The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03
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charge for profit, interest. agency, per-
sonal service, use of shops, tools, or anything
else but the actual money disbursed for
materials and labor, After the account
was approved. and voucher issued they
had to wait many months before the
treasury could pay them; greenbacks,
meanwhile, were depreciatiDg every day,
SO that the money in which they were re-
paid was worth much less than the money
they dlsbursed. This depreciation, to-
gether with interest, use of tools and shops,
and the value of personal services
rendered, would make a very large loss, or
patriotic Offering. whichever you choose to
call it,ln this single matter, for which they
asked no indemnity. then or since. and
never complained that the government
could not use them better.
WHAT HAVE TILDEN's DETR ACTORS DONE?
Such patriotic liberality, on the part OF
MIR. Iilden and his associates of the Tren-
ton Iron Company, you may safely believe
was emulated by none of the men who
DOW are so loud in his detraction. IL
would, think, be difficult to find one of
them who 10 the essential attributes OF
good citizenship is worthy to unloose the
lachet of his shoe If it were necessary
could go on multiplying instances and evi
dence 10 support of my averment to you,
that on my personal knowledge the charge
of disloyalty against Mr.. Tilden is untrue;
and | have no doubt that all the other
charges made againsc him are equally un
true, tor they are inconsistent with the
high character which he has borne
through long and very active business
lite, and with the cordial friendship and
esteem of so many good men, who would
scorn instead of respecting him if he we're
the calculating villain which his political
enemies paint.
THE SUPPLEMENTS" EXPLAINED.
So abborrent to the sense of justice and
fair play is the deliberate defamation of an
upright and respectable man, that it is
only possible TO person of average sense
and morals, who is laboring under the
bewildeling influence of fear and dread of
some impending calamity. and hopes Gy
such means to avert the threatened catas
trophe The unexpected nomination Of
Mr.. Tilden. who had shown himself, by his
| admirable reform administration of the
government of New York, to be the fore,
most. brayest and most skillfuland uncom.
promising foe in all the land to pubic
piuuderers, was an occasion which pre-
scented such an overpowering motive to an
influential body of men, the following OIL
the Credit Mobilier, Pacific Mail. Crooked
Whisky. Indian-supply, Post-trader, Land
grant, Naval contract, and host of Other
rings. who see in Mr. Tilden's election til.
sure portent ct swift destruction, persona
punishment and degradation.
| HOW HAYES CAME TO BE PUT UP.
| If it could have been foreseen that thu
st. Louis convention would have nomina
ted Mr. Tilden, il cannot be doubted tina
a very different man from Mr.. Hayes
however good his intentions, would hay,
been the nominee at Cincinnati. A MA,
OF higher power and greater civic erudi
ton and achievement, would, in that case
naye been thought Indispensable.
AND WHAT NOMINATED TILDEN
But the Democratic party of to-day i
not controlled by jobbers and their follow
ing, 1t consists largely of that class O
voters drawn from all parties who, wantin
neither place nor contract nor job of an
kind, and caring nothing for party name o
tradition, are in dead earnest to secure
wise, frugal and honest administration G
the government. Nominated under sue
favorable auspices. nothing could proven
his trium phant election, If his fair fam
could not in some way be obscured. or hi
towering SUI eriority over his competito
be in some way dwarted; for no process
initiation could swell Mr. Hayes to th
large proportions of Mr.. Iiiden.
FIND NO FAULT IN HIM.
Nothing true could be said to the di
paragement Of Mr. Tilden. His action
t generally. in administering the govern
+ ment of New York, and especially i
purifying the judiciary by causing the in
parchment. deposition and degradation
corrupt judges, and in crushing the Twee
and canal rings, had attracted the publ
attention So strongly, ard his transcendar
ability and fidelity were known in such d
tail as forbade all hope Of misrepresentir
his public character without instant dete
tion by every reader of newspaper
Mr.. Tllden's private life has alwa,
been simple and unobtrusive, hence b
very modesty and retiracy have expose
him to attack by personal detraction, Il
only weapon with which he could
reached ry even the most reckless az
rancorous hostility; hence, this foul al
Infamous weapon was not taken up
choice but from necessity. No other W
left to his opponents, and these uncles
champions of the Republican candida
must hurl their stink pots or abandon Il
contes in despair.