Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-30
Judge kOsrner'S First Speech In
the Canvass.
A Logical and Compact Argument.
And a Seathing Review of
the Grant Administration.
The Ranks Closing and the lib
oral Ball Rolling On.


Then there iS smother thing. he has Ap.
pointed some twenty Of his own relatives to
ohoe, real scandal a thing no ruler 10
Europe would ever dare do, yet there are
men who Justify it, Why, the other day one
OF bis modest champions quoted scriptures
aud said, "Why = man that don't provide
for his own household is worse than 40
in6del.' Now, understand the scriptures
differently. Gen. Grant 10 now = rich man.
IL be wants 10 provide for his father, who il
incspsoitAied for office, be ought To do it
out Of his own pocket applause and not
out Of ths peoples. Il Is well known that
Gen. Washington made it n point never 10
appoint one Of his relatives to office. 1t is
well known that Jefferson acted upon the
same principle. Now If the champion who
pleads scripture, IL right then Washington
and Jefferson were worse than iu6dels Isn't
thAiso? Bot Mr.. Conkling demonstrates.
They called US liars, aud all sorts OF hard
names because Instead Of being twenty-five
there 10 only fifteen or sixteen appointments
OF this kind. They say we are not deserving
Of the confidence Of the country. We are
slaudsring the fsis name Of the president.
We charge them with appointing twenty two
cousins and brothers-in-lAws to office, when
sixteen. Laughter aud applause. Why
Mr.. Coukling sAys Gen. Grant did not send
his broihsr.in.lAw, CrRmer-Nn obscure
Methodist preacher who never did do any
good for his country-,o Leipsic il was
Andy Johnson. ! presume he would not
have been appointed If Gen. Grant had not
been secretary Of war. Bot Conkling states
an absolute untrutb. This minister, who
was not very well posted in commercial
affairs, got into trouble With q Young Amer
lean by the name Of White. lie thought
Crsmer had insullsd him, and attacked him
upon the public walks, and gave him a
severe beating. That WAS while be was
oousul at Leipsic. OF course he could not
stay there much longer. II was unpleasant
for him to do 40. SO Gen, Grant made bin
minister to Denmark. lie promoted him
from simple cousulship to be minister 10
one o. The European powers. Now il these
relatives we're worthy men there might be
some excuse. IsupPose no senator or any
member OF congress OF any one OF you would
be justified In recommending TO others the
appointment OF relatives TO office and they
make great TODD about Senators Trumbull
and Upton recommending friends to office.
That is quite different from appointing them
IL that &C oHSe. for appointing relatives ?
or course / have the right to recommend m
son for 40 appointment, but / have no right
10 appoint that son, aud particularly so
when he ia not qualified for the Office.
Cries Of GOOD, good "
Now / state this: Al. the appointments
he has made Of relatives we're such "a ought
not 10 have been made. This man Casey
has become known Rs political trickatsr.
He has used the power Of the government
simply for political management. All the
merchants OF New Orleans have demonstrated
againS, him. Everybody has been up
agaius. him and yet be is in Office. Nov
let me tel you another thing that is not so
well known.
There 10 another cousin german BY the
name OF LSmphior. He held soms office in
the internal revenue bureau ~ Chicago. He
oon6soGtsd vhiskey, concealed the fact, put
the money IN his own pocket and thus swim
died the gOVerum snt. IL Was found out and
che collector said, 81 wall have to report 700
10 Washington and recommend yourremovaln
DR.. LAmphieF said, "Mr. Collector you can't
do 10. ] am cousin 10 Gen. Grant" Laugh.
ter. He said, "Nr. Collector, ] will bet you
$500 you can't remove mo-" And 20 the sur.
prise Of the collector who had been using
his beat Efforts for the removal Of LAmphier,
Que fine morning the man was removed. 1t
was then thought there was . good deal Of
honesty lst' a. Washington yet, but alas, the
next thing they learned was that DIR. LAmph-
Ter had been promoted. Laughter He
was sent to Washington territory AZ re-
osivsr Of public moneys there in the land
office. After his removal from the revenue
office he was promoted, and then who do
you suppose was removed also 2 A few
weeks afterwards the collector was re-
moved.
GRANTS MODE 0F REFORM.
That il the way Gen. Grant reforms the
OWL service. Why, he says he is in favor
Of that reform. Ye, j, took all the city Of
New y ork and an investigating committee
to prove that Tom Murphy had used the
custom houae for political purposes that
ne had controlled county conventions aud
state conventions; had taxed every officer
Tor the purpose Of keeping up the party,
and yet he could not be removed till there
was some talk about the Cincinnati oonven-
ton until they saw the irresistible will Of
the people, and then he was removed Win
the kindeas assurances Of respsct Ton,
murphy was an unworthy man in everv "a.
speoi, but President Grant would have him
How long will the people Of the Unj,sd
States bear with such Couduo, a. that
could speak for an hour to show Won ,b,,
each appointment and removal are made
merely for political purposes and 70 secnrs
personal ends, but l forbear.
THE FRENCH ARMS SALE.
do not now reoollsol that the friend, Of
Gen. Grant claim that be has done anything
else except that he has reduced the public
doo., reduced taxation, aud made a mics
treaty with England. Bat there Is one thin
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