The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-23

The course Of THE ARGUS on the finance
.o,estion has lust lost its congressional dis
tr;ct to Gen Elliott by 5000 majority. -I~-
dustrid Age, Non. l4th,
THE Rock ISLAND ARGUS nominated
Gen. Elliott for congress, caused nm 70
repudiate the Decatur and Springneiu
platforms,-placed him before the people
with specie -contraction pledge and got
2 600 votes. Mr.. Smith--who lives in the
district. advised the writer, weeks in ad-
vance, hat the course of THE ARGUS would
probably effect Gen. Elliott's defeat. IN
austrfal Age, Nor. alst.
THE ARGUS denies that it had anything
to do with the nomination Of MIR. Elliott.
1t is probable, therefore, that the reports
to the contrary, were erroneous. Indus
trial Age, Dec 18th.
THE Rock ISLAND ARGUS killed Gen,
Elliott after nominating him last fall, and
now it wants to hand the state over to the
Republicans Industrial Age Dec 18Th.
AS good round, INSCRIPTIONS liar the
Age takes the premium.
The Age first says this paper nominated
Elliott; then takes it back; and then re-
peats the lie again. THE ARGUS had
nothing whatever to do with nominating
him or anybody else.
As to the effect, upon Elliott, of the
course of THE ARGUS on the financial
question, the best evidence is to be found
in the votes cast where this paper circu-
lated most.
In this county, where our circulation is
larger than in any other, the Republican
majority was reduced from $50, in 1872, to
so now Did the financial Gviews Of TnF
ARGUS injure Elliott any here? No. Oh
the contrary, they nearly carried the coun
ty for him.
In Putnam county our circulation was
larger than in any other, except this; in fac
we think it was larger there, during tn
canvass, than that Of all other paper
which supported Elliott. In 1872 Putnal
gave almost two votes against us to one TO-
US. Did the financial views OF The AR
CTS hurt Elliott any there? No. On tn
contrary they revolutionized the count
and gave Elliott a majority this year
Rock Island and Putnam cast
mere trihe oyer ole-fourth the aggregat
vote of the district, but they gained over
thousand votes for Elliott, over the vote {
1872.
Bureau, Lee and Henry, where I'll
ARGUS has less circulation, did not do !
well. They should have gained over 3,o'
for Elliott to have done as we'll as Roc
island and putnam-and had they dol
50 Elliott would have been elected by oy
a thousand majority. The only reas
they did not make this gain was becau
TIE ARGUS had too small a circulate
there. Had its circulation been "a lar
in those counties, in proportion to popu
tiou, as it was in Putnam aud Rock lsla
during the campaign, Elliott would ha
been elected
But Henry had three local papers 81
porting Elliott; Bureau one; and Lee o.
and we made little or 10 effort to Gov
that field, not wishing to interfere with
county papers. Putnam had no paper sn
porting Elliott, and there was none in tn
county except The ARGUS, and these tp
counties were we'll supplied with The ARG
during the campaign, and in these III
otis gains were double, in proportion
population, that Of the other counti
Where THE ARGUS circulated largely
lott gained most. That is shown by fac
and sthat is a sufficient answer to ).
Smith, the Age, or any other man.
As to the last lie of the Age-that II
ARGUS wants to hand the state over
the Republicans it is too ludicrous too
Nifty with any sort Of an answer, except
say that the man who wrote it is either
scoundrel or fool-he can take his choc
of the two.