Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-22

The New York Tribune. realizing The
force of the political gale which i sweep
ing away the Radical craft, is preparing us
readers 10 be ready for the storm wnen u
shall hr.xL upon New York in Nosembsf.
tits trimming ship-Piiching overheard al
.sel.ss lumber and dangerous fellows, WHO
.r. likely to sink the Radical ship. IL tells
the Legislative jobbers" TO beware. The
fel,ows Who have been plundering the State,
and arc accused Of venality. bribery, ras-
calisy and theft, are aspiring to be State
Senators and Representatives. Against
these loyal fellows the Tribune sends
centre shot. Il says:
Mcssieursl you say that you are homes,
men, and viii prove II by your course il
elected You cay that you have personsl
strength, and Gill show it ia the carvass II
nominated. You say that you have been
calumniAted. and want a chance TO prove
yourselves better tha, your reputation.
You say that you have children, and you
wish to vipdicate your character for their
aAkes
take any d,ck load tins fdH II cannot al
ford to assume the vindication Of aspersed
personal character. II must have candi-
dates Who arc not only honest and worthy,
but ~ho are universally known to be So
You know whether you are or nre not OF
this sort And If you are supposed-no
matter how unjustIy-to be legislative
jobber--if you are repu,ed to have paid
a l. III.
legislator, 10 have voted with reference 10
your own personsl advantage. i. is meanss
and selfish, aud treacherous on your part,
TO allow your name 10 be used for any place
on . Republican ticket this fall.
Yes, but the Radicals, true to their in
s,inc,s for rsscality aud plumber. have sc>
tually nominated some OF tho very men who
were proved. during the session Of the Con
stitutional Convention, TO be the most cor>
rupt men in the party. The real trouble 10
that the Radical party is all "icck >load."
ltshould all go overheard. Mo. Republican,
MANY Of the radical organs are in great
state Of pcspexity about the availability Of
Ten. Grant for the Presidency. Some OF
them shut their ewes. open their mouths and
swallow him whole; others stand smiling
about his political person, cndcsvoring I"
eatch the right kind Of scent. while Others
stll. moro wary than the rest, stand aleof'
saying that he must come right squsre out
one way or the other before We can either
adopt or discard him. They want him
nobody can tell how much. and yet with all
the reports that have been manufactured q,
Washington with the view Of placing him
in u strong light. with all tho reports Of
Cabinet caves droppe.s and Aey>holc listens
srs. they are yet in n state Of dreadful uns
certainty whether TO take him or leave him
The Gazette has been smnl'ing about hiu ,
front and rear, an ayows its inability to
make out his poli,ica I.endcr-and sncaks
Of bowling its opposition 10 any such sor,
Of cAodidate. Bot i, vii aot end here rhe
smclling committees w.il pur .ue their inves
ti:ation. Every step taken by III" Genaral,
and every wnrl spoken. VII hc u. subject
ofscvcrc criticism. witt the ,iew 81 a,cers
tanning ils, wha, he means when he aays or
does this, tina, or the o.her thing
80
RApiCAL FnAas - lhn Boston PS shys
the radical leaders now in Washin ton. 10
not pretend q c,nc-al their fear and tremb-
ling Ala meeting Of tho Southern oyal-
ists and members o! the ,:rand Army of tho
Republic lately, tho question vas asked by
J,dge PASCAL, II Texas -"What j. T. 10
the result Of this rcvnlsion in public scn'i
snent NJ the North ~ 4 member replied
that there could e bat one result, and that,
would be u remod ,lling of tho recanstruc>
ton acts by Congress- Those acts stood
c,ndcnn.d by the Republican patty and
uaess = change Wa speedily made che
party would be wiped out oi exisicac,. -
Several II the grntlcnen pre- en-: Expressed
themselves entirely opposed ~ any change
a. without ncyso sliltagc the electoral vote
Of the Southern States woui certainly lie
cast Tor a conser, s'ivc President, .ud ,hat
ecobVt i'ftuit EulU u ft-ult lDt1 usI
better fight i, out on the line II policy al
ready adopted.
JAY Cooks. ths great bunker, owns al
islani in Lake Erie. whoa i called Isle
GIBRALTAR, AMI to tie luxurious retreats OF
which he sends his friends 10 emo, them.
s.l.cs in fishing aud bathing. The ciito.
Of y Sandusky pspfr has been SHOWN the
bankers printed cards by means of which
his friends travel, at his expense. to and
from this Gibraltar Island 10 their homes
in the East. Every month the cards are
sent i, with the bills attached and the rich
man settles up the travelling expenses. HIS
expenses are rrca', hut his income is equal
10 that of half doz,n European princes,
and the tax payers groan.
Brvcks the election We were told that
the democratic party, being party Of res
pudistion, its sue cess would destroy the
credit Of the government and send gold up
out Of sight. The result Was exactly the
reverse Of the prediction. When the news
reached New York Of the splendid demo>
cratic triumphs in Ohio and Pennsy lvania
there was = depreciation in the price OF
god in Wall street. A democratic victory
IL taken by business men as = pledge that
the credit and liberties Of the nation will
be preserved.
hNN FLArr, sensational newspaper
Jscobin in Ohio, charges the Democratic
press with improper behavior in dragging
Mss. Lincoln and her conduct before the
world" II will strike most people that it
is Mrs. Lincoln VIII, has drag.ei herself
and her Old clothes before the world, and
that the Democratic press has had FAR les.
TO do or to say about her conduct in the
premises than tho Jscob.us who gave her
the clothes to get offices.
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