The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-17
SCARED BY A SHADOW.

Talk with anyr cpubican, who is not blind,
ed to the truth by partzan feeling, and he
will admit that the democratic policy in re-
gard to finances is right and ought to be
carried out. But ass him to vote the demo-
cratic ticket and thus help put the democrat
ic financial and economical policy into prac'
tee and be will tell you that be is afraid to
do SO for fear Of Wade Hampton, Forrest
and the other rebels 1t is thus that thou.
sands of good honest republicans are deter
ed from voting the democratic ticket and
putting in practice the very financial policy
they want. The designing, managing, rul'
ING radicals dare not discuss the financial is.
sues Of the day, aud they know that they
can retain power only by holding up Wade
Hampton and Forrest as scare crows to
keep the mass Of their party in the traces
Was anything ever 50 ridiculous and humiL
ia.ing? Neither Wade Hampton, or For.
rest, or any other white man ia the south, can
vote unless congress passes al act authorizing
them to vote Such is the radical rule and
congress has passed acts enabling old 10.
Brown. the founder Of the Andarsonyille
prison pen, to vote also enabling Gov. Hol.
den, Of North Carolina, the man who offered
reward for the murder Of Lincoln, to vote +;
also enabling Longstrcet, Roger Pryor and
many other rcbs to yotc-Jccqyc Htcy prom
is,d 10 r0te The radical tctet! Butuo rebel
can get such an act passed who will not
promise to vote the radical ticket. And yet
Oglesby, Logan Palmer, Yates, and all the
smaller fry are doing their very best to
scare their partizans about Wade Hampton
and Forrest, telling them all sorts Of
cock and bull stories about the dreadful
things which will happen if Seymour is
elected. Of course it is all scare, and
done for party effect, The wonder is that
sensible republicans, who want the demo.
cratic financial policy put in practice, will
be humbuggcd by auch nonsense.
But suppo,e it all reaI-what does it
mean2 Why simply that the white people
Of the north shall be the tools in the hands
Of the radical leaders, to keep their own
race and countrymen under the rule Of bar
barian negroes and scoundrelly carpetbag.
gers. A vote for Grant is vote to enslave
the white people Of the south-your own
race and color-and place the iguoraut, bru.
tai negroes and cnrpetbaggers over them.
Is that what honest republicans want? DO
| they expect any peace in this country un.
der such policy? Is it reasonable to
suppose thnt eight or ten millions Of our
own countymen will submit their necks to
the rule Of negroes aud carpet baggers p
No! y thousand times, no! They do not
seek or desire 20 Cypress the blacks. They
are willing that those Of them who can read
and pay taxes, should vote. They are will
ing they should have every opportunity 10
improvement, aud every chance for prosper
ty. But eight or ten millions Of our owl
race and color are not willing to be govern
ed by plantation negroes and northern car
pet baggers, and they ought not to be sc
ruled. They have buried their "lOst cause,
as they ought to have done. They have laid
down their arms aud submitted to the con
sututiou. This is all that can be asked o
them. And having done this, they should
have an equal voice in managing the at
fairs Of their own states. This the radical
are not willing they should do-and are try
ing to scare the mass Of their party int
their scheme to deprive the white men 0
the south of any voice in the management
Of their own affairs. Shall they succeed
Can we have peace in that way? Is it rof
synablc to suppose we can?