Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-02

co lceri log the "a iAl rights Of mau. For /
nv part, do glsdl7 rejoice that this move.
ment has been made, and Re oice that my
name, however humble, has been identified
with it. | shall rejoice in success, if sue
cess crown our efforts. | will rsjoice.in de-
feat, il defeat shall be encountered, that
through the present selection of my name
as candidate an end has been made of all
contention concerning the sqdsl rights OF
man cries of Good, good and ! ask
the old-time Ab)litouists Of the Western
Reserve whether they ought not to rejoice
with me?
Fellow citizens. it is time that we were
done with this bygoue controversy. Cries
| of That's SOL Good Good 7 There are
great oues,iops concerning labor-the rights
! ofIabor. the duties of labor-ihst struggle
now for public attention. We want TO com
uepee this discussion. We want 70 know,
com pre- bend, to realize what measures are
best, what measures are necessary aud expe
dent to advance the interests and secure
the rights Of honest, useful labor. APP
/ plause aud cheers In order that we may
| do this, we desire that the rubbish aud
debris Of the old-time controversy be swept
out Of sight There is 90 longer reason for
! NOuArbhlNh CVNNNEhAhA Aho - 49,
black man. They are secured by the Con
slitutiou; they are boltsd, rivited, fastened,
double fastened By the Constitution. AL
We need now is & cheerful ssqniscence q
the people Of all parts 10 the Constitution
as proclaimed aud secured by that We
shall have il. fellow.ctiZ4ns. To-day part
of our countrymen are disiranchisedi are
denied voice In the Government OF lhi
country because thSy were rebels eight OF
ten years ago. think that sn unwlse pro-
} scriptou | think that an Injurious pro
} scripiion. ask lett be swept out Of th'
way-that that be- finished and set aside, II
order that questions Of taxation aud huance
OF labor and the Interests OF labor, ma,
come to the front. The instincts o
the people on every hand say we cal
not begin to quarrel about tariffs ant
finances aud curreucy until We have hrs
settled that sll the white mtn OF this eOun
try shall have equal rights with all the blsc'
l men. Let us decide in this election tha
there shall be no more = prescribed class
no more disfrAuchised class, no more u
!, in Arkansas, e, 600 men, white men, cltl
zeus, Who have willingly CONFIRMED 10 a
The rights Of the Government, and are stiI
denied by an inf .mous Repatriation Boar
. aud by Safe legislation any voice 10 10
!, disposal Of property BY taxation. Deo'
!. are charged up against their property by III
r votes Of men Who have no property an
they, the planters OF that great State, ar
/, denied any voice 10 the Governmsn ut vh'c
. taxes and robs them.
: demand for them and fer every Amer
4 can citizen enfrsnchisemeut. | demand III
!, zrty. We have liberty now tor those VII
=, were once 10 slavery.
=, d-msud liberty for those who were Ue
a Ar our slaves, and are now our country mel
b. Give Us universal amnesty, along with N
- partial SUI rage, Which We have, add We vi
N sweep out Of sight the rabojsh of pEst COZ
q ten'i0bs
h We will begin anew on the common pie
ii form Of eoual rights - new race, new pr
, grsss in liberty. rev progress IN prosper
70 ". Applause We viii rs QUE PeoP
{ maintain cur Uoion, maintain our right
r. aud evermure r.i1ice 10 the prosperity,
nj the greatness, 10 the glory Of the America
d Republic. Tremendous and pro!onge
IL cheers.