The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
Senator Trumbull for Tilden.

Ex-U. S. Senator Trumbull made great
speech in Farwell Hall, Chicago, Monday
evening, a lengthy synopsis of which is
published in the Times, and we presume
the entire speech will be issued in pam
phlet form, for general circulation. The
Times speaks Of it as follows:
LYMAN Trumbull, the Charles FraDcis
Adams of the west, has given his testi-
mony on the imperative duty OF patriotic
citizens. He is man OF mold not likely
10 be unbalanced By any party sentlmen-
tahty. Basing his action on principles
which appeal to every citizen, he selects
the alternative presented in the contest,
aud upholds Tilden as the only relief from
the perils which beset us. What those
perils are have never been more striklngly,
impressively-more convincinglv set forth
than in the speech last night in Farwell
hall Beginning with COLI, dispassionate
diagnosis OF the political disease which is
paralyzing our administrative party, he
recited 10 a few words the hopeless prosti
tuition of government in the hands of the
convicted aw-breakers, who are, under
false signs and symbols, beseeching re.
newed power He points out the ackGowl-
edgement made in the Hayes letter that
a reform is necessary, and that if reform
is necessary the culprits who have
rendered it so are not the proper instru
ments to bring it about. Says MIR. Trum-
bull:
1T matters little who is president SC
long as he is the mere instrument Of the
party which elects him. Grantism anC
nd
same thing. The Republican platform
Endorses Grant, and its candidate, Gov
Hayes, iudorses the platform. Grant, un
less backed by the Republican organiza
'tion, would amount to nothing. The con
troll of this organization has fallen into thu
hands of corrupt, bad men, who use it fol
their own selfish purposes and to per
'petuate themselves in power. All TIT
corruption and stealing Of the last tou
years has been carried on by Republicans
who have generally been sustained by thu
corrupt combination which has governed
the country. Prior to the election OF the
present opposition house of representa-
'tiyes, Whenever committees OF investiga
ton we're called for, they we're invariabl.
packed by the friends of the parties to b
investigated, and the result was tina
iniquity was covered up, and rascallt
went on. Witness the investigations Sc
set on foot four years ago. In every in
stance the corrupt leaders of the invest
cation calling itself the Republican part
came to the rescue, and whitewashing re
ports we're made justitying palpable viola
'tions Of law and covering up the crosses
iniquity."
From this he traces step by step the in
tolerable prohigacies of the men who dis
graced the party of Lincoln. Men VIII
make false claims of past service and shar
pretense of present reform. He analyze
the conditions of the party step by step
points out the cEarlatanism of the pretens
Of putting down the rebellion alone; point
out the corruptious that were first dis
covered by its ruling principle, from tn
death of Lincoln until now, and shows tina
any attempt to reform the party has re
suited in closer drawing Of the lines an
an expulsion OF the would be reformer.
1t is a speech of great directness, tire
mendous force and self respecting candor
The speaker leaves no room to doubt hi
thorough, hearty detestation OF the debase
ment of partyism. He was one OF tn
founders of the party which has by un
checked power grown into a monster s
terrible that honest men must join hand
for its utter. irrecoverable destruction, o
the country, instead of being simply har
raised by poverty ana maladministratio
will be revolutionized.