The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-26


once, that what they say is true, There is
too little money in the country to 60 on with
these improvements and enterprises.
TIE EFFECTS ar +REDEEMrEG BoNDs IN
"GREENBAcKs.n
What, then, my fellow-citizens, viii the
redemption of these national honda in
'greenbacksh do Tor the country 1t vlH At
ford US money enough to improve our farms
1t will put into circulation vast amount Of
currency that will go into the business tram
sactions of the country and we can then
better our homes, build our bridges, repair
our roads, construct our railroads, open up
these avenues of trade with the outer world,
and enable this country to become what the
Almighty designed it to become, under the
fostering industry and care OF the farmers
of the west; it will become great, poms
full, rich and contented country,-suc v.s
as we have right to hope to see poco -.
under proper legislation on the par " the
congress of the United States aru PrJper
management of our financial ahaifs' Du.,
if this republican pohey Is 70 pe persisted
-;f eyerv dollar you earn upon your farms
e 10 on TO pay the interest on the public
3aht. and to pay your state, county, and
municipal taxes,-at the end of ten, fifteen,
or twenty years, you will find yourselves
poorer in this worlds goods, but richer in
the practical effect of republican legislation,
lean assure you. Laughter. -
THE ALARMIsTs.
But some people say the currency will
then be large. Letns see how that is. You
can't scare me by telling me that q million of
these "bonds" in "greenbacks" will increase
the value of my land 100 per cent. You
can't scare me by telling me it will place in
my power the means of improving my farm,
and building my house and barns, and re-
pairing the roads, and constructing railroads
go that we can open up means of communi-
cation between the separate sections of the
country. The people will not be alarmed at
any such proposition as this. No! l will
tell you the men that are becoming alarmed
ct the proposition: 1t is the men who are
engaged in banking upon these bonds,-
who are holding them for the sake of the
interest; they are the ones and there are
some now, probably, within the sound of my
voice. know that they have been, for
| weeks, like the Hebrew king, shaking in
| their shoes on account of the storm of indig-
nation that is arising through this country.
Applause. / took up, short time ago,
a little paper published up at the county seat,
and that now belongs to band of aristocrats.
The first thing that attracted my attention
was an article asking, "What in the name
of common sense, is Jim Allen going down
| 20 Bridgeport to make a speech for?" And
then came the inquiry if Jim Allen don't
| want to run for congress again" | don't
know who wrote the article; / don't know
| anything about il, and don't care; but l
can tell the writer of it one thing,-whoever
| ne is,-tha he is bondholder. He is in
| avor of the continuation of this republican
party, and he was devilishly afraid to learn
| that Jim Allen" was going to open, in his
section of the country, upon this question
Laughter and applause. $50 ==
NOT A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
desire to disabuse his mind upon ont
point, and to relieve him from his fears.
am not a candidate for congress. have NJ
desire again to go back to the halls of con
gress. / was there in the better and pure
days of the country and the government.
| was proud to be there it was my misfortun,
once again to be there in the more disgrace
full days of the republic. l saw this repub
lican party. / witnessed it's disregard o
constitutional obligations. | saw it attemp
to set its iron heel upon everything consid
cred to be opposed to its particular notions
| have no desire to 60 there again until thi
country is redeemed from its thraldom, ant
the great, beautiful flag of dernocracy,--th
flag of the Union and the flag of human
rights,-the flag of the equality of laws ant
of taxes, shall again be unfurled upon tn
national capitol. Then will go back. Ap
plause.l l can tell my friend Powell, o
whoever wrote that article, that he need hav
no fears about my returning to congress, un
ill i see that more brighter and glorious da
dawning again; and then ! would like to
But, until that day does dawn, prefer tina
some other man shall.'occupy seat there
either one who has moral firmness to with
stand the corruptions of this republican par
ty, or who, like most of the republican lead
ers, is so corrupted already with greenbacks
and patent horse-medieines, and things O
that sort, that there will be no danger. En-
thusiastic applause and laughter.l He nee
not be afraid; / am no candidate for cor
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