The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-19
LIVE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
An Able Discussion Of Pol teal
Questions by Hon .. 3. OK
From the Ohio Statesman October 6.
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From the Ohio Statesman October 6.
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PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Take off these enormous, insidious, aud
Indirect taxes and | will never say u word
soou, the President aud Congress, the Press
ideut and ST. Domingo, the Presldest and
lucre. Take OF these loads from the labor
my people. and will sit in my seat in Con
gress and let General Grant have his $27,-
100 of extra service for the White House
extra above the war-Lincoin extravagan-
ces. | won't look into fuel, green -house,
manure, fence, paving, or ice accounts. Let
the W mite House household revel In luxuries
and comforts at the nations expense only
let the President; say an honest word to help
US against these millions of tax devised tor
special interests. Let Mr.. President have
his brigadiers as servants in waiting let
swallow tailed hunkies in white chokere
obsequiously open doors TO sstonish rustic
Republicans, including Congressman lei
grsndly attred ushers announce plain Mr
aud Mrs. Homespuu to the presence OF the
Presidential Sphinx or let them De kept II
waiting while donors and miilionaires tiuC
entrcnee--it matters but littie-it only the
sly, money-seekIDg lobbyists loose theii
grip on the public purse. | should be glad
TO have Admiral Porter continue his illegs
relations with the navy, since he cannot be
thrust away; glad TO let the accountability
there 20 to winds and waves. | should be
hsppy TO allow every secretary, following
the Presidential example, run over the land
at pleasure, or allow them play the extrav
agant roles described by Mr. Dawes; GLAD
to allow the two thoussrd extra and iilege
eppointees IN the Treasury, or i've hundred
supernumerary officers ia the army, at q cost
OF over d million or any other abuse which
MIR Dawes exposes IN ;his most reckless
administration, if only they would stop the
large, sly leaks which protective system
allows to the greedy. | would retain from
ever quoting Mr.. Dswess exposure OF the
Cabiue, and President, hisex posures oftheir
bad economy and worse estimates about
navy coal or interior lying In asylums, il
could only see q grand reform instituted in
the interests of honest and Just taxation
Whist to the people are the outrsges South
or the land iobbaries North, compared IL
those of this tariff? What military, bureau
cratic, land Federal Intervention in the South
ern States, the proscriptive mesnness of the
new naturalization lsws-sye, even the worst
of what Republicans do In elections South
or say OF New York repeaters and frauds
compared with the thousand millions of ex
actions by this insidious tariff Disguise i
as YOU may under the Anticipated jargsn o
protection oil high tariffs are either il
the interests of the manufacturer or th'
smuggler. In one case labor is cheated
and the other the government. The So
called reduction of the last session doe,
both. Instead of being credit to the fsca
management Of the dominant party, sucl
legislation is q disgrace to science and ,l
the century. II is based on the theory thai
scarcity is blessing and plenty curse
that in cheapness there is danger, and il
dearness safety; that needlessly to enhance
prices and to take more from the people for
taxation than is placed in the treasury foi
revenue is economy; AND that policy which
stops exchange of domestic for foreign com
modities and isoiates our nation to help one
class at the expense of another. to help the
few to the loss Of many is statesmanship and
justice
THE FUTURE UNDER BETTER ADAINIsTRA
TON.
When that is done, our navIgators will q
least carry our imports, if they do not hnt
more of our cotton and grain to export
Commerce is only TO ready to reap its owl
reward. 1t is eager for its old and splendid
venture over the great seas. The toremos
republic of the earth will then he once NOR
aHost under her consolidated banner-grea
fearless, and free; not tlmidly boiling be
doors, like the Chinese, not afraid of the
winds, waves or light OF Heaven, bnt cage
for the emprise of commercial glory IL
competition with the nations of the world
TneB, with a good currency, unhamperet
trade, aud revived industry, the unchaine C
Titan of the new world, though seathed b
lghrnings, and fed upon by birds of prey
Wi arse with a fresh courage. AT the heac
It this vital, Joyous victorious, and imperIa
power would stand the imperial city o
commerce in which live but like sur
in the heavens it would shine unto ell tn.
world, not consuming, but to warm and
cherish this great West of agriculture But
10 such destiny can come to any section.
city, or State until the Prometheous of tot
is unbound. That result can never happen
so long as the two thousand and a ha !
millions of bond. are held BY a privileged
and unta1ed class SO long as great
banking monopoly can CLEAN its six pei
cent. interest on bonds. and its seven per
cent. in issues, and can go to Congress.
when it pleases for new issues or so long 81
depreciate paper currency represents q
bankrupted and dishonored nation 1t can
never come, so long as Q party rules which
llghtens the burdens of corporate wealth
and increase those of toll and poverty so
long as such q party vote away its own
privilege OF making its own money, and
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