The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-10
CAMPAIGN TEXTS!
The Truth about the Republi-
can Party.
Why a Vote for Hayes is a
Vote for Grant.
The Single Issue.

Every Republican convention, state and
national, held since Gen. Grant became
president, has endorsed his administration,
with all it's crimes and corruptions, in the
fullest terms. The Ohio convention, which
presented Gov. Hayes as a candidate, en-
dorsed the administration; the national
convention which adopted Gov. Hayes as a
candidate. endorsed the administration
Coy. Hayes, in his letter Of acceptance,
re.eudorsed these endorsements. What
that Administration was, these records
show.
HAYES HAS VERY LITTLE RECORD, AND
NONE OF 1T GOOD.
r. B. Hayes was member of the 39th
and 4Oth Congresses. During that time
he distinguished himself only by his votes
for subsidies and Jobs. March 2, 1867, he
voted for a bill making extra allowance to
contractors for iron clads, which the Sec
rotary of the Navy testified was backed by
one Of the strongest Hobbies he had eyer
seen, The allowances we're in addition to
others already made by Government
Board Mr.. Hayes voted against the mo
ton to postpone the consideration Of the
bill; against the motion TO lay on the table
and 10 favor of the bill. An all runct
was made under this bill amounting tC
$3.50, 900, halt Of which went to ukes a
friend Secor. Logan aud Schenrk put
through the House a bill restoring The
iron clad COmdnche to its builders by
which $I79,OU0 was taken from the Treas
ury. The bill was denounced on the foe
by Mr.. Spaulding. but Mr.. hayes voted
for it. Seventeen acts. making grants o
public lands TO corporations, paid by thu
House during Hayes's membership, bu
on only seventeen we're the Democratic MI
nority able to force yea and nay vote
On all seven Mr.. Hayes is recorded il ia
vor of these bills, and never by speech
or vote against them. The amount o
land accruing to the Central. Union an,
Kansas Pacific road under these grant
was 35,00O,000 acres, an area almOs
equal to the whole Of New Eng
land, and the amount of Govern
ment bonds issued to them was $64, 900.
000 All Of these bills we're opposed, AZ,
most of them openly denounced, withou
effect on Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Hayes oDl
speech was made in explanation Of hi
favorable action on the BoulgDy CLAIM
which had been adiudged null and void b.
the u, ). Supreme Court twenty-tou
years before. MIR. Washburne (Rep q
Wisconsin, offered bill directing tn
suspension of the law, and said that NOR
fraudulent claim was never presented t
Congress.
WIN, A. WHEELER'S JOBS.
When the honest Republicans of tn
House presented resolutions IN 1861 ey
tending the investigation of the corruption
of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War
A.Wheeler voted to lay the resolution
on the table, raised technical point Q
order to defeat them and voted agaius
their final passage. The investigation
showed fraud everywhere in the War De
partmeDt, in which the firm of f. d. MOI
gan, now Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of New York, was largely involved
The frauds were committed 10 the pun
chase OF army supplies cattle, horses
mules, blankets, &c. Simon Cameron
now Chairman Of the Republican Cor
gressional Executive Committee, and hi
son, now Secretary of War, headed Oh
Pennsylvania delegation to Cincinnati, an
decided the nomination of Gov Hayes
the 4lst aud AID Congresses, Mr.. Whecle
was Chairman OF the Committee on Paclti
Railroads Mr. Wheeler favored ever
iob Ot the Paci6c Railroad corruptionisl
during that time, and opposed every effdi
TO hold them TO proper accountability, /
the second session Of the 4lst Congress.
Mr.. Wheeler carried through ten bills i
the interest of the Pacific railroads.
the sare session he advocated rcsnlutiO
largely increasing the Northern pacit
Railroad land grants, but claimed that h
did not Know how many acres of land wer
granted. Ii was streuuously opposed, br
was forced through by Mr.. Wheele
Speaker Blaine aiding him by his rulings
Mr.. Wheeler also reported IA bill grantin
Goat Island to the Western Pacific Raj
road Tor It's terminus. The Island was
was to be gwen outright, although il WI
considered worth S5,0OO,00O in cash. VI
Knott moved au amendment ragrirn
the company to pay $2,000,00O co. il. an
one member stated bis willingness 70 IF,
the Government S2,O00.000 for the Islam,
and another offered $2,5OO,OOO.
was denounced on all sides as shalnele
job. The bill was rejected but was reviv,
again IN 1872 by Mr.. Wheeler, uu
was passed in the House, but beaten
the Senate by the adoption of a resol
ton by the House offered By Mr.. Rands
of Pennsylvania. recalling the bill. III
ar0dit Mnhihar WAS than fraah aol M