The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
..pasorm ar Revolution

The recent speech of MIR, >; NJ; D :;
70 the farmers assembly at Winchester, Is
criticised as rather tough on the race u
unmitipated humbugs who get themselves Go"a
elected to the Legislature, or TO oTu tham
and then expect people to call tnen
Statesmen" Mr.. Smith alluded " .aa
feathers, and hemp as possible heans VI
abating these creatures, if their corrupt
and vijIainous practices could not be REFORM,
ed in any other way. Speaking. ; 9n"' inc inc
preposterous demand OF leglsiaunr, low
rance and stupidity, the new REVENUE -, ,
which provides first for taxing nia W.
property in land and then foT l"H,ns va" IS
same property over again IN the ?Ia'
what he owes for it, MIR. Smith Salu
II say that, at the next Legislature; helm to
changed, or for one, and my SON ali with coat
ride some of them out of town on d ''''
/ of tar and feathers. T.
These are strong words insuoor1eln!ate
and revolutionary words lnJuuloio' '
words. no doubt. But that they express
the temper of the audience seems uhques-
tiOnable from the response Whlcht enef ono-
tied, and which is thus lndlcateu ny 'ne ie-
porter: .-,,-.-,,, am,
r"Rn,,v for. vou,, Good, old tellowl" We
! Will utip you All YOU "aiit
ing cries from all parts OF the auul',0Nl
MIR. Smith passed to speak OF the lie
publican marty conventions, recently held
and their gilt edged resolutions, which
were mere froth, and pfnnIsSes neeel
meant to be performed. ne PROBES
sional party platform bullde'I ne denounc
e ed as " tricksters who h'Dlt9ally VIC
; late the most sacred pledges ant
commit outrages that sould induce
rebellion If the people, senses has
not been blunted by a Ing series, o
scandals. and the 'sickenis spectacle
their insatiate greed There has got t
7 be a change" he said ''oT some OF thes
| CHAPS WILDE dangling iron the boughs
: trees around this country !
, remedy must be found, pacefully II pos
sible, but, at all costs, r5medy, even
! blood be split
The important signifcatln OF these vlt
lent utterances is in the fast that they II
dictate, first, the determination OF the tal
mers To move upon the enemy works,
and, second, that the too oovlous efforts {
the political tools of the monopoiists
humbug them with ''ght-edged but no
$ low resolves only tends TO ntiame their al
r ger. When Mr. Henry Ward Beech,
was in this part of the couatry last sprin!
he said that the meaninl OF this NOV
J ment was reform or revolution. Nj
i Smith, at Winchester, only elaborated NJ
< Beecher thought in somewhat more vi
A orous English.
There is no occasion 10 debate Il
3 phraseology Of proposition, nor TO wor
about hypothetical tar, teatherS, and hem
n 1t is only important that men should a
. preciate the fact that the meaning Of ii
y movement is exactly what Mr.. Beech
II said it was 1t is a reftrm or revol
1t ton. But the farmers Sem to understa
lie perfectly well how to attain the retoI
70 without any violent revolution. They a
II proceeding to the work with great delib'
alton and prodigious energy. They do
lie ask any old professional party leader
ID to do for them" what they know Il
=, they can best do for themselves; tn
don't seek the advice Of my such, and ;
L. clearly not in the mood to take kindly
w any Of their gilt edged nonsense.
m dependent political actios is the line up
n which they started OF. is the line
" which, thus far, they hive faithfully ;
&c hered. and is the line which is pertec
he sure To give them the victory over the I
nopoly system which Unnecessary to
- reform they desire On ago Times,