Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-07
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
Gloomy rorebod1ngs by Wendell
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from the ii-Slsvery Standard.
The Republican party is afflicted with
half.men and halfsmeasures. When II
should present . bold, strong front, it hest.
tate., ard is vacilAting. Il 10 one OF those
periods Of wavering just now. 1t Is con>
frontsd 10 the Executive Chair BY bold,
unscrupulous opponent, who has plsinlv
forfeited oil claim to the Office he Is permit
ted to usurp and dishonor 10 the interest
Of treason and misrule. Republicans, IS .
body, are fully conscious OF this, and de-
sne his impeachment. Recently the tide
in faycr of impeachment seemed to be rsp>
idlv rising 50 much so that even The Tines,
Evening Post. and many other halfway
Journals. were almost swept away By the
flood. But the October and November cleo.
tions are near 1t hand, and there Is sppar.
emit again . dspositionlto dodge the ques-
ton and to avoid plain responsibility.
Massachusetts, Republicans MreoteS i'm
parchment but do not make il IN earnest,
emphatic demand. The Republicans Of this
State are not likely 10 do more,
il a. much. We hold this skisk.
ing policy to be not only wrong in prinei.
pie, but . wretehed blunder in party man.
sgsmcnt. Johnson, itnpeached and out Of
office, can add but one Insignificant and
disgrseed member to the Democratic party.
He 10 not desired BY that party distinctly
within their fold. lie 10 disowned and
disclaimed by the world. But reta ned in
office TO the end Of the term, with his re-
naming patronage TO be manipulated by
the Weeds, Stewards and Raymonds, he Is
infinitely more serviceable TO the enemies
Of Radicalism. In connection with trading
Senators and Representatives he has power
enough left 10 give the political necessity
theory Of half men and half measures the
show Of plausibility.
The Philadelphia Convention Of last yesS
was apparently, for immediate results, .
ridiculous failure. II 10 BY no means cer>
tain. however, that with the lapse Of anoth-
er year, il may not reasscrt itself with
strength sufficien. 10 give victory in the
Presidential campaign 70 the Democratic
party, or to force Republicans to the level Of
Grant for candidate. A Democratic vic>
tory, in the name Of Republicanism, would
be the most disastrous kind Of defeat. To
such defeat the present Republican mans
agement strongly tends. II - as cruel and
unjust TO the Ioyalists Of the South. black
and white, as It is impossible ct the North.
II is not alone in dealing with the inn
parchment question that this shiftless. vac
illating Management 10 shown. but not less
with the question of suffrage. The action
Of the Constitutional Convention Of this
State Il one Of the latest illus'rations.
By ito adjournment the question 10 again
carried beyond the November election to
still greater uncertainty, whenever the vote
shall finally be taken BY the close proximi.
~ Of the next Presidential Gubsrnatorisl
elections. Having stultified itself BY
adopting IN absurd. illogical sepor.
sga INST political equality for women, the
Convention now votes prolonged adjourn>
ment on the plea Of want Of time, 10 complete
leisurely its work after the election ct which
the revised constitution should have been
submitted. There ere most urgent reasons.
national a. we'll .. State, Why the question
of negro suffrage should have been cous-
ageously met and triumphantly settled now.
II has, as yet, reached but preliminary
stage .. the South. There il no funda
mental guarantee that this preliminary rule
may not be reversed at the next step, and
the blacks Of the South be again disfran>
chised and practically re>ehslaved. The
question met and satisfactorily settled here,
and elsew here Al the North. would contri>
butte largely to its final adjudication, upon
a correct basis throughout the South. The
suffrage issue is definitely before the pco-
pie of Ohio and Kansas Gin the latter for
women as well as colored mem and for the
sake of justice 10 those v no are now disfran-
chised, for the honor Of the white citizens
Of those States, and on account Of tho ma
tional cause We trust il NAV not suffer de-
feat.
The cause Of impartial freedom and Of
universal suffrage is destined to 60 forward
to complete victory. Agitation will not
cease till this result, is reached. The part
th.t proves itself equal to our demand, and
brsvely meets the issue will win and retsin
the sceptre Of power. There is in this coun-
try no heridary succession for parties, as
elsewhere for kings. Let there be no moro
wavering.