The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-10-23
PerllOEs Prcccden.s.

Of the Government in the hands of
man who must, from the absolute
aecessity imposed upon him, by his
personal and political surroundings,
become a mere military dictator,
certain grave preccdents arc to be
established by his election, which
it is we'll net to lose sight of. Some
of these may be summarily set forth
as follows
The election of Grant, with the
retention in power of the Radical
party, will be a ratification by the
people Of all the violations of the
Constitution which have marked
the conduct of that party from the
start.
It will be precedent for cstab-
fishing governments Of force, in
spite Of the will Of the people, in
parts Of the country when Radical
ism and Radicals are unpopular.
1t will be a precedent, for max
ing this government, thus, not a
government of, and for the whole
people, but only for a portion,--
it may be a mere beggarly minority
even.
It will be, substantially, a pop
ular endorsement of all the audac-
ious and shameless violations of
law, of which this Radical party
hayo been guilty, during the last
seven or eight years, including
Arbitrary and illegal arrests.
The seizure Of persons and pa
pers without color Of lawful author
ity. .........a -r.
The substitution of military for
civil law, iu time of peace, ap1 in
sections of country where there is no
resistance to the Government. .
The destruction of the liberty of
the press.
The denial Of freedom of elect.
ions. #".:#+
The closing up Of the Courts. the
suspension Of the habeas corpus, and
the denial of justice to the People,
where justice was due.
The Withholding cf nearly all par
liamentary rights and privileges
from minority representatives in the
Federal Legislature. .@Esat#s
The establishment of a financial
policy, which increases the wealth
of the rich, and tends to make the
poor man mendicaRt.
Which lays the labor and indus
try of the nation under a fearful
contribution, for the benefit of
wealthy manufacturing ana banking
corporations. .
Moreover, it will be an endorse
mcnt Of
Tho High Tariff Swindle.
The Shameful extravaganza in the
Public Expenditures, and
An opening Of the door for still
heavier burthens of taxation, with
4 multiplication Of army Of in
ternal revenue collectors, who arc
eating up the substance ofthe coun-
try, like the locusts Of Egypt.
The maintenance of q standing
army in the Southern States. at an
average cost, each man, Of 50. coo
per aanum, come, in due pro-
portion, out Of the pockets Of the
workingmen, the mechanic, the sal.
aried clerk and the poor sewing girl,
alike.
These arc some Of the prccedents,
financial economic, which the elcc
tion of Grant will be used to confirm
and establish. There are others OF
even grayer character, affecting
our social and political status. which
must not be overlooked. Among
these are
The enforcement ofncgro suffra &C.
The Inauguration ofa war ofraces.
with
The conversion of ten states Of tho
Union into SO many Yankee Sar
Domingos, Haytis and Mexicos. -
N. Y. Express.
A Radical orator calls the public
debt "a monument Of glory whose
base rests on the shoulders of the
common people. y Not bad; it is {
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