Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-27
Democratic state Ticket.
ALL AmAM.


AL Nss Avn.
Tho Republicans ara mons'sous on gssa,
humbass Their Misrepresentation are
hsc the saads Of the zee without number;
bu, among them probably there 10 no ono
tina, 10 - snesasingly usgsd vpen the pso-
pie a. The ridiculous stuff that equal taxa
ton. - demanded BY. the Democratic
party, would sntsil nssssnal tar upon oil
the pss~onsl prosperity Of Tho people. o.
sourse. the resolution Of the New York
CONVENTION bsars no snch construction. 1t
demands equal taxatisn. Neither the bonds
Of the boodbeldsr nor the lands Of the
isndboldsr. nsr the houses nor other prop
srty Of the people are taxed by the Gen
sral nevssnmsnt SO in this rsspcea the
Ara,ion. or non.taxation. rather, IL equal !:
thus sho~ing 70 any boAv but "nstls,
born feel" that the resolution has no refer
seee 10 tAaatioa BY the General Govsrn-
nsnt. Bat whom ~ come 70 state, county.
maalcipai and township ta1ation. what Is
ths cassf Why. The lands Of the farmer,
the houses and every spsciss Of tho prop
svtv. real and psrsosAl. Of our people ar.
taxed. while the Usvsrnmcut bonds are
exempted. Hero 10 the unequal taxation
10 which the Democratic platform alludss.
aud which II demands shall be corrected.
The man vino owns . farm worth $780,
600. or houses TO that value. or goods and
urrchandiss, 81 n ioundry. or anything
else, excspt bonds. 10 that amount. pays 10
the 1snsral Govsrnmsnt the tax upon the
income II hi- business, aud i. also taxed
o. tho value u hls property Tor safe,
c'aniy, Municipal. townshp aud local pur
yesc,. The bpndaoidrr i taxed Oh his
,pcpms tho sana AZ tac ,thers, which thus
fhf,s squai, bat whsa It coiuss & State,
roon ', township. municipal and lo-sl pur.
P.srs his 100000 III bonds are trss,Jf
freia ,srd,ios l. this rishlg The cirn
aushofit,e Of the State. county, city. ole
protect HIM in N. possession ~ his iron
ersy aud his = ghu. W, no pays NOT . cent
Tor thsr suppari--net u ceat for '.chco,
no ises 70 educate his childrou not a-cen,
fer the salaries OF our uevcrnor. State Of
n;srs. Legislature. mayors, police. Judges,
etc. etc etc. p, Is this Just, We put ,hs
question TO every honest aud candid man.
DON'T OIEEAx UBN.
supsthamsn Efforts, which We hope wl
not he successful, are being mad. TO d.fca.
Ben Batter. Butler 10 III, Representative
man Of the radical party. lie. ~ his own
person, stabod.ss the very quint.s.cuce OF
Rsd,caiism. 1. would therefore DO . pity
- d'spsnss with his invaluable services =,
tune when, Of I'll cthcrs they are mas,
"sstsd. What wouid the Forty frat Con
Gress be without Battery II wsnd be the
trsdsey Of Hamlet With thu par, Of hamIc,
Omitted. Butler 'nns, To- reclectei.
Thaddsus Stevens hsuog Ions 10 his las,
rest. wav, II not Batter, il 10 assume the
leadership of tho revolutionary Radicals in
Scngrrsss Whore, in The ranks of the vie
laters OF Tho Constitution. il to ks found
~ recrF lie stands without An equal.
None OF .hose who in the present Congress
have distinguished themselves a. uamplers
upon the rights Of the nation can hold .
candle 10 the Lowell pAchy dcrm. In this
rssPect he stands tull head aud shoulders
above his follows. and therefore, to main.
tain the unites Of the Republican party,
his election must Be guaranteed. lie 10
the elephant Romeo in the gssal Radical
~eusgsr's. he 10 the. thick skinned AMI
NAL ssa'nst whoss hA,depsd spidermis tn.
sha'ts Of ridculs and ssnstitu.ion srgu.
mont are slihe pswerlsss. lie shakes then
on az the Nsmcan lion shakcs the d,wdrou
from HE msns. We repeat. Butler mus,
be 70 elected. The good Of the eoun,r,
demands It, Ne 10 the Individual 70 whom
the rsins that guide. end the lash tina, urs.s
on the Radical party .slons should BE- istrus-
ted. Republicans OF Massachusetts,, unles.
YOU are ialsst t. your party. false to your
principles, aud talss to ths man Who cs al
sthsrs has served - give you your prss.n,
sn'iaels no,osissy. ysu cAslot refuse to
vote fer Butler. -.
EvEov vOrE COUNTa.