Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-17
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unworthy the confidence OF me people. IL
wss something that no president had ever
Sons before, and the people were disguised
With il. They had had enough of nspotism,
defalcatiou and Observation-Disclosures.
The speaker referred to Gresley's battling
Of JEFF Davis. Greeley said that Davis
ought to be either taken out aud tried or
released on bail, and If no one else bailed |
him be would, and be did. Cheers
Since the Savior Of men had sacrificed him
self IS an Aionement for the sins of men
there was no greater act of heroism than
that on record.
The speaker referred to the division in the
Republican party, and babe the Liberals be |
of good cheer. The best Republicans we're
joining them, day by day. When allusion
we're made to Gov. Palmer, Sumner, Banks,
FArnsworth, Chase, Davis, hale, Julien,
Moulton, Whittier, and that glorious patriot
Carl Schurz, the speaker was interrupted
with successive rounds of applause. He
said be had heard Radicals say that the sol
diers would all vote for Grant But he
knew better. Many Of the best and bravest
Generals of the army were against him,
and he had himself known soldiers, crippled
for life, with an arm or leg off 70 to the
White House and supplicate for employ
ment, and come away cursing the man who,
occupying the highest office in the nation,
surrounds himself with ablebodied Briga-
der Generals and relatives and has no
position for the poor manned soldier When
the great statesman, Horace Greeley,
with his great heart throbbing with
sympathy for all mankind, shall
have entered the Presidential chair, the
crippled soldier and the lsboring men will
have no reason to complain. He read a
letter from q German in reference to the
French Arms sale complaining ofthe treach-
. cry of the American people. 1t was fact
, that II 900 600 rifles we're sold to France to
send death to the German ranks, and We,
a no one was punished for it, because mil
. lion dollars had been made by it. be said
q that Henry Wilson's record would sink him
. like lead, and the people must remember
n that in voting for Grant they vote for vii
4 sOD.
q Wilson was one of the leaders of tn,
A Know Nothing party in Massachusetts, 81
orgauizsti ton which prescribed people OIL
!. account of birth, and he had put himself be
g yond the pale of the votes of nAturalizeC
n Americans. AT the close Of his speech b.
n called upon the laboring man to rise ant
A give his hearty support to his fellow lahore
a and benefactor, Horace Greeley. The PEG
pie responded with hearty and long con,ir
ued applause.
IN J. D. Campbell Esq. of Davenport, the
a took the stand and in a very able speech, {
N some 80 minutes duration, showed up man
ID of the most glsring frauds perpetrated b
"A the Administration and proved couclusivel
40 that the Grant faction of the Republics
M party had been false to their pledges. Fl
N speech throughout was logical and ma
ID terly argument for reform, and was listene
40 to with perfect attention BY the large aud
nv euce. When Mr.. Campbell sat down NJ
II Vim. 7. Allan, of Geneseo, was called 70
he aud invited upon the platform, but decline
nj TO step upon the stand as he said he prefer
he red to be down amongst the people. NJ
n. Allsn's speech was devoted principally 10 9
n Individual CON pRrison OF the two candidate
A for the Presidency, and an srgumel
?, upon the direct issues involved in Il
=, coming election. Mr.. Al Ian has very fin
IN delivery and speaks with that cool impss
al toned manner which never fails TO carry col
a viction with it. When ne concluded 1t W,
Is past eleven o'clock, aud we are pleased
as note "a a. not a man lefi the hall wnile
II vas talking. The large audience RENAME
"a quietly in their places until the speakin
In was through, when three ringing chez
n. we're given for Greeley and Brown, and II
people quietly dispersed, and the lsrges
a most enthusiastic meeting Of Liberal me
IN ever held in Moline wss a. an end. II
IN result OF las! lights meeting speaks gloI
he Gus truth to the friends Of liberty aud r
= form
no Il is a very gratifying fact, and We tel
"a real pleasure In stating it, that Except
rs, few @ lisy boys outside) the meeting was n
of interrupted at All, aud the Grant people
on Moline have sigualIy shown that they CT
no, treat their opponents with courtesy a.
lie. civility. We hope there will never be ocC
- sion to say other@ise.