Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-13

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..,.resss Of the West.
s.,.to, Harlan stated in the debate last
saturday or TIC River and liarbor Appro-
,r,.,,on. ihs: tho property aa,at on thu
Mississippi river and its tributaries 10 u
.,arle year would amount to q 600, Oc0 600
fr> thousand millions OF dollars. And
re, 10 promote tho badly needed improve
usn,. On these western waters the Radical
Congress refuses TO make the needed ap
preparations. II grinds out Of the people
one hundred millions per annum to sup
mort an army Of 5000 men In ,ims u
peace. nearly one half Of which has been
employed in destroying liberty and civl
government in the South and building up
the Radical party there But to improve
on which fre thousand millions OF pro-
psrty f)A,, and in which from hftcen to |
twenty States arc interested. they dole out
the paltry sun Of . million and . half OF
dollars Look At our enormous sxpendi. |
lures more than three hundred and Atty |
millions per annum-a terrible sum, and |
an immense proportion Of il employed in |
crushing and Raiicalixing ten States. But |
whom tho comparative crumb Of six mil. |
iioas is required 10 increase the facilities |
and supply Of the rivera on which float five
thousand millions Of property, the Radical
gentlemen tell us no such bill can be "got
through" OF course not-ths Frecdman's
Bureau aud the Radical asmy Of 10000
soldiers in the South, take precedence Of
the demands Of commerce, trade, travel aud
national prosperity. Nearly four hundred
milions Of dollars per annum are wrune
out Of the pockets Of tho people BY taxsS
and customs BIZ our Radical masters, aud
OF THE enormous sum they refuse to grant
one and half per cent. FOR the great inter.
cs,s Of the Vests Lonis Rep.
WHAT lisa god dollar bu. "a legal tender
Tor all dsbts public aud p,ivatos" What
advantage has Il over n greenback dollar
that ii should be held al premium Why
should gold gamblers bs allowed to regu.
late the commercial value Of eithcrs These
are simply questions, and Ars easily an
swsred. One currency is auIIicisnt, and
nothing 10 easier than to have one cur
rsncy. II some ono must suffer thereby,
1t IL better that the Shylocks Who have
fatieusi on the mselics OF tho people
should lose uiile, for they can we'll ar
ford 10 do SO. The fiction that green
backs are mere promises to pay 10 on . pal
with all tho other absurdities Of Radical.
ssm. Talk Of reputation What crosses
population can there DO than that which
declares . grecnbAck which says this
nots u legal tender for all debts, public
and private. except du.e, on imports and
interest on the public iebt and 10 receip
able IN pIynsnt Of all lone made to IA.
Easfsd S.tt-s,") to bs nail and voidp
Tus nickname "Usccss Slaughter" wal
conferred npon him by Senator Harlan. ID
HE speech copied by rs the ether day, h,
sAid:
The Iowa troops have been in battle 70
psatsdly under command Of Gen. Grant
They have no confidence in his capacity and
fitness for the high position he now holds
They regard him as the author Of the use
sess sidHrhtsr of many hu drsds of thcil
brave comrades in arms
Drunken Grant was the epithet to the
sensral by tho Hon. Hiram Price. Of til ID
city. IN speech made by him in l.eCiare
Hall after the battle Of Shiloh. Congress.
men Harlan and Price both agreed upon
Grsn,'s status at that time, aud both de-
ties, the idea Of bis being Republican cand.
date fer President now. But they will vote
fer him. Notwithstanding. and that 10 whs,
re call Radical consistency Good thing /
lne 0sRNANs Movixo-The Phi,aitl-
rha Age has the following: I'VE feel
proud 10 learn that IL. Ot0 German citissns
OF one OF the upper wards Of the city. who
have hitherto voted the radical ticket, have
declared their intention g support Sew
mour aud Blair. The German citizens Of
the 9Th card are also Aocking to The sup
port Of the Democratic ticket, being un-
willing TO belong any longer to such q cor
rur,. radical and revolutionary party A
that nov in power. The Germans. not
only in the upper wards. bat all over the
city. are coming into the Democratic ranks.
We state. on the authority Of DR.. Roth.
one OF the leading German citizens Of the
9th ward, and who is we'll posted 40 to the
6rrmAn sentiment Throughout the citv. th.,
shree-'urths Of the Germans viii support
Seymour and Blair"
Hos. .'oHS p. lRIsu the gifted and popu-
ar editor OF the Iowa City Press il the
.smocfstc nominee for Congress in the
'su''h district. JOAN is one Of the most
seAs.", and genial Of gentlemen, aud pop.
.'.' Win HE party. lie will lack two or
ee thousand svotes Of being Sound on
soose when the polls are closed ia
s .se"ees. 'cuS isa brick" and will
"a~s the canvass ~ spirited =. ;fh.
sure to be eleeted.-Nashua Po,t
All the good that our co,smpor,,, 81.
like saying about. Mr. Irish in tru. "a *.
letter. The productions upon the "s.o,s"
question will never help the editor Of n.
Poet along in the prophet business.
Tas New York Herald has taken arev
eeparsass in politics. 1. is disgus,ed with
Cel'ax and ini,fsrsut toward. S.vuo,r
and has decided to 60 it's entire l.ny.h-
until further nosics-for Gran, and MAJ.
II preclains that with . go,ernm.n.
headed By sasA sssl ~ miYht 70 back in
our saaiosal sssse1 nj ~ - vh.r,
Ne sloss q dc was len u.s." that asush .
ticket weald b enc to unite the psopls And
mako the osuatsy great" Il il rsmsrka.
bic that. for once the Herald should Be half
right ~@ So
rss public debt, instead u being dimin-
ished, 10 Increasing At the rate VI Eve mil.
lions Of dollars . month. aud this il spite
Of The enormous taxation which 10 saddled
en- che people. Fosr more yesrs Of misruls
will give No F" national blessins' that W
shall have rsason to Be proud Of.
Tn wo0m ehuootns radicals hava 49,.