Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-29
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ING:
The political moun;ebanl,s now assembled
a Washington, who run tie legislative
ranch Of the Government with SO much
glory % to themselves and profit to their
pockets, may well b. considered as q. rep
res natives of that intriguing aud dom
ucering body Of men who style Themselves
Tie Republican party. What claim they
can sighttully lay to tina. name 10 more than
We can comprehend. lntolerant to degree
that knows no limit, they seek with might
and main to perpctuats the ascendancy Of
their political organization. attain that
end they leave nothing undone. Dirty
work and much Of il, seems TO be their de-
sidera'um. What care they for the Consti
tuition Of the United States OF the decisions
of the Supreme Court, They are sworn to
support the former. but what care they for
their oaths wh,n the ascendancy Of the Re
publican party is at stake, With . con-
tcmptuous sheer they turn from sworn duty
to foster and strengthen party that is ~
rotten and corrupt rs themselves They
legislate for their own advancement; pass
laws that will benefit themselves and the
rich classes aud Cypress the poor; make
vast appropriations Of the peoples money
10 fatien their purses and strengthen their
power and then shout With mock sanctity
We are the loyal representatives Of a
loyal people T.
So they are, but the Lord deliver no from
such ioyaity' We heard enough about it
in the days Of I.incolns administration. -
Then every man who did not dance when
Father Abraham flddlcd was iisisyoi. There
was no escaping tho verdict. The abolition
press shouted itself hoarsc on every concely-
able occasion. Dance was tho word, or
else you sre distoyal But how is il now ,
oh. It's quite another thing ut present.
Then 1t WAS your bull that goled my OF,
but now il 10 my OK that cores your hu'l,
which mikes oil the difference in the world.
Nearly two years have passed since
the closc Of The Tar for he Union. Yes
the war for the Union.-tbat il the name
Horace Greeley and other shining lights Of
tho Republican party gave it. With much
move truth they might have called il the
war for disunion, for subsequent
events have more than proved it
such. The population OF the as>
cendsncy Of the Rep ublienn pay
according to Thad Sievens-is Of much more
consequence than the union Of States. The
people II the South can pay tdres and bs
ruled by Federal officers They have State
governments and ars governed by State
laws, but they can have no voice in the leg
isla,i,c halls At Washington II is not
claimed that they are Territories or
States ont Of the Union Not ut all But
yet they cannot be represented until the
people inhabiting them submit To certain
obnoxious and I" them, relulslye demands
made without the least authority 10y tie
Sanhtdrims noS disgiacing the Nat ona'
Capitol What many Northern State has
oil along refused TO do and sill re-, SEES 10
DO, the Southern States musf do whc,hc
thsy will .r not. What rights have they I
VI course, hone History tell us that Il
certain people, not l,ng rpo. ,ovolutionizc +,
and their war. cry was, "1drHion ,rifteaf
representation j. tyranny" The old stat.
House 1t Boston, still stands, silent wits
ness 10 the many eloquent appeals made
there in in behalf e this sentiment, which
was the germ from which grew mighty
Republic. Times are changed, however,
aud intolerance has taken tho place OF
reason and justice Taxation without rcp>
resentation is no longer tyranny-it is a
blessing in the yes OF tho intensely loyal
representatives Of loyal people Liberty.
equal rights, freedom, loyalty--forsoo,h =.
These words sound finely when uttered by
intolersnt fanatics, but thsv must only be
applied in behalf of those TO whom, in their
intolerance, they are magnanimous emo Ugh
10 extend them Every man cannot be thus
favored 'twould lie inpolitc il nothing
more. 1u, there isa good time coming !,
the horizon is frightening. Thad Stevens
and his crew have run the political machine
long enough TO open the eyes Of tho people,
Tho end must soon come, but with il w
fear may come n terrible shock 10 our na-
t,onal prosperity. This shock will learn us
lesson it will learn the people lesson,
but it nay prove awful!y disastrous IN its
consequences. Depression in manufac>
lures, reduudancs Of idle labor staenation
in busincss and ruin in finarcial circles can
not be improved by heavy taxation. The
people will soon wake up 70 = realizing
sense Of their condition. and il they do not
then hurl the dominant party from their
(ea,hcrcd nests We shall he much mistaken.
The safety Of the nation depends upon II.
and The nation must be saved, no matter
what becomes Of the loyal representatives Of
loyal people.
Senator lir1mee.
Iowa, and Burlington in particular, says
the Burlington Argus, feeis rery proud that
their eminent Citizen 10 so nobly standiug
by the free trade interests Of the West