The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-25
DatlD ARGUS.
TIE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL AID.
Dress.

The address of the democratic Senators
and Representatives., which we Published
last week, is one Of the best expeditions of
the probable policy of the democratic party
in the coming presidential campaign that
could be made at the present time. In some
respects il may be considered more faith
full statement Of the sentiments Of the lead
ing minds in the party, than q platform
adopted BY sny national convsntion, "a 1t is
m ore extended and ia the mature judgment
of democrats who are backed up by work
ing and thinking constituency-by the voters
who are to elect the next democratic presi-
dent. Again it is important from the fact
that il is moderate in tone add effeCtuslly
denies the implication made by the radicals
that the democracy will for the fourth time
enter the contest with old and useless issues.
The New York World, which may be taken
As an exponent OF the New York democracy,
in speaking of this address saya as follows
1.-THE national address is the most authentic
expression which can now be had of the
policy of the democratic party. The address
refutes and explodes the calumnies uttered
By Senator Morton in his recent speech
opening the Presidential campaign for Gen
sral Grant President Grant and Vice
President Collar were both present at that
speech, aud gave it their sanction. They
caused it to be published in all the news
papers that the democratic party intends to
deprive the colored population Of the cleo
tive anchise, assume the confederate war
debt, and put al the disabled confederate
soldiers on the pension list. The democratic
address shows how false And oslumnious are
all these imputations. The party contem-
plates nothing of the kind, and the timely
and suthoritive PRONUNCIATION Of its real aims
explodes those Htrocious ISLANDERS which
have the implied sanction of the President
of the United States. -
The stress and emphasis of the Democrat
ic address 10 laid upon abuses Of admins
trAtion, extravaganza of the public expendi
lures, oppressive taxation, and the central
izing tendency Of the Republican policy. II
is on these issues that the Democratic party
will enter the Presidential canvass of next
year There is not q word nor a syllable in
the address which implies any desire to
make the campaign q warfare upon the
newly acquired rights of the colored popula-
ton. 1t makes no attacks on the new
amen dments to the Constitution; it has not
q word to say about the defunct reooastruc-
ton acts and its strenuous demand for a
reduction of taxes disproves the calumny
that the Democratic party wish to provide
for the payment of the Confederate war debt
and give pensions to the Confederate sol
diers. The fact that the new amendments
and the reconstruction acts make no figure
in the address shows how small space they
occupy in Democratic thought. The party
is disposed to ignore them as supersnnuAted
questions, and concentrate its attention on
practical, living issues. The only AIlusior
the address makes TO these by-Rone quss
tons is to deprscAts their revival; as suffi
GENTLY appears in the following paragraph
ave earnestly entreat our fellow-citizsnt
in ell parts Of the Union to spare NO effort
TO maintain peace and order, to carefully
protect the rights of every citizen, 20 pre-
serve kindly relations among all men, and
to diScountsndnce and discourage any riota
tiOnS IF the rights Of any portion Of tht
people secured under the Constitution or ana
Of its amendments.
Let US, in conclusion, earnestly beg Of goa
not to aid the present attempts Of RGdicd
partisanS to stir up strife i" the land, to re
neW the issues IF the toar, or TO obs.ruct thu
return of peace and prosperity to the South
ern States because it 10 thus that they seeb
TO diver. the attention of the country from
the corruption and extravsgAnce OF theii
administration OF public &ffairB, and the
dangerous prohigate attempts they are max
ing toward the creation Of centralized mill
tAry government"
No such exhortGtion as this could hav
found its way into the address if it was tn
purpose of the party to revive the old issue
and make war upon the amendments. Tn
amendments" alluded to in the above e1
tract are of course the neU amendments, q
there would be no pe=tinenoe in dissvowin
an intention to disturb any others. We as
the republican journals TO take notice tbs
it is not merely The World, or the Ne
York Democracy, that makes this dissvowG
but the whole party as represented by th
collective voice of those who are best Autho
lied to speak for it. Senator Morton
SANDER is refuted by the unanimous decl
ration of the democratic party through i
accredited representatives.
This explicit renunciasion Of dead issu'
is further corroborated BY the warm invita-
ton rendered to reasonable and patriot
republicans to cooperate with the dem
cratic party in rescuing the government 81
restoring the supremacy Of the constitution
We copy the closing appeal:
1t is to protect and perpetuate the righ
which every freeman cherishes, to revive
all hearts the feelings of friendship, affet
ton, and harmony which are the best qua
antees of law and order, and to throw srouI
the humblest citizen, wherever he mey B
the protecting aeRis of these safeguards
personal liberty which the fundamental la'
of the land assure, that sOe Invoke the aid
all good men in the Dorkof peace and recon
ciliation zoe iHuite their generous cooper
ton, irrespective Of all former differences
opinion, 80 that the harsh voice of disco
may be relieved, that new and dangero
sectional agitation may be checked, that Il
burdens of taxation, direct, may be reduce
to the lowest point consistent with go'
faith to every just national 0bhgstlon al
with Q strictly economical administration
the government, and that the states may
restored in their integrity and true relation
to our Federal Union.
This is not an appeal to democrats. b
to citizens ortside the party, including eve
those who assisted to confer the suffrage {
the blacks, if they wish to reduce take