Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-25
HENDRICKS AND PENDLETON IN ILL

NUAbs
These great champions Of Democracy |
are making few speeches in Illinois, in |
Chicago they both spoke from the same
stand 90 the largest meeting held there this
year Gov. Hendricks speaks 10 LAsAlle,
Peoria, Monmouth, Quincy, Springfield and .
perhaps other place.. We should be glad |
TO publish the speeches Of both OF these
great msa, 10 Chicsgo-,he Tribune Of the
23d has them ia full-bat We are obliged to .
content ourselves ~isb the fo.logiug extracts I
addressed to Democrats. Both made 10
AnswerabIe Arguments agAinA, the Grant
ring, bu, in Add'etsing Democrats, Gov
Hendricks said
know there are some Democrats who do
not ike 10 yots-I SnOw they do noI any Of
them ike to vote for General Urant-but
some have hssjtAtsd about supporting Mr..
Greeley. sm free to say to you that Mr..
Gre-lsy was not my choice | had hoped
that the Cincinnati Convention would select
some western man. had rather expected
Judge DAVIS, OF Illinois, to be nominated,
bat, In the = evidence OF God a. | said, It
~ huN HlhAcN NNaAA " bAHNNIs AfU olu5E
man has now the least chance Ter an cleo
ton. And If our votes are 10 have an inhu-
euee on the approaching election 81 all
they must be cast for the one or the other.
l know perfectly well thai Greeley stands up
on platform that Democrats are satisfied
With, platform Of State Rights uLdsr the
Constitution; a platform Of the supremacy
Of the civil over the military power; a plat
form that the writ Of haJeds corpus shall be
respected and maintained a platform for
real, genuine, thorough reform IN the Civil
Service and l choose to support Greeley
upon that instead Of General Grant
upon the policy which has controlled
his administration. did not Intend to say
General Grants policy, tor think his Ad-
ministrRtion has been controlled to a very
great extent by au irresponsible power sur
rounding him. What are the objections to
supporting Mr. Greeley? Why, no has
abused the Democrats OF course he has,
and very roundly and very souudly, and not
very Justly, az | think. Bat tta! Is upon the
Issues that are passed. The issues that are
past are dead, and upon those issues the
Democracy and Mr.. Greeley differed. Up
on the present iIsues, the live issues, the ia
sue Of Reform, the issue Of integrity in the
public service, the iasus Of preserving the
rights OF the States under the Constitution,
what Democrat differs from the platform
that have discussed before you tonight
"NoT one None. l gusss the Demo
Gratis have abused Mr.. Greeley about as
much as Mr.. Greeley has abused them and
l gusIs the account is about square. And
a. We are having q general and public am
neIty that may pass all away.
Now, gentlemen, you and |, in voting on
the 9th Of next month, owe il to our coun-
try to make our ballots count Somsthing for
the country. You know that you cannot
make them count anything unless they shall
be either for Grant or Greeley. Greeley"
There is no use in throwing a ballot away,
How shall it be cAStY We know, as Demo-
Gratis and Liberal Republicans, that We do
not agree with the policy Of General Grants
Administration; we know that We are in
favor OF reform that We are in favor Of rec
onciliation; We are in favor Of united and
harmonious people. We know that, aud We
know that the policy Of General Grants Ad.
ministration is against it, So, when We come
to vote, let our votes mean somethinR.
And Mr.. PsndletOn, in speaking TO Dem
ocrats said;
We agree with Mr.. Greeley upon all the
great qussti ms Of the day. He is 10 favor
Of our doctrine Of State rigFts; he is in f..
Vor of Civil Service Reform he ia in favor
of the one term principle. Applause lie
has told us that he will not interfere with
the representatives Of the people in the ex-
eroise Of their lsgimAte functions; he has
told rs that If Congress will pass n free
trade bill he will not veto il; and, II be
promises Us these things, l ask again, where
n the Democrat who will stand up and say
TO an intelligent audience that that is not an
Administration so be preferred over and
above that of General Grant?
l am Democrat; have been one all my
lie Is age, and reflection, and experience
have mAtursd my Judgment, end myself
ehnglng closer and closer to the old party
and its principles. Loud cheers. As /
have been Democrat in the past, l hope
10 I'VE 10 the future, and TO die a Democrat.
not because / severe party organization, NO,
because am bhRdly attached 10 oar paytv
or its party aims, bat Am bliudlv Attscb.a
70 truth, and l have faith in the nr;nc;nls,
and couussls Of that party. need ~,
speak to you Of il it Is The glorv Of ,ha
great Republic. It's history is . history Of
Tree government; its love OF eons.itutionsI
liberty "a the shest.anohor of eonstitutioD. Al
government every where. TChsers.1 Itha.
s sT that which will keep lie name alive
~ these men who have suppor.sd I,
sw-sa s'0'Ore' and support It to-day, will bs