Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-28
mraR THE GRANT ORGAN
A Terrible COunter.slevo1utlon
ApPrOachfng.

ImEAR THE GRANT ORGAN.
A Terrible OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
approaching.
From the New York Rad. ) Herald. Aug sth.
The figures. as they come in from kea-
lucky, are mounting up for the Democrat
&c msIority. The last returns. which We
published yesterday, set down eighty -hve
thousand majority for Stevenson. tue
| democratic candidate for Governor, and
these returns represent the country dis
| tricts from which they come in slowly,
and will probably show larger gains, ac-
cording as they are received. The result
| OF the June election in Oregon was quite
"a remarkable an evidence that the people
are awake to the mulufarious mischief
which the radical party has wrought in its
administration of the Government. We
cannot. therefore. shut our eyes to the d.
rec,ion Of these strsxs which sho~ how
the wind blows. The Republican majority
10 Oregon in 1866 was 32T the Dem1crat-
&c ms orty for member Of Congress (ths
solitary one who represents that young
| State) was, at the election o. the first Mon
day in June, 1868, l.2O9. Here was
| gain Of the anti-radical party Of over NJ
| teen hundred votes in Z voting population
Of twenty thousand. Taking these t~o
States % an example. wewill find that the
people are no. abandoning their hostility
to the wanton and dangerous policy Of The
ruling fa;iion, which during three years Of
peace has increased the national debt and
kept up war prices and war taxation. The
Kentucky election has taken place since
the Presidential nominations Of both par.
ties were made, ard yet 80 far from the
nomination Of the radical convention 10
Strengthening that faction, or tho
nomination Of Seymour and Blair weaken
ing the spinal column Of the Democracy in
that State, hey have turned events the
other way.
These results are but the early indioa
tons Che skirmish fire 40 il wers) OF the
great revolutionary hattie which 10 sbeut
10 open. II the other Stats elections which
are TO come Of between this and the Prssi
Dental contest in November should happsr
10 give like indications Of popular hesitil
ity to the radical usurpations and corrup
tons, Who can tell bu. that the nomineei
Of the Chicago convention may be over
whelmed W tho weight Of radical malad
mini stration since the rebellion was wount
up by Gen. Grant that they have To carry
on their shoulders II We look at tho fact
which confront the people when they come
10 vsts, We God that taxes To the amount
three thousand millions Of dollars have
been impos upon US. We find that ID
national debt has been increased to tn
tune Of three thousand million more. An
this, when the country 10 ~ peace and tn
, people had right to hope for . reductio,
Of taxes and the national obligation
, ~ the fruit Of victory Won, God know
with what terrible sacrifices TO every HON
and hearth in the country.
e But, instead Of the load being lighssnet
a w are called on to bear further exaction
10 submit to increased expenditures.
order 10 keep a portion OF the country il
subjection more troops are called for. Nc
foisied into Congress from the Southsr
States, and Governors who really reprssel
little more than a mock constituency, de
mand from the Government an expense,
army 10 assist them in carrying out schen
Is and ambitions which are purely partiss
and are positively destructive to the pea,
and good Of the country. |. is facts lii
these which meet intelligent men Of q
parties when they coa,c 70 cast their vote
and We canno. be surprised that msiortl,
continuance Of this kind OF Government
The people demand $ change, and It
the people, and not any paticular party wi
will make the issue At the approachir
election. Names aud individual csndds
cs count for every little in this contest.
il a cheap Government, honestly admin
tered in Wow Of the fact that tho country
he at peace, which, the people require.
MI serious counterresolulion, therefore, ter
r,y bio to the politicians, no doubt. but go'
en- and wholesome for the people-bscause
~ i, being born Of tho peoples At han
ne Nothing but the marvellous activity Of 0
population and the untold recourc.s OF 1
a' county could enable ust bear the preso
burden Of taxation or induce US to subn
TO carry il so long.
But il is evident that . reaction has 9
in, and it may DO that in the course
z. events as now foreshadowed tho next &c
I tons will result in sending majority
II Congress, possibly in favor Of rcpudiatio
bu. certainly in favor OF q vast ieduct
OF the present enormous taxation.
so The public mind leans that way l.
"a US have peace, real peace, IL tho poDul
in cry, and the popular heart naturally YEAR
Al for the possession Of that prosperity viii
should accompany peace. The result
the Presidential election may be SO vague
=. q oded in the conflict between the RICH
IS OF the Northern and Southern States in Il
ii. mater of rsnchisc as regulated by rsdit
log slation ~ 10 drift us into anothe. ci,
war; bl,it - ciesely the duty Of 4
TAT Northern States 10 sst the sesl c:nphstici
OF y upol the issue by their votes aud len
lie n1thing to chance Or ", opening 10 conf
The expressions Of auti-rsdical sentims
in tho late elections IN Kentucky Rl
n Oregon Is but the precursor Of q gre
c,in'errevolution. upon the verge Of viii
= the country stands at this moment