The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-12

7, Hartford Conn. April 1. 1875.


Gs,aemsu: Repablicans and Demo
crotsI 1t is said that God never maze
an independent man. We are all snter-
Senendent. Even the remotest Modoc
and the nearest relation depend upon you
and yours. 1t is so with nations. = T. |
INDEPENDENCE. d
Its especially so among states. Owing
to our common federal bono, 1.-The good,
ILL., content, hope and happiness of each
state depends upon the other, and each on
all IF in your election next week, your
choice of rulers and policy had reference
only TO your eight counties of Connectt
cut, and their isolated, internal and inde-
pendent condition, perhaps there would De
little TO choose between either party. IL
is hardly possible, owing to tn frequency
of your elections and your Intelligent non
esty, that abuses of merely state powers
should long continue. II Is naroIy possl.
Bile" said Gov. Ingersoll truly IN MS last
message, ''for any serious othclal ABUSE TO
exisr in Connecticut, without II being very |
soon made known and clearly understood
by its people," Not 10 with the federal
system and its continental and varied in
terests, Whether it be Democratic or
Radical legislature; whether Bucking-
ham or an English, Jewell or an Inger-
soil be your governor, it would reck little
unless otherwise you were affected. Even
when Radical legislature sends Foster
or a Ferry to the federal senate, the best
spirit of this splendid state is not alto
gether unrepresented; for such men have
not always covered to the behests of fed
eral arrogance nor yielded their man
hood, nor your statehood, to the devices of
crafty and corrupt power. Sometimes,
though rarely, you have sent a member to
Washington from the Radical party-who
has now and then, with bated breath, en-
tered trembling protest against the ex-
cesses Of federal power, only to tumble
back again before the thunder of hun
bred guns fred over the humiliation OF
distant state, (Cheers) have heard of
good man, who on carrying his wife
across muddy street, dropped her in the
middle of its muck, only, he said, to take
better hold of her (Laughter.) t
GOV. INaERsoLL's ADMINISTRATION.
81 Certainly Connecticut Is to be congratua
lated by her own citizens and others on
her governor. Since his administration,
your state finances, banks, railroads, char
tiles, education, agriculture and other in
terests have grown in service to the peo-
pie. In May last year his message shows
nearly 100000 surplus and no floating
debt; being an increase upon the previous
year, Your bonded debt is still being de-
creased and your grand list increased.
Your expenditures on the civil list about
one million seven hundred thousand and
your legislature last session reduced one
half the one mill tax on towns. The taxes
seem to be levied on corporations and 9th
ers who are able to pay. No more salts
factory exhibit could be made of a frugal
and Just administration. Need l say
further that your governor combines witt
fair and honest administration that ele
gance and dignity which adorns the STATE
be honors. (Cheers.) E, ..-
But your issues and interests, as h,
himself in his last message plainly indi
Gates, are not limited to state issues. de
rightly traces the individual suffering AM
business disasters to the criminal taiur,
of the party in federal power to restore
the constitutional currency His indict
ment of last May still stands for wha
has the last congress done to revive bust
ness ? They passed bill to redeem at
future time, and provided no means
They simply added to the broken prom
ses of the greenback and the law of 1856
another sham-to delude the people an,
continue embarrassment.
But when states are dismantled, whel
force DISTINGUISHES voters and legislatures
and greed of gain and barrack politics pre-
vail aud when upon such irresponsible
and despotic acts-as well as upon tn
votes of congressman who are manufactur
ed by such means-depend your kowl
trade, currency, taxes, Industries, prop
erty, pride, patriotism and liberties, it i
not vital question for Louisiana, Missis
sippi. Arkansas, Alabama or the soutl
alone--which you are to decide. 1t come
home to Connecticut; for are you not i'm
bound in the same net work ct interests
dependent on the same policies, whic
make or mar these distant states? Thei
''hyp or hap" is yours. Their content ant
prosperity is yours. They are your neiph
bors and customers. They are your pc
htical kith and kin. .-..- e.. p
What if they did leave us in passion
what il they sought to withdraw their star
from our armament; what if the brothe
became foe; what if they once added t
their turbulent menances the fury of con
tlict,-have they not sadly learned tina
they fought against fate? Have they no
tested the strength of the chord whicl
bound them to the Union, only to find tina
their fortunes, like ours, must flow in on,
channel ut last, and that
"Our Union is river, lake ocean and SKY,
Man breaks not the medal when God cats the die :
(Cheers.l
How long are we to daily before we
learn the same lesson? Are we never t,
learn that the misfortunes of our waywart
and beaten prolonged out of wa
through decade Of peace--are own mis-
fortunes also? If they are unwisely gov
erned it is through our uuwisdom.
they are contented and prosperous,i it is tb,
evidence and cause of our good govern
ment Ii they are harried and depressed
despoiled and shackled, Connecticut share
the shame and feels the disaster A
this shame and disaster come from IRA
tional and perilous departures from tn,
rules of public conduct, which have mad
our states seyerally and jointly great, S
return to our early teachings is the on
and only road to renewed content and affiu
ence, Did not say truly that as state
we are closely interdependent Was
not Demosthenes who in his Oiynthiac toll
the Athenians that the examples by whic
they were to be happy we're net abroad
but at home. Those liberties which hav
made your state rich and your people hap
py, may be ENDANGERED by your own actio
toward others. Your light may not g
out, at once, by the dissertations of Louisi
ana Gradually encroachments approach
fyou would avert them-wait not fo
the final step. 1t is only one step fror
the capitol to the Tarpeian rock. Loo
south for your fate! By the peace an