Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-26
THREE YEARS OF GRANT.

SENATOR SEIZURES SPEECH AT ST. LOUIS.
ITS FAILURES, BLUNDERs, AND CRIMES
THE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION DEBAUCHED
AND THE MASSES OF THE PARTY DELUDED-
AN IMPRESSIVE PICTURE OF THE EVILS OF
PERSONAL GOVERNMENT.
ST LOUIS, July 22.--An of ST. Louis that the COM
paratively limited space of the Temple would hold
came together tonight to do honor to the distin-
Ruished Senator, Who in defining his position to his
constituents sounds the key-notes Of Liberalism as
well. There were no bands any of the mechanism
usually called in to aid political demonstrations
Long before the speaker arrived, an audience as
marked in respectability il large in numbers
filled the hail. and through two hours of the speak
ing renewed crowds poured up the stairs but could
not getin The preliminaries of organization brought
out some OF the foremost citizens of st. Louis as
officers. Col. GrOsvenOr, the Chairman of the
Liberal State Committee, calling the meeting to
order Senator Schurz received in tenn
pest of cheers, the ladies rivaing the men
iii their rapturous applause and waving of
handlterchefs. OF Mr., Schurz's method there is
need TO speak. The country knows that from the
remarkable displays in the Senate last Winter and
from the speech itself-which THE TRIBUNE lays
before its readers, complete in every sentence-you
judge of the last great effort of Mr.. Schurz. He
has prepared it from beginning to end within ten
days aud only completed the last lines within three
mately represent the impressive power with which
every word delivered. The effect was not
marked, save when great tempest of applause
broke out. The audience listened with absorbed at
tentiOn. After that first, simple dignifed explana-
ton of his career in the Senate, with his
gradual enlargement from the harpes of the Adj
mInistration the applause and cheers stifed all
further speech for the moment. Plainly, the
Senator's course in keeping with the wishes
of his constituents represented here. Perhaps
the most profound sensation followed the disclosure
in reputation of Grants petty and undignifed in
situation that Senator Sehurz revolted because he
could not control appointments in Missouri. The
Senator's lip curled with scOm and his voice
filed with unmeasured contempt in abiding to the
groveling business 1t not his wish that the
matter should be made public, and though he has
the letters to attest from former semi Cabinet
official, he touches his rebuttal in the simplest posi-
BILE way. The disclosure not the less sensa-
tion, aud probably the most suggestive
point in that extraordinary picture of
Grant which the Senator throws off in sen
fences of Incompatible, yet restrained vigor.
The epitOme of Grant, vivid but cOlorless, strong
Though passionless, struck the audience with a
marked effect. There was no temper on the
part Of the speaker to lessen from the measured
and sustained vigor of the characterization,
and the repulsive original stood out with a
bodnesS fairly startling. The rehearsal of the Civil
service uurc, Wth the at6eSted opposition OF CIen
Grants advisers and the consistent disregard of all
IN .gestious from the friends of reform met no I'M
certain recognition at the hands of the assemblage
Notice that paragraph summing up the ten
denotes of Gen. Grant. Men talking of that
Incompatible epltome, say that Gen. Grants
best friends could not alter a line of it, and yet
they ching TO him a leader. Knowing that the Sen
ator zcalousy supported the Cincinnati nominees,
there was, nevertheless, keen expectancy of his
view OF the Cincinnati Convention, and. although
the time had worn well past an hour there was an
untagging attention to every syllable. With the
analysis OF Greeey's character aud purpose and the
end to he subserved in his election the audience
pressed their hearty approval.
The press n day or two back had limited at an i'm
portaut letter somewhat of a dchnitive character
from Mr.. Greeley, that Mr.. Schurz would read and
when at the end of the elaborate summary of his
Administration of public action, the letter on Civil
Service was read. there was visible cOmmotion tC
catch every sentence, and outburss of applause al
the most striking sentences. It's conclusion was
saluted with deafening cheers. When alluding tC
himself Mr. Schurz frankly and proudly announced
Supporting such principles these, and upon the
Cincinnati platform, 1 give my heartiest sup
port to Horace Greeley the audience burs
out anew in prolonged vOciferatiOns of approval
For two hours and half the house. utterly packed
listened with absorbed attention to what is con
sidered by the Senator's friends the most perfect
effort OF his brilliant career 1t is regarded as one
of the strongest contributions to the campaign, al
every statement is cOrrObOrated by written evi
dence even more damaging to the Administration
than the straightforward charges of Senator
Sumner.