The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-09
Illinois Dead-Beat Assn.

The usual annual meeting OF lot OF I'M
pecunious country publishers of patent in
sides has just been held in Chicago, called
the Illinois State Press Association. LII
the concern has any other object in view
except sponging rides and hotel bills and
advertising themselves as dead beats gem
erally,we are unable to perceive what it is.
Rock Island Argus.
The Illinois Press Association has earn
ed for itself the title of company of dead
beats The yearly business" which calls
the Association together is to ''eat, drink,
and be merry" and to get all the hotel
| fare, carriage and railroad rides they can
without pay. The editors who keep this
thing up should cease to call themselves
the Illinois Press Association. Cairo Bull
letin
The Illinois dead beat press excursion
was last heard of at Washington. IF those
chaps attempt to palm themselves off as
representatives of the press they should be
indicted for obtaining confidence under
false pretences. The men who do the
'oork on the Illinois press have no time to
waste in the tomfoolery of excursions.
Alton Telegraph. -
Ii is time the mass of the people were
looking with suspicion upon those editors
who neglect their business and engage in
dead-beat excursions. Macoupin Inquirer
Many of the most noted dead beats Of
the illinois press meet at Chicago next
week tor the purpose of arranging free
trip to Baltimore and Washington 1t is
to be hoped they will not generally be ia
> ken as true represent atives of the editoria
, fraternity OF this State.-Mound CIT
, Journal
The whole brigade should be arrested
. for obtaining railroad rides and free lunch
es under false pretences These yearly
8 dead-beat excursions of those who assume
to represent the editors of Illinois is dis
grace to the press and should be denounced
-Jonesboro Gazette.
Y The Danville Neaos suggests that the ru
raj editors now meet and pass the follow
t ing resolution;
D Resolved, That the Illinois Press Asso
) citation will henceforth repudiate its bast
ard type, and from this period will put ful
stop to editorial cumming as connected
with this Association; that it will contin
ue to meet annually, but OILY for Legitimate
t business purposes; and that we will EN-
brace this opportunity to give the lie to tn
statement that this Association is bril-
liant type of ad-beats, by maintaining
true dignity, appearing only with a cleal
D face made ready for good impression.
The Republican party in Rock Islam
county must be in desperate straits if tn
best that it can do in a convention to nom
t mate delegates TO the State Convention i
to muster delegates from two towns an
these mainly office holders. There is evi
IDENTITY something rotten in Denmark whe
fourteen out of the sixteen towns in a cour
: ty do not make an appearance at its cor
n vention, and are contented to go unrepre
a sented at State Convention. Either th
Changers must have oyerrun Rock Islam
county like grasshoppers, or else everythin
Republican Whereabouts has come down t,
the run, and the thing has gone to the dog
despite the efforts of the managers. TIL
Is mournful catastrophe in this county, how
ever, is only another eloquent indication
s. the dissolution of the party by means of il
own corruptions. Chicago Tribune.