The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-03
TO THE DEMOCRATS.

we ask our democratic friends Tin eve
school district in this county, if they de-
think they ought to visit their neighborrr
try and get few subscribers for tbs,ad in
LVARGUs? Oar list ought to bsId redeem
every town, and if it was we preach with.
the county 1t is of no ususeless for the
out an audience. and ,sos to redeem the
democrats ever t!9s good circulation for
county unless.tA in every school district ?
.neir county printed outside of our county
NO s"spGy value to our people. as regards
can os county affairs. II is the local
'ae .ssy papers which people look to for coun-
news.
We respectfully ask our democratic friends,
throughout the county, to think of these
things and act according to their thoughts
Would it not DO best for every man who
reads this item to 60 to work in his own
neighborhood and see how many people he
can get to subscribe for the ARGUS who do
not now take it? We don't ask it for oursel-
YES, for we can do better at any other bust
ness than this. We have printed a paper
Tor you. through storm and sunshine, through
hatd times and good times, and have expen.
dad more labor, time, energy and thought
upon the subject than almost any other man
In any other business in this county; and
have-barely lived. We are willing to
yield our place to any person the democracy
will accept. We would much rather sell out
and 60 into some other business than remain
In this. But if the democrats want US to
continue to publish paper for them, ought
they not to go to work in every neig hborhood
and get up as large circulation for the
ARGUS SIS possible
Democrats in Rock Island should also
make little effort to increase the circula ton
of the D1tIy-they will ind it quite necessary
to have circulation, an audience to talk to, |
II they expect TO retain power in the city -
For most of the time, since we came here f!
there has been majority against us 10 the |
city But time and hard work have changed |!
that, and now there is small democratic |
maj GRITTY here. IF the democrats expect to |
retain that majority or increase it they |
should increase the circulation of their local |
paper.
Democrats of Mercer, Henry and White.
side counties! you have no democratic pa.
pers in your counties, and ours is the nearest
10 you. Rock Island feels deep interest in
the welfare of your counties, and, by the new
avenue OF travel now opening into your Dor
isrs, we hope to be brought into more FREE
luent communication with you By getting
Up q circulation for the ARGUS in the various
owns and school districts of your counties.
md sending US communications in regard to
'our county affairs, we can make the ARGUS
almost as good to you as 4 county paper
certainly better for you than any other paper
'ou can get We should be pleased to have
'ou go to work and get US up list at every !
post office in your counties.
We say, then. to the democrats of this city =,
nd OF the whole counties of Rock Island, | /
iercer, Henry aud Whiteside,-there is
york for you to do there is responsibility
est'ng upon you, and if you go to work NOW,
nd get up big circulation for the ARGUS at
very post office, you will be doing something .
owards redeeming your counties, and saving e
be whole country from radical misrule. e