Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-16

which gives evidence Of returning reason,
and of seeing tho political situation some
thing - il is For instance, the New York
Evening Post has the following criticism on
the pending tariff bill. Fer years the Post
has aided to keep in power the party that
Prsvokss this criticism ct its hands, and
nay continue to do 90 In the future. Here
10 what Il says:
II 10 . bill isvelsd q shs prosperity aud
comfort Of ths people; . bill which sssks
sssklsssly 70 psralixs enterprise, 70 check
our grswth. TO seat penalty on our pro.
ersss. 10 add % the discomferts Of the
millions, fer the benefit Of the lev greedy,
unssrupulsus msnopolists and spectators.
Aud THE bill the House Of Representatives
has passsd without debated What 10 the
sss 81 talking sbout equal rights, when such
. violation Of the rights Of The aillisas, In
faver ofa few hundssd or thousand meo, 10
psrpstratsd 10 spsd dsyI 10 IL not time
Ter ssaelsmsa 10 Congress - step their
tax about the rieAos Of white men asd black
men beth, which are thuo vocklessly
attasksdf Dc the Republics leaders
Imagine that hey can escape The Just odiun
which nsse lall On then and their party
for such ets - this Are they not
afraid, or ashamed, - shsw thsuselvse
thus the enemies 81 the people. traitsss to
the common and general interest, tosls d
the designing and greedy few :.
The Pea has smother article. On the ~
su~ption Of pswsr BY Congress and IL,
ssnssalising tendency. which rssds u
though written BY . Dssssrat. Here 10 On
extract:
For sxanpls, The extreme West hss M
railroads; Congress hes gone 70 wssk q
supply them. New Yerk hsrber has reoks
in II, Congress has begun to blow them
eut. Salt manufacturers were not growing
ssch fast enough: Congress has voted then,
enormous prohts. Kuwers have reaeh ed
Washington that men were not do.ue the;,
duty In New York, in Georgia, nor in Nsv
Orleans Congress he's sent committees up
and down the land I, find out who ere
doing wroag. and how it can make them do
right. In short, COagress has practically
aoti6ed al men TO come forward and de-
clare their grievances, that the patsrnal
government may correct them.
How fer We have already gone IN this
course may Be seen BY calling 70 mind some
Of The leading bills nov before Congress,
and Enormously urged By public men ~
essential to good government.
Amer reviewing the Land Grant schemes,
the Michigan and Niagara Ship Canal
sehsass, the Pacific and ether Railreed
schemes. &c., &C.. now before Cessseea.
the Pest sensludes:
First 81 oil. then. comes the ous.t;so
what sest Of govsrnment ere ~ t. havs
IL ehs principles Of some Of our leeisletivs
leaders sse correct. those granite are an
necessary in some form. and Csusresa +
right in giving time to the discuss ,on az
them all, aud will be right, after the proper
measure and form Of each are determi ned
Ia passing them all. But il the busiue, - Of
governmsnt is simply the preservation az
c'vh order. and it, duties and powers ar
limited by this its single end and purpose.
lot one OF oil these schemes need. 10 h.
entertained tor . memsot. The ousstion
Of the hour 10 this, Are We to have a p.ter.
nal government!