Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-05
mwAUrEp-A pEMocRATro PAPER

There is probably no one art 80 generally
or so thoroughly understood as tina. of
growing about your party newspaper.
Anybody can growl, especially before
breakfast, on an empty stomach. The or.
binary GROWER lifts his voice from invetsr-
ate habit, but the party newspaper growler
is inspired BY nobler and higher principles.
He il halluoinated with the idea that every
thing is going to the dogs, and that he alone
Is the Moses who can lead the little chill
dren Of Israel out Of the political wilder
ness. To growl about this thing and that
to criticiss aud lament; to whisper and
howl to whine and denounce; to run to
the opposing paper under the cover Of dark.
ness, and solicit aid in writing up commu-
niCssions to damage his own party and it's
psper-these are ell tricks and strategies of
the approved newspaper growler. But
there is one other Characteristic of Ahis
Shiny reptile which should not be over
looked in the catalogue. Theregular grO,oler
necer spends dime to help sustain has
party organ. You should as we'll try to
bleed turnip IS to worm any assistance
on. Of him, in any case Of emergency. BE
is too high-minded to think of stamps.
Vulgar financial problems are beneath his
notice. In his opinion, presses run on air,
and printers work for the fun of the thing
Paper costs nothing. Ink is dirt cheap.
Rent is trihs. Gas, fuel, stock, taxes,
wear and tear. and all other everyday de-
tails find no place 10 his ETHEREAL philoso-
ply. BE is absolutely above the considera
ton of ways and means.
In this MORNINGS issue of the Union we
find hypoohondriao fulminaticn-a sort of
midnight canine howl-headed Wanted-A
Democratic Paper" and signed anonymous
y, the object of which 10 to trsduce the AR
GUS and create discomfort in the Democratic
party of the county. Why don't the scala
wsg have the msnliness to attach his name
to the document, and by that means secure
"dishing up" ct our hands that would be
apt TO last him twelvs.month No you
don's catch such chaps as be making them
selves responsible for anything they write.
They belong to the cloak and mask order,
and flourish best in congsnial obsourity.
Let Us briefly consider his complaints
"Iu common With many friends have
long felt the need Of Democratic paper in
Rock Island"
Why doa't you 60 down in your breeches'
pockets then, and get on, your stamps and
start one2 You would soon discover that
it not only required money to start paper,
but also o good deal more to keep it mp.
~. B. Danforth, Jr., made good editor
and kept the party we'll together"
he did that same, and did it nobly. But
when he was here, Just such back alley
sneaks as you were eternally abusing and
denouncing him, and he read you all out of
the party, and you never succeeded in get
ting back again until he left.
We are accused Of energy aud ind ustry
ia looking constantly after the financial
affairs of the Argos, and in spAring no
effort by day or by night to advance its in
terests. This is ell true. No paper can
succeed, as party organ even, without
being frat firmly established on paying
basis. One of the greatest secrets of Col
Danforth . success was, that he was pecuni-
arily prosperous, kept his paper above
water, and was absolutely indepe ndent and
fearless Of ust such meddlesome nonentities
IS We are now dealing with. On the other
hand. be was always opposed by some shilly-
shsIly concern continually whining about
town for donations and assistance. Al this
very time, on account Of its Immaculate
course in the eyes of Growler, the Union is
busted" higher than Hsmsn, and must
soon 60 BY the board if q change in it's firm |
is not speedy effected. Every body know.
this. Nobody presends to deny it. As for
ourselves, We intend TO try to paddle our
own canoe, without appealing for donations
TO any body. We want every body in Rock
Island to patronize rs, and we want to give
them al the worth of their money every
time.
That we have neglected the interes. of
the party is NOT true, nor do we ever intend
to do so. In regard to Mr.. Dickson and the
county ticket, we can assure our friend that |
We have never yet been delegated the
authority to take down . candidates
name and substitute another. That
prerogasive belongs entirely to the Central
Committee, who have had the matter under |
consideration for several days, and We hold
ourselves in readiness to obey their orders
on the subject when issued, which will soon
be the case.
In conclusion, We have only to advise
orovlsr that if he wants another Demo
cratic paper, he had better 60 ahead and
start one. he might probably buy the dys-
peptic, rheumatic old Union for song, BY
assuming its multitude of mortgages, in
oun brances, and floating liabilities.