The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-22
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fsis less than two weeks to the sie1oben.
The importance Of the nationsl conts4 evef-
shadoved everything else. Shall Ne haSs
peace and loyal supremacy under Grant, Of:
var and rebel misruls under Blair Twill
Seymour for ball. That wasythe hrse
treat momentous consideration befors whssh
Ill minor matters wers Insignificant. WA
continued waschfulness and labor on the past
Of Republic nc, 10 success Of Grant i u.
sured ~ Il Septsnber and October cleo
tons. Pau can breathe easier, for light
comes radia ], and sls J through TIE cioudS,
With. aethingto d. ous bsavsly Hold eer pres
emit position, We can look about rs and see
vhstother desirable sads ~ eas scAisPs N
addition to our national success. And here
one offers itself both possible and desirable;
i. il The election Of the Republican candi-
dates in Lee county. With proper effort va
believe the whole Republican ticket can be
made successful. By thas ''propsf effort
W don't mean scullduggery, bushwhacking,
importation Of votes, ''voting early and
often,' cheating, or any swindling partizan
lodges. These are peculiarly Democratic
proceedings which Republicans will only
take care to prevent in the opposition. We
believe if the real character Of the issues Of
the hour, II the real character Of the candi-
dates Of the parties are fully shown to tho
people, majority of the voters Of this coun-
", will prefer Grant. and Peace. the early
settlement Of the national troubles, snd quiet
and prosperity in oil sections Of the Union 70
Seymour, Blstherskite Blair. the overthrow
Of the State Governments in the South and
the renewal through another four years OF
violsmcs and disorder IN the South and the
whole couatry. Our German citizens are not
now going back upon their grand loyal re-
cord in war: they will not vote for Seymour
q against Grant. Our Irish citi-
sens will not vote for their tra.
ducer Blair, As against their steadfas'
friend Schuyler Colfax. The vote Of Les
county can and should be given to Grant and
ColiAx. We will not believe that our county
~ill give the majority Of its vote against it,
own SON, George W. AcCrary, the ablelavyer,
the steadfaat patriot, the honest, spotless,
incorruptible man. who has made himself
what he is, here among us from poor boy
hood, by his own exertiions the man Of the
people. the man whose good sen snd sound
| judgment never fails him, the man who was
born for legislator, and Who 10 90 incorrulti
bly, honest that his political foes unit with
his friends in declaring that he cannot be
| bought, bribed, coaxed or driven from bis
rectitude Of purpose and conducive do not
believe that Lee county will cast its vote
against that man, and in favor Of the Mary
land /" Carpet Bagger,o Thomas ". Clagett,
| who is what he is.
/, These are not county officers. In the
choice of who shall serve them in the county
our people are more directly concerned. We
hare to choose Clerk and q Recorder. For
these places S.empel and Warwick are the
Republican candidates, Doerr and Allyn the
Democratic candidates. And here we dis
claim all purpose Of indulging in PERSONAL
ties. The time has been, and is too largely
now, that each party has deemed the mere
fact Of mans being the candidate Of the
opposition cause enough for pouring upon
him the yials Of tradu ction. This policy
cannot be too greatly deprecated. Against
Charley Doerr and Mr.. Thomas Allyn, per
sonally we havnt word to say. The point
IS, has Doerr such claims upon the people Of
the county as against Stempel, that Door
should be again chosen to the Clersship
Has Allyn 81 N superior claims to the Re
cordership, tho people Of this county
should put Ia in, and put out that gallan
crippled soldier, h present honest, faithful
and capable incumbent, Noble Warwick
To both We say, No! We think the voter
Of the county will also say no. And to bell
them to this conclusion We shall try for III
balance of the campaign to furnish reason
enough for the election of Stempel and War
wick.