The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-29
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY At
DARTS HALL.
The Hall Notwithstanding Room
Only.
Brilliant Addresses by Hon. John p
Irish and Hon. Chas. Durham.


The largest and most enthusiastic meet
ing of the campaign was held at Darts
Hall Monday evening. the occasion being a
grand democratic rally. M. NJ. Corbett,
chairman of the democratic county COM
mittee, called the meeting to order in few
well chosen remarks, in which he stated
that the candidates Of the democracy were
on the track tostay; that there would be no
fusion and no sacrifice under any consider
alton. The announcement was received
with cheers Mr.. Corbett, after referring
to the brilliant attachments of Hon. John
z. Irish. introduced that gentleman to the
audience.
Mr.. Irish entered into an exhaustive
view of the finances, and pictured the evils
of republican legislation in telling man
ner. He was opposed to statutory re-
sumption; he believed that, unless foreign
trade could be maintained with
the balance in our favor, So
as to insure steady influx of coin
that specie resumption could not be main
tanned. He was opposed to national banks,
the democratic party was opposed to the
national banking system. He said it was
mistake that ought to be rectifed by SUBJ
shutting treasury notes for the national
bank circulation; that the government was
now paying national banks eleven per cent
and endorsing their paper, that by substi
tuting treasury notes, the people would
have uniform currency at par anywhere,
and save the interest now paid TO national
banks He reviewed the financial legisla-
ton of the republican party and proved
that party responsible for all the evils
which now beset the people, the hard
times, failures, increase in mortgages was
all charged and fastened too, on the repub-
lican party. By series of unanswerable
arguments he proved the democratic party
to be the party of the people, that
it had always upheld legislation that
benefited the whole people and
not a class. Reviewing the e'sc-
toral fraud the speaker became elo-
quent and was loudly applauded. His
speech was a mastery effort, replete with
telling arguments, clear ideas. eioquently
and forcibly expressed in choice language
and supported by proofs indisputable. He
paid glowing tribute to Hon. Chas. Dun.
ham, democratic candidate for congress,
and stated. that had it not been for the
efforts of Mr.. Durham, not dollar would
have been appropriated to the arsenal
this is fact, which is well known to isl
and employees Mr.. Irish was enthusias
tically applauded at the close of his speech
which occupied over two hours in delivery
D Hon. Charles Durham was next intro
duced and apologized for being unable Il
i deliver set speech, as it was already lat
r $3.50 and it would be unfair to tire tn
Il audience further He however alluded t.
the financial question and stated it as hi
views that currency based on coin wa
for the best interests of the people. Fl
e meant by that, that every greenback dolla
should be worth one hundred cents on tn
- dollar; that unless kept to that STANDARD
the depreciation that would follow woul
be productive of more harm than eve
10 our present distresses incur. He was
a favor of any measure which experienC
% showed would produce relief; he was
4 democrat of the Jackson Benton scho
y and believed 10 the time hoDored maxim
, the greatest good to the greatest numbe
At Mr.. Durham then referred to otht
issues and said there is another isst
which ought to be the key note" in tn
campaign, an issue which | regard of mo-
is Importance than any other, and that is ii
10 proper understanding Of the right of ele
lie tive franchise He believed that ever
IS speaker should impress it upon the peopl
D. for, when III 1880 the democratic par
elected its candidate for president, whiC
in his humble Judgment was sure to
is done, he wanted the people to kno
the value oil the elective franchise so TIL
the gross fraud of 1876 could not be r
Deated, and then eloquently he said, ''ar
fellow citizens | venture to say here tina
N when we elect our democratic president
1880, he will be installed, and it wont
safe for any one to attempt repetition
p 1876. for | believe the democrats will, ay
70 by physical force if necessary install Il
no president if elected-and the political 81
i'd portends glorious democrat triumph
e. $780," MIR. Durham then closed am
thunders of applause.
The meeting was a grand success
n every way and ought to inspire democra
to go to work earnestly and untiringly f
u the entire democratic ticket Let there
: no faltering now, let every democrat CO.
stitute himself committee of one to s.
" that the full democratic vote is polled G
at TO work and keep at work until the POI
10 close
lg The cold driving easterly rain-storm
of this season rarely fail to aff1ict near
to everybody with colds. Use DR.. Bull
&c Cough Syrup-the safest and surest coue
he remedy made. IS cts.
90 to Davenport and see the water m
,e ter run sewing machine and you will bl
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