The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-19
LET EVERY FARMER READ
Let livery stock Raiser Read!
Let all tho People of the Great West Road !!


Our candidate for president has record
every man that loves broad aud liberal
craftsmanship must sustain.
The professions Of men during campaigns
! are no certain indications Of their real pur
poses. 1t is by studying the past actions Of
men that you can correctly determine their
principles
AS early as l8l4 Governor Seymour be.
came the advocate of the development OF
western interests.
Ia bis message to the legislature in 1868
he calls attention to the fact that eighty per
cent. Of the tonnage on the canals of the
state were derived from the movement OF
western produce to the east. In referring
to the fact he says:
"This fact should induce us to give every pos
sible facility to the vast and growing commerce
Of the western states, mainly dependent upon
them as We are for the immonse through traffic
which constitutes so large share Of our carrying
trade, and forlus a most important source of our
commercial greatness, alording at the same time
one Of the many reasons for cultivating the most
enduring relationship with that section"
Our people will recollect that in 1922
the rates eff transportation were 80 high that
corn was vaIueless. In 1861, in Governor
Seymour's message to the legislature, be re,
Cured to the high rates Of transportation,
and the injury that resulted from it, in the
following manner
"a deep interest is felt with regard to our COM
merge with the western states It's growing val
ue and the loss Of our trade with the southern
states, make us dependent for commercial pros
perity upon that section Of our country which
sustains our domestic and foreign commerce, and
which adds 80 largely to the imports and bust
ness prosperity OF the city Of New York This
state will be untrue TO itself if ii fails to control
this great source of wealth by vigorous and
generous policy. Rather than suffer its diver
sion or depression, we should STRIKE orr ALL
TOLLS UPOS WESTERN PRODUCE.
New York should exhibit that degree Of
interest in all measures designed to benefit the
west which shall show our purpose TO keep up
the most intimate commercial relationship with
that portion Of our Union"
There is no other living man who has so
directly struggled to secure the highestpros.
perlty OF the western agriculturist as has
Horatio Seymour.
The New York legislature was, in 1864.
controlled by the radical party.
Governor Seymour urged reduction of
tolls; the radical legislature of the state Of
New York refused to carry out this gener
Gus policy towards the west
While the radical party were erecting dis.
ordinations against western agricultural
interests, our candidate for president was
appealing to the radical legislature Of New
York to be guided by "yigorous and gen,
erous policy towards the west; was advis.
ing the legislature to STRIKE OFF ALL TOLLS
UPON WESTERN PRODUCE.
Agriculture is the great Interest of the
west; the prosperity of all our classes, mer.
camille, mechanical and laboring, depends
upon the success Of the farmer. We present
to the people OF the west candidate for
president who, since the year 1874, as
private citizen, as chairman of the canal
commission, and as governor of the state of
New York, has been using all his great
energies to develope the west, and to protect
her material interaata