Rock Island Argus., 1872-09-02
TIE PITTSBURGH sHoULDIER-sTRAP CON.
vENTION
Grant attempts 70 use the Soldiers to aid his
e-election---Clap-Trap Of the Ofice-
holders and Offiee-seekers

Ambrose +. Burnside, head Of the polisi
cal society known as the Grand Army cf
the Republic, has issued n call for Granite
soldiers 10 meet in Pittsburgh, Sept II, to
indorss the Grant Ring. Au analysis Of
the lsl Of signcrs TO the call shows that the
NEST Of them are ia the employ meus Of the
Administration on an average salary Of
81 500 each. Tho classification is AS fol-
l,ws; Clerks 10 the Internal Revspus De-
partmeni, ] +; Indiaa Office, 4 Pension
Ofhce o; Third Auditors Office, ! Land
Ofheo 6 Post Ofice Department, . Pat.
sns OHce, | ; Census Bureau, Q Navy
Surgeon, l.; Treasury Department, l5i War
Department, /; Capitol Police, general
clerks, 3. The inspiration which induced
the Brsai.Snd Butter Brigade to issue
their tl 800 cnll needs no further indieA-
tion.
sHouIDERsTRAr Ti2zLE IN ROCK ISLAND
Ia imitation Of the Grant office. holders
Who call this Pittsburgh meeting to try and
fool the people into re-sleotiug the Grant
Ring 80 that the ofice-bodsrs can hold on
to their pap, our hlile Grant Ring of shoul
dsr.sirapi ia this county had meeting in
the Court House on Friday, the 3Olh inst,
to choose delegates 10 Burnsids's Pitts
burgh meeting. Their call was signed By
Iucb disHteresied ofice-holderI aud office
seekers al
sam. Hartley, Route Mail Agent.
NJ. T. Wiser Deputy Revenue Collector.
II. B. Burgh, Whisky Inspector.
p. Gregg, Pos. Surgeon.
Sam {. Pummsr, Pension Examiner.
l.. NJ HAvsrs,iok, Postmaster.
Henri +. Wells, Postmaster.
j. NJ. BeardsleJ, County Clerk.
Dave Reid, County Treasurer.
VIM. PaJue, Sheriff.
NJ. N. Sturgeon, County Superintendent
Frazier Wilson, Deputy Sheriff.
Levi HarSon, Deputy Circuit Clerk.
q. q. Craig, Poor House Physician.
J. W. Simouson, Police Magistrate.
r. G. Clsavelaud, Tax Collector.
Johu Condor, EXP Policeman.
GAbe BollmAn, Cour, House JAnitoT,
and numerous other office holders and office
seekers around the county We have looked
over their published proceedings, in the
Union, and the only names we can find As
being present are Z. Wilcox, P. Gregg, W.
@. Morris, @. W. Flickepger, NJ. A. Gould,
l.. NJ. Hsvsrsiiok, S. BAughman and W. J.
Browne. Three more names, NJ. T. Wiser,
DE-. Morgan AID DE-. Craig appear, but not
in place which is any indication that they
we're present Eight ofice-holdsrS and
othcs-Iesksrs iS pretty big county eonvsu-
tiou,--isn't ity Omce-holdsr Gregg was
made chairman, and delivered q written
speech, prepared beforehand, filled mostly
With eounundrumI, verses, and School.bOy
pAltudeI. He said they Was willing to
forgive The people Of the South "providsd
there is repentance and we'll founded as.
suranos Of future good conduct and loyalty
on the pau OF their foes This is the
doctrine Of persecution, revenge, and hate,
peuoni6sd, and msanI this "Vote for
Grant and bis ring, and submit to be ruled
and robbed BY carpet bAggSrs We have
ground you under our heels for seven long
years, and We intend to continue the prac-
toe ThiI is Grants policy, aud il is,
evidently, Oftics-hOder Grsgg's idea Of
stA,ssmAuship. What right has he or any
body else to talk Of repentance" by
the people Of the South? It is none of his
or anybody slSe's business Whsthsr thsy
repeat or not. He has nothing whatever to
do With their hearts or their opinions. II
iI their acts only that can be dealt with. III
they obey the laws that iS all We have
right to demand. II is none Of our business
vhsthsr they repent or not. But Is long
a. Oaioe-holdsr Gregg and his party regard
the people of the South as "foss" no higher
ideas Of Sta.smAnShip can be expected from
him or those he acts with.
They appointed P. Gregg, NJ. T. Wiser,
h. Wilcox DR.. Craig, l.. NJ. Havsrstiok, w.
q. Morris, g. W. FliOksnger, NJ. A. Gould,
and DR.. Morgan to 20 to Pi.lsburR.-and |
then they paIssd resolutions no, 80 appro-
pirate as the following
kssot2sd, That the ofice.hoIdsrs of In.
UnitSd states are chosen BY Providence 10 man
Aso the politics Of the country.
RssoiBsd, That no ofhes-holdsr 10 At for his
position who does not undsFstAnd the art al
drawing his fees and perquisitss, sspseialIy the
Psrquisitss.
These modest people seem to assume that
the present Grant party suppressed the Re-
beliiOn, and that the present Greeley party
Vsre the RebslSl This is very great mis-
lahs on their part. There are hundreds of
.ns rank and 6ls, who volunteered in Rock
niAad county or who nov reside here, Who
NsFs soldiers and who aunOo,, G,..l., ana