Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-06

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The Prsui1estinl scstsss jsst dsssa eossigns
the po,sicsl dsssinies Of The people Of tie Gait
ed States. dnriag nothes sRn = years y the
control Of Psssidsnt Lineolu u the North, and
Js6esson Davis Il the South.
The Democratic party, always identified with
~ prosperity. growth and glory Of the republic.
may poist With hensst pride 70 - record IN this
great contest
Agsinst an Administration welding the most
enormous power Of patronage and the most IN
limited command Of treasure ever possessed y
any government, and REINFORCED alike By the un-
founded fears Of many patriots and the svmps-
thies Of all traitors, the Democratic party fought
the baEtie Il 1894 firmly and feaslessly 10 the
end
Defeated in the Electoral College, the small
majority Of popular votes By which il has been
defeated Is dsmonstrabIy less than the number Of
persoss openly and officially dependent upon Ii
administration as fIice-holders or contractors in
the various departments of the public service.
But the result is against us. The Law con.
tinues to be administered BY men who not only
violate its express provisions, but invade also
those personal and civil rights so high and sa
cred that Constitutions cannot confer but only
guarantee them, and which laws are made to vim
dictate and guard The PuRss il still borne By
men Who have in four years heaPed upon ~ and
the unborn generations Of our children, debt Al
most As huge as that Of England, acquired thro'
centuries, and whose policy of = bloased psper
currency doubles upon us the present burden Of
this gigantic Indebtedness. The SwoRD is still
welded by those who see treason in an olive
branch, and who make victories won BY our gal
liant armies and fleets fruitlcss, since they open
no path to the triumphs Of peace.
Democrats must await events
They can now only watch for the public safety,
and exert all the power of grea. minority to
ing, for the sake of abolition, into disunion
peace.
"They also serve who only stand ond wait. y
The principles of the Democratic party are just,
and will yet prevail, for they the laws Of the
progress of the human race. They are the prin-
ciples which have emerged from every revolu-
ton of the Angle Saxon race, with increased
guarantees and strength. BY these it must stand
steadfast, immovable compact, harmonious. or
ganized. The coming four years are to be years
of calamity. But now they who sowed the winds
are to be the reapcrs of the whirlwinds. The
Democratic party is shorn Of power, but it is d.
vested of all responsibility. When the hour Of
sore distress comes, the people, instead Of ours
ing the Democratic party, will turn to it for relief
and cling to it for delivcreace.
So far then, from being relieved Of duty for
the i'm mediate future by our late defeat, duty
more imperative devolves upon the Democratic
PREss. Sentinels upon the watch towers, now
more than ever must they be sleepless and vig
liant
Often during the past year, Tue Womb has
been made to feel the heavy hand Of arbitrary
power Rendering all lawful support to the con-
stituted authorities-to Caesar Cesar's due a.
voding the extremes of partizan hostility, and
guiitess Of any crime save unAinching advocacy
Of free press free speech, free ballot, or an
dent devotion to the Union, and support Of the
war for the Unions sake, it has, never theless,
been repeatedly excluded from military depart
men.s by partisan generals, and for several days
its issues were suspended by order Of President
Lincoln himself, and its offices closed and occu-
pied by armed soldiers at his command. The Ii
deity and the faarlessness in the past which these
blows struck at us avouch our readers are justi-
fed in expecting from US for the future.
The WORLD FOR 1865 will be better newspaper
than it has ever been. Its columns, freed from
the exacting demands of political canvass, will
afford more room for the news Of the day, Of all
kinds, from all parts of the world.
We shall not be contented to give to our read
crs the earliest news. We shall labor also to
have it the most trustworthy.
The freest use Of the telegraph, which il the
right arm of the press, and competent CORE
spondents with all our armies and fleets, at the
| national and State capitals, and at all the com
mercal centres Of Europe and America, and
| whatever else skill can devise or enterprise &C
complish, will contribute to make THE WORLD the
best newspaper Of the day.
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| those who want the news oftener than Weekly,
YET do not feel able to pay elo for the Daily. 1t
| contains all The reading matter, news and edito-
rails of the Daily, excepting only its advertise
ments.
The WEEKLY World has now the largest cir
culation of any weekly journal published save
| one. Its extraordinary success since its union
with the New York -irgus, has justified US in
very liberal expenditures for the year TO come,
such as will make it without q rival in interest
and value to the farmers of our country. Its
Agricultural Department will be as good and
complete as any of the agricultural papers and
its report Of the Cattle, Produce. and Money
Markets will excel them ALL page or more
will be reserved to entertaining fireside reading.
and the type will be large and clear enough for
old eyes.
All the editions Of The WoRLD are now printed
on new type. Several new folding machines just
set up in our vaults, will enable us to work off
and mail all editions with the utmost speed and
regularity.
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Of such sort as it is, we can hope for little or no
profit. Our terms have been increased, but noS
in proportion to the increased cost Of everything
used in making a newspaper. Indeed, to-day,
there is nothing equally valuable SO cheap a. q
newspaper.
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