Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-04

s-M0NDAY kyEsfNG. NOV. 4.
GRANT.
Gen. Grant declares that be viii not &C
ccpt nomination for President from the
radicals proper. So saYs special 70 ths
New York Tribune.
This mar be true, or not Whether Il IS
or no, makes little difference. Con. Grant
will undoubtedly be the candidate OF the
Republican party in the next presidential
oampsirn. That he may be its candidate
il Is not at all necessary that he should
make auy declaration q radical principles
All he has got 70 do is 10 psG his cigar
his ellence will win him the nomination.
More than one-half Of the Republican pa
pers Of the country are outspoken in favor
Of his nomination. A majority Of the 9th
er half are ready 20 fall into line--tslk or no
talk The balance. with the New York
7ritSas ~ leader. will hang back while
declaring they will never consent to such
political abomination. but will finally drop
into the arrangement and become his mos.
vigorous champions. The party 10 obliged
TO do it. In its present critical condi
ton they dare not refuse TO take the dose.
"Principle" -.ccoriing to their IDEAS, will
be- their ruin If they persist in principle. -
Policy Is their only salgaUpi, and enough
Of the party are ready aud willing nay,
anxious. 70 Ioreee their principles and take
up Gen Grant as a policy candidate in or.
der that they may win. Every reading
and thinking man in the country knows full
web that Grant il no Radical. lie never
gave any evidence of such q state OF mind,
and il is not TO be expected that he will
The Radicals understand this, but Radical,
or Conservative, or Democrat, or Copper.
heai-so he keeps cigar ia HE mouth
and puirs out smoke instead Of words
they will nominate him-simply because
they cant afford 70 do otherwise.
Let them nominate. Driven 10 policy is
equivalent TO being driven TO the slau shter.
II Will gain them few more votes in the
aggregate. bu. when party once confesses
the impotsnoy OF its principles and strive $
10 MAINTAIN power through the shiftinsa
and shirkings Of policy alone, il 10 from that
hour struck with modification. Ssonor OF
later the final dissolution must take place
RADICAL TESTIMONY.
The Springfield Republican says there il
'the Same source Of weakness in Nes
York o. in Pennsylvania. Very likely Z
Radical weakness.
REPUBLICAN, DIssArIsFAcrroS.-H Harper
Weskiv OF The Goth instant, says Of the
prodigious falling of Of the Radical vote
THAT is tho significant sign Tha. ia the
instruction ard tho warning" And then
tho Radical sheet makes an acknowledge
mont, which IL, in fact, n confession ,ht,
ihore ID general Dissatisfaction among Re-
rrblicans with the Radical policy. isays
"iae election shows general L isatsrs
ton among Republicans, and the causes orc
supposed to be- q want of confidence in TIE
comprehensive Political ability Il man y
who have become conspicuous as leaders
and discomfort with tho method III which
The great purpose Of the party is being
worked out, as well as with the corruption
and intestine feuds which are always to be
found in ereat parties"
Rrrons C.LLRD F0R The "beilowings
aud hallooincs" Of Radical orators abou,
"rebols.' "Copperhesds, loyalty" are
disgusting the iuiicious and sacacious nom
hers Of the party. II seems to be the only
csp'ssl the noisy fellows have. The Gin
cinnsti Commercial and New York Times
have already severely rehuked the speakers
who seem T. imsgin, that there is nothing
TO talk about hat loyalty and the niger. "
The New York Post Joins them in demand.
ing reform in this matter. II intmates
that something else is wanted besides par.
tsan harangucs, long indictments Of the
President end furious abuse Of the Democ-
racy. A discussion OF principles 10
wsnted. Speaking of Mr. Colfsx and his
war speech" a, c9opet Institute il says
"Ne shcu 4 like 20 hear from Mr.. Colfax
celmcr discussion # the situsion. iinan.
cal A. well rs political. founded upon fun.
dameniai principles, AMI calculated 70 con.
trul our future legislation. r. Iced. we are
ct opinion thst all our most con p cuous
statesmen, as VII as ear most gifted Wi.
tiers tor the magazines md newspapers. can
not serve their country better ist now than
hy contributing what they can to the dis
oussion of principles. We nrc not only re-.
constructing the South. but wc are recon.
s'ruciing ourselves. aud ii is important that
we bring I, the task \ clear knowledge of
the laws o! society md politics, and dis
position to apply them 10 the solution o.
cur problems"