The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-14

That our readers may know something of
the manner in which barnacles have made
fast to the ship of state and are eating thro'
her aides, We copy the following:
From the Chicago Tribune, July 81.
COURTHOUSE POLITICS.
at is one of the misfortunes CT the domin
ant party in politics TO have collection of
the barnaoles upon its keel, making it neces
sary for the craft now and then to go into
dry dock and have its bottom scraped. The
presence of these animals is the penalty OF
success. The republican party of Cook coun-
ty is u victorious iron clad frigate, and its
sides are naturally lined with barnaclss from
cut.water to rudder-post. Its sailing quail
ties are materially impaired by them, and i,
is about time they were scaled off for the
public good.
1.-The headquarters or the crustaceous tribe
is in the court house, and they are familiar
ly known as the court house clique. Their
occupation consists in scheming during 364
days in the year TO carry the republican pri-
mary meetings on the Booth Having Sc
cured the nomination of themselves and their
friends tor the local Offices they appeal TO the
rank and file of tho party to ''vote the regu-
lar ticket" and then fall TO soheming for the
next years primaries. Last year they came
very near dragging the whole party under
water. They made set of nominations so
odious to the great mass of the people, by
reason of the absence of soldiers from the.
ticket. that nothing but the subsequent error
OF the soldiers IN putting few copperheads
on their own ticket, saved the republican ma
chine from being smashed But these old
political Bourbons learn nothing and forget
nothing. They have been working under
vr0nn1 for naariu tn 6v Z, al
for the republican party this fall. They
have selected a venerable barnace for the
office of sheriff, and to secure his nomination
they are bargaining away everything else,
from member of congress down TO coroner.
with perfect looseness The Office of shsrif IF
ia an office that pays. Anything that paws
nust 60 into their pot. Eight members Of
the legislature are to be chosen this fall, up
on whom, in some considerable measure,
the selection of senator of the United
states VIII depend, and to whom the mater.
Ia wen oelng of city, county and state will
DO more or less entrusted for the next two
years. What is all this to the barnacle tr;ha9
Nothing at all. They will trade anvthin.
human or divine for votes Tor their man far
sheriff. With considerable police forca A.
their back, with plenty of the psonlas. NAV
,ey iu their pockets, with a great deal Of Is;s.
ure on their hands, they expect to carr.
sufficient number of she city wards to furn;.h
them trading capital for country votes, or
other city votes. to insure the nomination of
their man for sheriff After that the deluge !!
Too much reliance, in their opinion, cannot
be placed on the apathy and siuggishness OF
public. They know that small number.
comparatively, of the republican voters ever
attend primary meetings, and that it is only
necessary for them to control q majority of
t .ho:e who do attend, to get majority OF
'ne'f own tools on the delegate ticket. They