The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-02
By order of the Committee,
BEING COUNSEL TO nEPuHLlcASs

The Mt. Pleasant Journal has the follow
ing article. 1t is sensible and lively. The
Republicans lost California, not because the
people we're not Republicans, but because
the party got into the hands of political ope-
rators, who ran it for personal and selfish
ends. When parties grow strong and above
danger of defeat, then, the mass of its mem
bers grow apathetic, aud ,ricksters and para
sites fssten upon it and use its success fol
their own profit. This is endured until the
reeklessness, and se6shness and dishonesty
Of these operators become grievance toe
great to be longer endured, and then the par
ty is defeated for the sins of a few men. We
counsel the Republicans of Iowa, and of ev.
cry county in Iowa, against this fatal policy.
We enter now upon great National canvas,
which nearly and profoundly concerns the
present and future welfare of the nation. Lei
no Republican be Indifferent to the result, or
to anything inside or outside of the party
and its management, which affects that re,
snlt. Our party should retain every element
Of its strength. II should insist upon an hon.
est and pure management. The people that
compose the party should see to it that, by
means of packed conventions, demagosues
don't get control of it. Let tickets and con,
ventions be the work OF the whole party, moi
of unprinciped manipulations.
Here is what the Journal says:
In counties where political parties are
about evenly divided we always find party
lines closely drawn aud political opponents
stand shoulder to shoulder in malizg war
against each other. In this county, where
there is but a small band OF bush whacsl-
log Democrats. the Republicans, feel
ing that Trey can sweep things on election
day, become Indifferent and careless, and go
into fight with no kind of an organization.
When conventions are held we permit inen 10
come into them and take part, and not unfre-
qaently select delegates, who have not small
sized thimble full Of sympathy with the Re-
publican party or Republican principles This
IS wrong aud the sooner stop is pnt to it the
better it will be for the party. In selecting
delegates TO represent us in a convention Of
any kind we should choose such men as are
known to be perpendicular Republicans, and
not for one moment should we ..coun,enance
those zlg-zag politicians, whose course leaves
behind track that resembles worm fence.
We respect political opponent who comes
ont squsrely and manfully opposes us, but we
loa:he and despise men who have not the
courage to come out boldly for the cause they
love and act with the party to which they
rightly be.ong, because that party is hopeless
" in the minority. Some men, in this city.
with the brass Of 9 clock factory. and theim-
pudencc OF the devil, but without single
Republican principle in their hearts, will
wriggie themselves into our conventions and
by their 'perlavefing'' and "gassing" they
will bamboozie enough men to gain their OBJ
jet, which Is, generally,to ge. into sneh q DO
sition that they can do. or attempt 10 do,
some damage to the Republican party. This
is fact and il behoovcs the true friends of
the party TO pay the matter some attention.