Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-20

u isapr missing siea of the times that in
al portions IL the Union, Independent Jour
nsls are presenting the question of recon,
s,ruetion to business men and urging them
% look at it from the stand point Of nation
al and individual prosperity, and not mere
patty success. Ia late number Of the
Boston Herald We find the following, which
Is too good to be overlooked:
II the time has not yet come when the
American people can attend to their matcri.
sl interests. we ere at loss to know when
II will come. Two years of peace have
been spent in experiment upon the political
reconstrlction OF the Southern States, and
proc esdlng with commcndAb,c promptness
m carrying out the plan prepared by Con.
grsss for their admission into tho Union. -
They may SAFELY be left " themselves and
the officers OF the eovernmer charged with
experimenting the re organization Of so~ j.
ETY. in that section. and the attention OF the
masses Of the people, botn North and South,
can be directed to the material interests Of
the country that have been so long neglect.
al. So far No the people are concerned We
are satisfied tina, they are ready 90 take this
common sen.c view of the question. They
have had enough Of debt and taxation TO
satisfy their wild,s aspirations in that di-
rccuon. They are sick and tired of the
warfare that has been wsged on abstrae,
questions. They know we'll enough that
our material interests have been allowed to
su!ier. and the country languishes under
the oppressive burdens that impracticable
men have piled upon il. They now want .
chance TO use their capital And devote their
labor to the PREPARATION OF the d. n ages sus,
tanned in the war Why should they not
be allowed to attend to their affairs, and. bv
the exercise Of an enlie htened self interest.
go on developing the resources Of the soun-
try and accommodating wealth to Tighten the
burden under which re labor Tho schcnes
II politicians are oil that prevent this desir.
able contamination. The country lanRuish.
90 for the want Of practical staeesmen in
place Of political mountebanks, Who have
wormsd their way into oflice. The great
question now 10 be met in this country is
the financial question; but every body knows
that Congress- takes hold Of that question
last and devotcs 10 4 the least Of lie time.
The condition Of the currency, the rate Of
taxation. and the redemption Of the nort>
gagged wealth ot the country from shs han do
of IL creditora, are subjscss that have never
vet been handled - though they had any
thing TO to with the material prosperity Of
tho csautss. Business ulsn see that trade
and production anguish, that money 10
scarce, though the currency has been exc
pandsd 70 twice its normal volume. and that
these two evils are driving business out Of
the oo9neSy and retasdine the develocmsct
Of our seeourccs. r. We 20 on in this vac
how aSail - Escape tapkruptcy and ruin
We confsss that the prospect is dark. and
that il is growing darker every day while
We continue in our present course. We see
no hope except Ia the good sense ., the
people. Who are growing resiive under the
burdens. and who already manifest dispo
sition 10 inquire what benefit ,h (, are 10 re-
ceive for tue lavish expenditure OF their
money.