The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-27
A FRIENDLY AND CANDID TALK
WITH REPUBLICANS.
YOUR MAJORITY Is TOO LARGE IN
CONGRESS.
The Interests of the Country Ae-
uuire Moro Democrats There.
Reasons Why You should put p L Cable .
name On your ticket this Year.


we want fair and square talk,-and !
we want our democratic readers to help US
by furnishing such men this article to read.
Speaking to republicans, in the most re
spectful and friendly manner, we ask them
;f j, would not be better for the country.
better for them and for their own private
interests, if parties in congress were more
evenly divided? You have two thirds ma
iorisy. and you will admit that the tendency of
all parties, democratic or republican, which
have an overwhelming maj orisy, is to ex-
travsgance, waste and corruption. You
know, and SO do we, that when any party
becomes very powerful it becomes reckless
that it is better for the country to have
parties pretty evenly divided, for then the
majority will be prudent and careful and
honest and economicsl-if not the minority
will so attack the majority in their weak and
vulnerable points as to overthrow them.
The republican party in congress is so
strong that its members think they never
can be overthrow, and, as perfectly
natural consequence, they become wsstetul'
extravagant, reckless, corrupt, and regard
lees of the rights of minorities or Of the
heavy burdens they impose upon labor and
its interests. The republican party has had
control Of the government for nearly ten
years it has quadrupled your taxes; created
an army of tax gatherers, spies and inform
ers; centralized the power of the govern
ment until We have bat little left of repub
licsnsm, except the name sta uding army
used to interfere in the peacabe elections OF
the s,a:es and supported at a cost fit for an
empire; while the land is filled with mono
poles and special privileges to favorises, only
found in absolute despotlsns 1t has laid on
you tsxstions unparalleled in history. The
people grosu under tariff averaging nearly
80 par cent! and are oppressed with most
enormous and griesious internal revenue
taxes. IL short, taking the figures of rePub
iican officials, they have squeezed from the
people. from the earnings OF labor
aud the profits OF business, within the last
| fiscal year. four hundred and eleven millions,
two hundred and fifty-hve thousaRd, four
hundred and seventy seven dollars aud sixty
three cents-$4ll, 255, All IS This vast
sum, wrung from the people, last year, is
| SOL, 344,2 / more than the whole eXpen-
diture of Bachanan's four years and Pierce $
las. year ADDED together and this in 1870,
of Il - II
millions greater than the whole of the FIVE
years before the republican party came into
power. Nor are their officials able 20 account
for what has become Of all the money.
the people pay 81 100000 year in
time of peace-nearly SIX years since the
close Of the wnr. They claim to be paying
the debt at the rate OF 500, 600 900 year,
and that they want $229 100000 year for
other expenses, interest, etc. What have
they done with the other $50 900, 900
They don't even pretend to account for it
l. it not best, then, for us oil to have few
more democrats in congress TO watch and
resist this extravsgsnt and wasteful use OF
our money Would it not be best for you
to put Mr.. Cables name on your ticket, this
year, and help send him there to watch these
expenses? There Is no danger of your
losing your mejority-the fact is, your
maj GRITTY Is too large, and it is for your
interest for the interest Of your country, and
even OF your party, to have more democrats
il congress. Look at the expenses Of The
confessedly extrsvsgsnt even, as that was
$63, 025,789 "a only fraction over two
dollars per capita. How is it now, in the
| sixth year after the war The people are
| required out Of their hard earnings, to pay
81 ,255, All .63-which is $l0.2S pei
capita. These are not our figures they are
figures obtained from republican official
reports If the legislation Of our country
was careful, prudent, economical and wise,
dc you not think the expenses and
/ taxes and waste and extravaganza could
be made less ? Is 1t rot for your interest TO
put Mr.. Cables name on your ticket once
| and try him? SIX years after the wsr your
currency is worth only Sc cents on the
dollar Ought this to be so? You were
made to pay ne arly sI9, 200, 600 in premiums
on your bonds last year, BY buying them up
| IA years before they fall due. Is this for
your interest What would be said of a
farmer, who, having run in debt for farm
should compel his family to go in rags and
| live on poor and scauty food in order that ne
might get money to pay his notes IA years
before they were due, and pay l. to Il pei
cent. premium to his cred itor for taking the
money? Yet this is exactly what has been
done in the last year The people have
b en- loaded down with oppressive taxes
and robbing tariffs, and have been crippled
in their business and com PEELED to economics
and stint themselves aud their families in
ORDER to pay portion of their deot Ia
years before it Was due-and have paid
nearly Sl9,000,000 more than the debt in
order to induce their creditors to receive
the money! Is this right? Would it no,
be better TO have few more democrats in
congress to watch this wasteful and extrav-
sgant legislstion? Had you not better pu,
P. l.. Cables name on your ticket just once
and send him there to help keep down ex-
penses. and reduce tariffs and taxes There
is no possible danger Of your losing your
majority,-and it would do no harm
| if you did, for one House
could then watch the other, The democrats
cannot get the senate till 1876, even if they
should carry every state,-snd IT would be
better for every body in the land if democrats
enough were sent to Washington to che OK
the waste and extravaganza now existing
there.
In conclusion we beg honest republicans
to bear in mind the following facts