The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-05

th6 campaign snail Dc Tree fFom personal
abuse--that's what they call il, l believe.
They say--iet rs conduct this campaign
nicely consent TO that for l do not be
lieve in campaign Of SANDER
But is il slander7 Is it abuse TO state
facts? While Ideplore personalism in q
campaign ssill claim that public mans
record is public property. and that If his
record is assailable. it is not mud finging
to refer to it, am not here for the pur-
pose of assailinR Mr.. G arfeld's private
character. but do say that his record is
open to criticism and that we are at full
liberty to show it up in true light. How
ever our Republican opponents may de"
sire to shield his name. there are certain
acts in his official record, that are ques-
tionable. to put it nildly-very mildly teo.
The Democratic party presents for your
suffrages General w. s. Hancock man
whose public record is beyond the reach Of
the slauderer. whose name is made
glorious by deeds of valor, and whose
famous civil order at New Orleans wherein
he declared for constitutional liberty and
that the civil law must at all times be the
law for the people in time of peace. say
whose record is familiar to you all. He
pure man. He ia the peoples choice
aud he will be elected.
Judge Murphy then briefly alluded TO
lGnrEolJ's N.a1;k Nob;t;o. ~ooorI al
DsGolyer jobs and after fine testimonial
to the Democratic nominees closed with a
proposition for three cheers for Hancock
aud English which were given heartily.
He was frequently applauded during his
speech, and was cheered at its close.
The next speaker was
HON. CHAs. DUNBAR.
Mr.. Durham was warmly received, and
opened his speech by referring 10 the great
enthusiasm which followed Hancock
nomination. This is not confined to GER
tain localities, either. it is spontaneous
everywhere. From all sections comes the
same response-satisfaction at the result
of the Cincinnati convention. The Repub
licans, says. that he is only soldier
we'll, this is strange talk from party who
for twenty years has insisted that soldiers
were alone entitled to all the Offices. and
so long as it worked to their advantage,
was eminently proper to nominate soldiers
Now, however, when the Democratic party
places in nomination the greatest soldier
of them all, they are suddenly convinced
that it is impolitic to nominate purely mil
itafy man. So far as am concerned, /
would not consider it the best thing for
the country to name q purely military
man for tho presidency, if military knowl.
edge was all ne had to recomm end him
But is this so? | claim nos. Hancock is a
man whose military achievements are great
whose name is synonymous with fame
whose brave deeds ELL pages of our coun
try's history but even if with this brilliant
record it would not be sufficient recommen-
dation, unless his civil record was cleaE,
and he possessed stateman's judgment.
But he has more than this, my friends.
He is statesman Of ability-a man who
recognizes that great axiom that the mill.
tary law must be subssrvient to the civil
law in times Of peace. When Genera
Hancock, armed with unlimited authority
lad command at New Orleans after the
war. he did not assume the role of mill
tary autocrst. He did not crush the
psopic. He did not say to them-'.I am
10 command..here. / have the army at
my back. and my word, my command is
supreme but he wrote that famous order
which has never been forgotten. claim
gentlemen, that there was more states
manliks utterance in that one order
more judgment, clearer conception of the
constitutional rights of the people. than 10
to be found in all the speeches of Garfield.
What has Garfield done to commend
him to the people2 Wherein has he
showed himself to be a statesman? OF
what docs his statesmanship consist? I
tell you. my friends. that there is nothing
in his political life to entitle him
to be called a statesman. I challenge
tho Republican party to cite
me 20 q single point in Gar6eld's record
which compares as a statesman with that
of Hancock You cannot cite me to an
instance where Garfield has proved him-
self statesman. I challenge you to do it
challenge any Republican mere to do it,
(Cheers.)
Another point, my friends. The Re-
pubicsus tell us that the nomination of
Hancock removes the fraud issue from
the canvass. The wish is father to the
thought with the Republican party. But
[ say
mol Noll No!li
The Republican party would gladly wipe
out that dark stair if they could. They
would like to obliterate from the darkened
pages of history that great crime on the
people. A crime which dsfrauded the |
people out of their legally elected presi- |
dent-Samuel j. Tilden (chcers), and |
seated Mr. Hayes, who was defeated at |
the polls. 1t was the most Infamous |
transaction which ever disgraced the Re.
public--Rnd God grant it may never oc-
cur again Ca voice: " 1t never will ~. No, |
my friends. it never will, for If Gen. Han
cock is elected, il he be the choice of the