Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-06-12
Democratic Views CT the Political
81 tuatiOn.

| SMILES OReily," in the last number of the
New York Citizen, gives his views on the DO,
litical situation at considerable length, and
undoubtedly expresses in bold and plain Ian.
guage, the sentiments Of the war democracy
Of the country. AS specimen Of his plain
talk to the democratic leaders, we copy the
following extract.
The Republican party during the past six
years has been managed with remarkable
shrewdncss. Committing blunders and guilty
OF crimes which would have ruined an ordi>
nary party organization, it has recovered
itself wonderfully by some talented action or
wise discretion of its leaders. The old fossil
| Wings who laid the foundation Of the party
have lost its control, and passed into oblivion
or joined the democratic ranks, where they
have fair field for their damaging stupiditiesa
and old-time democrats-the barnburners Of
VanBuren, or the free.soil men Of Douglass
have guided the Republican vessel and saved
It from many an impending shipwreck. The
crowning exhibition of this uncommon skill
was exhibited at Chicago, both in the nomina-
tlons and platform Of the late Convention
The very conservative element which has been
scorred and denounced is conciliated; and
everything of an aggressive nature is avoid
ed. The platform is SO worded that even dem
ocrats can scarcely take exception to it, and
the candidates, are SO moderate that even
democrats might vote for them, if it were not
for the party they represent
Grant and Colfax make q ticket hard n
beat. The wonderful military success of the
one and the great political ability Of the 9TH
er, cannot be written down or belittled bv
newspaper editors, and the attempt to do so is
folly only worthy Of the late management
at the Democratic party. The hero of Donel.
son, Corinth, most wonderful of all, of Vicks.
burg, and finally of Richmond is not third
rate General, and no literary scribe can make
him ono The gentleman who has worked his
way up to the speakership of the House of
representatives, is not bad politician, and
those who buy him for one will not make n
profitable bargain. Probably there are no
two leading names stronger, individually or
collectively, than the two which have been
put forward. And if they do not receive the
support Of the people, it will be from other
than personal reasons.
The Republicans have made their cast and
1t remains for the Democrats to beat it if they
can. How they are to effect this, is serious
question.
DO the Democrats imagine that thew can
defeat such candidates with any men who only
represent section, and pitiful section, too
Of their party? Has apprehension ever vet
defeated loyalty? Can Pendleton overcome
Grant, II has been our boast that there were
more Democratic than Republican soldiers in
the ranks Of the loyal armies. Will these
men fight one way and vote another? Having
whipped the enemy in the field, will they vote
him the victory in the council? The leaders
who think SO must be "old line Whigs"-those
most hopeless Of political drivelers. Can we
60 into the fight against the glories Of vicks-
burg, Donelson, Appomattox Court House, and
q thousand other famous fields, with "peace
at any price" and "the war failure in
scribed on our banners? To win at all. we
will want all our strength and all our ability.
We must have the Conservative vote; we must
win the soldier, the million Of boyonets which
have not yet stopped thinking. There is but
one candidate who can promise us the hope of
success who has yet been presented to the
public, and that man is Winf;eld Scott uor
cock.