Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-27
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TERRE HAUTE, May 25.-D. W. voorhees,
addressed an sssembags of about three
thousand persons in the Court House square
this evening. The following is the substance
of his remarks:
After thanking his constituents for the
warm welcome he said: when 3 consid-
cradle number Of Republicans we're dissat-
isfied with the administration and insugur-
ated new movement and called q conve1-
ton at Cincinnati, many hoped. as | did
sincerely, that the Convention might pres
ent as its candidate some one who could
coDb blne all the elements of opposition to
one of the worst administrations ever known
in American history. When 1t wss an
nounced that Horace Greeley had been
nominated, | congratulated myself that the
unexpected folly of the convention had
opened to the Democratic party an easy
road to victory. knew Grant woa!d be
y dominated at Philadelphia and the Repub-
ican party tor2 in twain, each wing under
powerful radical leaders. waS convinced
that we had better chance for success than
we had known since the time Of Pierce
You osnnotimsgine the feelings with which
saw newspaper hauling down Democratic
who more fairly earned aud fuily enjoys the
hostility and aversion OF the Democratic
party than any other now in the Union"
The speaker referred to what he called
Mr. Greelsy's brutal, infamous ard malevo-
lent assaults upon the democratic party, en-
mssse and individually, for the lsst thirty
years, and said 'If l should support such
. man for President, I would feel that I
betrayed Jou. He is the best embodiment
of radicalism living. Republicans can vote
for him consistently, as be is an older and
far ADLER Republican than Grant He was
Republican when Grant was Democrat
There is nothing, however, in Mr. Greeley's
personal traits to commend him for the of.
ice, on the contrary, man Bopersonally un-
ft TO FIJI the Office Of chief magistrate was
never mentioned IN connection with it
Passing to Mr.. Greeley's political prin-
oiplss, the speaker alluded TO the recent
ind orse ment of Summers civil rights bill, &,
which, be said, establishes the equality of
the blacks in every school house, church,
tavern, theAter, railroad car, steam boat,
and stage coach in the country.
Mr.. Voorhees, then took np the tariff
question, and alluded to Mr. Greeley's Ia
bora In behalf of high protective tariff
He sad the present tariff legislation is
more the offspring of Greeley's lifetime
than Of any other man in America. Notwith-
standing the pledge in the Cincinnati plat
form remmitting this question to the Con-
gressionAl districts, We should have, if
| Mr. Greeley was elected, high protective
tariff administration; and the Democratic
party would be in solid opposition to it.
Mr.. Greeley's ideas in regard to the dis
tripution of power between the federal gov
| ernment and the States were then discussed,
and the speaker instanced the formers ad
vocacy of the enforce ment act and ku-kluk
acts as uniting him for being the candidate
of the Democratic party.
Referring to the claim that Mr.. Greeley 6
election would bring relief to the South
the speaker asked: "If the South to-day il
| oppressed and cursed in ali her interests
VINO is more responsible foV it than Mr.
Greeley2 He advocated all the worst
phases of military reconstruction and when
Andrew Johnson attempted TO shield the
n South Mr.. Greeley demanded his impeRoh
ment with a ferocity disgusting to human
nature. And when MIR. johnson was sc
quilted, he charged every one of the sena
tors who voted for the scquittal, with cor
rupt and dishonest motives. Can the Soutt
trust such Q nature as this? Can the Dem
ocratic party nominate and vote for him
But it is said that Mr.. Greeley is in isvol
of universal amnesty. Time and Congress
have amnsstied nearly everybody, and littl'
is left of this question. But MIR. Greele,
has hever been for unconditional amnesty
he has always coupled it with odious AMI
: injurious conditions-thAt is, the equ&lit
of the negro with the white mau, negro sui
frags, negro Legislatures, negro members o
CongI ess, senators, judges, governors ant
the consequent ruin and degradation fth'
Southern States"
Mr.. Voorhees, claimed that Greeley
election vss impossible. Ifhe should re
ceived the Baltimore nomination be did 90
believe more than Fifty per cent of &c
Democratic votes woaid sustain him.
In coucIuaion, the speaker asked; "Wha
shall We do to be saved p And in repl
sdgooated the nomination CT cand dat
upon whom ali the elements of opposition
could combine.
New York, May ga call will appes
tomorrow for q meeting Of Free Traders 8
: Steinway Hall in this city on the Sofa insl
e at which W. G. Bryant will preside and 50
y dresses will be delivered BY David B. Weiti
, Edward Atkinson and others. The call re
: cites that the reference by the GiHeiana
: convention of the tariff reform to congress
ionAl districts was an evasion of the Issue
it has sbsolyed the free traders from any ol
legation to support the nominees of that ooE