Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-16

" o00Oopne anu ebts
washburne, Of Illinois, Whatever his
wsaknssses may be, certainly has some
correct views In relation to cur national az
fairs, which We could wish were more fully
inculcatsd into the hearts and minds Of his
Radical brethren. Wasbburne goes for
rstrsnchment and reform. and we go with
him. He insists that Congress must a,ten!
TO "tAe railroad. telegraph, and express
moncpolies, which are sucking the very
life bleed Of the people; to the administra-
sien Of revenue laws, and 10 the robbsriss
and plusderings Of the Treasury" No"
shis. ws take il. 10 very plain talk. end
jest such -, as this particular juncturs in
Ger national affairs. is specially needed
IL may sound little cid fashioned in the
ears Of the was,sful and extrsvsgsnt MAJOR
atty in Congress-it may SAVIOR Of o'o
fogy ism, and the utterer Of u may lie set
down 40 . ICON iouudcd bore" but, not
withstand'ng all this. il is the right kind
ortslL, and, for the sake OF the csuntry's
interests, tits TO be hoped there will be
mere it. /. may CRATE somewhat harshly
upon the ears Of those who are touched in
s,n3sr points BY il. but this 10 q matter Of
small moment compared with the feeling Of
interest With which the people at large will
listen TO IT, Let us have more Of it, Mr..
wsshburns, and II what you have 90
plainly spoken 10. - 10 generally supposed.
. reflection Of the views 81 General Gram,
oil the better. The great need sftbs nation
At this moment 10 rstrsnchssnt in national
expenditures and The thsseush puressien Of
shs incoming dissatisfaction sfall dishonest
ON sials.
To-day the fact starss W in the face. and
. startling fact il 10, that during the past
s~elve months. dsspits The. heavy burden Of
sAsssioa which has been imposed uPsn
the people, eur national indebtedness has
been increased from thirty 10 forty million
Of dsllArs. Think Of it.gosd people instead
Of . decrease 80 promised. there has been
III oFovtut0 tuVtOoUO W siuty uuiihOu -
least. Uascrupulsus partisan sheets may
strive to rsfuts the overwhelming force Of
shis ample but incsntrovertlbls .'set, by
saying that il 10 10 be attributed to the
purchase Of Alaska, the subsidies 10 the
Pasi6o railrsAd, and to ether extraordinary
eau.ss; but, after all said and done, the
"murdes will out" and the truth triumph.
TL,s increase Of tho national debt is due
whslly and entirely 10 the incapacty,
s1travagsnce, and was,fulnsss OF tie Raai.
csi majority in Congress, 70 which mus, Be
added, Of course it is one Of the big
i,-ms-the dishonesty ofths officials &c the
Government. And fer TIL, aud other
equally eogsnt reasons, We repeat, that We
inisrss Mr., Wa.hburne, evcn If he does
~ ignal,us Dsnuslly averrej - cary
General Grant in his coat pocket"
We don't like Ben Butler, never did, and
AMI never expect 10 but If Ben viii 90 10
work Ike an honest man, take sides with
washbarns, and hslp himto inculca'e .
spirit Of economy int the present and
coming Radical Congress, We will forgive
many Of The wick ed things he has done,
even the carrying oil 4 the spoons and
pls,s sfths Southern people. Let US have
reform, and until ~ can find some one els,
% carry the standard. will 60 for Wssh-
ba,ns Of Iil,ne,s. Nay, W e. . STEP
further. ~ will 90 for .hs "Washburn,
family" or ANY other man" who honestly
fs,ricssly and faithfully advocates rstrsn
meat In national expenditures.