The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-24
AN INcoNvENIENr RECORD.
Speaking Of the speakership Of the 44th
congress, the good Deacon Richard Smith,


of the Cincinnati Gazette, says:
There were seven test votes on the salary grab
bill Every time N. Z. Banks, OF Massachusetts,
voted for the bill. Four times Dan Voorhees,, OF
Indiana voted for the bill the other three times ne
OF New ork. voted for the bill; the remaining
four times he lodged. These arc the three men
that are mentioned in connection win the speaker
ship by the Democracy.
Well, we hardly think Dan VOORHEES, is
much mentioned in connection with the
speakership," inasmuch as he is not elect
ed, to the 44th congress,-so there isn't
much TO fear from!him. But we very much
hope that no salary grabber, or indationist,
or protection pirate, will be'chosen to that
high Office and given the power to con-
struct committees in the interest Of the
cheap counterfeit money swindlers, the
protection pirates. or any of the monopoly
gang. We have no very sangnine hopes
that the Dem ocracy will exhibit much
sense or knowledge of the public pulse, il
hasn't dealt in the article for many years
The Democracy begun to go very wrong
when in nominated Buchanan instead OF
Douglas, in 1856, and it has been going a
good deal wrong ever since If it goes so
far wrong as to make Fernando Wood
speaker we may bid good-by to any very
brilliant hope of carrying the next Presl-
dency. Hon. Samuel S, Cox is the most
fit man for speaker. He is western man.
by birth and education; he il national IN
everything, and he is wholly right on every
great public question. His heart beats
more responsive to the wants of the masses
of the people than that.of any'public man
His election would be recognition OF the
young blood in the Opposition, and would
give the toilug, strugglingmasses hope that
their rights and their interests would be
watched with vigilant, faithful and effec'
tive eve, He is bound to no party but
the party of progress, justice and equa
rights. Neither power nor gold can war;
his Judgment or swerye him one hair from
his duty to the people. Give us S. S. Coz
for rspeaker and the party of the Opposi
ton may hope to elect the President ii
1873.
The Buffalo Courier, one Of the ables
New York Democratic journals thus pro
tests against any talk in favor of Fernando
Wood or any other salary grabber:
Already, on the single ground that thu
Hon, Fernando Wood chose to enroll him
self in the list of salary grabbers, Demo
cratic journals throughout the state hav
loudly called on him to take back seat
The Courier while recognizing Mr.. Wood
great ability and valuable services O.
many occasions on the side of the people
unhesitatingly adds its voice to this cal
Placing it on no higher ground than tina
of party policy, the elevation of Mr., Woo
at this time is thing not to be though
of, The Democratic party cannot aifor
to make any such misstep. Salary graf
bers and all others whose political name
and fame are not absolutely unassailablt
must be content''now to 60 to the rear
Of genuine, unmitigated salary grail
bers,-men,who, in the forty second cor
gress, took back pay and kept THE TO
lowing have been elected to the forty
fourth congress, and lis full list Of them