The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-04
The Richmond Ratification.

On the night of the 10th of July, Richmond, Va. |
held Tfden ratification meeting and among the |
speakers was w, A, j, Sparks, representative 10 |
congress from the sixteenth Illinois District This
distinguished gentleman appeared on the stand |
with X. X. X. on the lapel of his coat-DdU. |
Gazette
The Davenport Gazette is owned by a
man who processes to be Christian and is
reputed to be a gentleman. Why does he
disgrace both christianity and gentility by
lending his paper to such base differences
In religious meetings and sometimes in his
journal he deplores the growth of infdel'
ity and wonders at it. 1t is not wonderful
at ALL In6delity grows because men like
him protesting Christianity, practice lying.
If he believed what he processes he would
be afraid to lend his paper to a lie. III
las and Sapphire, he would not, for a
dozen post offices, lie by direction or indi-
rection.
Now what are the facts out Of which he
has made his lying inneundo, We find
the account Of the meeting OF the 10th in
Richmond, reported in the Enquirer Of
the Dist. 1t was under the auspices of
the Conservative Campaign Club, which, in
derislon of such fellows as the Gazette
man, writes itself down Konservative Kan
Ddlku Nluut WIN luC COuSG'luGul lultldlo
*. X. h. This is sieZed upon by the
Gazette and put in such way as to appear
that it was kuklux demonstration. On
the contrary the National colors were ev-
cry where waving, as will be seen by the
following paragraphs from the Enquirer:
The platform had been erected IN the middle OF
the lot and in the matter of decoration which took
place under the auspices Of the KouseryatiSe Kan
paign kluh, eclpscd anything ever arranged On
the occasion Of any previous demonstration OF this
character. The speakers stand faced towards
Ford's Hotel, and Immediately above It
immense star Of gas lights. On the rear end Of the
platform large illuminated parallellogram
bearing The Inscription c...,,....
SAMUEL j. TuDEN. Of New York.
For Vice President:
THOMAS a. HENDRICKS, Of Indiana.
To the right ana left Of this were large portraits
OF the nominees, admirably executed by Mr.. Ira
hcrne, and above IL the coat Of arms Of Virginia.
The lower portion of the platform was draped with
hags Of all nations, ARRANGED as TO present u
surface and cnti.el conceal the rough wood work,
while that portion between the railing and the floor
was covered with altcrua bands Of red white and
blue, the blue surfucg being Stare. At the -four
corners and drOppings from the posts were buucnes
O! flags and between the posts were rows OF Chinese
lanterns The four posts Immediately H. front ul
the stand were surmOunted by large tin spral
heads. and from these to points The sidewalk
were stretched wires, on which alternated pennon'
Of various COlors and Chinese lanterns, the latter
with the gas jets flooding the lot with perfect
blaze Of light.
When Mr.. Sparks was introduced he
said:
"Gendemen: After l come upon the
scene some kind friend pinned something
upon my coat bearing the letters X. X
X" As | came from over the mountains
/ did not know that | had right to veal
it, but | soon learned that it meant 'kon
sentative kampaign Klub." | am proud
- 20 hn o. his onI;apco
proud to address the intelligent thinking
Conservatives of Richmond, and all other
that may be before me-"
He continued with speech full o
patriotic sentiments which were applaudeC
to the echo, and closed amid wild applause
with this:
Il want to see this sectional feeling sub
stituted by genuine union. Here Mr.
Sparks repeated the lines:
"A union of lakes, a union Of lands
Continuing, he said: Il am rejoiced t,
see such a sentiment applauded in Rich
mond. What value is union of lake
and union of lands,if we have not a uniol
Of hands and hearts?'
Gov. Walker was next called out AM
made tellingly patriotic speech, closin
With this
"He was glad to see number Of colore
citizens present. They were living evi
dences of the honesty and purity of cor
servatism. Could this be the case in
Radical state? No. He had heard tina
there were two colored Tilden and Hen
bricks clubs in Richmond. Good for tn
colored men. A voice-"How about tn
Freedmen's Savings Bank Coy
Walker Ask the tlievinc Radicals o
Washington who robbed the negroes. Bu
after all this was but one branch of tn
Radical association. Put down the cork
screw anywhere aud you would pull u
corruption. After all, however, it was Il
use to talk to the Conservatives Of Virginia
they bad made up their minds and woul
vote for honest, fair, incorruptible govern
ment.
Yet the Davenport Gazette would hav
its readers believe that this was mectir
Of Kukluks and traitors
Docs the Gazette know what becomes
men who pursue its course? BY referent
to its religious creed it will be observe
that men who lie are cast into fire an
birthstone, pokcd by the Devil with h,
fork tine, get their eyeballs everlasting
scared with tervnnt flame and their tongue
swollen and parched with great heat
Io,cd Gig Press.