Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-28

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WS1. r. DRANNAN.
THE IMPENDING CRlsl0.
The New YORK. Citizen doe not one whit
ovsr-sstimats the importance Of the I'm
psodiug crisis when Il says:
The most vitality important day that will |
ever appear. 10 a, probabilities. in the an
na!s Of our history. i rapid'y appesaehing.
Tho interests which ear people have At
stake 10 the coniag slsssiep u 90 great and
80 vital. that they may vel watch ito issue
With grave anxiety even. white they have
not the least cause Tor feeling tbs rssuls in
any way doubtfal. Tee tremendous dsy Is
she third day Of Nevsubsr, whom { great
qus,,ions will b decided by the people
whether constitutional liberty shall livssn
ahis continent or perish forever; whether
the rights Of The people shall BE- respected
or the radical slisssehy psrps,nats The dee.
posis sway; whether hoassty and economy
shsli b the watshword IL public life, or
corruption. sxtsavsgancs and proaigscy
swell our debt; whether the burdens Of our
psspls shall 10 hghtensd BY frugalisy 10
Office. or the taxes piled higher and higher
upon them; whether the rights Of the la
boring man, mechanic AMI citizen shall b
respected, or ground dswn and plscsd II
the mercy OF the spsculator whether TIE
powers Of the national Administration shall
be assd to prs,ecs AL classes alike, or to
make the rich man FISHER ard the poor
man poorer. whether sts,esm,nship and
honesty or imbscility aad ro;,snness shall
be the test 10 otIi ,isl lie and whether law
and order or anarchy shall Eold sway over
one section OF the republic. Theso nrs the
questions which are to he decided on thst
sventful day. They arc The points which
mark the diyidlbg line bstw cen tho Democ-
racy and the radicals IN tais contest. Their
importance and magnitude. both in their
eiects upon the psopls and the future pres
psrsty OF the country, are sufficient 10
Of every ci,izsn OF the American republic.
II is useless for the radicals to attempt 10
dis .uiss or hide these sslf-cviient facts
from the people BY their sppsals 70 the pas
sions aud constant chsttering about "rsb-
els" traitors and "treassn," for their
actions leave but little chance for them TO
d.ceivs the public. Judging The radicals
by the standard Of their acts. they are firm
~ planted on the worse side Of thsss Issues.
Tbs public have seen what they will do by
IN ir dssds in tho past. They have seen
that rad cal,sm has no respect for the Con-
stitu,ion, no vencrAtion for the gssat char
ter Of our liberties established by our fore
fathers. but trample upon it and disregard
ito most sacred prccepts whenever they
stand in the way Of their selfish aims Of rad
icslissn or the personal aGgrandizsmsnt Of
the leaders oil tbs radical party. Corrup
ton and malfeasance in off 20 have increased
under their rule, and instead Of Furnishing
the offenders they have created tenure Of
sffice Law to protect officials in their crimes.
They exercise the grsstsst extravaganza in
their expenditures, and lessen taxes upon
the Spectator and manufacturer and H..
crease them on the IMAGES Of the people
They have used the legislative power Of
the national government TO create privi-
legged classes ct the expense Of the mechanic
and Plewhcldsr. Imbsclity and corruption
have taken The place Of statssmauship asd
honesty. Military rule. dsspetisu and
anarchy have been substituted for evil
Law in one section Of tho country. This 10
what radical.sm has already done, and
what il proposes 10 continue and practice
TO still greater extent il successful in this
contest. Their worry violence il THE cam.
paigo their appeals 70 ssd pandsrines 70
the worst psssisas q shs people: their
sferts to create fsslise Of hate bsswssn
the people Of diasesas ssslioas Of the
eesatry, and their sehsmss asd carsfslly
prepared sasrasss and b,ssdy al1tays 10 Ii.
South. ill tell With wtnA dssPssassen they
are struggling - obtain another lease of
power, q we'll - heW they shall use that
which they now have.
All Of these fae,s reveal to the Dsmoc-
racy che importance Of the struggle before
them. They show to the people the meg
situds Of the "impsndiog Crisis" They
prove that the qusstisns 70 be decided on
the third DAY Of November ere mprsgsatsa
With more important results to the people
and to the country than viii or can occur
for generations. With the triumph Of rad
icalism Gill come Increase Of the reckless
and grinding taxation, Capitalization and
iawless power, violation Of pledges and
systematic hyrocrixy, legislative frauds
ana Official profligacy IN increased magui.
tude. The past acts Of the radical party
tell w this in language that cannot DO mis-.
tsken. 1t is to be seen in the radical mobs;
in ths bitter inseclives and passisnats 90.
peals; in the gradual augmentation OF the
national debt in the time Of peace; in the
osuossin Of taxes piled higher and higher;
in the terrible denoraliz atica which 10
spreading and growing every whore, and The
purpls harvest Of crime. L,t the radical
party succeed in November and il win b
long before hsJacobios whs csntrol it can
do penanes sufficient 10 atons for the crimes
that will b coumitsed.
S-r.s
THRaE 10 10 cause for alarm FOR The sue
eos Of the deuesratic ticket n, .lsdians
nsxs Tuesday. 1fyed tsrn back . ne &c.
ares Of the last Presidential election you
nil 90 that the democracy mode Asadssme
.eAias 10 November over the Ostobss slec.
de-. 4 mere tribe that way this tios will
give them the vic:sty. So tse n ohio.
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