Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-15

n = : promising sign ~ tue WW~
4, N portions Of che Un'on. indepso-
den, journals are presenting the qses
.,on ~ ,scons,ruetion 10 business men, ana
r,cins them TO look at it from the stand
,,;r, ~ national and individual prosperity
"a M, mere party success. Ina late I
n he Boston Herald we find the
,,,.w;rr eh.ch is to good to be overlook
"a. II the time has not yet come when the
.mer,c.r people can attend to their mater
d, interests, we are at a loss to knew when
!, nil. come. Two years Of peace have been
sp,nt in experiment upon the political re-
c,rs,ruc,ion Of the southern States, and
The people Of che South now seem to be
n. oceedrns With commendable promp'nsss
in carrying on, the plans prepared by Co"-
cre.s for their admission into the Union.
They may safely be lett 10 themselves ana
shc uilicers Of the government charged With
supes,uteodiog the reorganization Of ssci-
ely 10 that section. and the attention Of the
massrs Of The people both North end Sosth
can b directed 20 the material interest Of
che counsry that have so long been neglect
ed. So far - the people ass concerned ~
are satisfied that shey ere ready 70 taxi
this common sense view o. the question
They have had enough Of contention an
strife 10 last them for generation. The
have had enough OF debt and taxation
satisfy their wildcat aspirations in that d.
rec,ion. They arc sick and tired Of tn
warfare that has been waged on absTsc
questions. They know well enough ths
our material interests bavo besn 81 owed
suffer. and the country lsnguishes unde
The oppressive burdens that impracticabl
me, have p cd upon it. They now want
cLaace 10 use their capital and devote thei
LABOR 10 the repsration ofshe damages sun
tanned in the wAr. Why should they nc
he allowed TO attend 20 their own affair
and. by the exercises Of an enligaiene
self interest, 60 on developing the resource
OF the country. and accumulating wealth
tighten tho burdens under which Ne labor
The schemes Of politicians arc oil thss pr
vents this desiIa able communication. III
country languishes Tor the want Of prac ic'
statesmen in place o political mountebsnk
Who have wormed themselves into oilie
The great ques,ion nov 10 be mot In 10
country il The financial question but ever
body kncws shat Congress tskss hold
that question last and dcvotcs 10 Il tho lea
its time. The condition Of the curssnc.
the rate Of taxation. and the redemption
the mor,gsgcd wealth Of tho country fro'
the hands Of its creditors, are subjects thu
have never yet been handled On thong
they had anything 20 10 with the msteri
prosperity Of the country. Business m,
Gee that trade, and production langui,
that money 10 scarce, though the curren,
has been expanded to twice its normal vo
umc, and that tbces two evils are drivil
business out Of sources. Ii we go on
this way how shalt We escape bankrupt
and rum We confess the prospect
dark, and that IL Is growing darker eve
day While we continue on our prcsc
course We see 10 hope except in the COO
sense Of the people, sho are growing resti'
msnifrs disposition to inquire what ben
til they are to receive FOR the lavish exper
Il turc If their money.