The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30

lCneerS. LII you go among our farming
people, among our men who find business
coming down and their produce bringing
low prices, you will find that they have
faith in the man who has reduced taxation
in the state of New York one half in
eighteen months applausel; and you will
hear the honest men throughout the country
say that they want the man who will do at
Washington what has been done in the
safe Of New York Cheers. Now, do
not misunderstood me. We have other
men and good men in the state of New
York who, if they had had a chance to
have been elected and had had chance to
have discovered the frauds in our state
administration along our canals, which
were thus depicting our people, would
have done the work faithfully, l doubt
not, but it so happened that Samuel j.
Tilden, loud and continued cheersl. and
it so happened that the great Democratic
party of the state of New York reaped
this great benefit for our people, and this
great honor for our party, because they
elected Samuel j. Tilden. When they
found in the state of New York he had
been active in reforming abuses it 80
happened that he was the man who by his
measures Lcries Of time, time. go on,
90 on"
l won't 60 on if anybody objects, but
ask only one minute. Cries of "go on"
time, 'go on"
Iwant to add one word. my friends, and
it is this: do not come here to youch
for my opinion, but | read from the resolu-
tons passed by the convention of the state
of New York with their two delegates
from every congressional district Of our
state a voice-'three" which is part
of credentials which | laid before this
conventions want to give what the rep
resentatives of the Democracy of New
York said in their Judgment was the po-
sition Of the gentlemen | have named, af-
ter passing DO their commentator of 9TH
er things:
ResoIUsd Thauthe Democratic party OF New York,
while committing to their delegates the duty OF
joining with the feelings OF their fellow Democrats
IN all the states, in the momentous deliberations of
the national convention, declare their settled
victon that return TO the constitutional princi-
pies Of frugal expenditure and the administrative
purity OF the founders of the republic is the first
and most imperious necessity OF the times,
This is the commanding issue now be-
fore the people of the Union, and they
suggest, with respectful Difference to their
brethren Of other states and with cordial
appreciation of other renowned Democrat
ic statesmen, faithful like him to their
political principles and public trust, that
the nomination Of Samuel J. Tilden to the
Office of president would insure the vote of
the state of New York. Cheers.
| VIRGINIA SECONDS TILDEN.
Mr.. Tourney, of Virginia, said
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the con.
vention Virginia is not here in my per,
son to disparage or to say aught against eli.
Their of the distinguished men who are
named in connection with the presidency Of
the United States. AS representing the
Democratic party Virginia desires and the
interest it takes in this great movement Is
to place a tried, true and honest Democrat
at the head of the government of these
United States, applause and whoever this
grand convention, assembled from the
north, from the south, from the east, from
the west, shall name as its choice for pres
ident, will receive in November the vote Of
old Virginia. We came here, our dele
gates, to inquire who it was that would
most likely carry the majority of the cleo
toral votes Of the United States, and came
here for the purpose and the determination
to support the man that the convention il
its wisdom named and placed before the
country. But, gentlemen, we haye nul
opinions; and after an examination Of the
whole field according to our best capacity
we have come to the conclusion that tha
wise, true, earnest, practical and success
full reformer Samuel j. Tilden. is the man
Cheers. | listened to-day to the readin,
of our platform with iufrite interest anC
pleasure, and all through it, from the be
ginning to the end rang reform reform
!, reform aud honest constitutional admin
|, istration Of the government. Cheers.
, And it would seem to US, sir, that in thi
! great movement of reform and the restor;
ton of an honest, constitutional administr;
8 ton of the government, that, in moving fC
i reform and leaving Samuel j. Tilden oil
! would be to act Hamlet with Hamlet on
;, Laughter and applause. The -espons
= bility that is upon US who are assemble
= here is great, almost beyond conception
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