The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-08

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took t4lis % pefuonetSnd replies
LIS il. nNow, my countrymen, il 10 very easy
70 indulge in epithsts it i very easy TO call
man Judas and cry out traitor, but when be i !
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facts that were found wanting whisA, " tne
mind of the Presiden., pEs.snte1 p. ~ ~ |
rantsnr fscts Is Sc own lanGus9s, on tbs oe-
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There vss judas once, one Of The 9wswcf
Apostles Oh, resi- Twelve Apostles
had Christ-tA voice: s.And Moses,
| t,o!n Great lsushter) Twelve Apostles had
Christ, and he never could have had q Ju-
das unless he had twelve Apostles.
II have played Judas who has been my
Christ with whom / have played Judas with.
Was it Thad Stephens? Was it Wendell
Phillips? Was it Charles SUMNER Hitl
were not that blasphemy shocks US. We
should gather from all this that il dwelt in
the ~lxa # We President. Of the United
States that HE only reason Why be wss hot 81
Judas, was that he had not been able to
End Christ toward whom to play Judas.
II will appear that this bit Of opinion given in
pursuance Of his constitutional obligation,
was read with cheers and Kisses. Whether
cheers weee, hat certain patriotic persons
named by Aiuis mig ~ De Aapgedso she hiss
| ing was bAcadB 4 OF Ithe liability q tie Rresi-
dent to MY ne part Of Judas, for tae rea
son before stated, am sorry 10 say the ey
idence will rot inform US.
His answer makes the President say that
ssitis his duty to express opinions concern
4 ing the public characters. and conduct, views,
purposes, objects, motives and tendencies OF
all men engaged 10 public service" Now,
As the character, motives, tendencies, pur-
poses, objects and views Of Judas aioEe had
opinions expressed about them on this fit
occasion, although be seemed to desire TO
have some others, whose names he mention
led, hanged. shall leave his counsel to in
form you Hhat we're the pubic services Of
JUDAS lsenriot, to ray notbng of Moses,
wkcb i wns the con slisutionai duty and right
Of the President Of the United States to dis
cuss ON this particularly fit occasion.
THE SCENE AT CLEVELAND.
But will not pursue the revolving exhibi>
ltion any farther. / will only show you at Cleve-
Hand. the crowd and the President ofthe Uni
tied States handy epithets with each other, cry.
ling, MIND your dignity and do get mad,
.Bully foeSon Andy. hardly dare shock,
as must, every scene Of propriety by calling
your attention 10 the Presidents allusion 10
the death ofihe sainted martyr, Lincoln, as
the means by which he attained his Office;
and If it can be justified in any manner, pub,
lie or private, | am entirely mistaken in the
commonest prophecies OF life, The presi.
dent shall tell his own story: "There was.
1.-TWO years ago, ticket before you for Presi-
dent. was placed upoR that ticket, with
diski sguished citizen, now no more. hHs
pity, too bad, unfortunate; yes know there
are some who say unfortunate. Yes unfortu
J nate for some, that God rules on high and
deals in justice. [Cheers.l Yes, unfortunate
The ways of Providence are mysterious and
incomprehensible. Controlling all who ex-
claim unfortunate - 1t is wonderful at all,
that such speech, which seems to have been
unprovoked and coolly uttered should have
elected the single response from the crowd:
'.Bully for you"
| 90 no further / might follow this ad
nnuseant. | grant TO the President of the
United States further upon this disgraeeful
scene, more Of my silence. Tell me now.
Who csn reed the accounts Of ihe exhitaticu,
and reflect that the result of onr institutions
! and Government has been to place over US q
man SO lost to decency aud proprie,y OF con-
duct, SO unfit, IN the high Office OF ruler Of
this nation without b,ushing and hanging his
: head in shame, as the finger Of scorn and
contempt for Republican democracy is point
| Cd Il him by some of The advocates of non
arches in the old world What answer have
you when an intelligent, foreigner says Look .
see this is the culmiustion Of the ballot un
! restrained, in the hands Of free people, in a
country where any man may aspire to the