The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-15
CONGRESS CCRDEMHED By HIGH RADI
CAL AUTHORITY.


less attempts to shield Hawley from the evil
effects OF his record in congress. We have
repeatedly charged that record upon him,
and have asked him series of questions
fearing directly upon his record. Not one
| of these opestious has he dared to answer,
and no, one word has bis hacker, the Union
dared to say in his defense. Now for MIR.
Hawiey's record, in all its blackness. He
voted for the measures against paying sol
diers bounties through postmasters.
To double taxes on iron, lumb Der, COAL
salt and provisions.
To give railroads ten years to claim LAND
grants, and to give soldiers only six months
to secure homestesds.
To reduce the tax on incomes for the
benefit Of heavy eastern capitalists.
To relieve bankers sfrom paying over ten
millions dollars taxes on gross receipts.
To relieve, A. T. Stewart, Vanderbilt and
other eastern capitalists from paying over
$40 200, 900 on their income.
He voted with the protectionists on all
occasions. sad III SO doing has legislated not
for the west, but for the esst-not for the
many, bat for the favored few.
He has legislated-
To make paupers of the producers, and
nabobs of the manufacturers.
To make IRON a luxury and grain a drug
| To tighten the hand of monopoly upon
the life of trade.
To help the east throttle the west.
| To help the iron lords of Pennsylvania
the salt sharks of New York, and the rail
road kings of the east, fatten upon the sweat
of agriculture.
To allow the cloth weavers of Massachu
sets 10 levy tribute upon the poor to crown
the rich.
To keep labor in rags and clothe Incidence
in purple and fine linen.
Is there any mistake abuus the meaning
of these charges They are plain, an6
strike Hawley where it hurts He cannot
dodge them. In congress he stood side by
side with Robert C. Schenck, of Ohio-the
chairman of the Ways aHd Meant Commit
,ee-and when he WAS not absent from
congress for the purpose of avoiding a vote
he voted with Robert c. Schenck for pro-
lection and robbery. The people of Ohio
have repudia.ed Schenck and elected the
most fearless advocate of free trade in tn.
state of Ohio. The people of this dis,ric
will dc the same thing, and elect Hon. P. L
Cable. What has been said of Robert c
| Schenck as the representative of the repub
lican party upon the question Of protection
may with equal Justice be said of Hawley
who voted as he dictated.
Read what the Post, the only republican
paper in Chicago says
WHAT IT MEANS.
We regret the defeat of Mr. Robert c
Schenck in Ohio; but we rejoice at th'
lesson which that defeat affords, to-wi,
that rs respects the principle which Mr.
Schenck represents. the people are making
| up their verdict. As surely as day follow
| night, the thing called Protection, but which
means Robbery, is destined to be crushed
under the feet of Reform. They that wsr,
| blind begin to see.
| Will congress take warning by the
unmistakable signs of the times, and Civ,
the country tariff for the production o
revenue for the many, and not for the undue
enrichment of the few Will it leqislat,
| for all the people, and not for favored
part Will it cease making paupers of the
! producers to make nsbobs of the manufac
/ he
| of making iron luxury and grain a drug
| VIII it take the hand of Monopoly from
the life of Trade, or must be the great West
stung to retaliation, clutch the giant by tn
throat and throttle him in selfdetense?
We tell the iron lords that they shall NJ
longer fatten upon the sweat of Agriculture
We tell the cloth weavers that they shall nj
longer levy tribute upon Poverty to put ,
crown upon Riches. We tell the job
bers. the lobbyists, the leaguers, tn
buyers of the peoples representatives. tn
sellers OF the peoples trusts. the Spectator
in the peoples industry, the spoilers of n
: country's prosperity, that the people vii
have no more protection" kings, who's
palaces are built upon the spoils of unegua
tibuts We sell them sll-tor they at
conspirators sl-that they shall no longe
keep labor II rags to cloihe Incidence il
purple. We tel! them that there shall b
Equality where there has been Fsvor-Fair
LESS where there has been Partially Pro
lection in truth where there has been Rob
berry il fact
A little while longer the Monopolists ma
maintain their hold. They last white
guarded the doors of congress with lobby
lists, and kept out the additional representa-
tives to which the west was entitled. The,
cannot do it again. The new census vii
wrench the balance of power from Monopoly
and give it to Production. Will the robber
see the hand writing upon the wall and b.
warned? Or will they persist in the tyrann,
Of unequal taxation, and let destruction fol
lou unon ira haals2