Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-31

THURSDAY byEsiSG.....,..jAN. 81.
gispI~nsans Truths.
once ia great while some indignant
msmbsr Of the Radical party. who has at
tanned 10 ,he dignity Of seat in the Com
gress, casts al le the shnckles of political
BONDAGE aud has the mrnliness to assert his
indie penGencs Of the iron rule that holds
him IN subjecton sxcepl on some merely
temporary occas on. And during his mo
mentary freedom the member, whnver he
may chance 70 be. 10 apt to disclose the Sc
crcts II III. prison-house' and tell some
unwhelsome and likewise unpalafaois
truths. 4 case in polni occurred yesterday
in tie Senate. AZ one o'clock the tarih
bill came up for discussion, when Senator
Crimes of this State obtained the floor
Considering the brisfness of the time no
occupied, he managed TO crowd into his 70
marks an amount Of truth SO peculiarly IN
pleasant to his party that we almost wonder
he was permitted 10 proceed. The gag
law has ever been the !ayorite resort OF the
pretended party of free speech and it,
omission yesterday, when 70 favorable an
opportunity presented in the acse oil Mr..
Grimes, is certainly matter ior surprise
That gentleman said
The man who opposes ,his,measure may
expect to be slandcTed. The protectionists
huv nj To nonr..I r,tf Nm ,+tafa ff slnir
wrath against any man who Opposes il -
Threats of political os'racism have been
made against those who do not believe this
bl! to be ior the best interests of the coun-
try That portion 81 the public PRESS
which has been subsidized 70 their interests
is rife with charges that the capital is
throngcd with FREQ traders. aud that British
gold is being used 10 defeat American inter.
ssts, and every man is condemned who
would not enquire before he would vote -
We know what all tais means. So far as
have the ability, sm resolved that the PEG
pie shall know what II means. II means
that two or three large manufacturing in'
terests Of The country. no, satisfied with the
enormous profits Of the last six yesrs, arc
determined, at whatever it may cost, to put
More money into their pockets. To this end
they have persuaded some, and cocrced 9th.
er manufacturing interests to unite in dc>
mand for what they call protection to Amer
lean labor. but what some other people with
more truth. cal! robbery of American labor
and agriculture II means that the men
whe are interested in the passage of the bill
are bent upon taking the legislation Of the
country into their own hands; that they are
unwilling that there should be free inquiry
into the subject: that conscious Of the inter
estcd motives Of their own actions, they can.
not conceive il possible that they should act
from different motives. Knowing the ven
Atty Of their own editors. they cannot think
Of such thing Is m independent, manly
American editor. This mad>dog cry Of
british gold" aud interested motives passes
by me like the idle wind This is not a
bill 10 raise revenue. II will decrease the
revenue, and destroy thu commerce OF the
country.
There il a vast deal OF truth underlying
Mr. Grimes remarks, and rs natural con-
sequence his speech excitcS the ire of such
members Of his party NJ are pledged to
"Proiec,or." The 9r,junrs attacks on
the geatleman for daring to expose What
tuF many wars INNS bFfl II Ht' ftiltiilf III
that journal, is specially noiiccabl>. Il &C.
cuscs Mr.. Grimes of having lost his temper
Now the contrary is the fact. HE speed
was written, aad n man who reads speccl
Is not apt to lose his temper. Ii he does i
is purely accidental. resulting general,
from some unexpected side issue. and h,
speedily RECEIVERS it. But it is the 2ribun
which has evidently lost its temper |,
canno. devote q dozen lines e. Mr. Grimes
speech without sneerins at him FOR lack o
talent because he "rcad" his speech, moi
without accusing him OF fa!sehood bccaus,
no has the tcneri,y to disagree with III,
great "Protectionist' of the age, who mus
necessarily be insalliblc, nor without Mt
tempting 10 beli,,lc, his argument bccaus
they are irrcfuiab!c. All this SAVIOR. NOR
of lost temper than anything we can Dc
tcct in Mr.. Grimes speech.