The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-27

1t follows just as certainly as effect follows
causei With this national curse must
come the bankruptcy of the poorer and the
great mass of the land. It breeds ignorance
and degeneracy among the bone and sinew
of the country. 1t builds up moneyed aris-
tocracy, more terrible, more blighting in its
effects than slavery. ~
Andrew johnson never uttered truer
sentlment,-no man ever uttered truer
standardization when he told us this war
had destroyed slavery in the sonth, but had
built up an aristocracy of money in the
north. The one is Just as great curse as,
if not greater curse than, the other. l
hope that from the one we are relieved from
all danger; through the agency of the con-
gress Of the United States, by the redemption
of our bonds in currency of the country, we
can right ourselves on the other hE+.
soUNDNEss OF DEMOCRATIC FINANCIAL POLICY.
TIL. onestion, then. recurs, Are you pre-
vowed n cav that the republican doctrine on
this subjects correct or will you come back
to the good old democratic principle, and so
arrange this matter as to make every man
nav in proportion to what he uses and what
he enjoys, and in proportion to the protec-
ton that the government gives him? Ifyou
are, go with the democratic party L tell you,
you win never see the finances of this coun-
try placed upon a healthy basis again until
you see the democratic party of this country
again IN power. There never has been
day when its finances were in sound cond:-
ton, except when the democratic party had
control of it. Without any disrespect to the
old wing party, I, at the same time,
beg leave to say that it was I'M
able to manage the finances of the country
as well as the democratic party managed
them. Honest and patriotic as that party
was, its theory upon the subject of tarifsand
finances was not such as gave us settled
financial policy,-such as gave such pros
perity to the country as did the democratic
party. And you will never see the currency
Of the country in good condition, and its
finances properly administered, and the bur-
dens of government resting equally upon all,
until YOU see the democratic party in power
again.
A QUESTION FOR EACH MAN TO PUT TO HIM.
SELF.
Now, when you go home tonight my re.
publican, as well as my democratic friend,
ask yourself this question, "As to whether
the control and management of these hnan-
cial matters in consonance with the course
pursued by the republican party viii ever
bring this country out of its present state OF
degradation;" and you will find it impossible
to give more than one answer to that ques-
ton and will tell you why. addressed
the people of Jasper county, at some length,
short time ago, and among the audience
was a respectable gentleman from my own
county, a man of intelligence, and inclined
to do right. After was through talking, |
asked him: "What do you think of these
propositions? How do you feel about them?"
Said he ALLEN; you are right. That thing
ought to be done these bonds ought to be
called in and redeemed, principal and inter-
est, in greenbacks the welfare of the coun.
try requires it; but | don't think it will be
DONE" l asked, WHY WORT you support
it?' He replied, "You know l have always
been a republican, and | must 60 with the
party" Then 1 said to him, "Bu. if it is
right, why don't the republican party support
it? Why not adopt that platform, and go
before the country upon it?n ooh, don't
talk that way he said, and then, upon my
asking him "Why not" he answered, "You
know very well that the men who hold these
bonds are republicans they are the money
ed men of the country; and you know all
these banks in the country are controlled by
republicans And you also know very well
that this exhorbitant tariff is a republican
measure, and the men who are interested in
keeping it up are the republicans in the New
England states and it is impossible tor them
| to adopt this policy, and put it into a plat
form, if they believed it was right! Now,
my republican friends,-you who are here
! to day. have no doubt you feel as he did !;
but / ask you to act as men, and go with the
party that holds the position which you in
dorse. For tell you that as long as you
go with the republican party, your condition
will never be any better.
1t belongs to the moneyed power of the
country, and its representatives in congress,
and its public men In the west can no more
throw off this power which is exercised over
can a man throw off that power which is be-
yond the reach of human possibility.
OPERATIONS OF THE MoNoPoLIsTs.
How is it? AS soon as the congressional
canvass opened, the representatives of these
moneyed monopoiists selected particular dis
tricts in the northwest and furnished their
tools there with whatever was necessary to
carry the districts. What did they do in a
district adjoining us? / don't think that
they attempted much here, for they were sat
ished that they could not beat Niblck any
how. Laughter and applause. But il
the district above, they furnished the candi-
date for congress with $25, 900 to enable him
to carry his electionf How? BY import
ing votes from other districts in there by
bringing DULLES to stand at the polls and
drive away timid democrats He was elect
ed. The representative of western interest
no doubt felt that he was doing wrong by
supporting the republican party ON these
questions but what could he do? If he
| wanted to accomplish his end, he had to
support their schemes, because they had
| bought him with their money-that $25.0OO
and that was the price of his patriotism
He sold himself as Judas Iscariot sold him
seE-for twenty pieces of silver! He went
to Washington, and has been doing, and
viii do, their bidding until the end of the
term. He has not even the grace to do as
Judas did, go and hang himself, when he
knows his guilt.
I talk thus, my fellow.citizens, because /
feel deeply on this subject.
MEN THAT IT is OF NO USE TO TALK TO.
| Now, there are two classes of men that
never do any good by talking to. There are
men whose souls are so absorbed in their
| ill-gotten gains that they won't listen to rea-
| son. Their sensibilities are. so blunted that
| they are the objects of scorn and contempt
to all right-minded men. To such men it is
vain to talk! 49,
There is another class of men, who per-
| NIT their prejudiees so to mislead their Judge
ment that no argument, however cogent, and
no appeals, however powerful, would have
any influence over them. We have had
them in all ages of the world. On the day