The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-22


under radical rule. All persons, Of ordinary
intelligence know that the only registration
Of voters, for state, county or township
purposes. IS made in the fall, and not IN the
spring and that the only registers in the
hands Of the township registering board,
from which they can copy names, are those
used at the previous fall election. The Rim
says "all three we're registered aud voted
last spring lfthat paper means that all
three were registered and voted at the town.
ship election last spring, 1t exposes its ig'
norance, for no registry is made or kept at
township elections. lfthe Rim means that
all three were registered aud voted at the
city election last spring, it makes just as
big fool of it elf for the registers made
and used in the various wards, at the city
election, are not accessible to the township
board at all, and cannot be used by the
township board 1t will thus be peen that
all three were not and could not have been
registered last spring upon any books known
to the township registering board, or which
could be used by the board. The repubi.
cans have one member of the registering
board Mr.. Holmquist. If the names re.
ferred to by the Rim were upon the old
registry why didn't he have them placed
upon the new registry ? Did he find them
there and call attention to them, and askito
have them placed on the new registry? Of
course not, for they were not there. Why
don't the Rim pitch into him for not attend.
Ing to the matter? Is it because he is a
republican? Did he bring up the question?
and did Messrs. WAGNER and Cutter vote
him DOWN. Of course not, for there WAS no
question to bring up-the names were not
on the previous register-the only register
they know anything about and the only one
they could use.
A boy ten years old who did not know
better than to write and publish such a
stupidity malicious aud mean article as the
extract at the head Of this item, quoted from
the Rim Union, ought to be spanked and
sent to bed. Republicans must be proud OF
an organ which makes such fool OF itself,
and travels so far out of its way TO viIlity
and Islander such men as Maj. WAGNER and
Mr.. Cutter,-men whose daily life, in this
community, for great number Of years,
gives the lie to all the puny Rim can say,
az would take the Negro by the hand and elo.
vatc him to the same level with myself; yes, fell
low citizens, / would elevate him even higher "
The Quincy Herald asks our authority for
charging that the above words were used by
j. B. Hawley, aud wants to know when and
where they were used Proof is hardly nee
essary, for neither Mr.. Hawley, or any Of
his organs for him, have ever denied the
truth of the quotation. The words were
used by him in his speech at Viola, in Mer,
Ger county, on Wednesday, September I'd,
l.Gs, and furnished to US by q responsible
correspondent, who took them down at the
time.
Another correspondent wrote US from
Mercer county, in relation to Mr.. Hawley's
meetings in that county, and we published
an extract from his letter, in our paper Of
Sept. 18th, as follows:
The political prospect is Frightening here
Hawley injured himself in this county. Ho ad-
yocated the cause Of the Niger and bondholder,
At Nightmare school house he exclaimed ~
WOULD ELEVATE THE NEGRO UP no MY
OWN LEVEL; YES, FELLOW CIT lLENS,
EVEN uIunEh." That frank expression OF
his views cost him votes But his advocacy OF
paving bonds redeemnble in greenbacks, with
gold, hurts him most of ALL The farmers and
tax paying voters of this county agree with the
democratic financial theory, and are going TO
vote with that party. Singleton will be our next
congressman. What a glorious change from
Harding the blear-eyed nOnentity, to Singleton,
the soul Of enterprise honor and energy. Rock
Island and Quincy both need just such man ss
Gen Singleto at Washington.
This, we presume, will be sufficient proof
inasmuch as neither Mr.. Hawley, or any
one authorized to speak for him, has ever
denied that he used the words attributed to
him, or denied that he holds to that doctrine
The Monmouth Rerieto, noticing his speech
in that place. said
| Hawley Endorsed the reconstruction infamy oil
congress through and through him
| self in favor Of keeping up standing army, ne
matter at what cost to the taE-ridden people
! indorsed negro suffrage without reservation, anC
| declared that HE WOULD RATHER SEE EN
! ERY MAN AND EVERY DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED AND SUNK
AND THE COUNTRY LEFT A H0WLlNG
| WILDERNESS, THAN THAT THE RADl
| GALS SHOULD FAIL IN THEIR PLANE
! AND POLICY.
In his speech in Darts hall, in this city
Mr.. Hawley used the following language
IT had rather the rebels should have succeed
cd in their cause than that the democrats should
carry the next election"
Do these extracts show Mr. Hawley to b,
a patriot, or simply partizan? Think
over.