The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-18
pailp ARGUS.
OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
Questions for John B. Hawlsy and the Rock
Island Union.

Why is the United States the secone
heaviest taxed nation of the worldP
Why are the taxes doubled on iron
leather, lumber, coal, salt aud provisions?
Why the government gets only 100000,
600 when the people pay s600,000,00C
taxes?
Why did the very loyal soldier-loving
Hawley vote against paying soldiers boun.
ties through Possmsster's?
Why did Hawlsy vote to give railroads
ten years to claim land grants and to give
soldiers only sir months to secure home
stesds
Why were the congressional expenditure.
during Is months of Grants administration
tour times what they we're during the same
time under Buchanan's.
Why were these expenditures during the
same time under Grant orer one million ana
three hundred thousand dollars more than
during the same length of time under
Johnson's administration?
Why did Hswley vote to do away with
the tax on gross receipts and to continue
the infamous income tax a.?
Why did Hawley vote to relieve rich
bankers from paying orer ten million dollars
ssxes and allow the taxation of other prop
erty to make up the deficiency
Why did he vote to excuse rich capital.
lists from paying over t,ornty millions OF
tax on incomes, and make the farmer pay
two and half per cen. on his scanty in
come?
Why did Hswley adrise tie authorities
dt..Fashiagton to Kill both Of the bills Cor q
horse railway across the government bridg,
al this point?
Why did Hswley outherod Herod in the
most Infamous speech, on the admission OF
Virginia?
What special claims has Hawley to be
returned to the seat he has disgraced?
What single vote did he cast in the inter
est of his constituents, and western inter.
ests?
Where and when has he exhibited any
Of those qualities of craftsmanship that ft 5
man for the position he seeks.
Where is the man that can bring the first
just charge against Mr.. Cable that he is no,
all that the people desire for an able, homes,
and capable representative.
Hswley begs and buys his nomination
Mr.. Cable has the nomination forced upo1
him.
Where is the man who will answer these
questions is it John B. Havley ? Is it the
editor of the Union?
Where is the man?
All through the length of the district
comes the echo-,eAere.
From the farmysrds-from the plow fields
from the workshops-from the stores o.
the cities and villsges-from every place
where a republican can be found comes the
answer: LET Hawley answer. He was
our chosen representative. He did these
things and he must dnsUer."
ESC1UaAGISG Ho.Ds.- We take the fol
lowing from the Quincy Herald, and com
mend the same to the demoC racy of thi-
county:
II is possible for the democracy of Illinoi.
to carry the Legislature and send q statesma
to the nited States senate. 1t is within th
power of the democracy OF this district /
elect democratic representative to con
gress, to send the
POLITICAL TRADER
and party hack, John B. Hawley, who mis-
represents his constituency by managing
csucasses and trading offices for renomin
alton, into retirement. 1t is within reach o
the people to send to Washington Mr.. Gable,
81 honest, upright and competent gentle
man; devoted to western interests and to tn
prosperity and we'll being of the whole
eouutry The necessities of the times ars
comprahended in two words,
ORGANIZATION AND WORK.
Lss democrats in every ward and town
ship commence thorough organization sDo
determined work at once. Let the impor
tan ce of the election be urged upon every
voter; let the one object be to increas'
democratic majorities; let every man do hi
duty and all will be we'll.