The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15

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% .ns naos' why advocate eouio "oro; IN
ISc, the "noie platform deals 10 genersht,es,
ana presents on,y one direct issue and lha'
NOV very ueciIeo-,. G., 'ne quesNo. =. re-
paolaaoh, ana on thas POM she majority o'
sne democratic party agree Win 'nen, In
iact there are PROBABLY as many prominent
republicans as democrats favorng repudia-
| ton. That question may really De CONSIDER
ed out OF the canvass since the public mind
is scarcely prepared as yet to make 1t an
issue.
| Second-denerai Irant, though the nom
anee OF the convention, 10 not really ana Iru'
~ the candidate OF the radical party me
nomination OF 0snerai Grant was a,oregohe
eonclusion,-hls strength hes entireiy IN tne
tact OF his military posltlon,, ana the ~no,e
machinery OF the u. A. II; mas Deeh direcF
ed to accomplish this result and lest there
should be any slip, the soldiers and sailors
convention was called at Chicago the very
day before the National Republican Conven.
| ton met and then and there was nominated
General Grant as the choice of the soldiers
| and sailors, lno nomination OF Vice Presi-
dent being made, and that action was fore
ed home on the republican convention with
and emphatic "Here is our eandidate-re-
pudiate him If you dare J"
Any one who was present at the chicago
convention knows full well that the nomlna'
ton OF General Grant by the republicans
| fell like dead weight ON the party. Ihere
was no enthusiasm-no reJoicing-ail &C
cepting it as a result they could not avoid.
| Then arose the query-"Who shall be our
second choicew To the perfect astonish-
ment of outsiders, Schuyler Colfax, the most
radical of the radical nominees, received,
after several balloings, the vote OF the con-
| vention. What does 1t mean 1t means
Just this, literally translated: 1--WE are
compelled to adopt platform, not obnoxi'
GUS, to cover our past iniquities. We are
compelled to accept Grant, 'Vox Popuh,
but we will checkmats You BY nominating
| C0lfax; ana II elected, ne Will De the poWei
behind the throne; he will sweep away the
platform, and If not President in TACT, Will
be, in effect. Vulgarly speaking, Grant Is
a good pony to ride our party INTO power.
Third-Grant, IN has letter OF acceptance
says distinctly that he has mo policy. Thi
is either false or true. If false, we do not
feel willing to support a man who will fsl.
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