Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-29
OBITUARY..
THE UNION GOES BACK ON TIE
KANGAROO.
CALLsITA MISERABLE FAILURE.
We slso Pronounce the Amin a. Dead.

We also Pronounce the Amin Al Dead.
Whenever the Rock Island Union as,ou-
ishes the public BY endorsing some absurd
move or ridiculous project, don't be dis
courAged. Be patient and wait. 10 TWEEN
ty-four hours it will turn g complete poiti-
cal sonersa1li, take back al it hsss said
and give its late pet scheme the beat kick il
has in its shop. When the Kangaroo move
was fra, made, we denounced j. as fraud
and humbug, refused to have anything to
do with it, and even declined to give the
"cAll a place in our columns SIS an sdver-
tissment. or even to print hand bills for go
disreputsble collection of party soreheads.
On the ether hand, the Union published the
call, pulled .nd blowed the more into little
no,orie,y, and did all in its power to keep
the ball rolling. Haverstick's idea Wss 10
get Murdoch nominated by the ksnZ&roos
aud then force Lynde to withdraw
in favor of Murdoch. This was the
patriotic, mo party public good
reduction Of taxation" move which Demo
orats were invited 20 join. And of ell those
OF our party who signed the call, partly uu-
der misrepresentation, we think there re-
main but three or four who have not an
nounced their intention TO vote the sirsigh'
Democratic ticket. These three or four are
Mr. Eggleston, Mr.. Cutter, and Mr.. n orris
We think there is still forgiveness enough
/ in the great Democratic heart TO welcome
ways with the exception Of Mr.. Norris, who
| ia too much OF good thing for any party to
carry. We would rather the other side
would take him. Not that he has been any
worse than the others, but that
he is too great an affection to
be borne, even by his friends.
b, TO resume the proper thread Of cur
remarks the Union howled for the Ksnga-
roo until Tuesday morning. On Tuesday
evening, the AHCUs gave the movement such
= ludicrous interest 10 the eyes of the public
1 by men ns Of N ost excellent and ex pressive
csrics,urs, that the Court House was packed
TO its utmost capacity. AS we stated last
evening nobody went except oct Of curiosity.
Mr. Esglesson took the chair amid rosrs Of
/ ughter, nobody being able TO tell whether
/ he had been voted in or out. Mr.. Cutter
acted a. secretary, after his nomination bad
/ been voted down. 4 committee WAS sp-
/ pointed to select candidates, after the motion
to create il had been Overwhelmingly voted
down. And the ticket put an the FIELD By
Capt. 7. J. Robinson, Frick, and jackson.
WAS also Overwhelmingly voted down.
! Carried, p shouted EggIes!on amid An up
roar Of laughter, aud the great Kangaroo
became a reality. The Union came out
yesterday morning with a long and fabricated
repor, aiming to give responsibility to the
movement, aud claimed that Bailey DsveD.
export lad sent score of bullies there.
soaked with Bailey Davenport
whisky" to interrupt the proceed
ings, with other gross falsehoods
Of the same. character. Yesterday tae
Kangaroo died. Sarcasm, ridicule, mir.h,
and common sense killed of the monstros-
ity. The Union sees the drift Of public
opinion, and this morning comes out with
al article from which we extract the fol-
lowing;
1--WE presume some Of those who went
into the citlzens' movement did so from
pure motives Others saw in this the on Y
chance for getting their private axes ground,
and still others, hopeless OF any prefermenl
in their respective parties, went In for
the novelty aud :he notorIety of lhe thing.
There is an element In both parties, which,
because l. can neither hold nor dictate the
offices of the party, ia ready to Jump at any
chance to aid It's defeat, especially when i,
can be done under the captivating title of q
citizens movement aud in the protested
interest of economy and reform. The vi.
ira resolutions ad opted by the Turner Hal
meeting gave occasion to arouse this ele
ment aud combine it with those who hon
estly desired to introduce q different class
of men into the City Council The result
shows that the citizens meeting was run
and its ticket nominated by the former class
The honest, conscientious portion were
overborne and the movement, so far as tbs
accomplishment Of any of It's avowed OBJ
Jscts Ia concerned, is A MISERABLE FAILURE
just what the citizens design to DO, il
elected, is difficult to say, as they have Civ
on the public no declaration of their princi
pies. Ii was expected that Nc should have
bold endorsement of the new temperance
laN, but never . word was veutured on the
subject, and three out Of their FIVE caudi
dat,s are men friendly TO saloons.
A good deal Of high sounding declama
ton was indulgsd in by the old party hacks
who run the convention. Various ire
forms" we're vaguely limited at, but neve,
explained. A "better class Of men" were
desired for the City Council, but surely
we're not secured in the nomination of thei,
, ticket. They wanted to get the oity gov.
evernmeni out OF politics" though the lead
ing spirits Of the meeting we're all active
partisans, and some of them professions
office hunters and party toAdies from time
immsmorial The entire performance, with
: the tickle, nominated. looks like q huge
farce. and is so regarded by the public The
same men who twice defeated Thos. Muir
dock for Mayor, on moral grounds, nov
nominate him for the sama Office on the