The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-10
Party Comparisons.

Party Com PARSONS.
The Republican party organs. unable to
truthfully charge Gen. Hancock with any
thing dishonorable. are adopting the plan
OF campaign of 1872-that of wilful and
deliberate lying. Already the smut mill
OF SANDER is In operation, and Gen. Han
cock is being vigorously assailed by the
little creatures styled editors who controi
most of the stalwart organs. 1t is said a
lie will travel faster than the truth. but
thus far the truth has oVertaken the
SANDERS against Hancock before they got
we'll under way. These are some of the
small fry sort, who continue the infamous
Misrepresentation of the Democratic nom
inees, but like the rest, they too will be
compelled to retract. The people know
Gen. Hancock and are not afraid to trust
him-they know Gen. Garfeld-and they
will show by their votes in November
next. that they do not want Garfield
that they are afraid. to trust him. The
barefaced lies manufactured to iniure
Hancock will have no weight with the
people-they are knoton to be campaign
lies and for that reason, will do the inven-
tors more harm than General Hancock.
With Garfield. however, it is different.
It is charged on him that he dabbled In
Credit Mobilier stock, received dividend,
and then denied atnder oath that he had
ever received or agreed TO receive any
stock" ARepublican committee sitting on
Il oE lusy Tor
oath. It was proved beyond dispute that
Garfield did subscribe TO Credit Mobilier
that he did receive dividend, sthat he
did swear falsely before the examining
committee, and that the committee so re-
ported. Then once upon time Garfield
dabbled in certain pavement transaction.
receiving $1,000 for a brief. which was
never gritten and which cannot be pro-
duced He was paid this sum because OF
his position as chairman of the appropri-
huence. He earned his pay, too. for sub
sequently he reported an appropriation of
S174,O0O for this identical basement.
He was convicted Of this-chargesas well as
on the other. This is not mud finging-
these charges against Garfield are not
manufactured for campaign purposes. the
charges herein made against Gen. Garfield
ara trate-they are part of the record Of
Congress and they cannot be denied. Are
the people ready to place in the executive
chair q man like Garfield. who is known to
be guilty-who vas SO proven before
committee of his own political party?
Hardly.
Go on with your ISLANDERS. Keep on
repeating the Infamous lie that Gen. Han
cock refused TO allow Mrs, Surrat to have
the consolation of religion. Keep up
your lying statements about Hancock
they do no harm. for they are known to
be willul. deliberate lice, which. had Gen.
Hancock not been the nominee of the De
mocracy, would never have been sprung.
It is no use that Rev. Father Walter,
pastor of st. Patrick's church. Washing
ton, d. c., has asserted over his signature
that Hancock accorded him ali privileges
treated Mrs. Surrat kindly. 1t aVails
not that Bishop Keape endorses him
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and other equally high Romish authority
sustains General Hancock s action. The
Republican organs refuse to believe any
of these high authorities, and continue the
charges. Keep it up, gentlemen, il hurts
none but yourselves. General Hancock is
head and shoulders above your man Gar
Enthusiastically, morally aud in every
way bis superior. The people know Gen.
Hancock, and will rally TO his support in
November next In such numbers as to
surprise the Republican howlers. About
that time these small minded creatures
who are busily engaged hbelling General
Hancock. will want to crawl into their
holes and pull the hole in after them,
The Republican party has invited re-
trial of the Credit Mobilier steals, the De-
GoYler pavement jobs; it asks the people
TO sanction the corruption of the Repub-
lican party by which millions upon mil
lions of the peoples money was squandered
and as further defiance of the people
sense of decency-it presents as standard
7bearer-the prince of corruptionists-
James A. Garfield. map whose record
tells its own story-whose name is linked
with every jobbing scheme in Washington
since he has been in Congress. The peo-
pie will hardly submit to be thus de6ed-
but viii administer such an overwhelming
defeat to the Republican party as will
convince its managers-that if they want
continuance of power, better men than
Garheld-men with clean records. must
lead. I Garfeld's record will not bear
compassionate is rotten with corruption