The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-13
Ghe 9ailg Argns.
saturday, September d, 1878
unra Row 70 Hoe.

I. :; announced that distinguished
...,',,,n,, III political orators are going into |
Il tbis season 10 stump the State for |
D DIV" candidates. They will doubt |
i'l bave n refreshing and exhilarating
"ynerience for the people of Iowa are
Joeriy interested in a great many public
''nestion lust now, ard will listen TO them
lin sharp curiosity. The Farmers Move
mcnt has stirred upau excitement which Is
,,',, confined 10 questions OF transportation
1.-The price of wheat, but extends TO gen
81 nolitics also, and 10 personal politics
,,,cst of all. On the Back Pay question
nInec;alIv the Republicans Of Iowa have
,,r,, strong convictions. In their recent
STATE Convention they pledged the party
90 demand an immediate and unconditional
rcneal Of the bill, and declared that the
act Of the majority OF the members Oh the
last Congress in voting what Is known aS
the Back Pay Steal, by when they Vv v
into their pockets thousands oil ooliars
which did not belong TO, them, was mos!
Aarrantlv improper and infamous, anu
should secure the political condemnatlon
of all who were parties to II. NO" WI VI
see who are their orators.
Well, first we have Senator logan wn n
voted three times for the Back Ray ~, o'll
and drew his share Of the money. The
900 have Senator Wright, who vote
against IL but did not return the none
IN the Treasury, as he knows he ought =
have done, but left II on deposit tll IN
storm should Llow over. Then there
MIR Harlan. who did the same; and con
inc down TO the Lower House,we have NJ
Orr and Mr.. Palmer both OF Iowa, wi
voted against the bill, but pocketed Il
Thousands which did not belong TO them
az course these gentlemen will all have
sunnort the platform Of the party
which they are going TO speak they
denounce the fragrant improperly
s;nfamv" of the Back Pay bill with all
ejoouenee Of which they are .eapah
They will insis, upon its immediate q
unconditional repeal, and call mankind
witness that the Republican party Is
nexibly opposed to all questionable tr
sactions This we take for granted
ifany impertinent persons IN the audlel
ask them what they have done with Il
portion of the grab, we suppose they
initiate Gov Morton, and send drai
the Treasurer of the United States v
all convenient speed.
Gov. Morton had only made beglnI
Of his campaign when he was laid up '
a sore throat, and report says that he
sneak no more this autumn. lie made
mild sort of defense OF the Back Pay
in Ohio, and considering that the Ohio
publican Convention had condemns
without reserve and called for its re-
this was as much a. his colleagues ha
right to expect OF him, Tie made an
crate defense Of the Louisiana outr
but when resolution ofapproval wa
troduccd few days atterward in the
publican Convention of Mississippi, it
received with such a storm of displea
that the mover hurriedly withdrew it.
Carpenter defended the Back Pay bill
set Grafton and the Republican Convel
in his own State struck him square in
face with an emphatic resolution OF
sure. For this and other reasons MIR.
penter may perhaps be considered hor
combat
Upon the whole it seems to US that
publican orators this season have a
lob before them There is scarcely d
the distinguished men of the party
can stump any State without rul
against an obstruction, and il this
pairn is "a be conducted with any r,
to personal comfort it will be neee
either 10 dispense with platforms altog
or to get new set Of speakers
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