Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-05
Political Notes.

A wicked Greeley man says, the title Of
l.. l.. D., recently conferred upon Grant,
means, "LoVsr Of Large Donations"
Theodore Tilton, in his Golden Age.
makes some clever hits a, Grants manage.
msnt Of the Government" The latest lie
this "a Presidsn, who knows more about
hOrsemsnship than about stAtssmAnship
naturally forms q stable government"
The World says ihA. twenty Of the gentle
men whose names we're used as Vice Presi
dents :, the late Cooper Institute Gran
meeting oppose Gran, and favor the cleo
ton OF Greeley.
The Grant men Of JanssviIls, Wis, re
Gently hung Greeley and Brown in sfigy.
IL did not hart Msssrs. Greeley and Brown
very much, bu, IL coat the Gran. party some
Of lie beS. men. This shows the spirit which
the Re sleo.ionislS carry into the campaign.
As every man who turns from Grant to
Greeley ia denounced BY the denomination
lists a. renegade or . rascal, it would be
interesting to know exactly what sort of
materials that party iS composed OF. Its
members are evidently Hpreeious set Of
ScAmpG n each others estimation.
Gen. PlsAsAnton has pleasau, way Of
putting an unpleasant fact, when he speaks
Of one a. having had oeoaSion before this Of
dis.rusting the accuracy OF bis reeollec,ions
What ia the plain Saxon Of this, We wonder.
The Lafayette (Ind,) Journal Grant
paper gives notice that the Grant men oil
other States must noi look to Indiana for
any help 10 this canvas. THE situation
here, i, says, "iS sufficiently grave to excite
our NEST lively Spprehensioas.
The Grant organs are quoting the names
Of Connecticut Democrats who have been
dead several years as declaring that the
Greeley campaign 10 that State is a failure.
Milwaukee has had a wooden wedding.
Henry Block was married to Amanda
Board. Il was plain affair. We hope
neither party got shaved, and that uobody
was bored.
The Gazette is sc organ at last. Il sAys
Charles sumner has gone over to the Demo
orats, and that William 5. Groesbsck haA
been orioed BY the promise Of place IN
the cabinet Of Horace Greeley. That's the
way TO do it.--CiHciHHdG Commercial.
Senator Wilson recently declared that no
man Who votes for Greeley has Apy rigb,
TO consider himself Republican Sumner
says be shall vote for Greeley, bu. at the
same times claims to be the bes. sort of a
Republican. What is Wilson Roipg to do
about IL? Will be proceed to sxcommupi
cate his old friend aud colleague? Or will
be acknowledge that Sumner is an bonora.
bic exception to the general Ie.-.St. Louis
Republican.
Mr.. Bou.Wsll's protest against clasping
hands across the bloody chasm has had its
effect. One Of his colorsd pupils learned
bis lesson so well lhS. he interrupted Carl
schurz's speech by setting house on FIRE.
Il lei food Of light in upon the doctrine
Of the Granl party, and enabled a good
many men to see i, who did no, comprehend
IL before
Grant, Porter, and party are the guests Of
George N. Pullman, Of Chicago, who owns
an island in the St, Lawrence, and has bail.
him . summer house there. General sher.
idAn has been there some days, and i, ia re-
lated that
o. Saturday last, sx-Auditor Bell and two
Others Of . COMMITTEES Of Grant men, proosedsd
10 Pnlman's Island And invited Sheridan 70
come ap 10 Waiertown and be present at a
araat nesting on Monday nignt. Sheridan
destined, saying; 81 AN q soldier not a politi
oiAn"