The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-24
Jim Parks in Cordova.

CoRDoyA Ills, Aug 2lst, 1870
To The Editors of the Argus.
| thought it might be of interest to your
readers to learn how political matters are
progressing in the upper end of the county.
The Hayes and Wheeler club had little
meeting here on last Saturday evening, as
stated in their posters, for the purpose OF
discussing the political issues to be decided
bv the fall election. Mr.. Parks. of Rock
Island, was the principal speaker of the
evening, and his remarks were decidedly
SCATTERING and poiatless, but according to
him the issues between the two great par
ties are precisely the same as they were in
1861; there is the same rebellious element
opposed to the Republican party as in
| 1861, trying to get control OF the govern
| ment for the purpose Of su6vert5ng the t6-
ertiss of the people! While the Republi-
can party now, as then, seeks only to
perpetuate liberty and equality among all
the people; and this rebellious party, ac-
cording to Mr.. Parks, has nominated as its
candidate for president one OF the worst
scoundrels OF the country, the greatest
ring master ever known, and VINO Is the
associate of Tweed and John Morrissey.
And Hendricks, their candidate for vice
president, is still worse. and Danforth is
worse than any CT them, and Luudy is
worse than Danforth, for he made big
thing out of the purchase and sale of some
government -four, where he realized 81 sc
and the government $l.50 per barrel.
The balance of the speech was in laudation
| of Hayes, who was down south subduing
the rebellion, while 1ilden was connecting
peace resolves and pronouncing the war d
failure. Then the Democrats cry corrup-
ticn; we'll what is there of that? True
Belknap was discovered doing wrong, and
some other officers are in Jail In st. Louis
and Chicago. but what is that compared
with the rascalities of the Democrats while
in power; they tried to steal half the
country, and never brought an offender t.
Justice as we have DONE Talk about tht
stealing under Grants Administration! why
it amounts to only 20cents on the $1,000
and Grants record and administration, vii
shine bright when the requiem of oblivion
will have sounded over such men as Til
den.-whch remark was rapturousl,
applauded.
And this reminds the writer o
what Carl Schurz said of Grant, that i
, was impossible for him to distinguish
difference between an honest man and
rogue 1t seems as though this pure Re
publican party labors under the SAM
moral confusion when it deliberately ap
plauds the mention of Grants record a
pure and noble.
Now, what possible object can any mai
have to talk lies for one whole hour, know
ing all the while that they are lies, yet pre-
Stunning that his audience are so ignoran
that they will receive such stuff for fact
That there is, now and then, voter VIII
does not know better. is lamentabl
fact,-but large majority know mucl
better and are absolutely disguised will
the material the average political speake
furnishes his audience because it directl
reflects upon their intelligence
So far in the campaign, the Democrat:
address their arguments much more t
the intelligence of the people than the Re
publicans DO, which results no doubt fror
the fact that the Republican record ha
got so bad that it can no longer be Dc
Tended and hence they lie and abuse tn
opposition tor the purpose of divertin
attention from their own record. But
, will hardly win. Honest and intelligen
Republicans know that the leaders of thei
! party are irredeemahly corrupt, and mus
be remauded to private life in order t
save our institutions from becoming
mockery to ourselves, and a by-wor
among the nations Of the earth.
FARMER