The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-28
CONVINCED.

To the Editor Of The Argus
A few days ago two Republicans, one Of
whom is a Granger in earnest, and the
other Grange" II IL front hurt the partv .
had conversation on the subject of the
county candidates, now before the people
as follows:
A.-Well neighbor B, how do you like
our Farmers Anti Monopoly Ticket?
DO, | don't know guess they are
well enough don't know them personal.
ly, except Der" LeQuatte, and know he
is first class man, a capable, energetic,
honest, good fellow. Cook can't run the
Office if he is eected-he isn't competent
and the county will have to pay clerks IN
do the work and pay Cook his salary he.
sides. | know Der" can do it, and so 7
shall vote for Der | reckon | shall
vote for the other candidates on the Re-
publican ticket.
A.-Why not stand by our whole ticket?
B.-Well | kind o hate to give up our
old party, if they put up good men.
A-Bu; don't We know that neither of
the old parties can be depended on in our
interests 2.
B.-WeIl | don't know-the Republican
convention passed some good resolutions
A.-Of course-that's cheap, but how
does our old party act? Didn't our Con
gress and our President enact the salary
thieving law?
! B-Yes pose our party have to take
the responsibility, as we were in power
Avery we'll Didn't our Republican
party pass all the great land grabs in the
/ past II years
/ B.-We've been in the majority, but Dem
oerats voted for them as well as our folks.
I A-Yes, | know that and | wouldn't
trust them any quicker than | would Re
publicans But we were III majority and
our party must shoulder the responsibility
Then look at our Credit Mobilier scoun-
drels-$20, 600, 600 or more stolen from oul
treasury.
B.-I know the old parties are corrupt
and that legislation favors monopolies,
but the Democrats are all going the farm
ers' ticket, and TN afraid there's som,
bite about it,
A.-Now, look here, B. don't be scared
about that. Isn't that exactly what We
want? Don We want their votes if We
can get them? just let me ask You one
thing: If there was farmers ticket and
and Republican ticket, and Democratic
ticket in the field, which would you vote
then?
30, I'd vote the Farmers ticket, Of
course
A.-And YOU would try to get every
Democrat and every Republican to vote it
too. wouldn't you?
30: course.
! A-Wel then, as we've got all thu
Democrats now, why not turniu and get al
the Republicans we can?
B-Aren't Guyer, aud Sturgeon and
Cleland jus; as good for our interest, Ia,
Grenell, and Porter and Machin?
A-No, not by a long chalk. They arr
bound to work in the old party collar
with them it is party first, and honeyeC
words for Us to get our votes They arr
not pledged "a our interests and our orga
nizltion N against all others, and every
man on the Farmers ticket is; every mat
On the Farmers ticket is pledged for anti
monopoly and reform and will stand firmly
to his principles, no matter what party i
hurtS-and that is not the case with a sin
Gle man on the Republican ticket
b Well, I'm willing 70 admit tina
there a nd deal of truth in that.-bu
there b IS DantJrth - he's supportiu.
eur ticket
Al IN glad to hear it, and | homo
him for cutting loose from his old part,
: association, and throwing his influence to
/ US. Suppose the Democrats. and the Re
publicans, and the Farmers. had each
ticket in the field. and The ARGUS SHOULD
q come out for the Farmers wouldn' You b
glad Of it, Don't we want all the help W
can get?
B.-Look a here now, A, if you keep Of
talking that way you Il make me 60 tn
) whole ticket.
A-That's just what I want you to Dc
Haven We been the tools of the old cour
house rings and party rings, about lon
enough? Isn't it about time for us to loo
out for ourselves for our farms and GU
families? bet US take a bold stand an
strike for Independence Every farmer
mechanic, laborer, and all opposed to mo
e nopolies and legislating for corporation
aud not for the people generally, shout
stand Solidiy together and in a few year
we will find our rights and interests res
pec;ed. Let US get help from every vote
we can.nO matter whether we have agree
c 10 the past ar not 1t is votes we want
f our rights and interests will never be res
pected as .lng as we wear the old part
~ collar. Let us show our power in the ba
lot box and then our rights and interest
q viii be respected
! B.-IIere's highland Ain with yo
= for the whole Farmers Anti Monopol
D ticket, and will DO all can for it on electio
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