The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-25
An Admirable Address
WHICH EVERYBODY SHOULD READ

On Monday evening, Of last week, there
was a great jubilee meeting to rejoice over
the October elections, in Opera Hall,
Princeton, Bureau county, this state, pre-
sided over by Hon John II. Bryant, who
opened the meeting with the following ad-
mirable speech
FELLOW CITIZENS: Of my Re-
publican friends. and hope | have still
some who belong to that party, will, per
haps, be surprised TO see me on this plat
form tonight, and will ask why |, who
lave been a Republican Of Republicans,
who was present at the birth Of that party
and stood by il in its infancy and growth,
20 Influence and power, have at last aban
doned it, and stand to night with its ene-
mics.
On taking this chair it may be proper
chat | should give some reasons for assUm-
ing such position: 10 presiding at this
meeting, do not understand me as tying
myself to the Democratic party, nor as
binding myself TO vote for its candidates
right or wrong, as | fear some do, or
against my convictions as to their compe
tency, when compared with those on other
tickets. Technically, | am an lndepeDd-
ent. Anti-monopoly Greenback man and
to act consistently ON these questions
should vote for Peter Cooper.
do now, and for good while have be-
heved that the best good of the great
mass Of the people would be promoted by
the governments issuing all our paper
money directly from the United States
treasury. | believe that the retiring and
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specie payments. which is now the avowed
policy vi the Republican party. will he fol
lowed by disastrous revulsioDs in our Il
nances; will do great wrong TO the debtor
class, and will needlessly Cypress every
man and woman who earu their bread by
the sweat of their brow, On this question
certainly am not Republican Neither
am | Republican to endorse Grant and
the iniamies of his administration, as the
Republican party in its conventions has
uniformly done Neither am Repuli.
eau to follow the lead of the corrupt mcu
who manage the present campaign, and who
will manage Mr.. Hayes if they can elect
him; the men who drove Sumner, Trum-
bull, Greeley and the best men of the par
~ out Of il because they would not endorse
its rasaalities.
So far,as the Democratic party is com.
mitted to a forced resumption OF specie
payments am not a Democrat. But
am Democrat Tor re,renchment aud re
form. for honest government, for peace aud
harmony between all sections Of the union,
and for the protection of all in their per
sonal liberty and rights. To vote for Mr.
Cooper will avail nothing. He cannot
obtain u single electoral vote.
There being a choice between Mr.. Til
den and Mr.. Hayes, The candidates Of th,
two great parties Of the country, and one
OF whom will be elected. feel that, as al
American citizen. am in duty bound t,
make that choice. and my choice between
these two gentlemen is Samuel j. Til
den. For. taking everything into account
more particularly the charac ers of the
two men. their public acts, aud looking a
those who are likely to surround them
and Influence more or less their adnlnis
tratiou OF the government, | cannot bu
think that the choice is vastly in favor o
Mr.. Tilden. But ! do not support Mr.
Tilden because he is ID, mocrat | supper
him as a man. | shall not vote for hin
because he has been nominated by tn
Democratic, or any other party, but be
cause | have faith in his integrity an,
ability, in the courage, sagacity, aud de
termination he has shown in fighting ant
bringing 20 justice, rogues IN public oibo
and employment | believe that that de
termination will follow bin into tn, presi
dental hair, aud that his Administrative
will be ilustriuus, as one of reform, re
trenchment and honesty, Tightening tn
burdens OF taxation and bringing IN a
era of economy aud consequent prtsperity
But some say, because Mr.. Tilden is
New York city Politician be canSot b
trusted. But he has beel trusted, and b.
his acts has proved that be is worthy Q
being trusted. Single handed and alou
he bruke up the Tammany ring. compose
mainly OF influential men Of his own party
and sent Tweed and his gang to prise
and disgrace. For this reason the peopl
of New York elected him governor by
majority at m'rc ihau fifty Thousand votes
over thu tines, pol ular and unexceptiou;
Republican 70 the stale, who bad all III
DemoeraJe thieves and their friends |
help him
As governor. Mr.. Tildeu has broken u
and rooted out the canal ring, which, e
years, bad beeu stealing from the people
the state more than twp million dollars
year. Ia addition 20 this, he has iutr
duoed ocounmy and efficiency into a
branches of the state government, aud h,
reduced the state taxes nearly one half
These things are earnests Of what v
may expect Of Mr.. Tilden, when he
transferred as he soon will be, to the chi
executive office OF the nation, for the ne
pie are about to say 10 him, Thou ha