The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-29
Ghe 1]ailg Argus.
PLAIN TALK.
A Republican Organ on the Situation
Hills that Cannot be Cured by
Smo thering Them.
n From The philadelphia Inquire,

n From the Philadelphia Inquirer
The honest Republicans throughout the
country will iudorse the declaration of MIR.
George William Curtis. before the Syracuse
convention. The hour has arrived for
plan words in the Republican party" The
party machinery has fallen largely into the
hands of corrupt men. whose affection for
the party began when they saw an OPP
portunity. for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and
whose loyalty will last as long as the party
allows them to draw out its life blood.
The principle which made Belknap's dis
grace possible is actively at work. The
laxity of morals which gave birth TO the
revenue scandals has not been much i'm
proved. We have overthrow one set of
thieves, perhaps only to make room for
another. Look where we will, we see
demoralizing. destructive agencies at work
undermining the Republican party and
burrowing into lthe foundations of our in.
situations.
The hour has arrived for plain words.
Let US not deceive ourselves by silence or
loft platitudes. The country will not be
so deceived. The people are around de-
termined to recast the public service, bent
upon inauguratlng new era IN political
iiie. The Republican party being human.
has made mistakes, has taken to its arms
unworthy men who have stung it in a
vital part. We cannot cure our ills by
smothering them. A policy of silence will
not avail We must admit,as an organi-
| zation, that we have erred, and we must
invite the best minds and hearts in the
country to jim us in the effort to make the
party what it should be. and, through the
| Republican party, to make every branch of
| the national service IS pure and efficient
as human ingenuity and Human honesty
can make it.
In these times We need plain words, man.
ly utteraGces that shall prove to every true
American that the party which saved the
country from disntegratlon is anxious and
able to save il from the dangers which
| threaten its life to-day. We must have
plain words, but we must have more. To
our sorrow tor what Is past, to our faith ia
what Is to come, we must add our works
TOR whaf We hope to accomplish in the
| present. Specifications are not necessary.
| Wherever We look the work suggests it.
self, There is enough to be done--enough
sober, serious, practical business awaiting
the doing-and we believe the Republican
party has enough virtue and spirit to i'm
pei it onward in its battle for right
/ In the dark days of the rebellion the
country looked to the Republican party &c,
salvation. 1t was difficult task but tht
party accepted the solemn responsibility
.nd won success by honest effort. The
country is 10 peril again, and now, as be
tore, looks to the Rel ub!ican party to pre-
serve it. The conditions are somewhat
altered, but the main issue is the sane L
is battle between right and wrong Tn,
people, with no faith III the Democrat,
party, its pretensions or its promises, ash
the Republican party to be true to itse
and to its country. The snwscr must q
out in plain words and in deeds that viii
speak for themselves We must act il
these branches Of the government which
are in our hands; we must act in our stat,
conventions, and we must act at Cincinnati
By what we do at Cincinnati our sincerity
will be largely measured