Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-02
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The People.

From the New I orr SOSsesa " O00.l
The People.
Never did men make greater blum.
dor than the radical politicians have
been making for some time past This
blopder consists in absolute blindness
10 the state OF the popular mini 10 the
country. The spirit Of rad'calism 10 al
ways bitter and malgnant, and hescs
radical newspapers and politicians have
a way Of being personal, and Of devoting
their utmost Iabors TO attacks on promi-
nent individuals in the conservative
ranks. Scarcely radical newspaper Is
published without more or less OF this
personality. Not q dinner party OF con-
servativc gentlemen can be held IN prl-
vate room, but some radical editor
makes it the subject Of an impcrtlnent
newspaper article, attacking by name
the gentlemen who are present 1t has
been common TO hear brawling editors
OF radical sheets Boosting over their cups
that they would make prominent con-
servatlyes ",niamous' by newspaper ar
,ieles, and falsehood has been ingenious.
/ " used by well skilled hanls II the a.
tempt 10 carry out the threat. The en-
fire force OF The radical ammunition has
been exhausted in attacks on individ-
nsls-and in the meantime the people
were reasoning and going Their own
way. and the radicals are now waking
up to the fact that they have forever
los, the popular mind. The mistake
VA. in imagining that the conservative
party, ike the radlca! party, was follow.
ing certain leaders, and that to attack
the leaders was the way TO attack the
party. I, il a fatal error. IhS radicals,
indeed. do look TO certain leaders and
follow them bllndly. But the coDsorva-
tive masses follow no leader now. 1hey
yan a,oag from their leaders ,ceeks and
mouth. age. No one can pretend to
lead the conservative party now, Never
n our history were the people IN such =
state Of mind IL Is after! Y vain tor any
political leader to attempt to check
them, TO teach them policy, to guide
them in The old ruts OF political cxpe-
denoy. Witness their progressive
course in oil parts OF the co.n,-y. They
are thinking for themselves, acting foi
themselves, and all the ammunition
which t. radicals have thrown away IN
attacking this or that leader, calling this
or that man a traitor, giving political
plckuames 10 this or that politician, has
been worse than wasted for any practical
effect.
1t ga. curious tha. the radical party
did not learn this lesson in the New
. York campaign last fall. AN the per
. sonal abuse heaped on candidates, and
on Individuals, was waste OF breath
and ink. II did not affect one vote. l.
never does affect Americans. Political
. nickname- never produce the slightest
result against the patty 10 whom they
are affixed. But it IS eminently true III
times like these that the people are to
be reached only by calm argument and
sound truth. The era OF passion is over
for the present. We are entering on the
era of calm thought. We may indeed
= ruth through tina, into another passion
on the other side. But there is no
doub, the people are already in advance
Of any leaders. Il the radicals could to
day, by swoop Of their bands, annihi
ate every maI whose name is known
5 prominently IA q conservative or demo
F., cratic editor or politician, IN the coun-
try, they would not stop he present ten
/ dcncy OF the popular current, or produce
: any ether effect than to hasten Its flow
!, y GU mGst talk 10 the people, gentlemen
. not 10 US or TO politicians nov Per
!. haps We do wrong TO tell the RADICAL
4 this secret Ct conservative success. Bu
Y they are foolish, and will not believe il
d And il is too late for them TO profit by
Il Il. The people are hopeless " conserva
!. tive. Still the radical speakers snt
, writers viii continue as beiore 10 vast,
i. time and paper 10 abusing the men the,
!, think are leaders OF all opp t!tion, ant
). ,tll lhey will lose SIGHT wholly Of thu
n fact that the crest OF the popular way,
. is ioaming far IN advance of any lead
Il ers. Nothing now viii reach the PEG.
# PIE bnt truth. Dcmagogues cannot con
4 troll lhem on any side.
70 FEARFUL MoRTALITY.-A letter writ
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