The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-24
The Daily Arens,
ROCK ISLAND, ...........IL ILLINOIS.
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they we're defeated by seven, eighths of the
convention. The country papers OF the
Republican party were full OF the subject
The files of the Times show that the con-
test attracted public attention. That these
men and | were not In accord was known
wherever in the United States there was
the least information on such subjects.
X On the 9th of April 1870. the
day after the passage of the act grant
ing New York city to the Ring,
the Times, in an article headed NUM-
reform; derided the Union League club
and MIR. Greeley with their entire lack of
influence, in that so pronounced an ex-
preston against the charter had not
been needed by at least one Republican
senator, On the Sth the same paper
declared that Senator Tweed was in
fair way to distinguish himself as a re-
former, and that he had put the people
of Manhattan island under great obi
cations to him. On the 18th it jeered the
Union League club, Mr.. Greeley and Mr.,
Tilden, and said that the Republicans
were rather useful to the authors of the
new charter, in the recent contest and
that but for the Republicans the young
Democracy might to-day be at the top Of
the tree and that Mayor Hall and his
associates will doubtless show a proper dp-
pAecldtaon Of the assistance rendered them
| By Republicans when the enemy were
crying war to the knife and the knife to
the hilt. The Times is in error
in saying that its daily, incessant attacks
on Tammany began in the summer of
| 1870. There is not word of that kind
in its editorial columns until the Goth of
september, when it first touched the
subject incidentally to an article on the
Democratic state convention held the next
day."
Gov, Tilden then proceeds to give a de-
tailed and accurate statement of his move:
ments in the interest of reform, which
prove him to have been the most con
sistent and persistent enemy Of the ring
from the beginning to the end of its career
We have not, of course, the space, in q
small paper like ours, TO follow him, ana viii
close these extracts with single passage
from his speech delivered at Cooper in
stitute, November 2, 1871;
| For myself L would gladly have escap
ed the burden that has fallen upon me,
: would have preferred to pass next yea
and this winter abroad, to have some re
pose after twenty years of iucessant labo
iu my profession 1t was because | coult
not reconcile myself to consent that thi
condition of things should exist withou
redress, that l deemed it my duty, before
should finally withdraw from public affairs
to make campaign; to follow where an
would dare to lead. to lead where an,
would follow, in behalf of the ancient ant
glorious principles of American free gov
ernment. And, by the blessing of God
, according to the strength that's given t
me, if you will not grow weary an,
faint, and falter on the way.
y will stand by your side until nc
only civil government shall be reformed i
the city of New York, but until the stat
, ot New York shall once more have pur
and irreproachable judiciary, and unit
the example of this great state shall be st
up to be followed by all the other states.