Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-15

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TUESDAY nyENiEG. ........ OCT is
TnE New York Pas',sn extremely radical
paper, denominstes the late political clias>
siscment OF the Republican party as IAN
admonitoSy finger, pointing towards
complete defeat. II points to the results 10
Connecticut, California, Maine and more
rscen,,v in Pennyslvsnia, Ohio and Iowa,
as direct admoni,ion OF the peopis to tue
party in power telling il plainly That un
less j, turns from the error OF us ways,ano
that directly. il will meet with csrts'n des. |
srnction at their hands. "In California
the people say 10 the responsible party Of
tho State, give us good nominations IL you
want US to vote for your men. not lobbyists
corrup,ionists, and traitors in legislation,
bu. pure. upright citizens, of whom we
need not be ashamed" In Maine, says the
Post The people intimate that so.called
protective tariff which destroys their large
ship building interests, and sumptuasy
laws that violate the most elementary pin
ciplcs Of freedom and equal rights, are no.
to their taste" while in tho great middle
and western States, they lift tho admoni.
tory finger to Congress, or those who pres
tend to lead It, and say. beware! Look
ahead see where you are going to r
Tho Post. in the Temptation, honestly
confesscs thai there has been good dea,
of inconsidcratc and even dangerous legis
lation in Congress during the past two
years. There has been . great deal more
inconsidevate and dangerous talk. There
are still thrca.s made by men who ought 70
know better, (which are nothing else than
ssvol utionary, aud Of these things the peo-
pie are getting weary. They tell their rep
rcsentatvss in Congress that instcsd Of ms
t.ninR to their enthusiasts, to their extreme
men, 10 their Summers, their Stevenses,
their wadcs, and their Butlers. it would be
better 20 listen % the dictates of good
rsnsc, TO tho strict requirements Of constr
tutional law and % men Of moderation and
sta,estnanship. Al this time, when sho ma
sion has just passed through n Tremendous
civil wW-when the trcmblings OF the
great shock are stll occasionally felt
when 40 many things have been changed
and 30 many moro arc to be changed, ~ the
natural and inevitable consequences OF it,
we do not need party ftcizies nor fsrvors
We do not need the rash and reckless spirit
Of Innovation, running often III 0 violent
fanaticism- which has defeated the good
results of nearly all revolutions, except that
o! 1876. when men OF foresight and
large views were at the helm bu. we
need xi,don. calmness, moderation. the
bod and comprehensive view OF states
msnshp as we'll as The keen in isht of
sympathy and Justice the beat heeds as
we'll as the coolest hear, trc broad spirit
OF patriotism r.,hnf Tina tne Mind spirit of
party; thu, gralh spir which Is not hot,
eager, impatient. aud ready TO smash al
things into pieces When It's own ends are
40, instantly subsorvcl, but which relies
upon the people whc'. respects thcir Juig-
meats. aud which is wiling to trus. then.
with tho future OF the nation, because it
knows that where freedom is, where FREQ
discussion "a. whore general suffrage Is,
truth and right must speedily triumph"
The advice is good, yet It will pass IN
needed Too lon. have tho leading men.
The extremists Of the party in power, had
their own way--r,iin- rou, h>shoi over the
hest interests OF the people and the nation,
70 no thls h,tc In their march 70 certain
destruction. They are not the men to heed
the people; they tell tho peoale 70 heed
them--da as they do, aud act AZ they ac'.
THIS the people have done for some time,
but the tide is turning-the political rros>
poets are Frightening. Soon there will be
peri light.
II 1890 ninety nillloa gallons q whiskcy
wcro manufactured Ia the Uniied States 10
1856 the government collected the tax only
On fourtcca millions. ! ct there is reason
O. believe that cver one hundred and tours
teen million gallons were made in that year
and there Is reason 10 believe that the gov.
ern,ucnt lost nearly txo hundred million
dollars las, year by frauds in the whisl.cy
manufacture alone
TnE Un,tei State Eeonemis, doesn't like
Bcechcr because be inclines 10 mixing up
-.
20 "businces mon - Awake to your du>
~, and build ADD support men and church
o. IN which and by which you can &C, your
souls saved"
HrN WApS once said that the Democracy
If Ohio represented 25o.ooo traitors, and
when you looked in their faces you eaxed
upon pcnitcntiary birds. No wonder /, e
people Of Ohio have made il impossible for
him 10 return to Congress
UroS the Ohio legislature which meets
on the first Mondsy in January next, will
dcvolve the dutv Of electing United States
Senator ~ place Of Benjamin !. Wade :
This. Of itself, Is victory enough TO crow
over.
TINS Chicago T,sss SAYS ale. the De.
mocracy use their victories wisely. and to
their grand Old party will be committed tho
great work o! tho restoration Of the Cows
crnmcnt TO its integrity and purity"
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In recent speech in ST Louis our form
CT iellow>citzcn. J. J. Ldnd.ey. truthfiily
remarked:
The opposition 10 radcalism must
triumph, ny whatever rame they might call
II. lie cared not for mere name. but IN
Ter whatever banner they bas,led the, must
hc unisei for common objcct-the restos
alton of the Union. 10 the condition i, was
in. IN the days OF i,s glory, as we received
/; from our fathers. Let Us preach words.
iaci-. logic, but not deal IN abuse indis>
criniES,ely. Let us not crminatc a man
because ne is from this section or that secs
ton. and condemn no man because of his
locality, but tell him 10 come on and help