Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-31
cian0ii On Frlday.-Opcnlng Of
the Campaign.


Eighteen months elapss. A Presidents
election approaches. All the large North
srn States show great uneasiness. Many
openly pronounce their detection. The
radicals are alarmsd-thsy fear defeat
They must take up from the rc-orgsnizsd
States At the South whatever they may
lose At the North. They pass Law rsguls-
ting the electoral collegss-dsterminin ling
what votes shall and what shall not be
counted in the election. They declare
that none Of the old States ere States-that
no electoral votes shall be counted except
from States which have bssn re-organixed
since the spring Of 1s67-whish have
adopted new onstitutiens-whieh have
adopted negro suhrags-and which have
been admitted to representation By this
Congress.
Do you understand the meaning Of those
provisions The State Of Alabama. two
months ago. rejected absolutely The Con-
stitution, which WAS submitted 70 . vote Of
her people yet that same rejected Cousti.
tutien 70 put in force BY Federal arms, and
she % admittsd TO representation because il
70 believed that BY its stringent oaths -
many whites win b disfrsnchissd that her
electoral vote will bs carried for the radi.
GALS. Bah and cheers
Mississippi also rejected the Constellation
submitted - her people, but - the oaths
Of that Constitution are not 90 stringent.
and the whites might give Democrats
majority, she 10 denied representation. and
her electoral votes are not to be counted.
Virginia 70 supposed to have white popu.
latiou enough to adopt or reject her Goa
stitution, and then in either event TO give
the electoral vote to the Democratic candi-
date. and her name il Immediately strck en-
from the list.
Texas has not been Sufficiently humilia-
ted, and for her new military organiza-
ton is to be created, - you have read In
to-day papsrs.
A voice-"what do you think about the
State Of Ohio :"
Well, she is pretty good State, and l
think she can take care o:hersslf. lChssrsl
The fourteenth amendment has been de.
clsred, within two days, TO DO adopted
Ohio and New Jersey before their votes
were counted, before the other States had
ratified, BY solemn acts Of their Lcgisla
lures, withdrew their assent 10 this amend
ment. Tho ab.est conslitutieool lawyer
assert they had the right 70 do %. Ne nan
WI, smr0 tho question withoot doubt
aooes, eotwithstandiug the ausnduent n
oecls.sd to b adopted BY the votes ofthese
..o SAsss-snd it 10 already hiuted shst
Maryland and Kentucky viii Be. b. mere
orute force. excluded from the VOTE far
Prss'dsnt. On the pretsxt that ths;r ser,ee
sentstion has not been made 70 cores,1 -
the new rule established bv th,e .-..S
meut. ."ss s@snd-
Ny frisnds-my Republican fri.,a.
Are zen satisfied with this coudit;o. =
sn'ngsl A voice, NE, ns."l Il th;s ~.
1s,,otssien your party promised Z Are ven
wu"ng taat this gigantic civil war shculd
enc n mi: disgraesful scramble for ners
power! Are you willing that The no.
winch were lost, the blood which a. sh.d
me money which vas spent. The hieh ham,.
wn,cn were excited. should have no az.
snu .nsn this ptiful party scheme? a..
you Wiling that she fate Of American ill.,.
~, tne nigh interests, moral and mat.,;.,
involved IN restored Union. sheuld thn,
% MADE suoservient to mere party suc..ss
! cannss believe that you Are s..;.6sS -
the Republican party in this '"'' Win
Why Trey PRoMrsr
Thsy tell you that the work !.
plishsd; that the Union i. rs...r. .scSm.
whatever p wrong will be speedily r;,.s s1ss
b The State: Do not BE- dscsivcd TS:a
. ~ -. The b one oct 10 the 49, 's