The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-11-03
WILL THE REPUBLICANS LISTEN
TO ADVICE FROM THEIR OWN
TRIED LEADERS,

WILL THE REPUBLICANS LISTEN
TO ADVICE FROM THEIR OWN
TRIED LEADERS.
What the QUINCY Wing, arepublica1
paper, said Of Hawley before his
nomination.
The Peoria Review. 9 republican papers ad
vice to republicans.
For the benefit of such honest republican
as are hesisasing to day between duty snt
party, we reproduce entire from the Whi.
an editorial which appeared in that journa
prior to John B. Hswley's denomination b,
the radical district convention, and which
deals with him even more severely than the
democratic present is disposed to. Wher
the Hhig charges that THE INTEGRITY
OF THE RADICAL PARTY demanded
MIR. Hswley's defeat in the convention i
struck a desperate blow at q weak man
That Hswley is so unutterably lost to virtue
and decency that his nomination imperilt
the integrity of a party so hopelessly demon
allied and disgrsced as the radical orgsni-
cation, is an accusation that the Herald woulC
hesitate to utter against even as tesoherous
and tritiing q representative of dishonesty
aud fraud as is John B. Hswley. But tn,
Wig did not strike this blow without DELHI
GRAFTON. 1t wanted Hawley defes:ed, i
felt that the interests of the district and the
people demanded his humiliation and its
feelings have undergone no change up to the
present time. We commend the article en-.
tire TO our republican readers and ask them
if, after Its perusal, they can swallow aaw-
ley:
The candid and earnest attention of the
republicans of Adams county is asked to the
following ststement of UNQUESTIONED
FACTS, and the policy which they suggest
as the proper course 10 be pursued at the
present time.
The political campaign has now opened !;
the nth election since this congressional
district was formed is upon US, and for the
fifth time we are offered a candidate from
the upper end of the district. The republi-
cans OF this section have generously over
looked what they have felt, for years past,
was an iNIberslIty and in Justice to them in
this matter Now this feeling has become
strong and impa lent, and, ADDED TO
OTHER REASONS-which we will not
enlarge upon at present, but which are
WELL UNDERSTOOD AMONG US
HAS CREATED SUCH A CONDITION
OF AFFAIRS. THAT MANY JUDI
CIOUS AND JEALOUS REPUBLICANS
BELIEVE THAT THE PARTY CAN.
NOT AFFORD, EITHER WITH VIEW
TO ITS OWN INTEGRITY OR THE
ASSURED SUCCESS OF THE TICKET,
TO RE NOMINATE THE PRESENT
INCUMBENT. So long as Mr.. Hswley
was not openly known to be an aspiran. for
re election, we did not deem it proper to
advance this idea, CONTENTING OUR
SELVES WITH REFUTING THE
MADE-UP STATEMENT OF HIS
LOCAL POPULARITY HERE, WHICH
BROUGHT UPON Us SO MUCH OFF,
CIAL ABUSE.
Now, however, THAT BY HIS OWN
HOMEORGAN HEISSO RECOGNIZED,
WE MUST, IN DIFFERENCE To
THE DEMANDS OF THE PARTY
WHOM WE REPRESENT, PLACE
PLAINLY BEFORE IT THE CONDI-
TiON OF AFFAIRS. The reticence and
caution which, FOR THE SAKE OF
HARMONY AND PROPERTY, we nave
heretofore observed, WOULD BE CULPA-
BILE NOW that the INTEGRITY and sue
CESS Of our ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
COUNTRY are the ISSUES AT STAKE.
IT is a PATENT AND ACkNOWLEDG
FACT, that the TON
OF THE PRESENT REPRESENTA-
TIVE WIN NJ TT Y WE q, l. l. n
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET IN THIS
CITY AND COUNTY, AND, AS WE
ARE ADVISEDLY INFORMED, IN
OTHER SECTIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
This dissatisfaction, DEEP, LOUD AND
PASSED BY WITHOUT RECOGNITION
OR MENTION.
The Republican County Committee, at
MED THIS FACT. and also the
NECESSITY OF BEING INFLUENCED
THEREBY, and it became THE DUTY
OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE PARTY
TO ACT UPON THIS NATTER and see
to it that the DENIED EQUITIES
OF THIS SECTION OF
THE DISTRICT ARE ASSERTED
and that THIS CANCER OF DISCON-
TENT IN OUR PARTY is CURED. IL
can only be lone By acting on the single
idea that we must look to our own locality,
no less than to the whole field, tina. who
ever is influenced by other confederation
Is NOT A FAITHFUL REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF ADAMS COUNTY REPUBLI-
CANS. and that to INSURE OURINTEG
RITY AND THE SUCCESS WHICH WE
HOPE YET TO ATTAIN. we MUST
organize throughout the country on a basis
calculated to secure the harmony and united
action OF the party, such Is will enable US
to SPEAK AND ACT WITH POWER
AND EFFECTIVENESS IN our general
political consultation.
lLis rot our purpose in this PERSON
ALL1 10 ASSAIL ANY ONE. 1t is our
oelrct simply to explain the EXISTING |
STA IE Ot FACTS-a state of facts for
which, while WE RECO 7NlZE AND DE
PLORE IT'S EXISTENCE, we rave no
responsibility.
WE COULD GIVE NUMBERS OF
NAMES FROM AMONG STANDARD
WELL-KNOWN REPUBLICANS WHO
OPENLY EXPRESS THE FEELINGS
TO WHICH WE HAVE ABOVE Al
LUDED. and we are stating what is GEN.
ERALLY ADMITTED EVEN BY THE
OFFICE-HOLDERS-that if Mr.. Hawley
is renominated BY the coming Convention,
HE IS IN DANGER, in consequence of
these causes. of RUNNING so FAR Be
HIND THE TICKET AS TO 1MPERIL
HIS CHANCES OF SUCCESS IN THE
DISTRICT. Thi- sentiment Of discontent
is shared ESPECIALLY AMONG OUR
GERMAN REPUBLICANS. lint Il il RY |