The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-25
The CHICAGO Election.

The Chicago Republican which consPic-
uously proclaims itself as ''the Official paper
of the city," on the morning of the city cleo
ton, devoted one whole page to elec.ioneer.
| ing matter. Considering the result, we find
| much Of this reading matter somwhst inter
esting. For instance, we take kindly to the
information conveyed in the following:
Peculiar surroundings characterize the
present contest very differently from the gen
| erality of municipal elections. Commonly,
these represent local issues only; but now
| the struggle assumes phases ofd national
| character. and is permeaied with influences
| that will ertend into the presidential cam
| pdiqn. Should We permit victory to be
| plucked from our grasp by parcel Of mendi-
| cant politicians and their INSCRIPTIONS I'M
| derstrappers, how shall we justify our defea,
| to the delegates to the National Republican
| Convention, so soon to assemble In this city ?
| If we would avoid the
| extreme modification of seeing Republi.
can Presidential ticket nominated in a city
handed over into the possession of blatan,
| Copperheads, we can by devoting few hours
to the cause which demands our patriotic
/ services.
| "Ihe contest is not merely whether few
| city offices shall be held by Republicans oil
not, but whether the telegraph wires shall
announce, from one end of the land to the
other, that the people of Chicago have de
clared, in the most solemn and deliberate
manner in which they could express an opin
ion, against the policy of Congress, as re
CARDS reconstruction in impeaching Andrea
Johnson, and with respect to the sanctity o.
the national debt"
The returns show a total vote of about "a,
000-not a small aggregate for place tht
size of Chicago. We have no doubt the Re
publican accurately stated the principal is
sues in the contest and the democracy ars
entirely satisfied with the result.
Increasing the Debt.
The radicals seem determined, since the,
| begin TO see that they will not much longer
be permitteted to rule the country, TO ruiz
it. During the month of January, they in
creased the public debt, seventeen millions o.
| doljars-during the month Of February theJ
increased it fsoetre mitIions--during thu
month of March, they increased the gold
bearing interest bond debt nineteen millions
| forty four hundred thousand doliGrsl A
the rate of increase for the month of March
| the increase for the current year will be t,c,
| hundred and sirteen millions of dollars
Is it not time that the people were waking
up to the Importance of BUSTING the corrup
and infamous party from power? Are theJ
prepared to submit to continuance of radi
cal policy, when they must know and see
with their eyes wide open, that if they give
the radical party a lease Of power next fall
for four years more, they will bankrupt, i'm
poverish and ruin the whole country
breaking down and utterly anuihilaring ev
cry business in it Let the people reaec
seriously and soherly upon these facts. LIE
honest radicals-men whose rights and in
terests are as deeply involved in the future o
the country as are those of their democratic
neighbors let honest radicals think Of these
things. That there is an imperative, indis
pensable necessity for immediate and
thorough reform in the management OF al
the departments of the government must b.
as apparent to the radicals as to the demo
Gratis. That If such reform is not speedily de
manded and enforced, disastrous consequen
ces must ensue to all the great interests o
the country, must be equally apparent 4
men of ell PARTIES Quincy Herald.