The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-02


and If the Democrats could not do better
than the Republicans they would be con
tent to give up the old ship, The Repub-
| licanY business men of the country had
ldepaonetized silver, but the Democratic
party. with Democratic votes. had saved
the outstanding greenbacks to the extent
of $447, 100000. and had restored specie
payments. These two measures had done
more to preserve and promote the pros
perity of the country than anything else
that had been done, but the country had
not 20 thank Republicans for it. The BE.
publicaRss wanted to destroy the Legal
tender. quality o" the greenbaek, and they
opposed the silver dollar, but the Demo-
Gratis, by opposing both schemes and saw
ing both to the people, had conferred the
present abundant prosperity upon the
people. Would anyone within the sound
of his voice rise aud object to
THE LEGAL. TENDER QUALITY OF THE
@s- -GREENBACK
and the present standard of the silver
dollar2 OF course not one. and that was
the best test OF its popularity and the
practicability of Democratic measures
The management OF the financial affairs of
France should be q lesson to all in this
country. When France had to pay her
enormous indebtedness to Germany, she
reduced her expenditures, relieved the
people of every dollar of expense and tax
alton that could be taken off. and then
funded her debt with her people, the
result being that she was now financially
the most pros perous country in the world.
Americans should take example from the
llesson taught by tho great Theirs, and the
Democrats were ready, willing and able to
u - | Ho tod kalf a
that he did not think that they should
vote for Mr.. Garfield. Laughter] The
| chairman. when be had introduced him to
them, had called him ths vice president OF
the United States, lCheers It was a
good deal of a meuthfal, was it not ?
| Laughter Still. there was not a man
| 10 Michigan City or La Porte county sc
stupid as not to know that the people had
ELECTED TILDEN AND HENDRICKS,
and not Hayes and Wheeler. Great cheer
iugl Now if the people bad elected Tilden
and Hendricks, why was it that they were
| not occupying the offices TO which they
had been called? And why were Hayes
and Wheeler. who were not elected, in
these ofiees2 That question came up
continually, and would continue TO come
up, and it was the ghost that was killing
Garfield - applause for Garfield had
more to do with the defeat OF the public
will in that matter. than any other connect
with it. He did not want to do more, but
he had chance to do more, and be did 1t.
He was afraid that the count would not be
all right at New Orleans, sithongh he
knew that the returning board was repab-
klioan. Laughter He thought he
would see that the republican board
should not cheat the republican party.
When the republicans went down there
the democrats thought they would go too,
but they we're not permitted to go with
Garfield and John Sherman. Oh. no:
When Joe Mcdonald OF Indiana and
Lyman Trumbuli, the friend of Lincoln,
and others equally good and great offered
to join them and secure
FAIR COUNT,
they were refused. and Garfield wrote a
letter declining o 20 with them, No"
said Garfield and Sherman, you can not
go with US; we are going where you can
not go, aud are going TO speak where you
would nos be heard" So they went to
New Orleans, and t4ere they did the
work they were sent to do, Garfield him
self, In his sworn testimony, said that Eel
lciaua parish was allotted to him; that he
took the papers and lists to the custom
house, and then called for witnesses and
testimoLy upon .em. The reports of
this case we're made by him to the return
ing board, and that is the peculiar manner
in which the citizens of Louisiana were
awarded their fair count. Nor can any
one forget the history of that dispatch TO
the four men who did so much of the dirty
work of that memorable year-Welts,
Anderson, and the two negroes. dis
patch which read: The work is done.
TiIden and Hendricks are counted out,and
Hayes and Wheeler are counted in. :"
They, the four men,-Wells, Anderson
and the two negroes,-had IN their con-
spiracy. that corruption and crime. ignored
the will of the majority, and triumphed
over the majesty and dignity of the
American people; and when they had
done:this they proceeded on their - az with
glad hearts to Washington city. He wAo
defeated the will of the people was an
enemy of the country. and Garfield had
done that, (Cheers) He would not tax
their time and patience By referring to the
DE GoLYER PAVEMENT.
and that Credit MobiIIier business, al
though there were unpleasant times about
them. Garfield had the credit of being
good scholar. and he doubted not that he
was acknowledgements shed to explain
these things, Frenehifisd as they were,
But the safety of the ballot was different
thing. To defeat the ballot 10 a free
country was to shake che very ark of the
covenant, and to wound to heart all who
loved American principles Some people
had said that he made acknowledgements
without the slightest evidence for it; and
all he could say 10 that was that to say
so was speaking very uukindly of their
candidate for president. Laughter As
to the DeGolyef basiness, they could stand
it, After all, the pavement would have
to be paid for. and il would cost the peo-
pie millions of dollars TODD it-s22, 000,-
600 perhaps. The $1,000 was very
small thing; it was merely tire attorney
fees to the chairman otthe committee on
Nobody wanted to rcpu
date Athe pavement business, either.
They would all pay--eaeh would pay bis
share. and the money would be found for
the pavement after ali; but Whist the
country did demand was that the people
should not eject to the presid ancy the man
who had done it. Cheers. That was
what they wanted II they elected Gar
field, the blame would be theirs, aud the
people, ia years to come. would lay the
blame at their door,
WHAT WAS WANTED
was freedom and purity of ballot, = pros
perisy that should be the result ut d trater- |
nifty. From ocean TO ocean the country should |
DC united under government thar should |