The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-18
REFORM CLUB MEETING.
A Large, Harmonious Meeting.
Resolutions Having the
True Patriotic Ring.

The meeting of the Reform club, in
Killers Hall, on Saturday evening, was a
large and harmonious assembly.
1t was called to order by Vice President
B. FL. Kimbali, and Joseph Kerr was ap-
pointed secretary.
j. S. Drake stated that he had been in
formed that the president OF the club, Mr..
Walter Trumbull, would not return to
Rock Island again to reside, and as the
club was permanent organization. and as
the city election would soon agitate the
minds of the people he thought the club
ought to be in good working order, and
therefore he had been the first one to
suggest meeting tothoroughly reorganizs.
Nj, Nj. Corbett, ESQ.,, was then elected
permanent president of the club in place of
Mr.. Trumbull. On taking the chair Mr.
Corbett made an appropriate speech 10
which he counseled peace and Quletness
while the presidential question was being
settled, and said that the only cry of war
was from the office-holders and their
organs, who were acting under the advice
| of Chandler and Morton, in order to cause
some imprudent action on the part OF Dem
ocrats which might be made an excuse for
martial law and military despotism.
Mr.. Corbett was frequently applauded.
1t was then moved and carried that the
recording and corresponding secretaries
prepare a record of the various meetings
of the club.
On motion, Joseph Kerr was elected
assistant recording secretary,
| Short speeches were then made by j. 5.
| Drake. j. r. Johnston and Charles Z.
Winter, all of whom expressed hope that
| a1S ot,|
of the presidential muddle in such way
as to preserve the peace Of the country and
aid 10 restoring harmony and prosperity
among all the people.
On motion, the president appointed
Messrs Charles G. Winter. j. r. Johnston
and Eugene Boynton, to draft resolutions
expressing the opinion Of the meeting on
the presidential question. The committee
reported, as follows:
Rssolued, That the hopes Of harmony and
prosperity which prevailed throughout the country
| on the publication of the news Of the election Of
Tlden and Hendricks have been ruthlessly des
ayers OF the Republican party in their shameful
efforts to annul the voice of the people as express
ed through the ballot-box.
Resotged, That the military Interference of the
administration with elections is unwarranted BY
law dangerous to the liberties Of the people, anC
destructive to republican government
|
ing votes is natural result of party rivalry,
but that when the votes have been cast and the
struggle has ceased, an honest count of the vote
as actually cast is the only satisfactory mode o
settling the contest.
| Res0tUe9, That it is the duty of every patriotit
citizen, regardless of party, to insist that cong
shall take effective measures to- ascer ain the actua
vote as cast in the disputed states, and to place il
office and sustain the men for president and vic
president who actually received majority Of thu
votes of the people of said states cast
ResoIUed, That neither house OF congress car
afford for mere partizan success to ignore the wei
set led practice and policy which has prevailed
from the foundation of the government in relation
to canvassig the returns of presidential election
and appeal to the intelligent and patroti
statesmen of all parties, both i'll and out of con
gress, to put forth their most determinek efforts
settle the presidential imbroglio on the basis O
the vote actually cast l. the several states. n
other result can produce harmony or bring happi
ness and prosperity to the people, and make us, il
fact as well as in name, the United States o
, America.
! The resolutions were unanimousi,