The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

han the r0yallSm OF OnVer CromWell pre-
rented him from being loyal to England.
Both men were forced to lead movements
.ather than to create them. And when the
lea troubles came notwithstanding WASH
ington's regard for George III. and his
family, he wrote to Boston offering to raise
regiment and march to their assistance.
But. after all, it was not as q victorious
general that Washington appeared to best
advantage. IF Americans wanted to esti-
mate the true character Of the man, they.
should look upon him as the distressed
chief of an army reduced to almost desti-
tution,-sometimes an army with Stockings
and without shoes sometimes an army
without either; sometimes an army with
guns and without ammunition sometimes
an army having the latter without the for
mer. But, through all these terrible trials,
the great heart never finched, the great
mind never wayered. In the teeth OF eve
nv privation-from the midst of every diff
eulty-his superior soul arose and tri-
umphed. With every temptation to seize
supreme power-with all his predictions
as monarchist- he never thought of be-
traying his noble trust. and. when victory
had crowned his great endeavors, he un-
buckled his sword and returned it to the
people who had intrusted him with it, At
ter being called to the presidential chair
Of the newborn Republic, like another
Cincinnatus, he returned to his Mount
Vernon farm, and there, crowned by years
and by deathless honor, he died and left
his glorious memory as a pridetul inheri-
lance to the land he loved and served 80
we'll. Applause H.. =,
Mr.. Bradlaugh hkened Cromwell to
Washington in that both were thorough.
Both were statesmen and soldiers. Both
achieved great objects, and, AS Washington s
sentiments yet pervade America, Crom-
wells bold spirit was not yet dead in En-
gland. Applause. Withoutany imper-
tinent desire to interfere in American
politics, he would ask Americans to cher,
ish the noble institutions under which they
lived show benefcent example to
their brother Republicans on the other side
repeated cheering not to be in a hurry
to bow down at the tootstool of some mis-.
cradle King or Kingling [great cheering i
to believe that their own noble land was
the proudest, the freest on the earth, and
to lend an encouraging word whenever and
wherever they could, to those who sough,
for England, ireland, and Scotland such &
F form of government as that under which
, Americans prospered, Loud applause.
In this way, the names of Cromwell ant
Washington both deeply craven upor
history-would become spell-words for fu
ture Hampdens and Russells Mr.. Brad
laugh concluded with brilliant peroration
which fairly brought down the house witt
. round of applause and cheers
Some very plain deductions could b
o drawn from portions of the address appli
h cable to affairs In this country In tina
B.. portion of the lecture where Mr.. Brad
4 lauge portrayed the scene when Kin
8 Charles, in 1912 marched into the parlia
4 ment house, with 800 men, armed wit
:. halberds, at his back, and demanded tn
q surrender of five members who had spoke
.s disrespecttully of him, people in the aud
h ence looked significantly at one another
# some whispering Louisiana" referring {
f. the recent case where Grant sent U. s. so
diers into the legislature of that state an
II at the point of the bayonet drove out fy
=. Democratic members of that body in orde
Is to leave the Republicans a majority S,
!. also, when he referred to the usurpatior
il and the despotic rule of Cromwell, and h
IF utter disregard of all law but the law
h his own will, another parallel was apparel
10 to every mans mind in which our ''fol
e. years King" the IMAM on horseback, " an
10 his lawless and usurping and despotic ru
d could be seen in strong colors,
When he appealed to Americans trave
d ing 10 foreign lands not to wear their r
a publicanism under their coa,s. and, bell
ID Ting their own institutions and govern
ir ment fawn around the seats Of power, thel
X was sensation and immense applaus
yv And when he expressed a fear tn
i. Americans did not appreciate the ballc
and declared that those who, using it,
o.. not use it for the best interests of their cou
q. try were traitors to their countrys goo
n and those who did not use it at all we
id towards and unworthy to be citizens, Il
n. house came down with tremendous a
q. plause.
D. After the lecture quite number of ge
ID tlemen enjoyed social interview with NJ
b. Bradlaugh at the Harper House until
I'd late hour. He left by the Rockford, Ro
at Island & St Louis road this morning,
u Springfield. where he lectures tonight.
id As an electric orator Mr.. Bradlaugh h
We no equal on any platform,
II People who missed the speech miss
ed the rarest and most eloquent speech tn
ev ever heard or probably ever will hear.
It. And those who heard it are profuse al
to hearty in their praise of thesAthletic Gil
at for furnishing so rare treat-even at
to loss to the club. We hope all will be Ii
id eral, at the next entertainment of the clu
y in order to help the boys out with the
d. loss on this one. That Rock Island didr
ct jam that hall full of people last night
to not complimentary to-what shall we say
rs Why they didn't is just what no fell'
10 can find out. j."