The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-25
Al IOWA EDITOR CONVERTED.

Clint PArkhurst, who was connected soma.
timesince With the editorial departm ent of
tie Rock Island 4 ,,ss and the Des moines
Statesman, and acquired fair reputation ~
a writer, recently sent communication to
the T .venport Gazette from which we ex-
tract = few sentences shown his present status
politically. Many converts to the Union and
Republican party were ~ . amongst the
Democratic soldiers who mt South during
the war; and it seems that it is not too late
for similar conversions Of Northern Demo.
Gratis yet 1t il only necessary to see the
Democratic party in its Klux Frank Blair
aspect, ~ it can be seen any time, in Dixie,
10 make Republican Of any honest sensible
and patriotic Democrat from the North.
Hers is glimpse Of what opened the eyes
q > Northern Democratic soldier and editor
in Dixie:
Six weeks ago entered Southern Missouri =
staunch , Democrat ~ former soldier Of Nc.
Pherson's Corps. and former recipient Of Ander-
tonri!le hospitality. could we'll be after the sale
Of our party to the Confederate Con are.s held Al
New York City on the Fourth Of July last; after
LEARNING from the rebel prints that Forrest ana
Wade Hampton were 'the lions Of the occasion"
and that BY such votes - nine. the beggaFed dos
pots Of the slAvs oligarchy we're to regain al
they had lost by the Lost Cause" Since then !
have travelled through . considerable portion Of
ahs southern part Of this State have con versea
with mon OF all political proclivities, and Of Ill
military Antecedents have seen the cobvebs Of
forhistry torn from modern Democracy and have
become quite convinced that it is. at least in this
region, the self same monster which Ne fourh
four years to destroy. l have resolved to Iay
aside the Confederate colors, which l fnd have
been wearing dncoaeciously for the LAST three
yeAfs, and TO rssune the old army blue by falling
into line under the banner Of Grant and Colfax
And with that zeal which new-made converts Al
vays fed, am dssirous q doing tn utmost to
viz such Of ny old comradss in ms - have
eoAt sstFuy, from the eva Of their ways, and Of
inducing them to rally to the support Of Grant,
psscs. public integrity and noticnAl glory.
W. can best jadts Of ptisciplss where they are
most intensified. Therefore this 10 an excellent
nsld for political survey. On entering it,
Union soldier protesting dss0crasio ssatiusnts 10
ss0eWaAt Asaoandsd e nsd himssN 81 sSords
point with the heroes Who composed Aissouri's |
iron IeGmenu, and IN most UNPLEASANT proxip isy |
to the t1ieoD whe wUehP 4 flAb Jasks !,
fastitidions shrine. By The word 4 traitor"
not mean amiable ADmoesah Who tieAed AZ. I
days Of Jackson and the 'old ConetItu,iin.
sswpsdl1sseessdsss ~hs sssaksA i tAisk.t.
frpa1 embtDAeo hufdsrsd unsuspsukfne |
soldiers Who masssesssd loyal men on the thrs -
eoes6f tAslr AopsG vhs threw trains IRON
bridges q midnight hours; who fought under the
oonfedsrats DAG when compelled y, and vanquish-
q who, whom vietors, enforced ths bloody rules /
Of the black my chivtdfy. I mean the men who
compose the xusHlax cAn1idAtasIfo for He'll in suf-
fsring Arkansas, snd throughout the South, and
vAs, U ny Asrsd 10, would sssst Camilla tsass-
die. IN svss1 ssrasr Of this lsad. Th~s Az NO
middle ground hsfs--not On lots Of . cAanse for
;. ssrs~ystivss." man may Isssen 9TH him
81 4 svssy nannae. be msy dslvs = shs arm