The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-14

tinge with crimson and shame whenever
and wherever we think of it; that das-
tardly outrage that the masses of the
republican party cannot and do not pre-
tend TO justify; that displacement of
Tilden anC Hendricks must and shall be
avenged, and the party that perpctra;ed
it must 60 from power as "a stencil and a
stink in the nOstrils OF all honest free
men There is NO limitation it must never
be said 10 this country that The people
canuot inaugurate the man of their
choice, or that the voice of the people
can he thwarled by fraud and corruption,
Right must and shall triumph. and the
wrong of rs will be avenged, and the
voice of the people vindicated by the
election of 94 All noble and patriotic
standard bearers, by submitting TO this
great outrage, and tplunging the country
into war, have endeared themselves in the
hearts of all honest men, and
have grown bright and strong by
their submission cor poplai 0or die, and
as sure as right and justice triumph in the
end, they will triumph That outrage can
not be repeated. | believe the great
masses of the people will not again sub
NIT to have the man of their choice cast
out and a man not the choice of the peo
pie installed in his place. Fellow citizens.
there never was time in the history of
the democratic party when our opponents
were so discomtitted and when they invite
us to victory as now With twenty-threc
democratic governors, a good working
majority in the ho:se of representatives,
the mayors of nearly all the great cities
in the continent are with us. The split
and dissatisfaction in the ranks of our
opponents, the record of our opponents,
are all in our favor And from the north
and the south. the east and the west all
over this broad land, from ocean to ocean,
from lake to gulf, from Maine to Califor-
MIA, the one continuous shout of the peo,
pie tonight is Cleveland and Hendricks,
Reform and honesty in government.
This is no time for a critical analysis of
our platform or discussion of our prin
ciple, our hearts are too full for that
At proper time this will be done. In
conclusion thank you for your attention
and invite three cheers for Gle eveland and
Hendricks.
Mr.. Kenworthy was loudly applauded
on taking his seat. City Attorney NJ. M.
Corbett was then introduced by Mr.
Huesing. and spoke as follows:
We have met to rejoice over the nom,
ination of Cleveland and Hendricks two
of rha in
dorsement of Cleveland is proof that he
possesses virtue and superlative fitness
which entitle him to be elected next
November by the tour and half millions
of democratic voters to the chief magis-
tracy of this great and free country
The pure and immortal Lincoln and the
candidate of our party have a similitude
in their lives; both were poor. both strug-
gled for means with which to secure
knowledge, both secured a lasting place
in the hearts of our people. Cleveland is
the eastern Lincoln. Lincoln, because of
his virtues, was honored with an election
to the presidency of his beloved country,
and by the help of God and the votes OF
the best and purest, Cleveland will also be
elected to honor the position that Lincoln
never dishonored.
The democratic party is silvery with
age. The immortal Jefferson was its first
true and pure champion. 1t has often
been defeated, but it always reserved
sufficient vitality and energy to rally from
the effects of defeat, and now reinvigor-
ated with younger life, and younger and
determined voters, it IS confident at the
coming election to elect Cleveland that
he may purge the national halls of legis'
iatiou from the infection and avarice
with which the republicans have desc
Grated them.
Legislation should promote the general
welfare of the people and secure the
blessings of liberty to all. Has THE re
republican party done this? 1t has not
but on the contrary, the welfare of the
masses has been, by it, neglected, over
looked. spurned, while that of monopo
lists has been fostered, promoted. and
has been the chief aim of the republican
party.
| The greatest good to the greatest num-
Der is the undying principle of our gov
ernment This the republican party has
| ignored; while the masses of our people
have been and are now impoverished by
republican rules, the few have become
enriched by it to such an extent that sucl
riches are now being used to corrupt the
purity of our Institutions and to place
them in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS anG
avaricious men
If the democrats are true TO their can
didates, we can say, come one, come al
you batalliOns of the Plumed Knight
Blaine. of Maine, We will with confidenc,
and determination, stand by Cleveland
our modern Jefferson, until victory is
ours in next November, again.
Mr.. c. E. Frizelle, young and en-
thusiastic democrat from Chicago, wa
the next speaker He made an excellent
but short address, on account of the late
ness of the Eour.
HE thought great privilege had beel
accorded him, in allowing him, stran
ger, to address such large and intelh
gent audience. The gentleman preceding
him had almost traversed the Who'll
ground, and there was little left for hin
to say. He wanted to speak particular
to the Irish voters, as he was an Irishma
himself, and proud of his nationality
Irishmen were of very enthusiast
temperament and were liable to be Carrie
, away by the sophistries of the republica
leaders. He had heard that several Irisf
men in Rock Island would vote fo
Blaine He didn't know of one sensibl
'reason why they should do Sc
| and asked that if there were any preser
e who had any reason for op
I posing Cleveland TO say s.
| Cleveland was magnificent exampl
of the laboring man, He started the ba
| tie of life in lowly position, but he hs
gradually worked his way upward. unit
r he now held the highest Office in the En-
e pire state, and had been nominated f,
t the highest office in the United State
e Cleveland was right in vetoing the ell
waited railway bill, and he had been SUI
= tanned in his decision by the leadir
h lawyers of the state. Cleveland W;