Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-27
rrowlsle Among ulse "lsoys."

The soldier "blys" who carried tho mus
kct~ aud did the fighting during the late
war, to save the Union mot the Republican
party, as the Radici ls maintain, mt cr-
a-tly understand how it 10 that greenbacks
at 10 per cent. Of are good enough Tor
them, while 10 takes bright shining gold to
be- good enough for the non CON oattsnt
bond holders--most OF whom scorned 10
risk hair 81 their heads upon the battle
field. They don's understand the Radical
programme as having any particular bear
Ing in their favor. but secm disposed (poor
bli,i IN trials y to the belief that their pairi
otism and self .acrin 30 their suffering and
toll, ought to be requited Ia ss good money
(as f,r as money goas) a. tue stay -at.home
bead holders. az course this 10 wofully
wsopg ON the part Of these solders-who
ere told by the Rads that the glory they
achieved Is beyond all value in gold, but for
oil that they IRE brszen-isced enough TO
maintain that when gold is paid 10 anybody
on account OF the wa, that they are surely
entitled TO come in for their share. They
don't seem to credit The assertions of the
leading RadicSls tina, bond holders and
bond holders alone arc tho favored ores
Who ,nust be led with specie, and not only
10 ,hev fail TO see it in that light, but they
are determined 10 make fuss about il. Even
the q. A. Il. are taking the mattcs up. and
the Radicals will and that instead OF being
able to manipulate this body 70 its own
base uses, that il will come hack on them,
and mako them trouble about this gold mat
ter. The following extract from the Wash
,ngton correspondence Of . Chicago paper
shows pretty clearly how the thing is 20
ing:
DR.. Stevenson. Of Sprintield, H.. Who vas
tie original organizer Of tho &c. A. RS"
Grand Army Of the Republic. on |
here yesterday - committee Of ore to pre- |
cent his credentials ~ commandant to Gen. |
John A. Logon. The doctor, Of oouras,
made the usual speech on such occasions, in
the usual delicious manner. After Il was
through with, however, he proceeded TO tell
John privately that the ID Was to pay
among the "boys," usisss something was
done. and that I'D soon CHE doctor il as
clsssie - the Gsnsssl; il anything. a little
more SOY. BY CsaGress. - sslisvs the coun-
Try. He told JoAs that even the g. A r.,
with all iss posts and commander, from
Dick Nglesby down 20 Col Harlow, could
not save the State, with Grant placed upon
The National Bank and boad- holdess' plat
form And not only 80. but he told him
that the opinion was universal among the
bsys Il mean The officer boys) that met in
Philadelphia, that even Grsnt could not
ssvs the party unless the ship was put right
about on new financial TACK. have not
heard that John disagreed With the doctor
n to single one Of his statements. But
John is not in the Grant ring. and cannot
be as long ~ Mark Antony Washburne con
troi- our Cesar.
ln th's connection, might say that some
Of the Indiana Republican members are
swearing as he Chicago 7ri6xse for its
abuse OF the platform of the Indianapolis
Republican C,unty Convention. They saw
shat the IT1oSne had better mind lie own
matters, and leave the Hoosiers to take car.
OF theirs. But such squirnnr and ,lodr
ing a. there IL upon this financial question.
in tue Radical ranks to-day. threatens to sc.
tlcosiy Deopardize the very existence oil The
party. Like Banquo's ghost, it viii not
down At the bidding OF any paid press or
politician, but will keep shaking its CORY
locks at The afiriehted poor devils who are
candidates for re cleo ion, in the most ter
ribly alarming manner. A leading Repub
lican from New Jersey informs me that
three-6fths Of his party in that StAts ere in
favor Of Psndleton's platform And 90 il
gees I'll over.