The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30
The 9@ailg Arens.
ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS.
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In travelling from my home here | came
across the whole of the original territory of
the United States in l176. The Missis- |
sippi river was it's boundary. | stand now |
upon the western bank of the Father of
Waters, in this grand city with its half mil |
lion of population, and in my minds eye L
look across to the Pacific, as this great
country of ours is washed by the Pacific
ocean. | look back to its early day and to
the three millions of people. Now there
are forty millions The first century of our
existence has passed away and its trials
and its triumphs have become historical;
and the only humiliation we have at the
end of the first century of our existence is
that we find this government, grown as it
has in population, spread as it has in terri
tory, in the hands and in the possession of
the spoiler. 1t is our duty to wrest it from
the hands of the spoiler. 1t is our duty to
snatch it from them and to place it in the
hands Of the true, tried and honest. who will
bring the reform that VIC hear of in New
York to Washington city, and spread its
benign influence over all this land. And
then, commencing the new century of our
existence, we may see country put upon
new track of honesty and constitutional ad-
ministration that will give it lease of life
for ages yet to come; and as it grows IN
power as it increases in wealth and popu
larity, as it increases in territory, let its
honest administration send forth voice to
the nations of the EARTH and let the sons of
liberty keep on in their struggle for free
government, and then let US make this
country of ours the light house of liberty
to the world lcries Of Time! Time! J"
and, sir, may this great Union last until
the last syllable of recorded time. Cheers
TEXAS SECONDS TILDEN.
Mr. Herndop, of Texas said:
Mr. President and gentlemen of the
convention: In behalf of the Democratic
state of Texas, occupying the most south
| western part of this Union-a state that
once bore the burdens of war to enjoy
the smiles Of peace as an independent SOW
ereign power; state that comes here
with the states Of the Union because she
loved the system Of government enjoyed
by them; because she loved union and
loved peace as she does to-day; "a state
whose people having once espoused a
cause never faltered in its support-the
people of that state have directed me
upon this occasion in behalf of its Democ-
racy to second the nomination of Samuel
j. Tilden, of New York, cheers, states
man who stands in the first rank, who has
inaugurated policy in the great state
of New York that has borne the fruit of
retrenchment, reform and honest govern
ment. Cheers That policy which he
has inaugurated has exercised an influence
that has been felt all over this Union. 1t
has pervaded the rank and file of the De-
mocracy in every state, in every part of
this great government, and his nomination
upon the platform which you have adopted
is guarantee of success in November
next Cheers, We do not,in seconding
this nomination, disparage the character,
Democracy or craftsmanship and ability
of the gentlemen who have already been
nominated, and who may hereafter be
nominated. We profoundly respect them
all, and if the gentleman whose
nomination we now second shall not be the
successful candidate before this convention,
we pledge our undivided support to
whoever you may nominate. Cheers.
But, say to you, if you do place
Samuel j. Tilden upon your platform as
the bearer of your standard that, for the
state of Texas, we pledge to you 100000
majority in November next.