Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-02


TUESDAY evening". ......-..tEb. 2.
WRAr MUST 1T DO 10 ~
0AVEO"
Accepting the statements Of its own
organs. and they should knsw its condition,
the radical parry must be in sad plight.
The New Y ,rk Evening Post. bold, manly
and suaightfsrward Radical paper. does
not feel dis posed to screen or deny the
Shortcomings and corruption Of its party.
Ia recent nc mber /, exposes AMI dsnoun-
css the dishonesty. extravagsnce, reckless.
meas and fraud that have charaetsrixsd il
since i,s advent into power. The Pase
presents the following inside view Of the
Radical party, while lsmsnting its condi-
ton. Il ssys:
when q political party has . great pre-
dominance il 10 pretty sore 70 draw -
itself the roeuss. the masterpieces, and the
sslf seekers 10 the community. That 10 The
dsoesr Of an ascsndsncy. A party nay
become the corrupt tool Of men, bscauss
its leaders are careless and over>esnfdsnt
of their strength, and because the rogues
and self seekers are attracted to il from
= desire 10 use il ~ their instrument.
when a party fairly becomes corrupt,
the people. who endure Ter while that
patience which shcr,-sighted politicians are
80 sure 20 misunderstand, presently leave
It aud take up the other party, even il they
run The risk Of faring bat little better by
tho change.
at seems to many thoughtful friends Of
the Republican party that II 10 running just
now a good deal Of risk Of such . popular
deser,ion. II has among is leaders wise,
prui.nt. and good men. but these are in
many cases. over ridden by glib toogued
dsmagsguss. by uns xupaleus speculAters.
aud by men too ignorant fos these times,
which demand at lsass decent knowledge
Of Political science in the legislator.
Nov that 6snersi Grant - elected asd
10 presently to b iastaiisd ~ President.
is 10 time, in ths spiuioa Of many COED
men, for the Republican party - look the
future squsrsly in the fscs. end to deter.
mine upea soms policy which shall nss b
merely haa1 . aeuth. The var 10 oyer
Appeals 70 loyalty VIII hardly answer 10
future elections. The country 10 safe, Tor
four years to eous at lsast. from these
tsrsiS,s SssSAsvssss; ths universal suffrage
cry will scarcely sutles to win the next
Presidential election and Grant has him'
sslf announced that pslioy which. IN thii
case, - 10 seos others. 10 undeubts dly sh(
best. namely Honesty.
III the. RepsbIioaA party 10 70 live. II
mast b the pssty Of seeseoy, the party o.
equal taxation. The psrsy Of fair play
New, - e economy. lssk fer . moment u
soms Of the schemss which have beer
brought before the present Congress. end
al by Republicans.
"Now this 10 an intolsrabls condition OIL
things. The Amsrican people are not %
foolish - to suffer it 70 continus long
They are new without resentment, and
they are learning from such documents q
Mr.. Wsrs report, and from the discus sieus
in the press. what 10 the cause Of theft
suGsrings. Sapposs the Republican party
goes on ~ Il has gone 90 louge Suppose
IL puts Cd rsfsrm; suffer that comb ,nstion
81 knavtng and ignorance which has made
our tax ~ stem to tinker 1t Il and make il,
If possiwis, yet wsrsef What then Does
any Republican politician imagins the peo.
the people to To 90 foolish a. not to do.
mand q change, and to seek il in tho snly
way IN whi,h the people can get it. by a
change Of parties.
"Who, then, will save the Republican
party from dsst. uctienl Who will regain
for IT the confidence of the Pespiei Who
will unifa tn i'm noss upon Il wise measures,
and deoouncs ~ csatrary to its objects and
policy all corruption. all cxtraavgaucs, all
hvorsusm, all partial legislation Unless
the party hss leaders competent aud cour-
sgsoas enough to do this. It 10 likely TO be
ruined. to fall into gene ral disgrace before
she administrAtion Of Grant is half over.
With such acknowledgement from one Of
the high priests Of the party, II car not Be
doubted that Rsdicalism is absut rsady Il
60 up-psrhaps We may better say down,
for that 10 where the wicked are represent
ID to e. The Rsa 10 not alone in its view
Of the political situation. A number 0l
other Radical papers leok upon the party
just ~ the Eos. does, and are equally cut
spoken in their dsnunciatisn Of the "inde-
cent and corrupt" practices that have no,
only brought the party, but the country L.
self well nigh to rnin.
BY rsprssentations,t the most infamous
unblushing and unjnstiisble, the radical
leaders last year obtained q new lease on
powsr, but the prospect is like dead sea
fruit, il will turn to ashes upon their lips
The people who we're dupsd into the sup.
pr Of the Radical party ~ the last election
arenow beginning u realizs that they have
been deceived aud that there can DO NO hops
forpsace, order, unity aud prosperity undsl
tho ru'e OF the party in power. There are
evidences coming from every quarter which
snu.t satisfy the most stsptiels that revs.
lotiou 10 going on in the public mind that
will result in the complete sverturn Of ths
corrupt crew, whs have practically demon.
stra,sk 10 the country their inability t.
govern.
Az the Poet psrtiusntiy inquiries, whss
then. can save the Rspublisaa party from
destruction! The men whs have led il fog
the past eight years are net those vhs will
resist AID overcome the corruption. the ex.
trasagaaes. The iasoritiso, the partial leg
islatioo thss have been the Legitimate ffuits
OF their control u plblis aGairs. The Per.
y leaders are ~ vsaal ssr this. hence, y
the Pest says II he party. "Is 10 likely .
b ruined, 70 fell tase general disgrace, 49,
isrs the ADMINISTRATION OF 0rast 10 half
over" wasn che scales begin to fall frs.
the eyes Of The psspls. the psr,p leaders
will fall toto dissrses - rapidly - the
lsarss fall before the autumnsl frosss, end
she people will SEX the remedy In he suly
wAy they can Get it-by change Of pastiss
And that revelutioo 10 net Or distant.
SExAroB HARLAu 10 net . success @ 4
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