The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-27
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/. the Democrssis party at the October cleo
Mons, the leaders saw the hand Of dssiruc>
ton writing their doom in characters OF lurid
light. The /" Lost Cause" was doomed aud
buried beyond the reach Of the hand OF res
arrection. They saw and felt and aeknowl-
edged the fact, and some Of their organs pro-
claimed it 10 the world.
II ina, state and condition OF affairs, Sey-s
mour and his friends, for tha sake of saving
! remnant of his political reputation, decided
to make one last desperate EFFORT to carry
New York that 1t mikht be said that sey-
monr vas strdne IT home, however Blair
might have injured him elsewhere. There
UPON q scheme WAS concocted which put bey-
mour on the stump to swing around the CIR
Gle IN order, if possible, to induces the party
10 m.ks stand in New York and contest
the Presidential election.
Hut in his very Arss speech Seymour ad-
mi,s the defeat Of his party, and only plesds
with the people in behalf Of his own persons
O. interests. lie ssJssse Republicans have
the Senate of the United States aud the
House Of Representatives, branches OF
Congress by an overwhelming majority, and
that thareapon HIS election cannot rum the
country. But hers ia what he says, IN his
own words:
These statute ls~s which 10 day sbaekls and
hinder the action of Andrew Johnsea would
.aually shackle a Democratic Executive il ne sns
ee sded in this election. Our Republican freud.
will costrui tbs Senate; they will control the
House IL Representatives; they will control the
Armv for their candidate II ths General who com
nauds that army. How ab.urd, thrn, y tho cry
that there is danger from an Executive thus
shaekled and poweries., even if he des red tn d.
wrong. lChesrs. Itsmay be asked, then, what
do vs. ga;s If we change the Executive and place
enc Of q different party in tbs Executive ohatrf
uhsssAis powers will be 10 limited! just thlsI
my friends while be can aiirma''seiy DO haf 1T
tie he can do much TO chscE tho unHise action ot
the party no. in POWER. He can do much to preE
tect the labor Of this country from upwise legisa+
ton. He eau do much TO check in the future the
dangerous policy which, threatened the dearest
aud most vital interesta Of the country. [Chsers
Now, with these admitted facts, that the
Reconstruction statutes cannot be repealed;
that the Republicans control Congress; that
Grant is at the head Of the army what pos
sible object have the people Of the United
States IN electing sey mourn II would sim
ply continue the present unpleasant and DO
nothing condition Of affairs. It would be
but an elonxatiot, Of Johnsons adminissra-
lion through smother four years, shaakldd
and controlled By Congress.
The people are tired Of that. They want
to get rid Of this block game" they want
responsible administration, and they d.
mand an Executive who will perform bis
sworn duties and execute the laws Of Con-
sresa. And for this and numerous other rea-
cone they propose to elect General Grant.
Putting it upon personal grounds, a. Mr..
Seymour 10 constrained to do. what claims
has be to the gratitude and confidence of the
American people, Is compared with General
Grant! And = far Is the intereaa Of the
county is concerned what honest, sensible
man des;res to continue the pr4sent weak and
divided and inefficient programme ct WASH
ngto.; with President lighting Congress,
and setting its laws 1t naughs. instead Of en-
forcing them.
Let every honest man think but moment,
and he must come to the conclusion that it
will he better for the interests Of the country
To elect General Grant, who will execute the
law.o OF Congress, TRAN TO cleo, Seymour, y DO
will simply take John.on's place to reslst
Congress Al d to continue the mean, miseree
BILE Rebel propaganda and assassination
policy, inaugurated and persisten,ly adhered
to nv Andrew johnson.
Tho people Of this country will not, car
not be 50 stupid ~ simply to change John.
son for Seymour, when j, is perfectly clear
and admitted by Seymour bimself tia, his
pdjly verdi Be ideatically thesane - John
sor's, md vhe'resuit simpi, var upon Con-
rress and . defiance, rather than the execu,
zion of the LAYS enacted by Congress. Slch
policy so continued, under Seymour, would
make psndemoninm Of the. South, And
would dtterly ,nsettie the business and de-
s,roy the prosperity Of the North and Of the
country afiassr.