Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
WILL YOU CONSIDERS

IL there be one Democrat within the
reach oftbis paper who has not made up
his mind TO vote for Horace Greeley, We ask
him to read the article showing the shocking
devastation of the South BY csrpet-oag gov
ernments, which governments are fossered
aud kept on their legs BY the Grant dynasty
and then consider whether be will aid in
eontipu.uee of that kind Of rule. Every
man, woman aud child who withOlds
their influence from Greeley aids in con-
tinuing the Grant Ring ia power Anoth-
or four years, and is responsible for the
frauds, peculatious aud misrule which will
follow. Contemplate the ruin of the niue
States nov grosuiDg under the iron heel of
a military dynasty; contemplate the de-
sEuctiOu of local governments and the cen
tralizatiOn Of power ct Washington; eontem.
plate the bitterness which must follow from
q continuance of hate between the
sections aud perhaps q war Of races
at last, and then ask yourselves
"a yON WIN NC VI III n
alton of this state Of things. There is not
Que single national question before the
American people to-day on which tho Demo-
Gratis aud H brace Greeley differ one particle,
-and on this amnesty and reconciliation
question they always have agreed. On his
late tour to Cincinnati, while at Dayton, Mr.
Greeley said;
| | do not propose 20 do snything that shall
make the Southern people feel bitterly that
/ the union between us is one of eXultktiou on
our part and humiliation on theirs. | think
be is not a patriot who would try 10 inten-
I sif, the bitterness aud soreness that those
who fought against US must feel in view OF
their great defeat. Theirs is q lest cause
but they are not lost people, for they belong
to us; they are our breIhren. They have
come back to us. under compulsion if you
say so, but | wish to change that com
eulsion into affection, for that is statesman
shio.
And at Tifen be said:
lam but a humble man, and pretend tc
have no great claim; but the sentiment
represent is this: That We shall cease to be
enemies, end live under one flag that VIZ
shall no more rake up the hardest stories WI
,al tell Of each other tba: We shall try Il
forget or qusrrels, aud remember that W,
arr bretnern. That sentiment | represent
You know have acted 10 accordance viii
il from the day the rebel armies surren dered
that tried to bring our people to love eAcl
other, to appreciate each other more an
more. | have suffered reproach | hsv
, been called secestionist and re bel; syups
thlzer With rsbels, aud al that; Bat none I
these things move me. From the frat da,
that / had any consciousness | have low 81
the merican Union | have not believed
that hisunion was the remedy for any evl
whatever; but have said, sometimes, Civ
the southern people fair chance, and the
will show you that they, too, do not believ'
in disuGion. II this sentiment | represen
does not prevail this year, II will still grow
in strength every year till It does. Even
hatred will die cut patriotism aud sympa
thy will expand; we shall learn to love eact
other, and 80, friends, believing we shall b,
g more uni ed people because of the contest
r, Jice that my name is in It. though de-
feat should De its portion. | shall be happy
If il can be said of me tina! | tried to reunIit
the American people.
Again, we say, if there be one Democrat
who fails to aid, by oil the means in bi. pow
er, the election of Horace Greeley, be must
for the balance Of his days, bear his portion
Of responsibility for the oppression auC
persecution of tie people OF The South BIZ
portion OF responsibility for the destruction
Of local government and the central zAtior
Of power ia the hands OF this Grant Ring
and his portion of responsibility for the d.
feat of bis own party aud all the principle
il holds dear. Let him consider, for hi
slightest acts and words have their iEdu
ence.