Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-17

ent vast debt represents The stsalipcr and
rFc'lsscy of tbs patty IN power All
over the country can be found persons
peer before the war, 81. who Suddenly
become rich By stc.lnr ou'rirh. or through
tho agency Of lat contracts with thrsGor-
eminent. Who are the mcn that robbsd
the PUBLIC treasury. whsn th. "hfs &C tia
nrt'on hung in The balances we call I,
the stand Republican Witnesses 10 answer.
In 1862, Henry I. Davis,, aradica' mem
Der Of Congress from Massachusetts,, said {:
"The gentlemen must remember tina. in
the first year ofa Republican Adninis,ra-
ton, which came into power upon profes-
| Eions Of retrsnchment and reform there 10
indubitabls evidence (svidencs that can
not be doubssd) abroad in the land. that
they have plundssed the public treasury
veil nigh in that single year as m1ch o.
the entire current yearly sx,sns.' o. ths
Government, during the preceding iab IN
i.traiion'
| John. p. Hale. radical Senator from
New Hampshire, and subsequently, Minis
ter 10 Spain, in April, 1862, made the fol-
lowing declaration fronshis seat in the
senate
IL tell you, sir, | believe, ami | declare
il upon my responsibility as Senator Of
the United States, thet the Htertiss Of the
country are IN greater dnnoer TO day frem
tho Corruptions and from tbs PrCiisaov
practiced in the various departments Of
Governu emit than they are from the open
enemy in the fiuld."
Don Plat, one Of the most prominent
radicals in Ohio, editor Q! the M0ck-a
chtk P,en. in his paper Of June ], 1857,
gave his testimony as follows:
From the hour Of his uincoln'O first
Inauguration up 10 that Of his death, the
thieves were all in office. Il was impos.
sib!s almost to lay hands on an official and
not touch . man made rich by his position.
This was especially the case with he mon
eyed on ss. Honest men stood ayhast at
the IMMUNITY sith which stsaling vent on.
All cries Of shame At the outrage seemed
unavaiIing. All opposition was thrown
away. Thieves were turned out 10 DO sue
osedsd by thieves, aud colossal fortunes
were made 10 an hour. The amisbe cid
President cracked jokes over the rascality
and said that in he appointments be bad
to run his hand int . sack Of hty snaksi
TO hnd one oel."
The gentlemen are al radical witnessed
and their testim, ny shows how the money
Of the Government was stole to line the
pockets Of the scalawags no, liksvultures,
fsttensd upon the miscriss Of tho country
This class Of men are tho most anxious fo
! the success Of the radical party, that they
3 may continue their Wholesale pundcr o
) the pub bio treasury.
: WuxS democrats charge extravaganc
o aud corruption upon the party in power
many we'll meaning republicans ere dis
!, posed to throw discredit upon the statcmen
though it nay be never 80 strongly backed
by facts and figures, simply because I
comes from g political opponent |. il
for this reason, that tho testimony o
uon Who arc not only republicans, bu
leaders in the patty, becomes doubly yalu
abb. Hence we call attention to the fol
loving language Of Hon J ohn p liale o
New Hampshire, in the United States Sen
ate, in 1862
n tell You sir, | heiievs, aud | declare i
D upon my responsibility - q Senator of tn
I United States, that the liberties OF thi
y country are III greater danger to day from
the corruption, and!lrom The prohgacy prAc
: tlced in the various departments Of III
: eovcrnment than they are from the opc
- enemy IN the field.
y In the same year, Mr.. Dawes, Of Mas
d sachuset,s, now. AS then. a Republican
Il member Of the House Of Representatives
r said:
' "The gentlemen must remember that il
:, the first year Of republican adminstra
ton, which came into power upon profes
sions Of re,renchmeat and reform, there i
r indubitable evidencc-evidence that canno
: be doubted--a abroad in the land, that some
!. body has plundercd the public t-casur,
well nigh IN that single year =. muc,
As tie rntirs cu-ren. yearly expens
: oil the government durlte the adminis,ra
,ioa which the people hurlal from pow
/, because If It's corruption
Don Plate, radical editor Of he Mac u
check, Ohio Press, nni ono Of he vince!
!. horses of the republican party IN lie Bucl.
o eye State, ono year age, said:
. "Frou the hour Il his tLincolns) frs
inauguration. up 10 the time of his death
TIE THIEVES WERE ALL IN OFFICE
Il wss lnpo .sibls almost to lay hands OF
) an oificial, aud not touch q man msde ricl
! 10y his position. This was especially III,
} case with the moneyed Offices Honest mer
stood aghast at the impunity with which
stealing went on. All cries Of shame at the
outrage seemed unavailing. All oppos tor
was thrown away. THIEVES WERE
TURNED OUT TO BE SUCCEEDED BY
, THIEVES, AND COLOSSAL FORTUNES
MADE IN AN HOUR Tho amiabls old
president cracked Jokes a the rascality
and said that in his appointments he hac
run his hand into sack Of Atty snakes ts
, lind one eel"
lnE following was written by ScnurLEl
, CoLrAx in Know Nothing times. II il ar
extract from an editorial article in th,
, South Bend, Qnd) Rsgister, Of which HI
was the admitted author. Read the infa
y nous sentiments.
] With many Of tho principles Of ID,
American (Know Nothing) order 10 hav,
: always concurred, In common
i with them. We have opposed the organize
. ton o. political parties under the name Q
+. . foreign ration, such as IN Irish party,
y German patty, Swiss party, &C.. bsliev
ing that immigrants hither should strive i.
4 oil things to Americanize themselves, in
, stead OF banding together a. a dstinc
nationality. With them. we have protest
Ell against the unjustiiablc conduct Q
foreign authorities in emptying upon GU
. hospitablc shores. BY the shiplsad, the in
r 'nafss Of their prissns and poor houses, ans
thus inficting upon our nation tho crimi
nais and pampers which they themse'ee
should prsrsdsJsr.
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