The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
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or Now that point is clear. It il !,
square light between the people and tbs
Dapks. and every days discussion will
make It more aud more plain that we have
the right side of the question. Over twr
thousand national banks, welding $500 !.
100000 Of capital, over $500, 600 600 cur.
rency, and 800, 100000 or $500. 600 O00
OF deposits, and supported BY a great no
iislcal party In power, and using the i'm
mense patronage of the government TO
retain Its dominion, is a formidable foe to
attack, but the attack will, nevertheless.
IN the end. prove successful.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, what do Won
tnlnk OF the third party-the nation.
ais?
Senator TIT contains many eood
men, some bad men, and not few mis-
guided men. The idea that it can absorb
the democratic party, or the republican
party, or draw enough from them both to
become the dominant party, is fallaclous.
La country OF free institutions there
never has been and there never will be.
but two great permanent parties, the one
party OF privilege, created by law, and
the other party of equal rights. Ia our
country the party of equal right is the
democratic party. The party of privileges.
created by law, has ever been, and yet is,
the party opposed to the democracy.
exclude from the comparison the slavery
of the blacks that formerly existed. not
only in the south. but also 10 the north.
That was forced on us by our English an
cestors against the earnest protest of our
torefathers. Excluding that, what statute
was ever passed by democratic congress
or democratic legislature to confer
special privileges upon democrats2 Not
one. But on the other hand, every public
debt law, every banking law, every tariff
law, every subsidy Law, has conferred i'm
meDse privileges upon our opponents. Sir.
the democratic party is the natural party
of free institutions. 1t is indestructibIe SO
long as such institutions exist Ambitions
men, seeking for new deal, may strive
to destroy it, but they will only realize the
vanity of kicking against the pricks."
Look at our vote this year in Ohio and see
how the party has maintained its orgaDiza-
ton and its integrity. tell you, SIR that
should the democratic party cease to exist.
liberty would cease to exist The contest
would then be between dcspotism and
communism The democratic party is the
breakwater agains both, and it is the only
truly conservative party in the land.
There is no reason whatever why a demo-
crat should join or remain in the national
party. The democratic party is in nowise
responsible for the evils of which he com
plains. For nearly eighteen years our
party has been out of power. Every act
OF legislation of which the nationals COM
plain was passed by radical congress and
approved by a radical president, No re-
lief from the consequences of these acts
can be obtained except by the agency of
the democratic party. No third party
can afford relief. This fact, which is be-
coming more and more apparent day BY
day,will in the end draw to the democratic
party all who are opposed to ruinous radi-
cal legislation. and put an end to radical
rule.