Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-02
miram Price ~ 1Dlae 0roso.
Blu. 0kAss. Oct. 1st, go.

miram Price % Dlue 0roso.
BLus 0RAss. Oct. 1st, go.
En-. DxxocsAr: There was another re-
union of the radicals Of This section, at thin
place on Friday evening. Sept 2sth. me
| Hon. Hiram Price sntertained The assembly
nth speech Of tvo houss duration % thu
ICeos,itutiOnal AnendoeotA eaesiae wi1h
grand AMI pathetic disqaiGisien u thirty
minutes, On aseeo 6i6ssee; savise hat The
ueero must and shall vote. ~ ssssl I
The Hon. eeu4lsman stated thos be waa
aware Of addressing N intelligent and en-
llirhtsned audience. lie then proceeded e
maze n namerous declarations in regard "a
questions and issues of ths prsseat day. =
After setting forth these straegs anomolisf.
he would ask il any Johs0niAn present
would take exception or differ with him.
beg leave 70 say there were present good
| " number of honest common sense men ol
"Johnsonian proclivfties" (as the Hon. r.
terms them). OF course no gentleman
came there 70 interrupt the meeting, and
the speaker receiving no direct answer to
his interrogations. which were supposed to
be mere figure or apostrophe. triumphant
" proceeds, and dWels on the sophistry
| that oil perpons Who make no denial OF bis
| assertion must be in favor Of them.
Such conclusions are unwarranted and
unjust. The argument Of the Hon gentle
man was characterized apparently, by :
graceful delivery, smooth. high sounding
phrases, arranged "a agreeable and sonofous
periods. supposed to bs logical conclusions.
But on examination and test they proved
empty phrases-nC drift Of argument.- -
Equivocation, incoherencv, hypothetical
reasoning and sophi>try; hyperbolc being .
great weapon, observe with the Radical
faction The Hon. gentleman also stated
| to the audience that he did not want their
| votes; and it was not for the purp0te Of
clecf,oneering or speculation that he came
among them. Ard, further. be Vas not
particular as to being elected to Congress.
lie said the reason Of his visiting the dif
fei ent sections Of the country was, to
advance his prisciplss. which we're
eternal aud immortal. use his own
language here:) "Yes,' said he. "mcn may
appear upon the stage Of life but for day,
aud they are swept away and others Gil their
places in turn; IN thus we 20 on in the
panorama ofliie But, my hearers, it Is diff
terent with principles; principles are eternal
and immortal--they survive; and what was
just thousand years ago is just to-day >
The speaker then open d fire ON the Pres
ident and his party; on the late tour, and
oil who endorsed the reconstruction policy
without the Thad. Stephens appendages-
calling them traitors in principle. Much
more was said in similar strain, but have
sufficient Of the gentleman's remarks for my
purpose. 1t is very plain that he imagines
that the President has divcrgcd from his
principles. say ''imasine," for do not
believe that the Hon. gentleman IS candidly
convinced that the President has deviatcd
one jot or title from his position or policy
since his election BY the great party. will
not argue the case, however, at to whether
the President has or has not modified his
principles suffice it, that they are pure,
and not unsullied as the Hon II. Prices re-
cord-as will attempt TO show and suo-
stAntiate, that tbs Hon. Price is . prince
Of Traitors" according to his own pet theory
and logic.
presume no gentleman will deny land
understand Ar. Price does not refute IT'D
that he (Mr. Price) was . member Of the
Know Nothing fraternity, and strong ad
cate Of Temperance during the years 1864
and 55. think the date is correct. and he was
just ss fanaticsl and ultra On both those
questions as he is to- day on the question Of
reconstruction and negro suffrage. lie then
became rampant, and stated to his audience
tha the veal or woe 0f our republic dspen-
dcd on AZ immediate action in regard TO the
foreigners, and that il such measures were
not taken as the exigences Of the case may
demand, the foreigners would hold high dos
minion, and We bc subjugstcd to servitude
and countless other cxtravaganzas, and
that the Hon. gentleman hoped that may
his right hand fall palsied by his side, and
bis tongue cleave to the roof Of his mouth,
IL he ever supported, or in any way upheld
the interests Of foreigner, on this our glo-
riOus American soil.' On the subject Of
temperance, the Hon. gentleman MAS equals
" "a ardent, and it 10 useless for me to at
tempt to record further facts in regard to
the position Of the gentleman At that time,
as those vile ere acquainted with the ques-
tions then at issue, and residents Of this vi
cinity are doubtless cognizant Of the facts
~ above stated, and th;y are ample evidence
sgains. Mr. Price u present. For how
stands he on these issues to-day 2
Were they not his principles? i? principles
which he says are eternal did he not advo>
cate and support them ?-most assuredly.
and undoubtedly. Then there IL some.
thing rotten in Denmark for the Hon. gcn>
teman is the exponent Of the German fac
ton Of this district, pledged to support their
interest BY the repeal Of the Maine Law
pledged TO support the interests Of foreign.
crs by the introduction Of that demon-the
worm Of the still; forsocsh, a Christ an char.
acter, full Of meekness and humility, and
such inherent principles, type Of purity
Where are principles nowe Are they cter-
nal! lfso they arc
with smooth dissimulstion
Hkilled TO grace. . devils pnrpose
With IN angels face
There Is Judas concealed under the esrb
aud it requires but little penetration to view
him, and he will most likely betray his mas
ter with q kiss. t1.s -
The record contained in the above remarks
may be questioned by some persons wish
to say, it can be substanisted, and BY men
who cannot he bou yht for one hun irsI del>
lars
The Hon. Eiran Price, can entertain an
audience very respectfully, but don't think
it . policy in him to say Ramp Congress in
VIC PsSSCsCC VI sSutcS, duu tsbeu ucNuo the
appellative, and would say that have mere
ly given him the benefit Of hearing the opin-
on Of a Johnsonian in regard to his wiles
and guiles. am sorry be omitted the Ia
riff question. fIeign emigration, liquor,
and several other points in his speech, which
snould concern the masses Of the peopl e.
Perhaps it is part Of his policy TO keep dark
on thuse issues.
The Honorable gentleman IL shrewd pol
itician. I do candidly admit that the great
party could not end : better exponent. I
think his constituency can derend on bis
principles, fos tbey are snblsmaiically Of the
Radical party, extremely vacillating, and
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