The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-27

engaged in banking, with the special pri'i-
lege attached thereto that the recipients
may loan the money at 10 per cent. ana
pocket the profits. 1.-THE country can STAND
another dollar of currency without initiating
values, let the government issue II, ana not
the banks. The people are extremely anx'
| ions for a reduction OF interest on the nation
Al debt. They are now paying $l39, 600, 900
in interes annually, and We can assure
mem bsrs of congress that they are utterly
opposed both to taking hundred millions
out OF their pockets and bestowing it on the
banks and TO funding $400,000,0OO of
1reenbacks into gold interest bonds, thereby
adding $24.000,000 TO the interest of the
national debt which Secretary McCulloch is
doing as fast IS he can. he may think the
people are too stupid to understand the mat
ter, but he is mistaken if he does " Who
will say that the above editorial did not, and
does not now, reflect tbs views of the repub
lican masses? No one | presume, and as
evidence that it also represents the views OF
the democracy of Illinois. said party, at its
last state convention, passed the following
resolution, to.wit
"Resolred, That we are opposed to the
presep, svstem of national banks, and legis
iation of every kind which exslts capital at
| the expense of the people and government,
! and that so long as paper currency Is III use
among our people. we are IN favor OF the
people furnishing its own obligations as such
currency, and reaping the benefits to DO de-
rived therefrom.'
admit however, that since the passage
of said resolution by the Illinois legislature,
q strong effort. has been made to change
public opinion on the greenback question,
and, in Justice to the editor of the Chic ago
Tribune, wish to say that he has become
one of the most noted spostates on this sub
ject and now, in place of condemning Gen.
Logan as he did Senator Chandler, he pats
Logan on the back and tells him he has
done right in disregarding the advice or
instructions of his legislature, while, on the
9th er hand, he denounces Mr.. Ingersoll, OF
the Peoria district, for obeying said instruc-
tons. But. Notwithstanding these efforts
public opinion cannot be changed against
greenback and in favor Of wildcat, and my
conviction is, that if the republicans of Hi
nois will only vote in accordance with their
sentiments on this sub ect, Gen Logan will
hardly be supported by corporal's guard
But again, understand that Gen. Logan
expects to be candidate before the next
Legislature tor seat IN the United States
senate. do no. know what the financial
views of Gov. Palmer or ex-Gov. Oglesby
are, who, learn, expect to be candidates
for the same office. but express the hope
that the people will select men for represen
ta,ivss who will no, vote for Gen. Logan
nor for any man entertaining his financial
views Knowing that Mr. Ingersol, of the
Peoria district. is a statesman, and an able
advocate of a sound national legal tender
currency, would be glad to see him repre-
sent the people of Illinois in the United
Stsres senate. / close, BY asking again the
republicans of Illinois. Are you for wild
cat" and bankruptcy, or greenhack and
prosperity for wild cat and bank
ruptcy, then vote for Gen. Logan but if for
the greenback and prosperity. then vote
against him. JOHN MATHERs
Oct II. 1870.