The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-23

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The Rings RaIIyl for Garfield.
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The Rings RaIlyl for Garfield.
New York Sun.
The nomination Of Secor Robson TO,
Congress by the Republicans OF the First
District OF New Jersey was eminently
proper. In every sense it was q fit selec-
ton for the party which has put Credi,
Mobilier jobber at the heads of its national
ticket. Londaulet Williams Is an aspiran.
for the Senate from Oregon. and rests
upon his past laurels as Grants Attorney
General for a claim to that distinction.
Schuyler Colfax is urged. he says, to
| become candidate for Congress, and he
deserves that recognition from the Be-
publicans, who vindicated his venaiity
when he was caught with Ames' bait in
his pocket, He was very quick to certify
to Garfeld's high integrity" and he stood
on the same platform with him at Cbau-
tauqua, to give the party candidate the
benefit of bis moral support.
Belknap has espoused the cause of
Garfield warmly. though he was at first
indignant at the rejection of Grant. Thus
far he has not been put forward for Con-
gress. but he is hiding his time, and is
hopeful for political hoDors in The future.
IBabcoek 10 enlisted zaalously 10 the
cause, with grateful recollection that
Garfield made him the sole voucher
for the expenditure of three millions and
half Of appropiaticEs voted to the Wash
iugton Ring soon after the payment of the
SIS 900 De aoIyer bEihe.
Boss Shepherd proclaims from o mine
In Mexico that, next to Grant, Gen. Gar
field is the man after his ownIheart. And
he has reason for this good opinion, con-
sideriDg what the Chairman of the
Appropriation Committee did not
for him In the winter OF 1872 u. He
knows how Garfield b. came possessed Of
his house at Washington. and ha holds in
his own hands evidence that made him
quail once, and will do SO again whenever
he sees fit to use it.
Every one of the Credit Mobilier jobbers
now living who shared with Garfield in
that corruption is shouting loudly for his
election. Dawes. Scofeld, Patterson of
New Hampshire, Wilson of Iowa, Bing-
ham, Co!fag, Allison. Logan. Kelley, and
''the rest Of them" as Ames oontemptu"
ousiy described the cattle he had bought.
are engaged in'one form or another in this
business.
It is q cause of satisfaction that these
public thieves are solid for Garfield, and
that they have thrust themselves to the
front, so as to be seen and known OF all
men. uF4 LonkADK must % &EatlAe4
with the company of these associates,
whom he never tailed to sustain in the
senate, and with most of whom he enter
tanned personal relations during the two
terms of Grantism.
The people will be apt to maize enc job
of the whole lot, aud send them where
they belong in November. II they had
their just punishment, the majority of
them would be cracking stone in peni
Tertiary. But while the statute of limita-
tons may save the vile crew from any
such penalty, they will be consigned to
disgrace and exile And With them. this
administration. which came In By fraud,
will 20 out in infany. Hayes carrying
with him more than three fourths Of the
salary belonging lawfully TO Mr. Tiiden,
John Sherman enriched By millions. and
the others branded with public scorn,