Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-24
ADDRESS FROM The DEMO
CRATIC COMMITTEE.

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ADDRESS FROM THE DEMO
CRATIC COMMITTEE.
Retaliation o fIladical Mis-
representa- ions.
The Democracy Erhorfed 10
Continued E.rerff0n.
Fsrlow Crrizsss lit 10 great privilege
aud duty to address you on the eve .! the
.r,st battle which We ere 10 fight, and
vn,sh is 20 decide whsther the government
cf ,h,s republic 10 to remain four years moro
IN the hsnds 81 the radical party, or wheth-
ar. bv an energetic, united, and last effort,
vea win wrest tho power fren it, grasp,
and give IL to 10, under Democratic, con-
ssrvs,ivs administration, . government
bas,d upon principles sfjisticc, economy
and constitutional liberty. The issues OF
the present campaign are self.svldent.-
They appeal TO the Intelligence and pslrios-
ism ef every voter in the most unmstska-
BILE terms. They have been Addressed oy |
die nsuished orators OF cur party since the |
nomination Of our candidates.. |
what tho Democratic part Y intend TO do,
il placed in power by your snffragss, is 10
restore peace aud union to our country to
heal the wounds and sufysrings caused BY
the rebellion to give to the people Of the
South the rights to which they are entitled
under the Constitution, and bv which,
alone. we can bring back prosperity and
quiet 10 that distressed section 70 reduce
materially our military and naval sstablish-
msnts, kept up now Oh an Immense scale
and Il an enormous cost t. introduce int
every department, Of The government the
stsictsst economy, and 10. develop by an
equitable system VI imposts and taxation.
the growing resources Of our country. and
thus place the federal finances on . stable
and solid footing; and 10 pave the way to
. gradual aud safe return to specie pay
meat.
We are charged bv the radical party
the party of vaoisucs and usurpation.
which, for tbs last fosr Year,, to prolong
its ex,stsncs, has set at nsughI the funda
mental principles OF oar kovssnussnt --that
We intend revelution and defiance Of the
established laws. The sscusatisn 10 IN
founded and absurd. Il eaaast b enter
tanned fer q moment by ssy intelligent 70
ter ~ho mas the most superficial kno g
Of The history Of bic country. The Demo
cratic party can proudly .point TO every
page Of its record. II hes never violated q
single obligation Of the fundamental com.
pact by which these United States entered
into the family Of nations. Its wstchword
in peace - in war, has bsen, and always
will Be, The Unisp, the Constitution, the
laws :; and no man or oct OF men, however
high they might BE- placed by the sufrragsa
Of their fellow citixens, esn ever expect q
receive the support Of this great conser,a
tive party in any revolutionary attemp,
against established laws. The ballot boz
ard the supreme will o! the American PEG
pl- are the ony m,ans Of redress TO which
wsloek.
t.low Democrats, YOU are Il hitting for a
yoot aud righteous cause You have for
yo8r leader . ,ried statesman q patriot
who stool ~ tho [ zion in its dsrkes,
hour man eqltAy beloved for tie
purity of his private character ~ honcred
for mis- public virtues. Opposed To You
are The men who have subverted the
slrn sture ol tuelr own system Of rsprs-
sentative ssf government, vindicAtsd to
the world by more than half = century Of
prosperity aud greatness, the mon who
havs increased our enormous debt by
the msn who, In two successive Congresses
have demonstrated thcir inoompetoncy IL
diminish our hurdsns by economy, or ap-
potion them With equity; the mon whit
had 30 distur bed burdens that they pros
with excessive weight upon the labor an,
industry OF the country, max ing rich me
richer by making poor msu poorer. Op
posed to you are the men who have dsnis
fhFsa of ~ m
60 deny until your votes are cast aEAins
thsn. se,f government to the psople Of lei
States tho men who have taken away th
poser Of our chief magistrate TO insure
faithful execution oil the laws. Or comman
the army aud navy OF the United States
the tnsu who did their Wetsi to expsl tn
Prss,d.nt from the White, House foe obey
ing faithfully shs bshssss Of your suprem
law, the msa Who. being conscious q
their crimes, declined 70 have the Suprem
Court declare their quality. and therefor
abridged its jurisdiction aud silenced il,
voice the men Who have usueped aud ar
graspng and WELDING powers not possess
oil to dsv by any monarch among civilize,
nations. Against these men, and al, thsi
dsspotic purposes, which Gen. Grant woul,
he Spowerless to hinder ~ he whom the,
elected four years ago has been agsins
these mon, their crimes in the past. the
neiarious designs in the futsrs, you or,
soon to make ono fnal aud determined ON
slaught.
Four years ago We failed to sxpel their
from power. though We expected then, ~
We now predict their incompstsncy to give
tho people peace declaring then. a. ",
nov declare, the revolutionary purposes Of
their most active leaders, who ruled the
party, - they would rule the country
with despotie sway. But these four
years justified our warning Our worst
predictions then are snsctmsnta now
What We feared, they have done. Tn.
revolution has male steady prsgrsss.
Oncs more ~ call every patti lot 70 Join
our ranks. II the people new will rice in
their majesty and might. they can save
their institutions and rebuild them. II
they are supine and regardless OF their 81.
cred interests, - much in tho last four
years has been accomplished, aud 90 much
~ the next four years may easily be &C.
complishsd, no obstacle then semainine
that revolution will become 0xsd facs.-
The structure Of our government will havs
been completely remodsisd II may DO I
govsrnmsnt still Il will no longer BE- your
representative sslf-governmsnt.
For the dual struggle, then, democrats Of
the United Statss. Let ~ invigorats every
muscle and nevs sssry effort. The time
10 abort. The fee 10 stubborn and desper.
ate. Our victory would b. the death blou
- the republican party. Il could have
been held together By % ethsf nomiustion.
u cannot survive year sucesssful assault.
Ons victory 10 enough. Ysur sriumph IN
November will finally re-sstablish the
Union and the Constitution for another
generation OF men. II will restore peace
and good order e the South, prosperity to
the North. and wise and free rule 10 bath.
The greet prize is worthy your most strsn-
uoas sndeavors. Our ranks are unbroksp
our courage unabstei. Once mote TO
iAe breach. aad tbis time to victory.
far the Democt attic Nationsl Committee
Arorsr DgLxoxr, Chairman.
New York. Oc.. 81, 1865.
skates Of taxation fm 1880 mad
1883.
Dtcator Dsimas. OF the bureau of statis.
lies. F" pre- pairing very interss,ipe table
showing the rate OF tsxaticn in tho Un;..a