The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-18

In the election of 1876, as we sec, Tilden
received an absolute though a small ma.
jority over Hayes in those six controlling
states, on total vote nearly one million
larger than in 1872 Compare now the
results of 1876 with those of 1872: the
strength OF Tilden that is in the colossal
vote of this year, with the strength of
Grant in the vote OF 1872, and the results
are still more striking and significant In
1872 Grant received in the six controlling
states OF the union total vote of ,59I,-
3O3, In 1876 Tilden received in these
states total vote Of l,799,4l9, being an
excess over Grants vote in 1872 of 2OS,-
loo votes, and an excess of increase over
the Democratic vote of 1872 as compared
with the increase of the Republican vote
in 1876 over the Republican vote in 1872.
of 800, 1856 votes
81 much tor the great central states. In
the union at large Tilden has a majority in
round numbers of 100000 in the popular
vote, on the largest poll ever made in this
country, His aggregate vote in the
country at large exceeds that of Greeley in
1872 by about 100000 aud that of Grant
in 1872 by about 100000 votes
1t we come now to the undisputed
states taken all together and to their cleo
tOral votes, what do we find? We find
that Tilden has 1874 uncontested electoral
votes, and that Hayes, leaving out the one
contested vote in Oregon, has only l65
votes. SO that if Louisiana, Florida ana
South Carolina were out of the union, Til
den would be universally adm tilted to be
the uncontested choice of the electoral col
leges, as he already is universally admitted
IN . "A mi kv -bD,
these colleges are created.
What, then, can President Grant NEAR
by his reported abuse of the people who
have voted for Tilden? He stigmatizes a
large portion of these voters as beinG
adopted citizens" How long has Amer
lean citizenship been enjoyed by the mill
lou aud more of negroes who voted fol
himself in 1872 and who have voted nov
for Hayes? If we were to weigh as well
as count votes in this country, it is not the
voters for Governor Tilden who have any
reason to dread the result!
The millions Of voters in the six grea
central states of the north who have ex
pressed their preference for Mr.. TildeI
as president over either Mr.. Hayes or Mr.
Grant, demand nothing but fair, open
honest count of the electoral votes. Meth
eI inc Suggestions OF 1r. OlCkleS nor the
counsels Of Mr.. Chandler will prevent
them from getting what they demand.
They would have demanded such a count
had Mr.. Tilden received not 1874, but 200
Or 2S4. Of the uCdisputed electoral votes
and in that case, as now, they would have
insisted upon thorough, legal, open In
quiry into every such case as Is presented
now by Louisiana, Florida or South Caro-
lima. On an issue of Napoleonic plebiscites
as we see, they would have nothing tc
fear. But they do not propose to permit
any such issue to be made in this country
They see in the present aspect of affairs
something at stake far higher than the
election Of any individual whatever. AnC
they mean that any attempt at dealing
with American questions in the Napole
onic fashion shall be both prevented anC
punished y World.