Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-01
Daily ARGUS.


whoever dsnouncss wrong from love Of
the right, is entitled 70 the respect Of the
public for so doing but he who dsnooness
one wrong for tho purpose embarrassing
public attention from greater one, 10 him
,,lf NO better than the worst wrong -doer.
The Radical press and the Radical stump |
orators, who have Of late been 50 vociferous
in their denunoiation Of Tsmmsny officials
in New York City, come properly under the
latter description. Their seeming virsuous
Indignation is but the exercise Of The mos,
Abominable hypocrisy. knowing the des-
perale situation in which they were TO be
placed in defense OF q corrupt and prohigs'e
administration, and . general party policy
Of robbery and oppression, they sought 70
create . diversion in their favor BY turning
the attention Of the whole people to the
alleged corruptions of the New York City
Government, the responsibility for which
they though, to iss.en upon the Democratic
party geuerally-bu, they have failed most
iguominiously Of the accomplishment Of
their object.
The Democratic party Of New York
State and Of New York City also, are deter
mined that justice shall be done 10 the
premises, that whoever has done wrong shall
suffer the consequences, be they Democrats
or Rspublicans. They have manifested q
disposition aud ability to take care Of thei'
own matters, and have instituted thorough
investigation into the management of the
city affairs. The Radicals are consequently
nohplusssd. Their show Of virtuous indig
nation, their manifestation of teuder regarC
for the people who we're suffering from ID,
depreciation Of official thieves aud plum
srers, all goes for nothing. They nov
NANTES, no JOY that justice is TO be don
aud the accused brought to irial-nOt b
oft They care nothing for justice, nothin
for the rights Of the people. Political cap
tai was What they we're after, and now ths
it hA Skipped from their grasp, they indulg
in sullen anger
Ifihese Radical newspapers aud orator
would have the people really believe th'
they are laborinE only for the public goo
instead Of the bssest and mesnest purpose
of partisan advantage, let them denOunc
and expose officiAl corruption wherever
exists. Especially let them condemn th
reprshsnsible practice Of psddhug out Office
Of trust aud emolumont in exchange 70
presents and personal fAvors. Let tbeI
exert themselves to bring to justice at I'll
bar ofpublic opinion, and nowhere else, th
thieves and robbers Who steal from the hare
working people Of our land the sam
eight hundred million dollars per Gunuu
through the operations Of the infAmou
protective tariff, and those thieves and rot
bars who have fastened themselves upon ii
people Of the South, and are draining th
land Of the last vestigs Of it's wealth an
piling up mountains of debt upon Ii
shoulders OF the psople-All Hnder the pr,
lection Of Radical Reconstruction, ;" and
the virtue the bAyonets Of the usurpe
Grant, who Tolls away his tine at his marin
villa, while his dsfSul,iug officials are Stca
ing the public funds by millions, and amuse
himself by pArdoning vile sdulterer an
bigAmis,, that he may become the s,sndAr
bearer Of RAdicAli,m in South Carolina.