The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-15
Capital crushes the People.
rForney's Progress.

IForneys Progress.
The telegraph has just flashed the fate
of Gen. Hancock, and the same streets that
rang with dilirious cheers over his peer
ess valorl at Gettysburg. on the morning
Of the 9TH July. 1868. the same hearts
throbbeds with gratitude over the oppor-
tune arrival which saved Philadelphia
| frem FIRE and spoil. now ring and throb
with delirous and israte joy over his
defeat for President of the United States
| by a man denounced by his own party rs
vanal and corrupt What ascomment on
the VOC peopuli Uor Del! AS recall my
own part in this last drama with pride I'M
speakabie, regretting only that | could
not do more-I would, Tomorrow repeat
the act of gratitude to great soldier-I
| feel kthat the men who have done this
thirg will soon feel the Christening rod
of their own conscisnces. An act more
cruel. caussless and shameless was never
perpetrated, Men calling themselves
better than others have wrought a work
of hate without parallel. The over
virtuous OF great communities have struck
hands with the most vicious classes to
spread the infections of a new sectionalism
among a forgiven people, and IS they see
whom they have struck land whom they
have lifted up over Hancock thew
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| But let the past so. Let the dead past
bury the dead. We now face the empire,
and there is but one great force to meet
| it, tie Democratic party. Garfield only
fills the gap for Grant, [ write this name
with new feeling. that of profound regret
that one [ loved SO we'll should sink SO
low. First, the defender of the forgiven
South, then it's defamer. First eager to
| honor for his virtues, then to hound him
as an enemy. And this is the man who
now wants to play the part of king hereaf-
ter. How, in the face of all these loud
shouts over the defeat of Hancock, think
of the scene on the blasted heath where
| Macbeth meets the weird sisters:
First witch: All hail, Macbeth; hail to
thee. Thane of Giamis.
Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth; hail
to thee, Thane of Cawdor.
Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, thou
shalt be king hereafter,
| First general OF our armies, then Presi-
dent and King hereafter How wonderful
the rosemb lauces. !Aad mark what Mac
beth said Of bis dream of am bition to his
wife in his letter describing his interview
They met me in the day of success and
| have learned by the perfeotest report
they have more 10 them than mortn!
knowledge. When | burned in desire TO
question them further, they made them
selves air. into which they vanished.
While | stood rape Ia the wonder Of it
came missyes irom the king, who hailed
me Ihane of Cawdor', by which title be-
fore these weird sisters saluted, and re-
ferred me TO the coming in time, with
hail King thou shalt be- This have |
thought good TO deliver thee, my dearest
partner OF greatness, that thou mightest
not lose the dues of rejoicing by being ig-
norant OF what greatness is promised thee.
Lay it to thy heart, and farewell "
Why not, gentlemen? The path of
EN- ire is as plainly reached by the pres
ent triumph of money oyer patriotism. of
terror over the truth. as if it were lighted
by q new planet, The means aud the
covenants are all patent to one end, An
army of office holders are organized, back
ed By battery of banks-these the forces
to fight, and Garfield the instrument to
lead to the throne in 1884. That is the
plot, 1t is bold. 1t is clear. Are we
ready for it?
i Over four million of Democrates voted
for Gen. Hancock to-day; they answer:
Ready, aye ready There should be 10
dependency or any delay, They have a
thousand interests to preserve their ranks,
local duties and local candidates, add now
10 these they S0Q TIE imperative cali &c
, active and constant work against the
clearly defined conspiracies of empire. A
perpetual guard of Office holders, al
exhaultless treasury, public and private. q
suborned press, and great community oil
t reluctant slaves at the polls, mean empire
and nothing else,
am only one Of tho millions who voted
for Hancock to-day and what | can do &c
aid in this great work is ready. The
Democratic party holds the fort TO the
future It's reserve is the refuge of al
brave men pledged to hostility TO this new
reign of capital Its tremendous resources
will prove the rescue of the republic from
trem endous periIs. There is need neces.
sarily for instant organization, In this
hour. when the Republicans are exulting
over a purchased victory, let the Democ-
racy of the whole nation set their houses
in order for the struggle of the future.