The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-05
English and thus do what you can TO right
tba ,uronv Ia IL IN vindicate vour honor

English and thus do what you can to right
the wrong, Do il to vindicate your honor
your rights-the rights of the peopla.
have found nothing in Mr.. Haucock's
record to bring blush OF shame to any
cheek, but find our Republican oppo.
nents charging him with the murder OF
Mrs. Surrat. IF this is SO and he is guilty
then the entire Republican party is guilty.
for il demanded the blood of that unfortu~
pxte woman. Indeed, l remember that
they were almost ready to hang all OF US
who even hinted that perhaps she was
wronsfully accused 1t is worse than
sham sentiment TO assail General Han
cock on that charge now. But il is not
true, for we have the testimony OF those
who were Mrs. Surrat's nearest frineds,
we have the testimony OF her spiritual
adviser, that General Hancock did all
that he could for her, and only obeyed
the orders of his superior IN executing q
sentence which he felt to be unjust. and
which he used every endeavor to avert, but
like the true soldier that be il, he did not
disobsy orders. He did what was his
duty-nothing more-nothing less.
Another point and l am done. haye
| noticed that the Republicans are very
anxious to avoid comparisons. This
| ia the strangest freak in their
whole career. Why heretofore they
have let forth the walls of wrath and
malice and now they are suing for peace.
There is something suspicious 10 all this
something my friends which looks as it
they were afraid to compare the records
of the two candidates. We say to them,
we have a man 10 Gen Hancock whose re-
cord cannot be assaied. They reply
"Let US alone-Let US conduct this CAM
paign with personal illusions" 1t there
is anything that commends itself to me, it
| is a campaign free from abuse, and so far
as | am concerned L do not propose to
indulge in it, but do propose to refer to
Mr.. Garfield's sreoord, and claim right
to do 30. The Democratic party did not
make his record-he made it himself. /
do not say that Mr.. Garfield 10 dishonest,
but | do say that Mr.. Garfield is guilty of
taking shares of Credit Mobelier stock
and 10 mixed up in DeGolyer pavement
Jobs, His friends say that he only borrow
ed the money from Mr.. Ames--that he
did not deal 10 stock. Well. my friends,
it is pretty good kind of stosk which re-
quires nc outlay to purchase, and yet 10
one dividend--the profit is sufficient to|
pay for the stock and leave 1929 besides,
and all this without investing dollar.
Mr.. Durham continued to air Mr.. Car
fields record, but using language which
none could object to. He closed with a
brilliant allusion to Hancock and English
and after three cheers for the ticket took
his seat. He was literally applauded dur
ing the speech and made marked i'm
precision, handling the questions in mas
tsriul manner.
HON. NJ. v. CANNON.
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speech owing to the lateness OF the hour,
standard bearer of the Democracy. He
clothed his argument in choice language,
made forc5!e hits and was loudly applaud
ed. We have had the pleasure of listen
ing to MIR. Ganaon several times, but
never was he more eloquent than on this
occasion. We regret that we canpet give
his speech 10 full. but we have this 10 say
that he made converts. We know |
whereof we speak. He will speak |
here again during the campaign, |
we hope. and then will be pre-
pared to give US logger speech |
CHARLES NJ OSBORN.
Mr.. Osborn said he was glad TO renew |
his allegiance to the Democratic party and |
was glad that the Cincinnati convention |
has chosen so excellent leader as Han |
cook. The Republicans claim that he is |
not politician. For one be thanked God |
for that. He made some stirring illusions |
to the prospects of victory and was ap-
plauded, and then proposing three cheers |
for the ticket sat down.
CITY ATTORNEY CORBETT.
The last speaker was City Attorney |
Corbett who made few remarks in good |
taste and to the subject. and was we'll res
csived. The lights at the table were out. |
and we were unable to get verbatim |
copy of his speech, as was the case with |
Mr. Cannon. At tho close of Mr. Corbett's
remarks three cheers were given for the |
whole ticket on the proposition of Major |
Connolly and the meeting, which was |
highly successful adjourned.