The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-02
HAwLEY SPEAKS THROUGH HIS CLERK.
He Don't Like the Veto,

Mr.. Hawley fixes" every Republican
editor in his District with pap" in re-
turn for which the aforesaid editors puff
Hawley. He gave Haverstick, of the
Rock Island Union, a post Office, but the
Blonde Little Sheet wanted 1900 be-
sides, in payment for bugling for Hawley's
nomination in 1872, land went back on Haw-
ley because the money wasn't forthcoming
so Lord John kicked the Blonde Little
Sheet out
Hawley stuffed the Moline Revie,o with
the little job of printing the laws. 1t was
pretty small bait but the Reuieao took it
in and has been praising Hawley and mis-
representing the people ever since
Hawley gave Hobbs. of the Geneseo
Republic, post office, and Hobbs does a
good deal of wind-work for Hawley in re-
turn. The trouble with it all is, however,
that what sometimes seems to be fulsome
praise is only well disguised ridicule But
Hobbs will keep the post Office.
| Hawley made Geo. c. Smithe, of the
} Cambridge Chronicle, his clerk Of the
Committee of Claims. Smithe is mild
innocent sort Of youth, kind of Smlle1
Colfax fellow, who talks to Sunday schools
and bets high on his morality, Just thu
fellow to humbug the recently elected
moral and upright" members Of society
and make them believe that the sun rise
/ and sets right on tor of Hawley's head
Lord John took Smithe on to Washington
with him, where he could use him to do hi
home putting in letters to the Chronicle
? which his other Office holders are expects
to copy. Smithe is also useful in writin
- up editorials for the other papers to paw
. the way fer another nomination for Haw
ley. In this way Hawley suborns the en-
tire Republican press in this District, an
controls, through the post masters an
: whisky inspectors, ETC., the caucuses an
: gobbles the delegates to secure anothe
It nomination.
Hawley is possessed with the idea tia
the farmers want the currency watered an
so he takes that chute and is against tn
\ veto. and Smithe writes up his views
II the Chronicle. The last number contain
q the following
|. Veto The Wish of the People 0verrldden
Is the President.
; WASHINGTON, April "a. 1874.
Before ever you could give expressio
to your satisfaction at the action of Con
gress on the question of the currency, tn;
o satisfaction is turned to disappointmel
). and chagrin by the action of the Presider
10 vetoing the finance bill, and renderin
q ruthless the labors of great party of tt
present session. There are not words
adequately express the dissatisfaction tn;
t. that inspires. On question of expedie
ID CIV merely, with no point or principle wha
ever that was not thoroughly considere
and deliberately decided in the debat,
r by the representatives Of the people, Il
At President exercises the power of veto, al
II peremptorily opposes his personal views
y policy against the plainly expressed wish
of large majority of the whole people al
OF his own party. | do not hesitate to So
that this is an extraordinary and unwa
r, rantable exercise of that power, and OF
Is which majority of the party which cleo
L ed him as well as majority Of the pe0pl
v will loudly condemn. q. Z. 5.
Mr.. Smithe, sitting in Hawley's commi
tee room in Washington and at Hawley di
tation writing such nonsense as the abo'
{" letter was never more mistaken in his Iii
Or The ChicagD Tribune gives list of We
IN tern papers arriving at that Office up
N Thursday, the Both ult, on this questi
he which foots up as follows
Or Sustain Oppose On