The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-07-28
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS.

There is no man on the American Con-
tinent for whom we entertain a more
unfeigned regard or of who1 we en-
terrain . more exalted opinion, than
Senator David Davis, Of illinois. His
purity of charscter-pyolic and private,
his sterling worth, hv6nhi----'"''eu record
his strong, native -ommoe sense ana "eii-
balanced judgment lfs broad catholic
comprehensiys4p>'a1otism his thorough
kpoulsAr~>~of constitutional law; his
s~1ehafd abilities, sturdy Independence and
'oft-illustrated sympathy with the weak
against the strong-all combine, especially
m this age of corruption and party toady-
ism, to endear him to the American people,
and rank him as representative embody-
ing the highest qualifications Of much
needed craftsmanship.
While cheerfllly conceding to Senator
Davis the possession Of these characters
tics, however, we cannot ignore the cir
cumstances under which he was elected,
and the belief cherished by those who SO
persistently presented and urged his claims
to the highest office within the gift of the
citizens of Illinois. Senator Davis was
selected by the Independents because his
financial views were conceded to be in
consonance with the principles Of the In
dependent party and that he would, upon
all proper and befitting occasions, especi-
ally at the National Capitol, use his voice
and vote to enact them into law. Now,
uDder existing circumstances, with a
Mephistopheles at the head of the Treas
ury Department. devil, not of supersti-
ton, but of knowledge-who is rushing
the country headlong into ruin, it is essen
tial to know what position Senator Davis
intends to occupy in the coming contest /;
for just i'll proportion as he is recognized
as the Superior Of John A. Logan, the
T. lchine politician, i'll craftsmanship, in
t, lectual ability, or moral worth, will his
influence for good OF evil be correspond
ingly appreciated.
No sane man can doubt that Judge
Davis opposition to the villainous financial
policy at present pursued would have ten
times the weight Of its advocacy by mere
party machines, and cisd reTSd. We there
fore can see nothing improper or iniudi-
cious-but on the contrary consider it the
imperative duty of the Independents, who
stood so calamity by him, and secured his
election-to present him an open JOINT let
ter, couched in earnest and respectful
language, requesting him to define his
position on the all engrossing question Of
the hour. Even if doomed to disappoint-
ment in his reply, which we do not for a
moment contemplate, it is best to be pre-
pared for the worst than continue to hug
a deiusiOn. An emphatic, unequivocal in
dorsement by this gentleman of the prin-
ciples embodied in the Independent plat
form, would prove tower Of strength to
the advocates Of the greenback cause
throughout the country, and do more to
checkmate the robbers in the consumma-
ton Of their nefarious schemes than any
other means which could be employed /;
while last, though by no means least, it
would secure beyond peradventure to its
author the highest office within the gift Of
the American people-the Presidency Of the
United States!
Let Ine independents vHvrr Uusy
fearlessly, and trust to Providence for the
result