The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-30

side, and who by their capital and labor were
doing much to help the south, and who, like
the older residents there, were also suffer
ing from carpet bag rule Snd were determ-
ined to put an end toit. And he appealed
to the people OF the north, irrespective Of
party, to come to their relief and by the
election Of Tilden and Hendricks wipe out
the carpet baggers and thieves and bring
peace and prosperity to the whole country.
He said it was charged that the people
10 the south would elect no man to Office
unless he had been a rebel, and he showed
that this, like thousand other stories,
was wholly false and only circulated to fire
the northern heart against the south and
make political capital for the Republican
managers and keep up the corruptions of
those in office. He insta need the election
OF Walker-a northern man and federal
soldier-as governor of Virginia, congress-
man, etc., and of many more congressman
from the south who had been federal SOL
diers, and of hundreds of men from the
north to varions state and county Offices.
They had no such small prejudices; they
esteemed all who came to cast their lot
with them aud live with them federal sol
diers or civilians) and honored them in
business and by official positions. But the
lazaroni. the scum of creation. the lice
from Egypt In the shape of robbers like
Bullock, kellogg, Chamberlain, Spencer,
Patterson, and the hundreds of federal off,
GERS sent there rob them and foster strife,
he begged the northern people to help
rid that country of these and bring back
peace to the south and chance for he r
people to live.
He alluded to the southern rife clubs
who visited Boston, Bunker Hill Licking
ton ard the north, last 4th Of July, by in
vitatioD, and who we're so grandly well
coined everywhere and so generously en-
tertained, and said they we're the same
people who, at the late unjust and illegal
command of the president had disbanded,
and showed their obedience even to an
order they knew was unlawful, and de-
structive of the reserved rights of the
states and the people. ...
The.so-called rebel claims also came in
for few remarks. He said they were
not rebel claims-they were held, 10 most
cases, not by the persons in whose names
they appear, but by ing of carpet bag
gers and Republican officeholders; that
there were vast portions of the south never
disturbed by the war and whose people
still owned their plantations, and that
these people would never consent to pay
one cent of any of these claims-it was
against their interest to tx themselves to
pay them, even if they were just; but as
they were not just and were only scheme
to rob the people for the benefit of Repub-
lican ringsters they were more opposed
to them than the people of the north could
be. And then he alluded to Gov. Tilden s
letter declaring that he would veto them if
congress dared to pass them, and that
brought down immense applause.
| Mr.. McRea alluded briefly to the i'm.
portance, to our own local interests. OF
sending Mr.. Durham to congress. AS the
next congress would be Democratic, with
n Democratic secretary of war, and a
Democratic president, he could accom- plish
much more for our home interests than
could any gentleman who should be. In the
minority. And this was Loudly appiauded
with hurrahs for Durham.
| And he closed with fervent appeal to
all who loved the union, the constitution
and the flag to work for Tilden and
Hendricks. He said ''henceforth we have
one flag, one union, one destiny" and the
election of that honest man and fearless
reformer, Tilden, would bring peace anG
prosperity to all parts of our land,-anG
then he sat down amidst immense ap
plause and waving OF hats and handker
chiefs.
We have rarely listened to a speake,
who held such a large audience with suci
close attention. This fact was remarked
by Republicans as we'll as Democrats. Tn,
audience was larger at tine close of hi
hour and half OF two hours
speech than when he commenced
and the enthusiasm and applause increased
as he progressed. 1t was we'll sustained
effort and nothing in it could give offens
to any reasonable and fair man.
Loud calls for Irish brought that gen
tleman to the front, who, in few remarks
commenced highly the spirit and manner o
Mr.. McRea's speech. which remarks wer
loudly cheered. Mr. Irish excused him
self by saying that ne would speak in tn
evening
\ Mr.. Durham was also called to the from
but excused himself by saying that tn
programme of the committee named hin
for the evening, and after few remark
, retired. He was loudly cheered, shown
the strong hold he has on the popula
, heart.
tFor evening proceedings see fourth pag
of this sheet