The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-23
Afraid Of the Argus BOOSTERS.

publican who wants to vote for the Farm
ers' Anti Monopoly candidates but who says
he don't like TO see them ARGUS ROSTERS
growing over victory!" He believes the
Farmers are right; the principles they are
for are right, and he wants to
help them, but he hates to see them roos-
tiers V He admits that the Farmers can
didates are much the most capable, COM
petent and suitable men, and that county
affairs would be managed by them with
more care and efficiency than by the Guy
er ring ticket, but-'darn them ROSTERS /"
He knows that the principles contended
for by the Farmers must be engrafted up
on the policy of the government or corrup-
ton will continue to rule the land He
knows that the leaders and managers Of
both the old parties are controlling things
in their own interest and not in the interest
of the mass of the people. He knows that
the Farmers, the Workingmen, the Me-
chanics, the Laborers, the Merchants, are
all interested in the success ofthe Farmers
Movement He knows that the prosper
ity of all these classes depends upon the
prosperity of the Farmers. He knows that
the Monopoly classes are sucking the life
blood from all other classes, and practi-
cally working up the blood and muscle OF
all other classes into money for their use.
He knows that his own personal prosperity
depends upon the putting down of corrupt
and managing office-holding politicians III
all parties, and in restoring frugal and
honest government. He knows that his
own personal interest requires that the
Farmers shall be successful in this con-
test between right and wrong, between
Monopoly and Equal Rights,-and yet he
holds back from aiding the movement and
promoting his own personal interest and
that of his friends and family because he
is afraid of rooster! Was anything ever
more ludierous? Could anything more
clearly illustrate the slavish subserviency
, of the people to party?
Now, be it known to all men, that we
, hereby covenant and agree not to bring out
, them roosters" at all, aud therefore the
, objection of those who sympathize with
Farmers Anti Monopoly movement is OBJ
waited. We didn't bring them out wher
Bailey Davenport was elected last spring
In fact that sort of growing is played
with all except country and boyish news
papers. We have no desire to crow owe
: any victory. We desire to sec all classes
i prosper, and all have fair chance Ill tn,
struggle for a living We support tn
Farmers aud Workingmens Ticket be
cause it Is the best ticket, selected from III
l. most capable and upright of our fellow
citizens because it represents the fret
/ and untrammeed and unbiased eXpresslo
T. of the people of Rock Island county, re
CARELESS of local preiudices or party atfllia
tons. The nominations were wholly tn
work of the people, independent of an
outside of any political party. When tn
! ptpplt sptdhr dS III TINS SdoC' 'iiS ''ieN
g political parties should not be heard W
believe the citizens of this county shout
, unanimously support this ticket for tn
great moral influence such action woul
have upon neighboring communities. Ia
+, it but be known that the people of Roc
, Island county are \ unit in support OF I'll
2 anti-monopoiy principles which they pr,
!, fess to believe of so much Importance, an
= the realization Of their desires is close /
hand. The great Anti Monopoly sucee,
in Iowa, should encourage renewed etfor
everywhere The Anti Monopoly party
y Iowa has carried majority of the Hou
u, of Representatives and would have carrie
III the Senate but for the hOld-Over member
er Of the 10 Senators elected this year 10 a
Us Of the Anti Monopoly party. In Calito
II. MIA, too, even the Republican governor
al the State leaves his own party and hel
&c carry the State for the Anti Monopo
III party. Everywhere we see men of ;
C. parties rallying to the standard Of t
IL, Peoples Anti Monopoly party, and '
Ill hope no one will hold back in this count
Oh 1t is an emergency in which every vot
- should rise superior to the chickering's
De party politics and stand forth boldly in L
II of the redemption of his country from t
ne corruption which so alarmingly prevails.