The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-01
By order Of the coan,stee,
ch.lra.a rir.. pi..r.e. Congregational co.nis,.e

THERE il one argument in favor OF Mr..
Pendeson's election to the Presidency that
has never yet been mentioned and which,
however, is Of no Uncomfortable weight. II
is the fact that be is an educated, cultivated
gentleman.-Ch Chicago Times.
Oh, yes be is an aristocrat of the first wa
ter. An F. F. V. by hereditary descent,
and his ancestors for years have lived on the
unrequited toll of the laboring serfs on their
plantation. Pendleton himself has princely
estate and magnificent palace in the vicini-
ty Of Cincinnati.
The bard listed, toiling Democracy may be
assured that their candidate is gentleman Of
pure blood, whose aace stors were never dis
graced by toll, as was the case with Stephen
A. Douglas Abraham Lincoln, and General
Grant.
There is no qualification so essential for
Democratic candidate in the eyes of the lead
ers Of the party as pure aristocrstic blood.
and manners, and if they are Of the stock Of
the f. f. VS., and have princely fortune,
nothing more 10 requisite TO commend them
10 the toiling millions Of the Democratic
party, who earn their bread BY the sweat of
their brows and labor Of their hands. and feel
high honor Of voting for an aristocratic
gentleman who revels in wealth accumulated
by his ancestors from the proceeds of the un>
requited labor Of others.
Men who have hewn out their own road
by their own energies to position and dis
tinction, like Lincoln. Douglas, Wade and
Colfax, find no favor with the Democratic
leaders, who have been trained TO toadying
and subservient adulation of the hereditary
aristocracy Of Southern shareholders. Pen
dleton. a scion of this Virginia stock, is the
kind of man for them. and the masses OF the
party ars exhorted TO bring up their sons and
daughters TO be hewers of wood and drawers
OF water politically for such born gentlemen as
can trace their pedigree through generations
OF wealthy ancestors; il shareholders, as for
the most part they were, so much the better
SENATOR HARIAN.-The Chicago Journal
speaking OF the proposed reconstruction O
he Cabinet under President Wade, and the
Importance OF having a fit man ss Secretary
compliment to distinguished citizen Of
Iowa:
The course of Mr.. Harlan while holding
that Cabinet office was eminently wise, and
deserving Of unqualified praise. Being him
self perfectly upright he did his best to Sc
cure only good men AS subordinates. He was
not always successful, but be succeeded re-
markedly we'll. We could wish that be might
take up again the portfolio which Andrew
Johnson 8 course compelled him to resign
he could not honorAhly remain in the Cabi-
net Of that bad man. II it would not be Just
TO the people Of Iowa ~ him to resign his
seat in the Senate to again take charge of the
Interior Departments, vo only hope that
some one equally as competent will be ap-
pointed.
We think Senator Harlan made great
mistake. happily it proved not irremed,abIe,
10 resigning his seat in the Senate heretofore
Tor place in the Cabinet, and we trust be
will not repeat that folly.
The position of Senator, now held by him,
is more useful to the interests of our State,
and quite as honorable 10 himself, and az "a
vorah,e for the developments of the future as
Cabinet appointment. And we should res
gard The surrender of his seat in the Senate
for q temporary Cabinet appointment as
most unfortunate letting down" on the
part Of our distinguished Iowa Senator, With
out any special call for the sacrifice.