The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-01
POLITICAL ITEMS.


people Of the country.
Loyalty The radical apology for Pub.
lie robbery. ........
The November election will be fay.
Grant proceeding.
Now that Tennessee has killed the big
snake, Browulow begins to squirm,
The radicals harp on Grant. They don't
aIlude much to that jews harp he played
in Tennessee.
"Traitor7--A radical argument which
costs the country SjO0,0OO,O0O year in
time Of peace.
The accession Of the republicans to pow.
or brought on war. Their aim in retiring
from power is to bring on more war.
"Y s., the intelligent Georgia correspon.
dent Of the Cincinnati Gazatc admits that
the democracy will cary the state
One Eaton, from Salem, Ohio, got himself
elected to congress from North Carolina,
through the fiery ordeal Of sleeping with the
nggers Of his district for six weeks.
Tha Milwaukee Sentinel has An article,
"Seymour's nomination explained No.
vember it will have an article, "Seymour's
election explained
Mr.. Greeley SAYS that in order to elect
Grant they must get out every voter. Yes
but there's the rub. Many Of the voters
have not yet been pardoued out of the state
prisons.
Orvillo Grant, a brother of the general,
lives in Chicago,and has just given $1,000 to
Seymour and Blair club And a man 5
foes shall be those Of his own household.
Daua's New York Sun admits that if the
democrats nominate John T. Hoffman for
governor they will carry the state for Sey.
mour by majority Of 10000.
The democrats of Pennsylvania say their
state is sure for Seymour and Blair. Every.
thing indicates glorious victory, if demo.
Gratis only DO their duty, and we know they
will.
The Cleveland Leader admits that tie
"chauge Of one vote in every ward and town.
ship would give Ohio 10 the demoeracy."--
Well, the democracy will 90 them one better
IN ewry 'ward and township"
1t is matter of surprise that congress ad.
journed without adopting measures to pun.
lsh Georgians for not passing hymn books
to carpet.baggers when they enter their
pews, as the correspondent of the Daiiy I'D.
rcrtiser complains. --Bost0n Post.
The patriotic modesty of the carpet bag |
members Of congress was exempliied in |
their claiming pay for the whole term from |
March last, when they had served only
few days.
BY assailing greenbacks as lawful mon.
fy bIgb la mid ND ,ao,,,.I I. Il
public bonds, the radicals do all they can
TO make them worth even less than they
are.
1t would be an amusing sight to see Sey.
mour and Grant meeting face to face and
discussing the political issues OF the day be-
fore the people. Ulysses would wish that
he had never abandoned the circus bust.
ness.
The radical mayor Of Norfolk undertook
to order down Seymour and Blair flags in
that city. 4 copy Of DiX's order "Whoever
attempts to pull down the flag shoot him on
the spot, brought the white niger to his
senses.
The N. I. Tribune says, mo question of
temperance Legislation IS involved in the !
present contest OF course not: when |
Grant is your candidate such questions
should be ignored. Boston Past
The postmaster at Norwich Town, Conn,
a disabled soldier, has been assessed Sl4 by |
the radicals for campaign purposes Being |
one of those who vote as they fought, he De. |
cIlncs the invitation to pay for four years
more Of usurpatiou.
A writer in the Portland lMaine) Press
high up radical--athrmS that those who vot-
ed for Cobb's resolution in favor Of taxing
national bonds, stand rs squarely on the
Chicago platform as the straightest Of us
(repubIicans,) and calling them thieves and
regulators does not make them So but does
makes us (rePnbicans) scolds and calumn.
ators'
The Worcester Spy suggests Grant and
Honesty as good hattIe.cry.' Honestyl
With a platform one mass OF humbug aud
equivocation, that is interpreted in directly
opposite senses to suit the OCCASION, and
with record of corruption aud systematic
plumber never equaled in our history, the
less the party talks of honesty the more it
will be believed Boston Post.
\ little unpleasantness occurred on a ne.
gro excursion party from Savanna. One got
drunk, fell overheard and was drowned, 9th.
ers cut up an ice.cream dealer, and vet 9TH
ers broke each others heads under the in.
3plration of whiskey, utterly regardless of I
The fact that the radical party needs every {
7ote.
The radicals have, all at once, become
'ery nervous about mobs They are more
% than they were during the war; when :
heir friends were mobbing and cutting dem.
cratic printing Offices from Maine to Mime.
soto.
Horace Greeley says "IIoratio Seymour is
he most dangerous and plausible leader the ,
have That he is dangerous"
% the Tribune is plain from the spasms Of
age 1t gets into. That he is plausible is
.yldent from the army of radicals who are
everywhere declaring for him.
At Oswego the custom house officials tried
0 get up radical meeting in the bpidng.
hree tiNes they tried and failed. At last
hey had happy thought. They called the
Meeting exactly on the minute of ay.time"
n Saturday. The result was also a failure
very one went for Seymour. =
Roll on the ball. Everywhere the demo. 6
rattle nominations are received with the <
reatest enthusiasm. Ratification meetings = =
re UNEXPECTEDLY huge and enthusiastic. - !.
he radicals are already terribly frightened
nd the victory is half won. Give them shot p
nd shell until November and we will have
eace, restored Union and national pros.
erlty.
What Gov. Wise SAID was, secession is %
rot yet dead. The people are going to Sc.
EIDE from radiCalism.' Yet the radicals
lncIudIng the always harmless aud gener i.
J decent ant interim New York TimcslIoave
I'll the last sentence aud make the FIRST =
EST ~ would require equal calculation to
rove the loyalty Of the Times.
In 1889 Charles d. Drake, now maicoI