The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-31
The Political Lookout.

We are rejoiced to find, what we had good
reason to expect that the proceedings of the
Maine democratic convention have struck q
CHORD TO which Immediate and hearty re-
Spouse is making by the democracy in all the
northern states. The Longs and Corrles of
ONO have gone out from the great party
which they have vainly sought To rule or
rum. In New York, movements are making
that will culminate at early day in so har-
monious and powerful manifestation of dem
oaratic strength a. the radicals aud enemies
ot The constitution would prefer not to wit.
nees. The democratic convention in Penn
syiVapIa has likewise spoken. and all things
look to \ compact organization and thor
Ough canvass OF the state. The republicans
profess, TO be sure, to sustain President John
sons policy of reorganization, but they inter
polate ami append confscation conditions
which were bstter left with the one upon
whose shoulders rests the work to be done
In Ohio, the position of General Cox on the
negro suffrage question, while it divides his
own party, only strengthens che democratic !;
since il is an admission that the position of
the president and the democrats il the right
one, which it IS expected the people will sup
port. The convention to assemble in Massa-
chusetts next month will of course respond
to the living voice of their democratic breth-
rem of Maine, aud state their views and opin-
ions with an unmlstakable emphasis and
meaning,
The great point to which democratic and
conservative men of all parties are rallying
now, is the policy OF the president in restor-
ing to the Union the states lately in rebel
lion. The party that holds back Oh that will
De left in q hopeless minority In coming
forward to the support of the president in his
constitutional policy of restora tion the dem
ocracy sagaciously avail themselves of the
earliest opportunity offered for vindicating
themselves from the charges of Indifferent
patriotism, and even of outright disloyalty,
which the present opponents of the president
of their own choosing were fond of throwing
at them and they further improve the occa-
sion to show themselves ready at all times
and under all circumstances to support truly
constitutional measures The president will
find no more sure and steadfast CO. workers
In the gigantic task of healing the wounds of
bleeding nation than he will find among
the democrats of the loyal states. They have
met him already in generous spirit, that
sought nothing but the country's safety and
welfare.
The tokens multiply on every hand that
political power is shortly to return to the
hands OF the democratic party,-that great
constitutional organization. alike progressive
and conservative, under whose admipistrat-
i've guidance the country has grown to such
Importance and developed its vast resources
with rapidity so astonishing 1t would not
surprise us If the central states should this
fall work out a complete change of political
sentiment, and range themselves again on
the side of constitutional measures and the |
presidents policy of permanent paci6cation. |
These states went democratic in 1862 on the |
ground that the war was not prosecuted with