Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-10
pailp Argus.
wednesday. July 10. 1879.
Political Notes.


GullAvus Koernsr oan only be beaten for
Governor Of Illinois by too many votes LOT
Guslavus A. Kmrner. Just now uus'A'us
A. is the Governors most formidable rl'A''
Readers Of Grant papers must get Wotnlly
confused over the byStericAl uiserAnoes OF
the Pos, Office editors. On one day they
are assured that Greeley is . traitor, has
deserted his lifelong principles and the Re
publican party and gone over TO the Demo
Gratis ; on the next comes the equally posi-
tive assertion that the Democrats have
abandoned their time.honored beliefs and
completely surrendered to the Republicans.
Wouldn't il be more Harmonious" to have
. caucus in some central post Office and set
te the matter one way or the other For
after Rllthere is nothing like unAnimitY, you
know
The Grant party seems to be troubled
about Mr.. Grseleys past csnsure Of the
Democrats more than any one else. The
Alexandra (VA.) Gazette declares that the
Democrats do not enter into q defense Of
ideas formerly expressed, but support Mr.
Greeley because he is opposed to the course
and policy OF the present administration,
and stands upon the reform principles OF
the Cincinnati platform. These it adds,
fare sufficient reasons to justify the course
OF the Democrats, aud ? to excite their
energy. They are looking to the future
good and TO the best interests of their eoun'
Try for the time that is 10 come. 1t Is an
honest and patriotic effort in behalf OF peace,
harmony, and prosperity, which impelS them
to unite 10 bringing about The election OF
Mr., Greeley
A correspondent writing from Jerseyville
(Ill.) to the Missouri Republican says
"Ths change Of original and leading Repub.
liOAnI FROM Grant to Greeley throughout
this region is creating a panic among the
Radicals, and many of them already regard
their cause rs hopeless. The Hon. K. G.
Miner, OF Winchester, the vell-kuown bAnkei
aud capitalist, and a brother OF Martin B
Miner aud Nathaniel Miner Of this city, An(
who attended the FIRST Republican Convsu
ton at Bloomington in 1856, was delegate
to the late Liberal Republican State Con
vsntion. StArkey Il. Powell, one Of th
largest farmers and WeAlIhiesi cattle dealer
Of SCOTT county, the Rev. Daniel Wise O
Whitehall, Alexander B. MoreAu, former
Of this county, recently Of st. Louis, bu
now Of New York, Job Collins Of this oitJ
and scores Of other prominent and infueu
tiSl Republicans, have come oct for Creole
and Brown"
Much ado is made BY the Gran. organs Q
the fact that 10 ls62'3 Mr.. Greeley oppose,
that the Rebels should be offered $4OO, 900,
600 TO smanoipSio their slaves and rstur
TO the mon. Well, where was the treason
10 the proposition? Il proposed union an
At 10 the war. We afterwards obtAius
them BY war, A. a cost of ten times what Mt
Greeley proposed. But that does no, prov
that his proposition, if accepted, would hAv
been either dishonorAble or Improbable
Il would have saved half million Of live
aud four or five thousand millions Of do
lars. Where was the harm in proposing
do thAi2
The speeches Of Senators Sehurz an
Logan 10 the United States Senate durin
the lasi days of its late session, have ju
appeared 10 the Globe. A most siugulr
feature in regard TO that BY Mr.. Logan i
that RICH, ia the body of it appears a Arg
array Of figures given by COngrsssmA
Dawes in . speech delivered the day afts
Logan made bis) on the comparative OF
pendisurss Of 1871 and 1860. The tabl
occupies some three columns of the Globe
aud is in precisely the same form, wit
hgus for fgnrs, and the same heading, q
that printed BY Dawes. The question i,
how came DGWsS figures in LogAn'S speech
The New York Tribune charges Loga
with the act, aud says !, isn't the frat tim
be has been Caught stealing materials fc
his speeches" and asks If he would like pa
tioulArs.