The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-05

an ''unholy alliance" with the democrats,
turns at last In wild desperation to make |
his peace with The republican party, to |
disayow his transfer Of party aIlegiance, |
and makes two hours speech consisting Of
violent attack upon the President aud his
Southern policy. Et tn BruteI might the
President well exclaim. Among all the
republicans in the senate the President
had not single defender. Truly morti-
flying contrast to his recent triumphant
professions through the country-but
recently the recipient of Aattering applause,
now none too poor to do him reverence"
Even the poor blatant carpet-bagger,
indicted for bribery, could kick the living
lion with impunity.
The man at the White House;
the man at the other end of the
avenue" as he called him. The President,
he said, owed his election to the efforts of
the southern republicans, who supported
him in peril Of their lives; and no sooner
had he attained power by their help than
he betrayed them by the darkest act OF
treachery on record.
"The author of the fatal blow was
nourished in our bosoms," be said. who
holds back the arm of justice in South
Carolina2" he asked, and replied:-"That
man whom we put into the White House
at the risk Of our lives He holds back
! the arm of justice, that man at the other
end of the avenue. 1t is he who protects
the murderers, but wants thieves sent to
8 the penitentiary because they made him
I President"
He spoke of distinguished cabinet
! officers who could vote for the nominee oil
the Baltimore convention, or who could
3 coquet with the democratic leaders, but al
!, whose service the state and interior depart
( ments were placed, and the mantle of the
highest Offices was hung on the shoulders
D of these returning prodigals, while rebe
4, Key was dragged out of the confederate
= archives to lock the southern post Offices
against the southern republicans. 81
J. this in the name of peace and harmony
a THE President owes his position TO thu
southern republicans" he repeated. 'bu
Q this southern policy, prosecuted with 81
D much ardor, what does it mean7 1t means
? the abandonment OF political friends t
concilliate foes. 1t means the blunder o
: conciliating the democrats of the south
7; whereas the presidents duty was to con
e ciliate the republicans of the north. Th
:; man at the White House proposes. i
a seems, to go down into a political valley o
4; dry bones and try to infuse life and energ!
e into the bones of parcel of old wings, al
though he was anxious to stand confessed
as the champion resurrectionist OF the age
The President" he went on, proposes, i
is said, to unite to the old wings 10 thu
= south the merchants and the religious PEG
= pie and to incorporate this fusion with thu
northern republican party, but the relig
z ious element in the south worships Coo
e aud the democratic party, and will not bov
down to this graYen image called tn
!, southern policy"
We republicans of the south, he ex-
e claimed; I'VE who are the victims of thi
r Etreachery, we know what it means. Tn
foundations of this new policy are cement
d ed 10 Jur blood; the corner stone is laid il
black iDgratitude; we, downtrodden re
Ipublicans of the south, will remembe
those who befriended us, but also we vii
r remember those who betrayed us.