The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-12
WHY THEY DIDN'T VOTE.

The item in this paper, from the chicego
7 dimes, justly censufes those psopie y; ynica-
90, two thirds Of The party who neglected
their political duty on election day The
Same remarks will apply to Rock Island, and
to many. other places. though the number.
who failed to do their duty was less. Why
diarot these men vote? The reasons they
assign are various. IL,
One class says, 80 they'll beat us in this
county any how, and what's the use." This
Isl cowasdly excuse. What if they would
- beat us in this county-isthat anything more
than they have done for year,. with here and
there an exception? And these exceptions
J may occur again If all who do notSeadorse
the radical negro doctrines will do their du
ty. Besidss--is 1t of no consequence to save
your town. and the pride of your party q
> More than enough democrats neglected their
duty in Rock Island to have given US hand
some majority, and maintained the credit and
honor Of the party, s. ns
AnoshsT GLASS says--"ws've got no demo.
E cratic ticket" This set belle their ownprin.
ciples when they refuse - vote the ticket
because some man on it may not have been
democrat as long as they have. But hew
r. was the fact: There was rot man on the
state ticket who had ever been a repu blican
they were. all old democrats. Nor was
there q man on the ticket, from top to bot
tom, state, congress, or county, who had
ever been republican, exoopt Judge Thomp-
con and Mr.. BoHies -and they are much bet
ter democrats than those who object to thena
Both were onnated, wsth great unsninity,
by the regular democratic conventions-and
Judge Thompson's nomination was absolute.
- ly controlled ard made by the democrats of
Adams coUnty-the only county which gave
him maj GRITTY. The men who staid away
from the polls because Judge Thompson and
: Mr.. ,Bowlss had not acted with our organiza-
ton all their lives, gave the lie u every
: profession Of democracy which they make
ait democratic. when nen Joins or
ganizatiou, to toll him that he is not entitled
to the same rights others who are with
US? Is it good democracy or even good poll
cy TO say to him you must take back seat,
you are not as coed as we ere, you must
wear some badge of humiliation, you can vote
with us if you Ike, but you can't have equal
rights in the party Tor some years to comet
This IS neither good democracy or good poll.
cy. The true policy is to treat every man
who acts with as SIS an equal, and entitled
to nomiDations or positions equally with any
other man.
Don't We say, every day, that the people
of the south, having returned to THAR loyalty,
should be treated as loyal men? This is
good policy and good democraoy-and these
men who object TO Thompson and Bowles,
believe it. But they belle their principles
by refusing to act towards them upon tie
very principle they advocate for the restora-
ton OF the people of the south to their rights.
They either don't know Whist democratic
principles are, or they have a very poor way
of illustrating them. The true principle is
TO treat every as democrat who acts
with US. And if these GROWERS can point US
to any men who have worked more faithfully
or efficiently to beat the radicals than Judge
ThoIDps and Mr.. Bowlss, we should be !
glad to take lock at them. Certainly those
who meanly neglected to vote for the old
democrats on the ticket have not SO good
record Us Messrs. Thompson and Bowles, who
did vote for them.
We are pretty much disguised with Bueh
democrats as those who neglected their duty
for the reasons We have given. But for any
ef0r, of thairs, thu country would 60 to ruin |
any day.