The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-26

! In another column we copy an article
from the ARGUS based on selections from
the r. /. M. Unjoa referring to radical
candidates for ths eeusressional nomination.
.'1Thes ARGUS IS right. The "old stageRs
Gas named Hhslet for his successor, al
there viii be no iAaasruption OF the propose
| Succession. The unenviable mantle of A.
c. Harding, N. c. with its damned spots"
has been bestowed BY It's despised weapof
upon Mr.. Hawiey, of Rock Island. Messrs.
Poage and Bassett of this county, Marsh, o.
Hancock, and Black and Bane of Adams
county, can take back seats. They have no
chance for congress this time. Hawiey &C.
eompanied Harding through the last cam
paien, speaking to the people for him upon
an understanding that the nomination this
year was to be given Hawley. Ihis plan
will enable the sold stagern TO confidently
transfer his unfinished job to Trustworthy
successor, and Mr.. Hawley will be fortunate
ia thus stepping into lucrative congress
sional business at once.
| This choice by Harding is discreditable
| to Hawley and honorable to all other radical
aspirants, for it is we'll understood that the
| political heir of Harding must have no
| aualms of conscience. The unfinished jobs
must be pursued to their illogical results
ia-gotten greenbacks for Harding & Son.
This phase of the radical congressional
prospect is but similar to every other desira-
| bile position within the control Of the radical
organization. A clique of demagogues, cor
| rupt politicians, and aristocratic bondhold-
ers so manipulate a venal partizan press,
and the caucuses and conventions Of the
| party as TO secure nominations, in the inter
est OF the most corrupt and designing men
| in the whole land.
The nomination of Grant by the radical
| party is foregone conclusion, and the whole
movement originated and has been manipu'
! lated BY clique Of office-seekers and bond
holders at Washington aud New York,
against the overwhelming protest OF every
honest radical in the land. To such q Ger.
tainty has this practice been reduced by the
members of these cliques that Harding is
enabled to designate his successor two years
! in advance, which designation is confidently
relied on. by Hawley. His hopes will be in
| gloriously realized in convention, but glori
qusly disappointed at the polls. --MerceT
County Press.
Phe New York Herald is doing yoeman':
! service in the conservative cause, and strike:
out right and left at the gigantic usurpations
1 of the radical party. In an editorial it says
ain the satanic interests Of party, leading
! republicans, bad men, actuated by the mos
| corrupt motives, have been plunging the
country from one frightful extreme to anoth
| or for the past three wears. Their Legislation
at Washington has been the most atrociou:
that ever disgraced civilization. Gigantic
frauds go unpunished. gross corrdptions ar'
| whitewashed or covered up, unprineiplee
| oh otar u,,alA tha, faSf nd 4
despise the constitution, to break down I'll,
buiwarks which the fathers of the republic
erected to protect the liberties of the people
is to reach the acme of republican distinction
| in Washington. Impeachment is leagueo
with and is only another name for repudia
! ton. To punish temporary political often
der they would crush forever the credit O
I the nation. To smash up the democratic
party they would not hesitate to dash th'
country into the vortex of irretreyable bank
| ruptcy anarchy and ruin. The more effec
tually to subdue an already subdued portion
of the country, once in rebellion, they hav'
| brought TO their aid a race of barbariani
4 and clothed them with all the prerogative
of the reisning race of the land; an
through their fundamentally they hope II
perpetuate and strengthen their hold npon
political power they were only created t
abuse. To build up their narrow.mindet
oligarchy they have laid violent hands upor
that gallant soldier, Gen. Grant, and are en-
deavoring to WELD him to their partisa,
purposes With the prestige of his name
Eand the assistance of the southern neer
vote they expect to carry the next presiden
tial election, and thus entail upon the Amer
lean people another four years of intelerab
misruie."