The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-30

bine 10 justify, and that wall be doing
what only can be right Lowell Mass
| I4zees, Rep.
/ "A No conclusion of the contest could have
been more impotent than the election OF
/ Miller. Platt, Of course, was absurd; but
| he was no more absurd than Miller and il
i has never been charged against Platt, and
it has been proved of Miller, that he prosti
tuted his public Office to push his private
business. --New York World, Dem.
i General Grant is a standing candidate
for third term of the Presidency, and is
SO far forth a standing menace to liberty
and constitutional order. He has never ap
preciated the principles upon which our in
situations are founded; and he very natur
ally turns TO force which he would wish to
have substantially irresponsible, as the
| remedy for every evil, whether inherent OF
/ accidental, which the working of the sys-
| tenn may disclose.-N. 7. Sun, Dem,
| New York journal of Commerce.: Is
there then no specific security against
Guiteaus? We are sorry to say none what
ever. Presidents, like other chief rulers,
must take their chances of assassination
| from lunatics, fanatics, factionists, motor
| iety hunters and disappointed and re-
vengeful Office seekers. The risks may be
reduced to a minimum by a wise and just
administration and proper civil service
| reform 1t only remains for our Presidents
always to do their whole duty and leave
| the rest in the hands of God.
New York Commercial Adoertiser (Rep.1
| The nomination of Warner Miller is unfit
to be made, even by the Sessions, Woodin,
Rockwell, Birdsall and Hustled caucus. II
the State should be Inundated by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Miller, he would be the most
insi gnificant man in the United States Sen
ate, and there are enough small Drained
country politicians in that body already.
The idea of Warner Miller sitting in the
seat of United States senator from the
great Empire State would be farcIeal if it
were not disgraceful.
A rapidly growing crime is perjury. 1t
had vast accelaration by the enactment
of that foolish law which gave defend
ants a right to testify in court. Very sell
| dom do defendants tell the truth under
oath. This has led to a waning respect
| for the solemnity of oaths, and the air of
every court room is foul with open, I'M
| blushing perjury Time was, not far
back, that no more disgraceful thing could
| be said of any one than HE purjurcd him
SELF" He swore to a lie." A horse thief
was not so despised as perjurer. But
now to have it understood that a man per
jures himself in a court causes only a
laugh, and but little depreciation of char
acter. This wide spread crime is most de
moralizing. 1t makes a mockery of our
courts, and strikes down justice every
where. 1t is a mailed nullifier of sacred
laws, and runs riot over local and general
statutes. -LeaOistoaon Democrat (Dea1
Looking upon the contest at Albany the
inquiry naturally arises, what has been
gained by it? Miller and Lapham are Re
publicans of fair ability and excellent char
acter, but, save upon mere personal
grounds, they are in accord with Mr..
Conkling and his friends, and Mr.. Lapham,
we believe has also been his personal
friend. What great reform, therefore, is
visible or probable from their election?
They have been denounced most bitterly
by the half-breed press and Miller partic-1
ularly has been accused of personal dis
honesty by the principal Chicago organ
that now .fejoices over his success. We
seem therefor to have gained little. On
the other hand what have we lost? The
party which was in entire harmony four
months ago is rent with factional feuds,
the control of the house of representatives
has been endangered, Republicans have
been discouraged and dispirited, and we
seem on the eve of a struggle which win
still further dishearten and disintegrate the
grandest old party since the revolution.
All for what? To punish, and not only
punish. but absolutely crush and destroy,
one man who was said to be proud and
dictatorial but who never was accused,
even by his bitterest enemies, of being dis.
honest or unfaithful in his Republicanism.
Chicago Inter Ocean, Rep.