Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-21
GREAT EyrMUAlANM ron
LEFFlNGWELL.
Omyth ~ q Discount.

name Of "Bill Lsffiugwsl'' announced in
that vicinity any day in The year will fill
their largest audience room on shortest
notice, day or evening. And 20 it was
yesterday. At . o'clock the hall was
crowded, principally with stout t-heartsd
Democrats and the fair ladies' Of that pre-
cinc.. There Was also . smattsring Of Re-
publcans, but there being little or no en-
thusiasm for their candidate frsm the be-
ginning of the campaign, and both knowing
and fearing LIEF ." great popularity and
strength in that locality, concluded that il
Was net worth their while to spend an af-
tsrnoon in that way.
The meeting was duly organized, Mr..
Lsffingwe;l opening with powerful speech
in which he definitely stated the position
Of the party upon, the leading political
issues Of tho timss, and net only stated
them but proved by unanswsrabls argu
rnents that their position VAS the only one
that the people Of this country could take
with safety. His arguments wsre received
with the deepest attention, and The psrti
nsnt psint made called forth frequent and
very enthusiastic applause.
Mr.. Smyth, in his argument Of one hour
aud half, lahsred very earnestly to make
out case. Not, however. by addressing
himself to the positions taken BY his an.
tagonist, but by "esdgering up men Of
straw of varisus colors, styles and sizes.
and then valan.ly tearing them in pieces.
He finds no fault with Mr.. Lsfingwslls po-
sitions upon reconstruction, nor fairly
meets an argument Of his upon the 6nan-
cia' question, but seems to have established
. lire peculiarly his own and before un-
heard OF in Joint debate, whsreon to fight
his way into Congress. His style was not
well appreciated BY his LeUlairs brethren,
and they hung their heads in blank dismay
throughout the Improbable harangue-ven-
turing only once or twice to raise . ghostly
shout-And then more out Of defiance 10
the other side Of the house than from any
occasi on that the speaker gave them.
judge Lsfiingwsll's closing remarks we're
the most brilliant We have heard for MANY
. day. He made square attack upon the
arguments Of his opponent, and demolished
them with such magnificent success 20 to
bring down the house every few minutes in
loud and prolonged cheering, and whom the
call for time Was made BY the Moderator, it
seemed as though he had but commsncsd-
80 powerfully interesting we're his remarks.
The republican brethren went homo dis
mayed-con6dsnt, no doubt, that the
champion WAS not the man they came out
&c hear.
Set down LeClairs for a handsome ma
jority for W. F.. Lsfiingwell one week from
next Tuesday.
RocKFoRp, Rock ISLAND ST. Louis
RAILRoAp.-The Burlington Harksye says
that the latest announcement in regard to
this enterprise is the consolidation formed
between tho Rockford, Rock Island L 81.
Louis Railroad, and the Chicago, Jackson
vile ST. Louis Railroad, by means Of
which southern outlet will be at once OBJ
tanned. ard another route to ST. Louis
opened from Burlington. An agreement
las bsen made by which four thousand
tons Of Belgian iron, already purchased, to
come via New Orleans and St. Louis, are to
be landed at Beardstown, on the Illinois
river. early next April. The road is al.
ready graded south through Cass, Morgan,
Scott and Green counties 10 whitehall, and
forms = junction with tho Toledo, Wabash
and Western road At Chaplin station. The
section from tie litter point to Bsards.own
is intended to Ls ready for an excursion
next 4th Of July, and the balance Of the
work southwark to Alton will probably be
pushed with equal visor. From Boards
town 10 Burlington, the air limo distance 10
about sxty-five miles. passing through
Schuyler, McDonoush, Hancock end Hen
dsrson counties. ard intsrsec,irg the T.
p. and w. Railroad, and the Quincy branch
Of the c. B. & Q.
Thus W zee how this new enterprise 10
opening up fresh Outlets and eommuniea
tions with Davenport. Il gives > direct
opening to Chicago, also to St. Louis. and
affords opportunity to connect with through
eastern lines. There seems to Be no further
room for doubt - to the success Of the IN.
dsrtaking.
BADLY HrRr.-Ths Gazette 10 troubled
over the meeting at the German Theatre on
Monday night. It is.nst to.bs wondered u
Any sensible person who had psrforcs to
sit for long hour and half and listsn to
the g.sconds Of thsswoedsn nan. Suyth,
has right to growl some. Il 6nds fault
with our report Of The meeting, and taking
into consideration the hearty cheers that
we're given for Lefiugwsll and the snthu-
siasm With which he was received, again
there is reason to believe that four sore
headed neighbor feels like srewlisg leng
and loud. The facts Of the case were sim
ply this. that worse chawsd up man than
Smyth has not lately gone away from this
city. Laying aside even the fact Of his
being beaten most fearfully in the debate,
our neishbor has abundant cause fer ID
mentatiou. for the faithful weuld net stay
to hsar their champion, but incontinently
Hsd,-hs wasn't treated even with decent
attention by the black -and-tans. In fact,
a. far ~ the Radical attempt at enthusiasm
went it was . complete fizzls-shsrs wasn't
any for Smyth, and the Gazette knows it,
Blow your little horn ::neishbor about dis-
consolass locking psop's-it shows that You
heard something that gsve occasion Ter
bowling for some time % GENE.
Ors esteemed personal friends and bitter
political ensuiss Of the State Registsr. q
Dss Noinss, will please accept our thsska