The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
our GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Republican Conspiracy to
DISTRICT Business.
THE REASONS FORT
Business Really Dsspatchsd More 2ap
IDLY than ever before. ="


- srRxsyrxID, H.. Feb. q ts7s0
To the Kditors Of The ArRus: as-
The tricks Of desperate politicians have
to q certain extent thwarted actual work
In the house of representatives. The Ne
publican politicians are in o terrible
straight since their infamous record upon
the Louisiana resolutions. The pretended
arbitrary action Of Speaker Haines Is all
the msrest "bosh." There Is sneisne1
truth nor sense in it; although 1t Ii the
whole song of the Republican politicians
and papers. If the speaker has been ar
b;trary or ruled unjustly why hav enot the
Repablican members appealed trotn hls
decisious2 They took one appeal, and
then Cnllom aud many other Republicans
voted to sustain the speaker: The truth
il the sensible Republicans do not dare to
20 on record as sustaining Jones OF 20
Davies, " or. ClaHin Of Du PAGE. They are
a couple Of gents who have not sense
enough to know when they are in order,
and they are determined TO make noise,
right or wrong. They are simply brace
of disturbers of the deliberations OF the
house, and they are only acting out the
part assigned them BY the Republicans
politicians immediately after the organize
ton of the general assembly,
The Republicans are acting upon the
hint thrown out by the Chicago ITsowne'
which was to the effect that Eshe hepaoc
licans were not responsible for the actso VI
the le0;slature. and that they were mere
iookers on at Springfield" These gents
ore fnilv aware that unless they can make
the opnosition organization of the general
assembly odious to the people they can
never expect to gain another election 10
this state. $1,000
The stake is no less than the next pres
ideut. next governor, state officers, legisia
ture. and a successor Of Senator Logan
These are the prizes that are the prim'
motive causes of the disgraceful course
the Republican members upon the noor Q
the house. and the whole 'hue and cry
AGAINST Speaker Haines is for the purpos
Of crushing out the Independent Resorr
marty in the state, 80 that the fight, here
after. may be made between the stFaigt
Democratic and Republican partle
They think by this means 70 drive II
disahected Republicans back into the T.
publican party, which would make Il
publican victory certainty.
These gents thought they had ever
thing their own way and that the lndepen
ents we're Utterly annihilated until Il
Louisiana resolutions were introduced
the Independents. Then they saw tn
thew were mistaken, and then commence
the most unseemly conduct ever witnes
ed in Springfield To vote against, I
resolutions was to 90 uDou the record
being in favor of the military overriding t
civil authority ia this country. and as
dorsing the president in abrogating t
constitution Of the United States, a
trampling upon the fundamental prin
pies Of civil government But they mt
do these things or censurel Grant tor ov'
riding all laws and destroying state q
ernments. They could not censure Ora
therefore the stand before the world
endorsing the president in Disregard
the constitution and laws of the land, a
as endorsing all the MURDERS and ASA
nations and lawless organizations Il
have cursed the south since the rebeili
These men are desperate. and the VII
cry against Speaker Haiues is simply
draw the public mind from their own
fanny. They are not working for
interest of any one but themselves 6
their party. They are determined to 81
the party if they can; and the people u
expect to have disreputable scenes in
house as long as the General Assem-
remains in session. 1t is their design
make the session long and expensive
that the people will repudiate the opp
ton and again give the Republicans c
troll
As an evidence of the utter falsit,
the charges against Speaker Haines,
have only to call attention to the fact I
the business is dispatched with gre,
rapidity than ever before in the ANIMAL
Illinois legislation, and that, with one
gle exception, the house has cleared
speakers table of all business upoI
Aud then Jones of 10 Daviess raise
storm which caused an adjournment.
Another cause for this Republican
is it they fear investigation and they
, to keep the Opposition from looking
the stealings Of their political triend
They have good reasons to fear impal
and thorough investigation because
people of the state will be appalled,
Mortified at the exposures that can
made of the corruptions in the state
ministrations since 1865. The utter
regard Of law, and the irresponsibiity
the state officials, is the most start
ever known in any country, and we say
the people wait little while and YOU
see for yourselves.
The people Of the state have cause Il
thankful to Speaker Haines for the
manner in which he has held the Repu
can political tricksters whose whole ali
to defeat legislation and save the party
charging the failure on the general ass
bly, to do what the people expect OF q
and then adjourn,
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