Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-11

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WEDNESDAY AWNING. OCT. II
LOOMING DAEnDUl1 BLUE.
The Republican party, MOI in this Stat.
Alone. bds everywhere he, Il looking sathe,
blue ovsr shersssk u III ssatsgs question
IN CeaasAicut. Alarnsl By he dsfes,
~ hsvS ss2ssed they cry oss-Oh Il ~,
NJ ~ qaest,onr' 1.-THE Republicsr
party vsssdisidsd in The matser!'' ut Va,
not Democratic triumph - Wasn't it
iedseas These are propositions W rsthe'
III 70 80. The question Of negro su6fpg'
in Oennscticut was . test qsestios. Their,
Wa no side issue, nor anything that coul,
exIft IN interest adverse 70 the sols ques,
ton before the people. To the voters o
Csnnssticut was put the straightforward in
ssroCtory-"Are you in favsr Of negr,
suffrage" To this they were only requiret
to answer in IN equally plain and straight
forward manner, ''yes" or mo" And they
answered-"No'" very distinctly. Thu
round, full, resonant tone Of their negativ'
has been heard al over the country. Ths
assertion that the result ID not Democratic
triumph il mere bosh. twas . very decided
defeat TO the negro worshippcfs. and there
fore positive victory to the opposition. :
And che Republicans feel this fact, and in
some quarters express themselves very bit
tsrly over it. But the most vigorous, peril.
nacious and dismal bowler OF the party il
the N. y Tribune. That paper not only
bewails the defeat the party has sustained
but acknowledges it. 1t does 80 in the
plainest, though not the most graceful terms,
when It says, I'VE surrender Connection,
70 the Democracy, and hope they will have
good time managing IT," Thank you for
tho wish, though not for the intention. We
rather think the Democracy will be able TO
take care of the State Of Connecticut for
some time to come, and several other States
at the same time.
Aud in addition to oil it has said before
on the subject the Tribune Of the 9th adds
1.-THE standing Islander against Connecticut
time out Of mind, has been that her people
could cut more hams out of a given piece Of
WOOD, and put fewer onions with lsrger tops
IN peck measure than any other people
living. She did mcaner thing than these
In her vote last Monday" All this 10 very
bitter, but it is IN open confession Of . Sc
rious party defeat and cannot be regarded
By unprejudiced minds in any other light.
In tho same issue. in answer to charge
brought by the Express, the Tribune also
says that negro suffrage is the issue in
New York. Of course it il. And it is to
be the issue wherever the Republican party
dares to show its head. There is no ques
ton about this, As there can also be no cues
ton ~ to the result wherever the issue is
made. That result has been most clearly
in the State of Connecticut.
Political Parties In New York.
The New York Herald processes to be al
together independent Of the parties now
seeking to gain the ascendency in tina.
State. and that, looking carefully over the
whole ground, il can form an impartial opin-
ion ~ to what would best under the present
state OF things. Il considert the Republi
cans - too much under the influence of the
and, regarding the Democrats as
far more conservative, thinks it would be
better il the latter should triumph in their
State election. Its racy article thus con-
cludes:
Should the Republicans succeed in the
election in this State it would have power
full effect in strengthening the party every
where; for New York is the heart Of the
whole country, and its pulsations reach oil
the extremities. In that case il is reasona.
BILE to suppose the large party of Radicals in
Congress, particularly in the Senate. would
be 90 elated that they would probably show
their teeth to the President, embarrass his
Administration, keep the Southern States
out Of Congress and throw the country into
. state Of agitation and disorder If the
Republicans should be defeated, it will have
= happy effect in subduing these Jacobins,
or at least in making them comparatively
On the whole, then, it is desirable that
the Democrats should win the race. The
small Copperhead portion Of them can do no
harm. On the other hand, the powerful
Radical faction Of the Republican party, |
which is so strong in Congress. if warmed |
into life by the success of The Republicans,
may be very troublesome to the President |
and the country