The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-12
gress can make no money for the people.
The people have to make money for Con-

gress can make no money for the people.
The people have to make money for Con-
gress."
The Hudson Daily Register: with
the exception of Horatio Seymour, Demo
Gratis throughout the country appear to
favor the Seymour boom"
The Albany Evening Times: The FL
mira Free Press excaims confidently that
Mr.. Tilden will not be at the millennium.
Indeed, if he should be there, there really
would be no millennium"
The ST. Louis Post DISPATCH: 1T is to
be hoped that Bob Toombs will really
make up his mind to support Grant. The
Democratic party is perfectly willing that
he should do so in order to get rid of him. ("
The Eaton (Ohio) Democrat: ''Vice
President Hendricks says be will do bis
level best to carry Indiana for the Demo
cratic nominee for president. There is
no uncertainty about his position on that
question. He is a statesman. every inch
of him."
The Cincinnati Enquirer: General
Grants Identification with the lnterocean-
ic Canal scheme appears now to be beyond
peradventure. Still, this contamination
does not seem to bring that felicity to the
anticipated.
< The Mobile Register: mot southern
state will vote for Grant. He is a repre-
sentative of unbridled and insolent Gen.
tralized power The babble of the few
rattle Drained fossils who are now assuring
the friends of Grant that he is looked upon
with favor at the south does not represent
the sentiments of corporars guard of
southern white voters"
The Rochester Union: In happy
illustration of Hayes elaborate advocacy of
civil service reform in his message to con-
gress on Monday, dispatches from New
Orleans announce Stewart L. Woodford,
United States district eattorney for the
southern district of New York, down there
making stump speeches on the eve of
election day IN the interest of the Repub-
lican party. For this reform civil service.
which Mr.. Woodford rendered in Ohio
previous to the October election and in
New York previous TO the November cleo
ton, he draws out of the peoples pockets
$4,000 year.
The Cincinnati Enquirer: while Re
publicaDs are seeking to avoid the popular
indignation provoked by the financial re-
Communications of the President and his
minister OF nnaDc0Y OF Dy the Secretary vi
the Treasury and his President upon this
question:, Bayard chooses to tumble into
the same blunder. It was an excellent
time for Democrats to stand by and see
Republicans quarrel. 1t was a beautiful
time for Democrats TO wait little and let
Republicans fight. But Dayard wishes
70 protrude himself with indecent haste in
hostility to the votes of the party in Con
gress and 10 commanding States out of
Congress, and urge, essentially. the things
by recommending which the Administra-
ton had COTTON itself into difficulty with
half of its OVID people and most of its poll
teal opponents. This is Bayard's states
manship. This man. who refused to per-
nit the Senate to vo Q upon thetSilver bill
few months ago, because it was impor
tant that there should be no change in
financial legislation, bow rushes to the
front with proposition for change in
financial legislation already VIGOROUSLY
known to be obnoxious. Bayard's bill for
the Presidency is laundering and un-
Democratic one. He even initiates the
folly Of the other side.