Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31


Thev are satisfied thal Grant ought not to
he our pext President, and they have said
n ,b,ll be Horace Greeley. Great ap-
plAuse.
GOV. oGLEsBY's MAJORITY.
WIN. Gov. Oglesby in his speech over ia
q, Louis told the people he was going to be
elected By from fly TO q hundred thousand
majority. ! will tell you how he figured it
out. he said Don't you recollsct, you
Demoersts- addressing Democrsts-thAt
Judge Kerner, who understand is going
to be my competitor, and Lyman Trumbull,
all during the war denounced you Demo
Gratis ~ traitors and rebels. That is about
what be said. Now, Is far 80 am con
csrned, / never made any speeches, OF
hardly any, before the war and ~ g mat.
ter Of course, If had could not then have
chosen such terms not in use. l entered
the army and StAid there till was too sick
10 stay there longer. was then sent "a
Spain by Mr.. Lincoln, and stAid there tilI
the close Of the war. never used such
terms, because | am not in the habit OF
using such language. Now ! will tell you,
Democrats, thNtif ever had chosen TO do
so once am sure Gov. Oglesby used them
q hundred thousand times, yet be talks that
wAy 10 Democrats. He had nothing but
kind words for them, but If he had that nifty
thousand majority TO back him he would
have talked differently to them. But he
lkpev then be wanted their votes to be
elected. Why he told the people of Vandslis
that was . stranger when they have known
me for forty years. | doD't want to do him
Injustice, but be so reported il. He iS az
honest and generous man, but he said
vas stranger while every body knew hin
and that he was twice as able 10 be COVER
nor % myself; and the Democrats knowing
him would vote for him. Now, he expects
to get that majority from the Democrats
Why, il there are only twenty-five Thousand
Liberal Republicans in Illinois, there is
I stand of. and if he wants majority Of fit,
thousand, he must get twenty-five thousand
Democratic votes, 1t reminds me Of q chill
passing q church-yArd and whistling o.
singing very loud TO keep its courage up
and from the very fact that my competito
talks Of getting City or a hundred THOUSAND
ma iority know he is alarmed, aud feels il
his bones that he is going to be bester
No, gentlemen, he is wrong. Not on accouu
Of tiny merit Of my own, or any strength
may add TO the ticket, but it is
well known fact that this ticket will carr
the State Of Illinois. Great applause. B
that great or small, il matters not. 70
have seen only the beginning. Isis only
. small SNOWFALL, but il il rolling on, and
will roll till it oVsrwhelus that official arm
2 and covers up that SANDER tbatis now heal
ed upon US.
SUBSIDIZED ORGANS.
The administration has been, as far as
could, buying up newspapers. If there
auythiug that free people must have it
that bulWArk Of liberty, . free press--a pre-
not bought up with government none
Grant has been doing that verything. The
was an influential German paper publishs
: in Chicago, circulating fifteen or twen
I thousand. II showed sgus Of opposition
: Gen. Grant, and what was done. Why, Il
editor of that paper was made collector
internal revenue. The emoluments amoul
Z to twenty Eve thousand dollars. Then d
: SpriuR field Journal in the centre of Illinoi
and the official Republican paper, has =
editor who was made assessor Of that di
, trict. Forney, the editor OF the Free Pres
with about as much honesty as Cameron
and controlling smother paper in Pbilsde
phia, was made collector Of the port Of Phi
, adelphia. Why, we have little paper dow
, in Bellevills-A German paper. IL shove
signs Of opposition all along, bu, that editC
was made deputy collector, aud now he
waving his bat for Grant. Has il come
this that wherever you End Journal (
influence opposed TO the reelection Of
! President, he must scatter the offices Of ID
government, aud emolumemts which th
, people pay, for the purpose OF buying up II
press / don't charge that these men wei
actually bought, but il was the intention
the government 10 buy them, and they al
q all Grant papers now that's what | 50
and that is what is alarming the people.
: Then let Us no longer bear this terrib
thing. Let US not be subject to this tyranu
, Let us show We are freemen in spite Of Il
/ government press, and in spite of the mon,
4 so lavishly expended. Let US consider 1t
holy duty TO claim and protect our libertie
. Let Us understand in the FIRST place whe
We are, how badly We are affected by Il
abuse Of power. Let Us recollect that q
best means ia to defeat Gen Grant, and the
! have no doubt that the American peOp
i will rise disenthrAllsd, and come molly
the rescue and redeem this governmel
from the hand Of Gen. Grant, and place Il
helm 10 the hands of that noble type
American manhood, Horace Greeley. Pr
longed applause.
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