Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-16
LIBERAL MEETING IN PORT BYRON.
A Splendid Attendance and a Successful
Meeting.

SpAOAoAA AbbcuuAuCo anu puCCcbSluA
Meeting.
The Liberals of Port Byron and vicinity
had real ronsing nesting on Saturday eve
ming, the seats in the town hall being ell oc-
cupied and large portion OF the standing
room also Quite . large delegation OF
ladies was present and We were told the.
msuy more would have attended had they
supposed there would be seats enough. The
meeting was composed Of the best men of
the town and vicinity, many Grant men be-
ing present, most of whom remained until
the meeting closed. We we're told that the
meeting was fully three times the size of
the Bill Wiltshire mseting-sOms insisting
thai il was four times as large. The Onion
stated that Wiltshire spoke twice tAere-Once
Saturday evening aud again on the Monday
following. Our Contemporary was misin-
formed-ihe Grant party called . meeting
for Saturday evening and posted it far and
wide, but only 10 persons came and they ad
journed to the following Monday, when Will
shire spoke.
The Liberal meeting for last Saturday
was called for Charles Durham, Esq, one
of our candidates for Representative. On
Thursday Mr.. Dunham wrote to our friends
at Port Byron that it Was quite uncertain
whether he could arrange to be present on
account Of pressing engagements else
where, and . written request, signed By some
of the Liberals, was then sent TO J. B. Dan
forth, Jr., earnestly requesting him to take
Mr.. DunhAm's place. Accordingly Mr..
DAnforth went up, accompanied by
Mr.. BlAnding, but on their arrival they
we're very glad to learn that Mr.. Durham
had arrived, only little in advance of them,
and OF course they insisted that he should
occupy ell the time he wished to, and then
if the people desired to hear more they
should be grati6ed.
Mr. Durham took the stand at O'Clock
and spoke for two hours and quarter, max
ing the best campaign speech We have
heard this season, being often greeted with
applause, and receiving storm Of cheers 81
the close. After very hand
some and appropriate opening he
laid down some general principles which
should govern the administration OF al
3 presidents, and a. to the qualification
! necessary for an honorable and successful
y I,snkn,o -f n 1,tto. rs haE off
&c hen discussed the oue-term principl,
and its advantages then the nepotism o
e Grant and its dangerous tendencies; theI
9 he frAuds and corrup.ious of his admins
tration the expenses compared with Blu
J IchanAu, Lincoln and johnson, showing it t.
= be the most expensive and exsrAvsgant evel
known in our history, and pointing out th'
! mode of reducing expenses and taxes
This was followed BY an exposure of tbs
carpss-bag governments in the South snC
their effect upon the people, during which
he paid little attention to Bill Wiltshire
late Chief Justice! of the Supreme Court o
Arkansas; prod1 cling shouts Of laughter anC
applause. This was followed by short Ant
pointed answers to some of tie objections
the GRANTEES make to Mr.. Greeley, and ther
came brilliant appeal to all to divest them
selves of party prejudice and join hAud'
/ and real peace between All sections of oul
D country, and restore the administration o
8 the government TO honest, competent, frugal
. careful and economical hands. II was, Z
E capital speech, well delivered, the point
i well enforced, and no subject alluded u
a which is not a fresh and liviog isEus in th'
3 pending canvass. OF course such a speech
was not tiresome, but absorbed the who'll
attention Of his hearers.
n Mr.. Danforth was then called for. a,
offered the floor to Mr.. BlAnding, but tina
. gentleman declined. Mr.. D. occupied ,
n half hour or so with brief history of tn,
Cincinnati movement and its indorse men
at Baltimore, closing with personal rsminis
l. cences of all our candidates, national, state
!, district, and county. Il was then near /
o'clock and the meeting closed with thre
t rousing cheers for Greeley and all our can
r ddAtes; then three more for Durham; thei
three more for DAnforth. Nearly the en-
I tire assembly remained in attendance to tn,
g close of the meeting, giving most attsniiv
= and respectful hearing to all that was said
D The meeting WAS . great success aud O.
o friends of the Liberal cause were delighte
with it, feeling sure that it would prOduc
8 good results.