The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-19
OFFICE-HoLpERs AHoYi

The radicals, or, more properly speaking,
the "stay-at-home towards, (see communica-
ton from a republican soldier, published
below have called county convention, at
the court house, on Wednesday, the 4th Of
September, to nominate candidates for coun-
ty treasurer and county surveyor. They are
admonished, by their committee, to 'send
full delegations" but they are left in the
dark as to what constitutes q sfnn deiega'
ton" Most likely anybody who Will obey
the orders of the ruling clique VIII be con-
sidered "full delegation.
|. In this competition we reproduce COM
munication which originally appeared in the
the Rock Island L Moline Union, of the 18th
of June, signed "a Soldier" which is pretty
severe on the radical "stay -athome cow
ards, as he calls them); calling
them "enemies of the country, and
demanding that they be turned out
of Office and soldiers put in their places
We give the communication in full, placing
few words in italics in order to show more
prominently the point this G. A. R. cores.
pondent of the Union makes on his radical
brethren, as follows:
Letter from Soldier
EDITOR UNION Allow me, through the
columns of your valuable paper, to address
few words to my late fellow comrades-in.
arms, the soldiers of Rock Island county. !
consider that the time has d,rired qchen ace
must again come to the rescue and defend
our country from her enemies. In times
| gone by, when the rebel hosts were arrayed
against her, we were called on to protect her,
| while many of those arho are noio enjoying
| The s.fat places" folded their arms and quiet.
| ty looked on. Since then are hare been obtig.
| ed to stand aside and see the fruits of our
| labors swept away from US; the great prin-
ciples for which we fought set aside, and
| worst of all, the chief inshgator of the rebel
| lion-the man whose hands are covered
with the blood of thousands of our fellow
men allowed to 60 UNPUBLISHED, and that, too
| at the instance of one who has heretofore
protested the most profound sympathy for
| the Union cause and adherence of rebels
| Horace Greeley. Who that has spent one
or more of the best years of his life in the
service, can keep silence when such high
handed outrages are committed, and crime
only winked at by those in high places? II
seems to me that forbearance ceases to be
virtue at this time, and that we should say
not only by words, but by acts, that ,ce saue0
the country soith tie bayoaet, and we aoiL
nOsD control at. We have the power if VIZ
viii only lay down all party strife and 60 t,
work earnestly. l am aware many will say
that the offices will all be filled by shoulder
strappers, but these are the ue,y ones 10
should not elect. There are plenty of com
petent men, who have lost an arm or les
or been otherwise disabled while defending
the old flag, to fill all the offices. No mat
ter what their political opinions before th'
war, it is sufficient for us to know that the,
served their country faithfully and well. Al
election is approaching, when we will b.
called upon to fill number of county office
that should be filled with disabled soldiers
Let us rally. and show these croakiag stag
at-hOne copards, that we can serve on
country as well in a civil as in a military ca
pacity. Yours truly,
A SOLDIER.
We hardly think the soldiers stand an
show for an Office, the coming fall-unles
such enemies" and "croaking stay-at.hom
towards" the radical soldier calls them s
not US as now hold county offices will re
sign and give place to soldiers. Sewers
places might be made for soldiers in tina
way-such as county judge, circuit clerl
county treasurer, county superintendent
drainage commissioner, state senator, rer
resentatiye, &C., &c.,-but we hardly thin
these radical ofice-holders love the soldier
well enough for that. "Those who are nov
enjoying the fat Offices and who "foide
their arms and quietly looked on" while tn
boys in blue were at the front perilling the
lives for their country. are not very likely I
give up their 'fat Offices" without conte:
and in that contest the soldiers viii com
out second best