The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-06
Very Contemplate for a Lending Paper.


Very recently the Rock Island Union
modestly l?) announced itself as the lead
ing Republican paper in this congressional
district" Its responsible editor with
seven years experience" has, ever since
the nomination of Gen. Elliott, been striv'
ing to find some vulnerable point OF at
tack in that gentleman public or private
life, but utterly falling to do he evident
ly thinks himself immensely smart and
funny by constantly abiding to him as
''the husband of Owen Lovejoy's daugh-
ter who is supposed to be running tor con
eress in this district :" and ringing the
changes on that idea every day.
Is this kind of small talk such as sensi-
BILE men with brains in their heads wish to
have served up to them every day by their
''leading paper in this congressional dis
trict" with responsible editor with sew
en- years experience ~ Is this an answer
to the charges of political summersaults,
&C., &c, made against 7. j. Henderson ?
THE ARGUS has studiously refrained
from personal illusions in this campaign
but if ''the leading Republican paper in
this congressional district" likes that mode
of warfare it can be accommodated. How
would it do for THE ARGUS to continually
allude to the Republican candidate as "he
brother Of tie Henderson ciao ,oas cauqht
in odu7tery, in a barn, Nth the ,oife Of one
ofbisouu church members, and who is sup
posed to be running for congress in
this district?" How would it sound to
ring the changes on that fact every day :?
"The responsible editor" of the lead
ing Republican in this congressional dis
trict," with seven years experience"
Aippantly alIudcs to and superclllously
speaks of Gen. Elliott as "Brevet Briga-
der General Isaac II. Elliott" Well
what of it? Henderson is only Brevet
Brigadier, and if there is anything 50 very
crushing ia the phrase it brushes him as
we'll as others. But we suppose that is
style peculiar to the leading Republican
paper in the sixth congressional district
having responsible editor with seven
years experience.
BY the way-the Republican papers are
republishing with great satisfaction long
and labored article from the Marshalltown
Iowa Republican, detailing the birth,
life, services, etc, of ''the brother Of the
Henderson aoho ,oas caught IN a barn
in adultery 1oHh the aoJe Of one
of his o,on church members, and
who is supposed to be running for
congress in this district As the Hen
derson who was caught in a barn in adul-
terry with the wife of one of his own church
members" resides in Marshalltown, Iowa,
i that article must either have been written
by him fer use in this district, or by Gen.
Henderson and sent out there to be re
published in the Republican papers in this
district to show the extended fame and
great services of he brother Of the Hen
aersaa acIo 1cas caught IN a barn IN adn'
terry wih tie rife Of one fhis o,on church
nemJers," and who is now the Republican
candidate for congress in this district
Modest isn't it? And such valuable tes
timony, too, and from such an impartia
and d;sinterested source
Would it not be better for the leading
Republican paper in the sixth COMPRESSION
al district" having a responsible edito
with seven years experience" to try ant
conduct this canvass, on it's part, upon tn
merits of the questions at issue ? If
. prefers the other course, however, 1t ca
he accommodated.