Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-26
MR.. HAwLEY AT CLEVELAND


o. Saturday last, Mr. Post Wright,
toolorsd man and Mr.. John y. HsWley, NJ.
c., (which means Member Of Congress,) Mr..
2. n Hsverstiok which means pOsImAs-
teri; aud Mr.. ?. NJ. Simonson (which means
police mAgisirAte); white men got into
one wagon and went up 10 Cleveland, Henry
county, the occasion being a meeting to
hsAr Mr.. Bswley speak. There we're pres
eat, BY actual count, only log males, and
some 30 or 80 females. Deducting boys
aud Greeley men, there were not over 40 or
90 GRANTEES present. The Union in its &C
count Of the meeting, prudsntly gives no
estimate Of numbers. It was a very cold
aud lifsless affair, aud for an outdoor meet
iug was the mos, conspicuous failure Of the
ssason-sxcepi the Beverage fzze, here.
Before the speaking commenced Jealous
Granite, who was aching for crowd, saw
the appearance OF teams coming, and enIhu-
siastioally announced "Ths Gsneseo dele
cation Is coming-noW We shall have good
meeting" It proved to be two wagons,
containing only three men. Mr.. Havley,
p. NJ. HGvsrsiick, and P. NJ. Simonsou then
took seats on she stand Mr.. POSt Wright
was no, invited to the stand. Speeches
we're made, first by Mr.. Hawley, and the
meeting was then closed by Capt HAver-
stick, in a spseeh which, We doubt not, con
tanned more sense than HaWIsy's, for be says
it brought him 20 new subscribers, and he an
nounees that he will attend ell other Grant
meetings on the same terms.
Ia the Unions notice Of the meeting, the
editor says
M. HAvlsy spoke for two hours, giving very
clear and uuthiul review Of the Vagsrisa and
ineonlis,snsiss OF HorAss Greeley, his dan gerous
thsory Of secession, his weak aud vAeillAtiu q
character and the disgraeeful means by which he
secured bis aomination. Mr.. Hauley also set
forth the principles Of the FspublieAR party, the
great work which Il has accomplished and Tho
Eroundlsss character Of the ISLANDERS hurled
aEaiDn PEsiidsnt Grant The speech was 70.
csivsd With close attention and will not fail
u effect on election day.
The Union ia evidently making fan Of
HAvlsy, or IL would tell whA. "effsot" the
speech will have "on election day" Most
likely the Union thinks IL will kick iIs
maker over, and wants II should, but don't
quite dare TO say so.
We really think the Union is poking fun
at Hsuley's speech, for our postmaster says
HSwley reviewed the "vAgArisS and ineOn-
sis,sLoies Of Horace Greeley his weak and
VaseillAtihg character" &C, &c. II Mr..
Havlsy attempted any such thing he must
have presented . magnificent spectacle. Mr..
Greeley has, all his life, been the same true
and consistent supporter Of the same princi'
pies he nov supports while John b. TIAw-
Icy was Democrat, here, in this town, as
long ss il would pay, add then turned his oOs'
for Office. lie iS a renegade Democrat, and
he muIi preSsn. q sorry spectacle when he
talks Of Inconsistencies 10 Horace Greeley ;
be only makes himself tic bult OF ridioule
whom he essays tina, role,-and We rather
think the editor Of the Uaion knows it As
well a. anybody.
What else did Mr. Hawley do? The
Union says "he set forth the
groundlesa character Of the ISLANDERS hurled
against President Grant II he did that
Gran. ought to give him bigger Office a.
once, for no man has jet been able to 40
oomplish that job. We reckon Grant would
give any man two Offices who could do so
big job-and in this We see tina, our
friend Of the Union Is making fun Of HGw-
Icy Agsin, BY pulling him up to do an i'm
possible Job.
WhA, slIe did Havley do ? The Union says
he shovsd up Horace Greeley fOr'his danger
Gus theory Of secession" In this Mr. HAwlsy
proved himself to be a very small and CON
lsmPhbls demSEogus. John b. Hawley
knows that he and his party indsrsed and
sustained Mr.. Greeley long after he uttered
the doctrines he nov eriticiass. The SEN
tlmsnt' he nov objects to we're uttsrsd in
1861, and since that time neither Mr.. HAu.
ley nor his party have found any fAul, with
these ssntsmsn1s until Mr.. Gresl sy refused
to support Grant for . second term. Mr..
Havlsy knows that the Chiosyo Tribune
and Gov. Seward and Mr.. Lincoln, all held
to the same Ssniimsnts-if he does NOT he II
more Ignorant than We take him TO be. Il,
Eao"s that b. Wade held the same views
,nA' Zen Scott held the same views. Mr.
wade in the US Senate, (s.s OongrGGOn