Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-26

Why isit necessary that the expenses
OF the Government should be at this time
more than Ave times what they were before
| the war;
The Ordinary, Treasurer, and Sheriff OF
Mcintosh County. Georgia. are oil negroes.
The man elected to the first ofiise. can not
read a word nor write letter. His duties
are that Of eur Judge Of Probate, our Su-
| perintendents of tho Poor, and Csurty
Commissioners combired.
During the last war with Great Britain.
the expenses lof tho. Government for three
years wcro less thaa one hundred millions
Democrats held the purse strings Of the
nation then
Mr.. Richardson, the war correspondent
Of the New York Tribune, who vas cap'ur-
cd near vicksburg and sent to the Andsr'
sonvilie prison, thus referred, in his publish
ed book, to Stanton
Those five thousand loyal graves will ever
remain fitting monuments Of rebel cruelty.
and of the ArRocious iSnuMAsi1Y OF ED
WIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of War,
who steadfastly refused 10 exchange these
prisoners"
The -ai,cals OF Alabama have passed .
bill making ii misdemeanor, punishable
BY fne and imprisonment, for sny person
% challenge voter at the polls This ia
the radical IDEA Of impartial suffrage First,
they put upon ths registry lists such per
son, as are politically right, without refer
ence TO their qualifications. ard then, If .
person challenge voter, they are thrown
into prison.
The head Of the Grant electoral ticket in
Alabama 10 rebel Colonel who, while the
war was in progress, swore to take no Fed
sral prisoners alive, but kill them on the
field. Ills present advocacy Of Grant has
cancelled all his previous crimes in the o. es
OF immaculate radicalism.
Mr.. Hendricks will ties. the election o
Gov Baker in Indiana, in consequence o
the tremendous frauds practiosd BY tn,
radicals
, II cannot believe that God has forgot. er
our country" says Smisr Colfax. w,
shall be compelled 10 believe he has
Smiler is elected
: Dan. Voorhees, was elected to Congress
y in the iacs Of . radical majority in 1866 Q
: over 900, by 100 clear majority in 1868
But the State canvassers have begun I
} throw out Democratic votes 70 give tn
election to his opponents. A little Ku
Kluxing wouldn't hurt some Of these can
. vassers.
+ Schenck's majority over Vallandighau
e Vas 473. in total voc Of 4 ,9ss. How tha
! majority was obtained may be In par
explained by tbs fact that the Republican
. Of Prsb.e county increased their vote owe
i that of 1867 upward Of 81, viii tn
; rad calls Of Richmond, Indiana, cont u on
= a Prebe los OF their vote year ago. r
The election O. Julian was endangered L
help Schenck.
The Republican majority in the Fourt
Ohio District Is only AL in total poll O
G.l69. In the Seventh District Winan
tradi al beat Williams by oay lot, in
vote Of 6,oso.
!. TIE best political prophets in Ohio,
=, says tie Utica OJserve-, 'prcdct tbs
!, seymour and Blair will poll much large
vote ia that State than did the local cal
ID didates. The victory is delayed, not los.
h. Forney speaks of Irish Catholics
n poor, ignorant, dsluded slaves, who do IL
;. dirty and criminal work Of the Democrat
'. party" They can take Off their hats
Fornev in the way Of dirty work.
10 Four dollars = year, and honors, is tn
~ salary OF u kentucky postmaster. There
!. one good thing about it the radical com
mit.es won't assess him much.
:. The Rising Of the Dem 0crncy.
Under this heading the New York Won
says
Tho events Of the last few DAYS ha,
made manifest to the Democracy, aad to il
10 enemies as well, the determined, the in
~ domitasls spirit with which il faces tn
.
-, only, but from tho center Of the Republic
y Is verge: the invincible courage wit
y which 1t rises ON tho very mo ow of d,
, feat, hnl the ardor with which it closes u
l. its ranks, repairs its lines, makes solid il
columns, and demands ofits Statesmen, i,
81 chosen leaders, that they point the way .
n victory.
:. $50 far is the sriri, Of our people frot
l - f,r h.;
v from being dsmaved with the dread of
: repetition in November Of the adverse re
suit Of the October elections, that thor
rises up with an unanimous aud unforcs,
accord from every rank and every coup,
i Of our gallant hosts tire voice Of an invinci
/. bic courage, prcciaiming their confidsnc
that victory can and shall DO theirs.
But an army without leadership il
). helpless mob, no matter how gallant MAJ
II b every soldier in its 6les. The Demo
a cratic hosts stand serene and indomi table
looking 20 their chosen and trusted lsads
for the new order Of battle which ahal
marshal them to triumphant day and no
an inglorious future
= at is the business Of leaders to lead.
!, is never SO much the business Of statesmen
to be sta'esmen - when . majority Of til,
people demand, and large majority Of tn,
{ people do demand. thu. they shall b 8,
marshalled and 90 lead - to assure the vic
!. terry which belongs to them; 90 marshaile,
and so led ~ to put to rout and utterly dc
: stroy the revolutionists and the usurpsr
. who have brought the structors Of the Gov
eminent to ito present chaos, and all gu
prssent calamitiss upon free and prosper
4 Gus people.
"Ths crisis 10 supreme. But the bsart
Of the Democracy do not fail them. The
: stand steadfast. conscious of the fatsfu
lssuss which hang trembling upon tb
!. hour. and await tho inspiring voice and III
authentic word"
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