Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-07-03

LIrrLEroS, June Is, 1868.

LITTLET0S, June 70, 1910.
Nm. EDiToG Having enjoyed the great
privilege Of attending the meeting to organ
ize Democratic club, AZ om village, on
| Monday evening last, thought would drop
you line by way OF keeping you posted as
TO the tactics OF the Great Untcrrifed. Well, !
do not intend to report verbatim, but the
substance. The meeting having been orr
ganized before my arrival, I cannot speak Of
it, but the large delegation from the city Of
mud, in Perry township, seemed to have it
oil their own way. and the Great Mogul Of
the Democracy OF said city was in the midst
Of a grandiloquent speech when ! arrived
and such eloqucace and, Mr. Editor, some
times wonder that the Republicans lie. such
an orator leave their ranks so unceremoni>
ously, but so it was. The argument OF the
speaker seemed to run very much upon the
sins Of the Republicans, the impeachment,
the niger and the ten States out Of the I'm
ion, the glory Of Democratic principles, &c
The next speaker took up the tale in
lengthy diatribe against the doings Of that
exceedingly corrupt Republican party, ma,
king the assertion, that the Radicals we're
the same as the Tories of the Revolution,
the native Americans, Know No,hings
Barnburners, &C., &C., and that they were
thieves and robbers, and worse than GER
tain notorious highway robber Of California.
and much more Of the same sort, ending
with the niger.
No. 3 was Democrat, believed ia Dem>
ocratic principles, always had been Demo
crat, hoped to see everybody put their shout
6ers to the Democratic wheel, and then he
was of down among the niggers, with great
sympathy for the peaceable Southern whites
who were about to be subjected to the rule
of ignorant barbarians; It was dreadful, yes,
awful and there was no salvation for the
Union save in the asccndency of the Demo-
cratic party, as there was no virtue in the
Republican party save in the immaculate
who have carried of all its virtue. Sad!
isn't il?
No. groaned audibly under the excess
i've weight Of the national debt. Such tax
es all to feed the niger, and to school the
niger, and to protect the niger, and all
this against Democratic principles, and moth
ing could save the country but Democra-
cy.
| No. took up the strain in a very sol>
| emn manner; was grieved for the sins of 9TH
ers, POSSIBLY never had any Of his own he
himself, for certain, was true blue Demo>
crat he believed in Democratic principles,
had always been Democrat, always would
be, and believed that oil Democrats should
at all times be able to give reason for the
hope (principle) that is in them; that Dem>
| ocratic brethren should be diligent faithful,
and in earnest in support Of Democratic
principles, and thought il was disgrace to
sing such songs as Father Abraham, and
such like, us the Republicans did in "a
mourned over the Republican flag with ten
States kept out of the Union by the Radicals,
and finished up with grand eulogy to the
Democratic principles.
There was much more of the same sort
and style, and certainly was highly enter.
tanned by the eruditon and eloqnence OF the
speakers, but was very much disappointed
in not learning something which would give
me clue TO what the ponderous theme Of
Democratic principles was but mary
word) well began TO despair; at first
thought to ask some bystander, but then,
(my pride) to think, not know what Demo>
cratic principles are. Well, wait and see
what luck will bring, and SO waited and
sure enough it came in the form Of an ap>
pointment before adjournment Of Grand
Democratic Ratification at the aforesaid
city, on Monday after the Fourth of July
next. and it flashed across my mind, after
the Fourth. see, see ! how stupid was
but allowance should be made as am not
very we'll posted in the ways Of the Democ>
racy, never having been within their ranks !;
but now l see, clearly, how could they.
Look at Radical Chase, with negro votes,
reconstructed South, without Reputation,
Pendleton, with reputation, and white
mans government, &C., A. J. and gener,
al smash-up aud no niger, or Ben Butler
with Andy impeached how could they, oh,
I'll wait till alter the Fourth, and then, yes,
then we'll know what Democratic principles
are without asking.
Now don't get in fuster, Mr.. Editor,
please don't, faint long to the Fourth. Pa
tience. Yours, after the 4th.
RAD.