The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-22
UNCLE SANS SPEECH.

The Democrats and Liberal Republicans
of New York have nominated Hon. Sam
uel j. Tilden for goyernor-the man who
led the successful onslaught upon the Tam
many thieves. On the evening of his nom
ination. he was serenaded, at the Wander
bilt House, in Syracuse, and he spoke as
follows:
A peaceful revolution in all the govern
ments within the United States is going on
to sure consummation. Ideas of change
pervade the political atmosphere. They
spring up from the convictions of the peo-
pie. The supporters of the admnistra
ton have lost confidence in it and in them
selves. The opposition becomes more in
tense in their convictions and in their ac-
ton. Multltudes pass over from support
TO opposition, or sink into silent discomfort.
Are we asked the cause? The answer is
found in the condition of our country, The
fruits of false and delusive system of
government finances are everywhere around
US. All business is in dry rot In every
industry it is hard to make the two ends
meet. Incomes are shrinking away, and
many hitherto affluent are becoming anx-
lOuS dbDub tuGlI HNtliubOu. w bIklnr-
men are out OF employment The poor
cannot look out upon the light or air of
heaven but they see the wolf at the door
Imitation no longer initiates Even while
paper money is swelling a new emission
values sink. Bankers balances in the
monetary centres are increased and call
loans are cheaper, but those who need
more capital can neither buy nor borrow
any OF the S4i, 100000 of greenbacks. The
truth is, that our body polite has been
er-drugged with stmulants. New slim
ulants no longer lift up the languid parts
TO healthy activity, they merely carry
more blood to the congested centres. One
thing only remains in its integrity, and that
Is our taxes. Amid general decay, taxa
ton puts out new sprouts and grows luXur-
ianuy. ut seats itself tif | may borrow
hgure from the greatest of our American
poetsl upon the sepulchre, and of the
triumphs of lis ghastly foes makes its own
nourishment. National taxes, state tax.
es, county taxes, town taxes, municipal
taxes, the collector is as inevitable as the
grim messenger of death. Incomes, profits,
and wages-all these fall, but taxes rise,
Six years ago | had occasion to say that
while values were ascending, and for some
time after, 1t might be easy to pay these
taxes out of the froth of our apparept
wealth but that when the reaction of an
unsound system of government finance
should set In, the enormous taxation, which
that system had created, would consume
not only our incomes and profits, but trench
upon our capital What was then a pre-
oictlon Is now an experience. Retrench-
mene III pubhe expenditures reform in
public administration. simplieation and
reduction OF tariffs and taxes, accountable.
lty of public officers enforced by better civ
II and criminal remedies-the people must
have these measures OF present relief
measures OF security for the future. The
FEDERAL government is drifting into greater
dangers and greater evils. Ii is rushing
onward I'D career Of ceutralism, absorb
ing ali governmental powers and assuming
" manage all the affairs OF human society. |
Ii undertakes TO direct the business of in. |
dividuals by tariffs not intended for leeiti
mate taxation, granting special privileges 4
and fostering monopOlies at the expense of |
the people: 1t has acquired control of all |
pahGs, 1t has threatened to seize on all !
teiegraphs; 1t Is claiming jurisdiction on all /
Iauroad corporations chartered by the |
states and amenable to the just authority |
a, S'@ecoi II Is gOlug 10 uSQTp control i
OF all our schools and colleges, stretching
Its drag net over the whole country. and
forcing editors and publishers from their
distant homes into the court ofthe District
of Columbia. 1t is subjecting the free
press of the whole Uni,ed States, for the
criticism of the administration, acting under
the eye of the administration. Ii dared
70 enioFee this tyranny against a free man
u inc metropolis of our state. These ten
i leneles must be stopped, or before we
INV y ny. the whole character of our govern
s nen' WIN be changed. The simple and
i nee institutions OF our fathers viii have
o oSopm r',,a ade worst R9yerament that has
b ~ ,L ruie . over civilized people II will
pe the most ignorant < u VII
Republican statesmsn-I p,eaa uisned
Conkiing-lately told me thai I u,o. senator
5,OD1 balls were before congress c =, than
sessipn. 10 little time. as We an rs last
gJlug on, there will be $1,000. and noi DOW
can Know what is in them. We nav
country eighteen times as large as Fr,nos
with population Of 43,OOU.01. donhEn,
every thirty years, and full Of sc,iyi,;es
aud Interests. A centralized gnvernman,
meidiiDg with everything, aud attemn,;na