Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-25

minority, amid the QenunclaUohS,
arrogance, and scorn of power; the
men who met the stern exigences Of
civil war with such heroic courage,
who assailed the slave power and
extirpated the slave system; the men
who grappled so successfully with
the perplexing and pregnant issues
of reconstruction, lifted helpless
freedmen up to citizenship, exalted
them to the nights of civil and polit-
ical rights and privileges, and made
the nation free in fact as we'll as in
name, should not shrink from the
less momenteus and less embarrass-
ing questions now before them.
Patriotism, principle, the continued
existence, reputation and renown of
the Republican party, and due
sense of self-respect and pride OF
character demand that Republicans
now, as in the past, should have faith
in its capacity to carry forward to
completion reforms SO auspiciously
begun. 1t came into being as an
organization of reform and progress,
and should be ever ready to accept
the living issues of the hour and
march abreast with the spirit of the
age. Unaided it has fought the bat
ties of reform with consistency and
courage. Nor in the work still before
it can it hope for aid from those who
still cling to the traditions of the
past, pride themselves on their con-
servatism, and who, during the con-
flicts of the past twenty years have
resisted all reform, and mourned over
every effete and hateful abuse as it
fell. If there are Republicans who
are weary of the ascendancy of a
party which has achieved such
browning victories, who are tired of
the responsibilities of power, and
would relinquish it to other hands,
they should remember that there are
none worthy to accept it. For surely
they cannot fail to see that the DEM
ocratic party, by its policy during
the closing years of its power, and by
its blind and nnrelenting opposition
to reformatory measures while out
of power, even now, as If smitten by
judicial blindness, refusing to accept
the Constitutional amendments as
fixed and final, has demonstrated its
utter incapacity for such a trust.
Accustomed to success even against
fearful odds, and neutrality-suspicious.
the intrinsic difficulties of the pend
ing issues, many Republicans looked
to Gen. Grants Administrations with
high-raised expectations. OF course,
they have been impatient, and not
always satisfied with results. But
while these expectations have not
been fully realized in the action of
either the President or Congress,
much has been achieved; enough, at
any rate, to satisfy them that the
difficult problems will be wrought
out and the hoped-for results accom-
plished.
Gen. Grant came into Office pledged
to maintain inviolate the public faith,
reduce the national debt, diminish
taxation, appreciate the currency,
reform abuses in the civil and milf
tary service, and maintain order in
the States lately i'm rebellion. Blythe
combined action of the President, the
Heads Of Departments, Congress and
the General Of the Army, many abu-
ses have been corrected and many
reforms inaugurated. The Presidents
Indian policy is bringing forth evil
dences Of its justice, its humanity and
its wisdom. The firm, generous and
just policy Of the administration to-
ward the States lately in rebellion,
has brought much Of order and seciI-
rity, and crimes have largely dimin-
ished. In the interests of economy
the services of thousands Of employ
ees, both civil and military, have
been dispensed with. The currency
has been appreciated in value by tens
and scores Of millions Of dollars, and
the national credit has been largely
strengthened.
Without any increase in the arti-
cles subject to taxation, or in the rate
of taxation, the revenues of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1870, were near
ly four hundred and nine millions of
dollars against less than three hun
dred and seventy-one millions for the
year ending June 80, 1869, showing u
gain of nearly thirty-eight millions
Of dollars. On the other hand, the
expenses Of the fiscal year 1870 were
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