Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-06
AFTER THE BATTLE.


Ahe contest on tuesday was an unequRl
one. |. was wAged on one side BY discip-
lined forces, with all the power and money
which the great patronage of the United
States could give, and which the most cor
rupt aud INSCRIPTIONS element in the nation
could use. On the other it was by 81 IN
disciplined force composed of the leading
minds and best elements of the country, but |
unused to working together, without means
or organization, and appealing only to the
Judgements of the people to rise superior to
party and save their country and govern
ment from the reckless and corrupt hands
into which it had fallen. 1t could hardly be
expected that party so lately organized, so
poorly drilled, so destitute of the sirews of
war, could succeed in q few sbor,
months. The nomination Of Mr.
Greeley, by the Democratic National
convention, was demanded BY the better
judgment OF the great mass Of the Demo
cratic psrty throughout the United States
The demand for il came from township eau.
cusss, aud county aud state conventions ali
over the land, add the Baltimore Convention
was compelled to respond to this sentiment
BY dominating Mr.. Greeley and adopting
the Ciueionati platform of principles. The
movement was approved by nearly all the
great men OF our party, everywhere but il
was uot to be expected that the great masses
Of those people who read but little, who
think sloSly, aud who we're welded to
name, could, in a day, relioquish their pride
10 their party name aud take bold stride
in advance, upon the platform OF pro- ress.
To educa,e the people up to the require
wsutS Of Ihis age Is the work Of time. h.
d, m0cracy OF the nation, as al orgscization.
have shoudered their muskets aud tAaer up
their u areh to tho froas ranks IN the army
Of retrenehment and reform 10 our govern
mens. They have left behiad them all their
preiudices sud We hope all their errors. They
cannot retreat. The battle must 20 on Till
yictor7 perches on the banner of The neW
or,su ization The Grant party will fall spsrt
W Ahn "Nl-AA Tvs Ns~hNhANao huA llo Cyl
rupJnes., and the good men OF this nation
will JOIN 10 redeem the govern neul and place
Il IN honest hands. Look, Tor moment, at
names Of the leaders IN Ihis mov5 mens .
/ Horace Greeley, Charles Sumner, Lyman
Trumblli, David DAVIS, \. P. Banks, Carl
scnug z John N. Palmer. Gustav Koerner,
{ '. =. =
Z. Chase, Rafus P Spaiding. Austin Blair
and ali the great leaders who formed and
fashioned aud led the Republican party.
And Sar nOur. Hoffman, Herman, Pendle-
/ ton, Gr)ssbeck, Hendricks, BAcsalsw, Cas-
ssry, BayArd, Marshall, Robinson, Cox,
Voorhees,, Church, Black, Johnson, aud
Dearly every msu OF even = county Feputa
tlou IN the Democratic party, and the
( greai mass OF the Democratic party to back
them. These forces will unite into one
solid, compact disciplined snd invincibe
Republican Party (Ghe name used IN JEFF
tersou's dag and the people will rally to
the standard Of Pies they aIopsed Al
Cincinnati aud Ba'iuore. Genera An
nssty, Ons-serm, EquaIlty before the law,
MsittnAnce of the Constitution with all It's
Amend meuts; Local selt-goverument, the
Rights Of the States, Civil Service Reform,
Aaintensnce Of the public credit, Reduction
OF Duties, Reduction OF Taxes, Reduction oi
Expenses, Rsturu to Specie Payne nts, OPP
position TO Land Grams and Monopoles
uad Special Privileges these were the
leading principles laid d0~n al Cincinnati
and Baltimore, aud On ghem W. shall con
qder, or the Republic is lost. We do believe
there Is yet virtue, honesty and iuseijigsucs
enough left in the people to rise above the
mean pr'judices OF party blindness and as
sert that their government shall be ADMIN
istered upon the principles on which il was
founded. and for which the Liberal party
contend. That party is to be the party OF
the future or our government vii
be given over to fraud, corruption
ex,rAvagsuce aad a centralized poEer which
a1ali demineer over toe people, make the
RICH: of suffrage by-wUrd and farce, and
saoW that the people are incapable of self
government. To lead the way for all good
men in this reform i, the mission of the new
Democratic Republican party. Let no man
repine at temporary defeat Let us pledge
ourselves to work for the great priuc p es OF
our party till success shall crown our forts.
| Rene N Der the almost inspired words Of our
great leader, Horace Greeley, who in his
speech at Erie, Pa, said:
You see men all around me who saw |
shall be defeated bat ! cannot be defsated
may not succeed as q candidate, but the
efIrt am making to bring ihis people into
more truslug relations with each other oan-
not fail 1t must succeed. This day men
are on tine stump all over the country trying
TO prove that GrsuI has been more magma Al
nous toward the Southern States than |
have been. ! dOnt want to contradict tb at;
| SAINT the two parties running the race TO
see which can be the most msguanimous
and generous Suppose | Rm beaten
They cannot 90 back 90 the record | have
made any more than the record which the
party made at Baltimore. If we're beaten
tomorrow you would find them coming in
next Winter With bill of nearly universal
amnesty. So then 10 few years We will
drag them up to it. Do yosr duty, there
fore, citizens of Pennsylvania. Do whatav-
er you think right and best believe that
out OF all this strife and contention, this bit
Wrnesa aud prescription. divine Provi-
dence u working out beue6ceur and glorious
ends for the future OF our whole country.
The REsULT IN DAvENPORT.-Davenp
has redeemed iiaelf from the stigma former