The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-13
Last Nights Dispatches.
SPEECH OF eEa'L sIEeEl.
he Tells Why He Supports Hancock
et and English.
special. Telegram to the Wines.

! were over three thousand present, anC
thousands were turned away. To-nigh
he talked in German to four Thousand
people of the luwer portion of the city
i which is mainly inhabited by that nation
aiity, Gen. Sigel said he had no private
grievance against the party that had ruled
In the past with 80 much glory; no person
al enmity that demanded that politica
conscience should not be sacrificed, and
that was why he was present on the occa
sion TO speak of questions which interest
us to-day. On what principle does the
Republican party demand continuance oi
power? They say the country demands
it. The Republican party had saved the
country, and therefore was entitled to q
continuance in power. They speak of war
| He asked
WHO WERE THE MEN WHO FOUGHT
the battles of the union2 Were they
whigs or were they know nothings? Were
they free soilers or Democrats ?What would
have become of the country had it not
been for the FIVE hundred thousand demo.
cratic boys who went idown to fight the
battles of the union2 Fully half a million
Democrats were first in the fight. They
believed the slave should become not only
| free man. but citizen, with the power
to vote. If they had known what had
been done by carpet bagaers, and that to-
day we had no peace, they would have
listened to wise counsel and not tried to
settle these thing by war. Therefore it was
the great bulk of the Democrats of the
country which aided the government in
putting down the rebellion. Who were
those who had the reins of government? ?
Were they all Republicans? Who was
Stantonf A Democrat. Who was Sal
man p. Chaser a Democrat, and in
| 1868 if the Democratic party had been
smart enough. Salmon p, Chase would
have been nominated for president, What
All Democrats. The speaker, from one OF
Logan.s associates. learned that at that
time
JOHN A. LOGAN
was not as decided as he was to. day. He
| would have preferred peace against war,
and was in sympathy with those who
| would take Up arms against the country
| That time was past. These facts were
| adduced simply 10 show that the war was
| not conducted by Republicans alone. but
| oy Democrats as well. But still We have
| no peace. merely sham peace. What did
| the bloody shirt business meanp 1t meant
that although the colored man was freed
Republican party. On one side ws had
| high tariff and unjust taxation; on the other
| side we had law which demanded low
tariff and just taxation. So long as these
| exist there would be no harmony between
the races in the south. The speaker
would say with Hancock that all rights
given to the coiored man he shall keep, but
at the same time demanded that the
rights of southern men should be respect
ed, A claim is set up by the Republican
party which might be termed
THE FINANCIAL BOOM
of that party. They boasted of paying
1887 900. 600 of the nationai debt. They
had paid that amount. but at the same
time the people of the United States had
acquired S86S, 900 of debt. From 1865 to
1879 there were eighty thousand bank
ruptcies, representing liabilities to an
| amount about equal to the national debt.
What was the cause of this?
When the war was ended the
south had lost not only three hundred
thousand lmen but was poor, Railroads
could not be used; their rolling stock had
been destroyed Their horses and cattle
were gone, for the most part. They had
an immense debt. and further more, the
south was down and had no friends. as is
| usually the case with q man in a similar
predicament. Reputation and honor were
&C stake, and not only eighty thousand had
TO become bankrupt but FIVE hundred thou
SAND people were rendered penniless.
Many tried TO escape social ruin and 1isas-
ter by taking their lives. Were it not
for Democratic congress this swindling
and extravrgance would have lasted up to
this day. He would not speak about
resumption. but as far as
THE INITIATION POLICY
was concerned, it was a great disaster 10
the country. both during and since the
war. Ii lis designated as an era of extra
vagance. The intention may have been
correct. but it was not carried out The
keeping up OF high taxation had created
the great misfortune of to-day. The time
of retriuution had come. The same men
to day claim popular votes and try TO
place iu the presidential chair a q an who.
they cay, had disgraced the government OF
Grant We were to day called upon to si.
in Judgment upon those who brought these
l.nisfortuues TO the country. The govern
ment OF Hayes was an ecouoniioai gov
ernmept because it could not be otEer-
wise. Rings were broken, and congress
was in the hands of antagonists OF the
system. The goveroment of Hayes
HAD TO BE HONEST
to exis. at all, especially when We consider
that o man who knows he ia not in
place By right has TO take care particaiarly
to be very honest. With il true that the
Democratic party was so uuprincip:ec
that they were Only aiming to secure th'
government to obtain Officer The Dem.
ocratic party would succeed in gainira
possession OF the white house for higher ant
nobler purposes than the strcng column
of eighty thousand republican Office seek
leTs. THO taxes Of the people should 20
be c,uyertad into funds to keep party il
power. Let as hold the principle tha
: rubiie Offices are not monopoly OF tn,
party That should be the business ol
! the entire people. Self govefnmen. wa
the life of the people. and once destroyed
il would be difficult to regain. It was very
we'll for the county to look up to the head
of the government, but the people had I
right 10 remonstrate against despotism ant
trysppy. The scheme would spread ont /
net work: OF marshsls and set behins
every man policeman. xeud arme, or ,
soldier. This tendecy 10
, DESTROY LOCAL LIBERTY
and self government and substitute tht
from, hand would create mischief amoni
the spsople. Besides that the eoloree
peopIe had not been, treated in certain
localities as they should have been, bat II
com % unities iwhore there are fourtcel
!, thousand colored men and six thousand
sbesa uaf men enough Il