Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-25

end to scratches" till they either make .
clear record before the public. Or rsceds from
the most vaunted pssitisus they have de-
fsndsd in The past two yssrs. Ifthey cosld
once deceive ths Csfniaan, into The bslisf
thst the Hsassss would IN ssfsss NY
vssh iajsss ~ liqsus inssssas, ssd It ~
sa1ss tine preach tsopssascs and nerality
70 shsir ethsr caas of followers, thaG Jssus-
Ike aessmplishnsat has ssodsnly bsea
rendered futile, for any ptsssnt q fdtsss
emssDsocy. With. ons slnbbeen stroke Of
Tssteais rsaolutisa, ~ sutiss oselt csuuty
concern he's been sotcsd to turn : backward
summer sault, fton ths Temperance to The
Liquor plat6ern, aad lhsre Il osst tarry
until some more convenient season q
treaehery. That was bad en0gh. The Old
war-horsss wlso 'snu6sd The battle alar %"
but o"uld sse no escape from the defeat,
yesterday wandered about - though in
troubled dreams. On awaking this morn
ing, they found new and dangerous dilcm-
ma confronting them. Indignant at broken
promises. and unprincipled deception, .
powerful band Of returned soldiers have put
forward the name Of Col John 0alliean, -
independent candidate for the olice Of clerk
II ths Distsist Cesses 4 = ~ lhir TO pre-.
sumo, however, that IL the Republicans
could SO readily ignore the claims Of return
ed soldiers At their convention. At the polls
they can - easily, and will no doubt ~
readily do the same. Rhetoric is one of the
cheapest Of commodities. This airy nothing
he's been shewefe,i upon The remnant
Of the gallant banda that left our State
for the defence Of our nations honor, in a.
NOT ualimited qusntities. Its gsasrally
accepted feet that true soldiers fght for
glory. With this exceedingly unstable ar
sicls, cur Rspsblicsn friends havs 20 far tss
tilted their gratitude for Issa heroes. With
''saly this and nothing more" We have
bssa pssschine loe moashs thsa he ssldiens
40 I'D never receive anyshing fran thsis
hssda rsotss scarcely believed ~ At snt.
When Rsssst fsssht - desperately y kssp
Osl. 6Asdsss iron he Pest O0es, . great
many saidisss bslisvsd tAat hat or asssr.
ton was about correct. The mass, how
svss, ssdsctisg. that Russell was not ths
Scott County Repsblieas party. however
much he might desire y b. hoped better
shings in fatsss, snd - Col. 0asdses van
quishsd bis British adversary in the s,ns
gallant syIs that hs Vas accustomed TO
beat ths rebsi lsgioaa, ths nattes wss allow.
ed to resi-. It wss thought thss Russel's II.
neral walls would be quietly aeesptsd ~ the
knell Of other patriotic oflics.holdsrs whe
never saw the seat OF war. This was an er.
ronsnus expsptalioa. In Rsaseli's agony, his
disinterested comsades saw enough to cause
. secret alarm 70 be sounded against the
new enemy Of allloyal men. Instead Of give
ing up gracefully, and surrsndering 10 the
soldiers the positions which have given them
wealth, these political hacks have resolved to
stand shouldsr 10 shoulder sgainst Ill oppo-
nents, and fight for their spoils to the very
last moment
The Republican party Of Scott County
has dsssaeratsd into mere uashins for the
u patronage A certain clique
have what. In commercial circles, 10 knows
- . ''oesd thiag." Thy istsod y keep
Il. They ean take care II all ~ e0ess,
without any Infringement % their ''divins
right" BY returned soldiers. When the
almighty dollar il eooeessed, they care no
more for . soldier than they DO for John
Chinaman, and will do no more for him.
II soldier crosses their path shsy csa hate
him just as ardently - they hate every man
who can't endorse their opinions. There 10
= remedy, however. These fellows are like
prairie wolves. II 40 organization shrinks
from them. they win chase it from the 6eld.
II il boards them with stern resolution, they
will cringe 10 it like whipped hounds. Al.
ter the Germans had tired Of ths whims and
fancies Of these petty autocrats, they had
simply 10 eegsniss aad advsncs, and 10 the
whiss hag Of ofsurrsndsr Suffered bssses them,
md even the King Vas ineluded IL The eapit.
ulatien. Oar rstusnsd soldiers comuand .
strong influence in this ceuaty. and Il their
prptsstation will not avail, the happisst
comedy we woull wish to witness, would b
10 zee them place full ticket in The Geld,
md appeal from demagoguss 10 the people,
Who really respect the valor they displayed
On the battlefield Of the last war. There
would be such shaving Of political hsads
Is Russell, in his moments Of utter despair.
never dreamed Of. OF one truth ws are sat.
isdsd. AZ asng - thsy trust 10 the prom.
ises Of men who have made scliishness the
rule of their lives. lhsS vill han % eeed
hat win break = tbe very m,ment Of VIC.
Iory. They must teach these dsaagogues
hat they too have powsr to WELD, and |
Ne rssslt viii attssly astonish them.
HiDAn pacs heasts uhet hit ppeord = |
all rieht" ~ ~ inasassd salary bin, foe ]