Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27
EDlrssIiL CsRgEsPOspEScE.
PHILADELPHIA, PAy0cs. 2sd 1871,
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attention. ibstisr fare and secon aodstion .
shaa ct ",hs Americas" Under the
shadow Of Old 1ndeEssdssce Hall, 90 Chest
M, strss,,-the time honored edi6ce thu. .
once tnsv JsRsrson and bis CON p.r,io.s.
msa whose wisdom rosksd the cradle of
Liberty aud erected around the infant Re
public those safeguards for which the Demo
Oraey sveryshers are. eoptendins. That
they have bssn unsucosssfai 10 tho elections
this f.H must nov be admitted, but BY no
means viii ws acknowledge any lasting de- .
feet or abats one particle Of effort for the
principles We advocate. The causes iha,
brought about . democratic defeat in this
city may be summed up in these words
the "ranmaDy Republican Ring" that has
control Of the city, 60, Of men Who have
used every means TO carry shsir ends, assist
ed BY oil the federal patronage Of shs gov.
srnmsnL They have the power and they
have used IA, 9 fact which Radicals here do
not pretend to deny. We would ask our
readers .ho tnay possibly hear their oppo-
menus brAggias ever The result 10 this State
a. pseoF % she Vitality Of their principles 10 |
remember that tits BY the "siDping" ways Of
MANS political arithmetic tina. they are
able TO make the showing they do, which ia
enough TO shame even the URiOn's mAsh-
NAUTICAL genius Who has 10 the past struggled
so aSonisiegly With ''fnsnciai stalsmeDis.
There is one feature that h noticeable in
.he'a results that sven our old friend George
MiEier will nos want 70 discass,snd sthis-
the results asa whole, after carefully re
viewing the ground, show that the demo
cratic party 10 ihis state rs we'll as in all
those that have held elections this tall 10
resolved on ignoring the barren issues OF the
past and planting issslf sqaarely on the doc
triue that the Constitution in all its parts
and in ell its snsBdmspts is the supreme
Law Of the laud, and is entitled to the obed-
fence Of every citizen, Wbstever may be
the differences in regard TO phraseology this
pr'noiPls has been snunciased in s'ery sue
osssive convention oi the party in all OF
these states. 1t is shis that troubles our
Radical brethern and sisters and our uepone
President, Who has already commenced anew
his Infamous diotstiOu in the south, in
enforcing BY the baJoust bis Force bill.
There 10 one fatal mistake the democracy
IN this state made. II is . fact that people
will talk. Ths more you try to hOsh up soJ
particular snbjsct the more discussion will
receive. The ninth resolution in the state
platform vas dressed up in what VAS meant
for little ornamental fringe, known As
"dsprscasion of all agitation Of the amend
mants." Nov, DsmocrAcy will agiiate. /,
will discuss Enouy subjects, IL will write and
talk TAs folly Of dvprecaiing the discussion
Of political questions which people have
made up their minds to agitaie has his
torical illustration in the platforms Of the
national conventions of the ubig and dem
ocralic parties in 1852 which will be re-
msmbsred By many OF oar readers Both
conventions resolved that /, was IN wise and
dangerous to agi.a.s the con, promise meas
ures Of 1850 Butno sooner had thew ad-
journsd than the debate on ths.s questions
grew more violent than ever before.
The democracy of Illinois. as | see from
the proceedings Of the recon, ,tats eopvsn-
tion. mi lish.d aimee lsf, boms. and rbieh
Isuopo.s are correct. YER. NOR. iudioiou.
in meeting tbi. question. They wisely re.
coRnized. AZ did the New York democracy
the inevitable sequence Of civil war. and
declared il the du,y Of ali IN. p.opls to
pphold ,hs f,s.dr,as in tho s,;ovm.n, ., III
tbs,r rights. mr. IN otba, vords-,h., 20 NO,
propo,. 40 vo b.ok and sxb, over again IN.
issues Of the unr-issues that have been
settled. The democracy Of the state can
we'll stand By their platform and work to
unite the hous.s mea OF eli parties again ct
the yogues. corruptiouists. jobbers, bride
seeker. and gih-t.ksrs. In the coming
contest party tenets aud creeds aud pOli'i-
cal policies should be laid aside, postponed
ignored until thieves and incoupetsDsa are
driven out OF positions OF honor and trust
and the reins of government placed in the
hands Of honest msn Who will save the ma
ton from sipking into an aoy's OF corrup-
ton aad Iulamy. IL 10 very evident that
neither Of the political parties have sath-
oisnss,rsns'h IN iheu'ei'es'o accomplish 'n''
result. That the honest ana pAir'o''o men
OF oil parties, combined In one compact OF
ganizAiijn, and standing 'osesner Oh ut
plain and simple proposition OF reform VII
swssPths held N any great national con
test, We feel Ju'nneo, oy experience en'
our confidence IN the honesty OF the "asae'
Believing this We predict that 'oeh Wall o.
the result in 1872, and AJAX oil TO JOIN us II
the work .t.r