Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-08
TnE raxr.-rmE FUTURE.


TME rAHT.-rnE FUTURE.
vii our Democratic fri, nds Of the press /
omit discussing the questions How ~
were d.i.a,sd,' and take up that more i'm !
por,aut AID interesting one. How shall ~ ,
,uc 20 - De roit Free p sss.
Fha,is good counsel. snd il should be
universally adopted. No good whatever,
bs, otly evil can come from wrancling over /
i ers Inst cannot now be reme6i,d - I
leo Il tic New York Convention commit
ttt aa.r.sr "a Tho nomination Of ito csnd,- I
datss. or ~ the platform Of priheipss !,
adopted. neither can nov b recalled. Both |
the nominations and the resolutions Of The
Convention were unanimously approved BY
dslegates from every State in the Union.
who had been selected as the representative
men Of Tie party upon that occasion. They
dill What vas thought best und,r the cir
cums,ances, and We cannot doubt. without
questioning the into gritty Of the men who
comp s,d that body. but the grea' nsas
we're governed by the mos. patriotic pur-
p,s--. They met 10 place candidates In the
fe a and on . p!AdJIm that would redeem
The country from .nisrule, the sx'rsvsgancs
and corruption Of The the pas, seven ysars
and . half II was not . contest ever can
eida,sa that assembled the convention bu,
% d. VITA, was in ito power TO restore the
Ueisa. with The peace, prosperity and pro
sr.s. tha, pleased the county Wien the
Gs.ernmsnt was adminis,sred BY the Dem
ocra,ic party.
There is not . Democrat In this broad
l.nd ~ho earnestly desires The supremacy
Of tho principles and policy Of bic party
but must feel more anxious to do what 10
Necessary for their success than 10 turn
aside snd engage in the pro 1usss discus
sion ~ to "how Ne wsrs defeated" Ne
good can eous from crimins.iens and re-
elimination over The past. There 10 no
disposition among the Dsaoeraey. 30 fer
~ our information gees, to tolerate any At
tempt. M matter what may BE- the motive.
10 create bad feeling Or disssnsions over the
action of,hs party itself. To ase hoosly
comparison. The milk 10 spilled. and no INST.
ter whether the COW kicked over the buckle
or the maid upset II, the misfortuus has o.
carrsi and 10 past recovery, except 70 proo'
by the experience Of the past in guarding
agains, similar disasters or mis,akss 10 the
future. Il 10 probable that the Democratic
National Convention which will assemble In
ls7,. ~ill b mainly composed Of thoss
that made up the last. and let W, aaa par
~. leave Il to that nventien 10 rectify the
errors, and redress the wrongs. II any were
committed.
Tho duty ofths Democracy IL plain. and
that IL 10 MAINTAIN their organ zstions and
be prepared FOR every skir nish, for every
ecclion, even If apparently Insignificant,
until tho gre,. contest OF 1879 arrives. A
party without organization, no matter how
nunsrica!ly strong, 10 liss an army without
dlsctp inc. A pruden, and wise course
with p,slt,vc principles and policy, and az.
"
l.ll 70 achieve success in the future. No
enc agemeat whatever should be given
70 ihssc who under the guiss OF cloak OF
refreshing private grievances you'd. il pos
o Die. cresc differences aud disssnsions.-
A Democrat Who is influenced by principle
", no, lot his petsonal disappoin,msn,s
aud W msv add d.satisfac,iona, permit
such considerations to control him. Let US
hrt drive from power tho party that 10 un-
derninins the grsa, temple Of liberty for
,ts over,hros, and ad ling burdens to an
slready tax j iden and oppressed people. to
MAINTAIN their supre .cv in the c,ntrsl Of
the Government. When ,his object 10 &C
c,npiished aad the country once more
PLACED upon tho ROAD 10 prosperity, then
tho ~ DC tins to dis,it. grievances. er.
rors AMI acts Of per ,ontl irj is ,s, Il a. !
vtrc csnm,e,si daring tho csnvas., bit IN
" thea give no hs.t. to gramblers q d
f.4it Tia i-r> wh, place III .lr a.n grievance,
abts. ,h' triumph If piineipls and he vel
itrc ol the country.
The Cattle a.OavcmalOu.
TIE dsaosrsti ,us Of The Sprins sld Cat
tie Convention. which closed its session OF
Tntr.lAy, eliminated in tho draft o. a "a 4
10 be presented to the various SMt- Legs
lsiufcs for their adoption, whereby 1t il
hoped 10 procure the appointment &c com
mss ners to wAIch over the health o
cattle, with poser to place those disease,
IN q isrAntins or have them Killed, 10 ore
vent tic introduclibn Of disease In III
Safes, I" project cattle In traasis and 4
prehiba inportations from Texas, bstwssl
the lst Of Ap,,l aud the Hr.t Of November
Tnis II tho iitst general movement put q
foot. and II 10 TO be hoped It viii meet will
such support as shall render il effective Il
aba,,ns the evil which 1t 10 desisosd 4
Teach.
PKoPsc,yvs PMcs o. aoos.-B r Thom
~ publishes en- article in tbs Ciacinu u
0asstse, IN which be claims thslshs prsduc
this year wi,l fall considerably short of tha
o. last year, end that prices will b hishe
than they are new before the end Of III
ssason, giving his rsascns - fsllows, wh,c
we copy - matter Of interest 70 mau,
Of our readers, whether they agree vii,
him In his conclusion or not:
Lust year packing was very remuusra
tive, aad tha: alone would Stimulate Price
this year. even granting that che p,essn
crop - - great - the last vas. Bus thor
are not =, many hogs this year. q Their
were last. Cora being very his h last year
farmers we're anxious 70 ct rid Of thei
pigs, consequently many young hogs tha
Ia bsen tautsned on waste aud o(fsl YER
ba,chsrcd and sent to market, thus mate
rally reducing the resources for this year
Tncn mmy hogs we're permitted 10 perish
dneing the winter FOR want Of sufii ,ixns foo.
making another drain upon the pres~,,
crop. And to increase both these evils. u,
one devoted their attention to raising pigs
Ant vas thought the sale Of the corn uouis
pas bet .r. The sb we reasons long sine,
inii ell me TO c1nclu 10 that the pressp,
Yeas crop Of hogs must fall short Of |.
sen =, and to confirm this have accumu
lated some statistical facts. From actua
inspection Of the Auditors books ia erh
,ssi Of the heaviest hog producing coup