The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-28
Ghe Gully Arsns,
ROCK ISLAND. ........ ILLINOIS.
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other ringism The people of the country
are tired to death Of this eyerlast- |
ing malfeasance in Office 1t is the |
dominant question of this country, and it |
will override your questions of currency
with honest people, and to the work Of
publication and to the work of paci6eation
let us all unite, and let US invite all honest
men of all parties to join. Let all Liberal
independent men join US in that work.
What we want is to be established. Our
government can get cash by having credit
Good money will come with credit. good
money will come with economy. [ am
not SO particular about this money CUES
ton as | once was | don't care whether
the money is fifteen above or fifteen below
gold. Cure the body polite from all its
canker and our credit will come to us from
abroad and at home. and then specie may
be once more the standard of charges and
prices. | voted for the repeal of the re-
sumption law, because it did not provide
for the resumption of specie payments
[ say that the best bankers east and
west and business men of the west, Join
in the general expression that the re-
sumption of specie payments cannot be
accomplished. Loud applause. | think.
therefore, that this convention would be
wise to advise the repeal of that act. Its
repeal may not be panacea, but it may
lead us 10 the future to a better and more
truthful fiscal policy
| My fellow citizens, we are entering on
campaign. We should honor the centen-
NAL year. 1t is not on these mere fiscal
and temporary questions that we are to
win this contest. Now, who shall be your
standard bearers. Loud cries of 'Til-
den, Hendricks" and great confusion.
Now. my fellow citizens, when [ asked
that question of you | intended to aswer it
myself. know the distinguished states
man of New York as Reformer in his
state and know him we'll. know the
objections that are made, and we'll made,
and we'll taken by my friend from Indiana,
Mr.. Voorhees,, as to the fact that New
York has had this great honor conferred
upon her, but | will not remark upon that
lCries of Hancock. know the gallant
General Hancock, who has always been
true to the great Democratic doctrine
that of placing the civil above the military
power. Loud applausel No man could
bear our banner with purer record than
} Hendricks, whom | have long known. |
know The great unknown, but do not pro-
pose to tell you who he is at present; but
: whoever he may be, or wherever he comes
from, one thing must be said Of him in
response to the great question of the great
psalmist of Israel, who shall stand in molly
} places, who shall stand as our great chief
executive in this great centennial year.
Cries of "Tilden,' Hancock, Hen
bricks, etc, followed by solo Of Uncle
Sam. If the great unknown will make
my speech | will yield to him. | was
about to say this with all earnestness--
that the people of this year demand above
all other things response to that question
of the great psalmist. for when he spoke
= of it he had in view the priest who would
stand between the sins of the people and
their God: would represent the majesty,
, the greatness, the glory OF that ancient
priesthood; who shall stand to offer the
sacrifice. Well, my fellow citizens, will
give you the answer in the language of the
scripture, and the answer of the psalmist
is this. He that hath pure heart and
clean hands, Cries of ''Tilden, Han
: cock, etc 1t is not for me to name
Individually or otherwise a man, for am
one in the minority | am told in my
delegation that it is for the good and law
the convention to be in no haste to name
J
tend with as against Hayes and Wheeler
A voice-'That' what's the matter ~
None of your impulses, none Of your pas
sions, none of your sectional hate Stand
by the whole country and then when the
4th Of July shall dawn in few days, We
can make the old temple Of liberty resound
with the good old Democratic government.
] Prolonged applause.
The meeting then dispersed.
The speeches of Voorhees, and Cox were
important features of a demonstration
made by the anti-Tilden men to impress
the convention. 1t was shrewdly planned
and SO far as the speech of Voorhees, was
E concerned was successful
i The reception of the Indiana orator wa:
J. enthusiastic and highly fattering. The
r applause of the lookers-on, as well as the
friendly delegates, was SO hearty as tt
= GARY away the old meD for time. His
allusion to the main efforts Of the Demo
cratic party heretofore to elect New Yorl
candidates followed by an appeal for ,
fair recognition of the west, was so adroitll
made as to cause many delegates to wavel
}. in their support of Tilden. The touching
reference to his devotion to the south il
the past caused sensation among the
! delegates from that section. The effec
Of Voorhees, vehement oratorv wa
so marked that the anti-Tildel
men doubt to venture further
There were loud calls for Ewing
and then for Cox. The latter wa
| escorted to the stage and in a few min
utes he succeeded in largely undolu,
! what Voorhees, had built UP, the Tildel
O men having recovered sufficiently to inter
tupt him and turn his own questions t
the advantage of Tilden. But upon thu
whole there was an impression made i
I. favor of compromise candidate
oi The success of Mr.. Henry Watterson
= temporary chairman, as presiding officer
was so marked and satisfactory to the con
vention and press that there was gen
er.llu axnrassed wish for hin, 70 ho nor