New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
WESTERN POLITICS.
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DAVENPORT. Aug. 13.-H cause can DO
iudeoA as men are, by the company It keeps iowa i
eralism appeals to better sense OF every 'hoi ~
this State Upheld by the very flower OF the hepuohoan
,rtv the movement struck deeply, not very proauy'
Into the best political material OF the state vi inc OK
ceptioua drawbacks TO such purpose IS popular rc-
form among scattered and busy popuation' sucn as
Iowa possesses something has been SAID In previous
o,ters On the other hand however, tho results &C
trouv accomplished convey significant Indication OF
now maoh may he done in an apparently hopeless cause
nv the efforts Of determined men, 1t Is amusing "
tnt and hardly significant as fact that the very
rooagcrpess OF numbers was up TO certain time the
s,rono rock OF Liberal salvation. Intrenched Dehnd
,ossal majority the aiversares OF Reform received
with dorisiye Acreduity the first outbreak OF tne
new uovernent II there is dire portent to the worm
IN one thinker, there is danger 10 party dynasty ~
many The thoaght that came oebly at hrst 10 aio"
no little time worked up 70 the many ana the
the many is inevitable revolution. The best informed
men in the politics OF the State have been those wno'
unwilling 10 support Grant, were earnest IN
warning his Reformers that they could nope |
for no following IN the attempted crusade III
deed the apparent paueity OF NUMBERS was
such that the most steadfast ana hopeful men In the
STATE doubted the wisdom Of calling State Convention
which should finally demonstrate TO the skeptcal the
ueager proportions OF the new movement Nothing |
daunted however, By this distrust OF friends ana the
taunts of enemies the Hon. j. ID. Campbell CHAIRMAN
Of the Liberal State Committed entered the lists ooiuy'
and summoned the adherents of Reform to make good
their faith before people In delegate Convention
which should. at the time demonstrate their
strength and establish their purposes The event more
than justified Mr. Campbells faith as you already know
The Des Mones Convention when the State and elec-
toral tickets were put in tho field, by all compari-
eon one OF the largest and most representative BODIES
that has OF late assembled in the State 1t takes very
GREAT deal-lndoed unusual political excitement-to
move the average industrial IOwan to the necessity OF
leaving his work and deYOtRg day or more to the ao-
sract interests Of party with which he living remote
from cities ana towns, have but passing interest
In State where newspapers are few and the elements
of political machinery almost unknown, or at least not
known In that degree OF perfection familiar In Eastern
sections men are seldom moved TO that degree OF par
tsan indignation devotion which leads them TO waste
time substance in the interests of canvass where
no particular principle appeals. There Is not now re-
beon when even coolest breast responds to the war
cries. and the hearts OF the most moderate are
stirred to mEtny and rage
SECRETARY DOUGLAS AS GERMAN WRITER.
These and correatiye facts have not unnatrahy
impressed those familiar with the peculiar conditions OK
the State with notion that success Tor party oaseo
purely on ideas was in a single campaign impossible,
and this is IN no sense ungrounded opinion In every
state when the Reform cause has come 10 its fun
srengb Tho press worked the creator part OF the
change AS against press, the influences and teach
ings OF weldstIibuted army Of ohice-holding amer
ents are almost irresistible This teaching too you must
know has been to a great extent supplemented by blood
and thunder appeals cOncoetcd al Washington and DIS
tbuted broadcast through the various postothces In
the State.
The mos. striking OF this sort OF stuff is German YER
sion OF the marrOw-ireezng essay OF Mr.. Secretary
Douglas. turned into German and sent to the various
German Journals OF tie State Mr. Conrad Beck, editor
OF the Iowa Stats A,eigr received this soulstirrng
pronuncamenO declining to publish it, printed IN
stead vehement protest against the assumption tnat
he was unable to shape the policy OF his Journal which
from the first has supported Reform and vigorously
upholds the campaign under Greeley and Brown Every
simplemnded farmer and remote nhaoitant mas taken
VI 10 his home at another since the campaign
began innammatory appeals against that monster OF
treason. spOls ana stratagems-Horace greeley
Quiet people who had heard Of that gentle
man for 80 years or more, as one earnestly
engaged in the somewhat worthy contest for the
ameioration OF his Kind called upon to stem
the current Of past conviction, and believe that he
not only placed In position tho cornerstone Of rebellion,
but did all could do to aid and strengthen its
superstruciure Good people, too who had the notion
that THE had been engaged as an exponent OF
the higher purposes Of Repubicanism, now mourn TO
ind that that treacberous sheet masked an overween-
ing zeal for Slavery and Capitalization under the sham
OF Universal Amnesty and Impartial Suffrage Ihese
things you laugh at, perhaps though they are firmly
believed by considerable following Of the steady trusfy
and as general thing, easily led part OF the community
which follows the Oriental fashion Of fixing its faith on
the loudest OmtOm Among such material as TINS, ana
with these initial advantages OF course 1t cannot be sur
prsng that Granhsm in the passive sense has strong
support . .,,, ,,,o,,, n,yr.
Rut in whatever direction the stronger tide may set are
view of the prominent Liberals canno. but reassure
those who follow the political belief. AS prime
mover perhaps Gen Fitz Henry Warren should lead
the list having been from the first identihed WIN tne
,ncipent movement in the state well as in the Ma
go, osson,h,aces OF Cincinnati and New-York The
Hon Jacob Butler of Muscatine, gentleman eonspcu-
ous alike for ability and high Standing Grant elector
in 1865 who has served several times with honor IN tne
Assembly and State Senate, in the former as speaker
the Hon. D. c. Cloud OF h0scatne, who mas peeh t"ice
Acknowledgement; the Hon II. r Claussen OF Daven-
mort German patriot identified with the scheswig-
uo,sten revolution and exiled therefor at present
state Senator and probably tho most prominent and
nopuar German leader the State, and noted alike for
high character ana conspicuous learning; the Hon.
H. j. Rohlffs, one of the most prominent Ger
mans in the state the Liberal nominee for State Treas
ure and now serving his fourth consecutive term in the
State Legislature; Gen. II. Sehofeld and the Hon. j. f.
Brown eminent leaders IA Washington County, MEM
beers Of the Bar possessed Of State reputation and
influence, among the leaders Keokuk finds repre-
sentative Liberal IN the Hon. C. F. Davis gentleman
OF wide political influence. There are besides, many
others OF equal rank who could be named Dr. Clark
OF Mount Pleasant, Of weight and high standing
in his districts the D. Rosa OF Burlington Of
the oldest and best known lawyers of Iowa; the Hon
ILL., Williamson Of Louisa County prominent in business
aud influential In his county Col j. s. Magill and Samuel
savons Of Clinton County active and vigorous workers
OF extended influence and large acquaintance; W. L.
Redmond OF Jackson County, banker Of position and
influence; W. L. Carpenter Of Jones County,
the most active and influential Republican
in his locality: the Hon. J. A. Rhomberg OF Dubuque
ex-Mayor and Of large local influence, and ex-state
Representative Of Dubuque; also, the Hon d. c. Cram