald comes down on as ''iike q
Thousand OF brick, z aud charges us
with an attempt TO pick q quarrel
with with him. To this we reply
that nothing was further from our
purpose than to PICK quarrel with
saeh ma aniable gentleman and
sterling Democrat rs he i but
kaowiag that he is cue of the dele.
gates 10 the New York convention,
We desired to know his views upon
tho greenbaek question, and think
ing that be was, like the majority vi
the unterriRed Democracy, really
and willing to take his position and
express his opinion upon all qaes-
tons, We propounded TO him the
question above referred to- II tile
editor was not prepared to take his
position, or express an opinion up
on the subject, or if he did not
think it policy TO do so, he could
hare said 50 without beating around
the bush, or making any insinua-
tions against as.
We can't say whether HoRATIo
SEYMOUR has been read out Of the
party or not, As We have not seen
any account of any action Oh
the party upon the subject,
| nor are we aware that the reyer-
| ence in which he 10 held By the ed.
ilor Of the Herald adds anything te
his political standing rs . Demo.
crat; suffice it 10 say that the views
of Mr.. Seymour npon the greenbaea
question are not IN harmony viii
those of an overwhelming Iasjorit.
Of tho Democracy of the west.
1.-THE editor don't wan'tto answel
oar questions, al course he Is undeI
no obligations 70 do 20, and il he !
in favor OF bridging the green
back question, n ) matter 81 cours'
+ he has the fight TO express tina
opinion, and we hope nc viii no
fall out with NJ because We wer'
j 20 simple ~ 10 attempt to "wriggle'
/ ourseii into those secret opinions Q
his, which his great prudence lsadn
ICES him 10 withhold from the lnqais
4 tive world which reyolves aru,in'
him. 30 don's get aagrY, broshes
bur hereafter when We ask You
. question, yos San answer il ~ Sam
. Tho answered bis master When aaes
n toned shout the hoe.
81 Master Sambo, where b the bos
4 Sambo wild de harrow.
Agaxtergh il the harrow :
ii Sasnho Wild do hoe.
J lTs1ter WI srs il shs hes an
n haxrew bosA !
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