The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-11-01
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.


By reference to our last evenings dis
patches it will be seen that the noble state
OF Yves. Virginia has given rousing demo-
cratic majority. From the mountains of that
plucky little state, comes the advance note
of victory, soon to be followed by the state
of Illinois, initiating sad emulating the
grand results achieved in the former state
A democratic governor, secretary of state
two CT the three congressman, aud probably
the third one. elected by over 5000 ma
jority. The legislature is democratic by q
two thirds MAJ GRITTY, thus securing demo
cratic United States senator in place Of
Senator Wiley.
Here is glory enough for one day. VIII
the democrats of Illinois profit by this
excellent example of their eastern brethren
and help put down the gang of robbers that
control the veins of power, plumber the poor
to enrich those who need il not, use the in
fuence of their vote for the good of their
own pockets, keep up the tariff and conduct
the affairs of government with IS little
regard for the opinions of the mass Of the
people as if they were not in existence.
Let the people of this dis.ric. resolve that
the tail end of the heap, the bottom of that
mass of the tariff eruption, John B. Hsw-
ley, be elected to retire to the quiet of
private life, to settle down with his wife and
family, shoo-fy" amendment, and send to
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bic of representing the people of this district
one will not as Hswley has, sell his vote;
one who will not, as HawleJ has, vote to
keep up that most odious OF all measures,
the tariff; one who will DOT, as Hswley has,
fight the interes.s Of the people Of this
district. Let them send Mr. Cable 70 repre-
sent them, and their interests will be consult
ed. He will not sellhis vote TO sustain his pcs
ition in that most extrsvagant of cities, and
his principles ara such tina. his enemies dare
not say that he would sell his vote He is
good lawyer, aud good orator. Who
can truthfully say that Hswley is either.
sE:Mr. Cables education will enable him TO
grappie with and to solve the trickeries OF
congress, which is more than Lord J ohm is
capable of, for he simply refused to iuvesti-
gate anything, but tloated with the tide q
radoaism, and sold his vote to the highe 81
bidder, regardless Of right. Let the people
Of this district initiate this noble example
of West Virginia, aud send to congress
man who can represent them.
This district is considered republican, but
let no democrat stay away from the pslls
thinking there's no chance of victory. There
is chance and bright one too. The
result in West :Firginia shows what esrnes,
work will do That state has heretofore been
regarded as a reliable radical state Itsgave
Grant nearly 1900 majority, and elected a
radical governor By nearly 5000 maj GRITTY.
The returns from last Thursdays election,
however show that West Virginia feels the
influence of the great resctionary wave tina,
is sweeping the radical party out of power.
All the counties heard from give heavy
democratic gains. An amendment to the
constitution, known as the "Flick amend
ment," and voted upon, and has undoubted
ly been carried. 1t confers the franchise
on the ex Confederates who have been
excluded from the ballotsbox since the close
of.he war, and also upon the negroes, who
have voted, however, in this election by
virtue of the fifteenth amendment Our
dispatches report democratic gains in mem
bers of Assembly sufficient to give the
democrats the control of the legislature,
which is to have the choice of United
States senator to succeed Mr.. Wiley.
Well done West virginia. Democrats
of Illinois with this noble example before
you do not let it be said one of you neglect
cd to go 10 the polls.