The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-03
8. M. Smith. Again.

ARGUS" dated Kewanee May 81, and
publishes it in the Industrial kge, of
which paper he is one of the editors, There
Is very little in it which requires notice,
but what little there is we will attend to.
Mr.. Smith says:
There were two votes in the convention against
independent political action and twenty-three out
of sixty against extending the call outside of our
organizations. was not, therefore, so badly beat
en- as you would have your readers believe.
We have no desire that our readers shall
believe" anything but the truth The |
telegraph reported the vote as we gave it,
and we were also informed by persons who
were present that it was correct. We now
give Mr.. Smith his say about it, according
to which, it seems, that he was pretty bad
ly beaten in his own society-about two to
one.
Mr.. Smith seems unhappy that there
were so many people in the Advisory
Board at Bloomington who had taken
hold of the movement at the eleventh
hour" We thought Mr. Smith and his
co-laborers had been begging and working
for converts. 1t is certainly queer idea
for people who are seeking political power
in order to carry out their cherished prin-
ciples to put up the bars and complain
that the party is getting too large. MIR.
Smith, referring to what he calls eleventh
hour men" says:
| They are too much like papers of THE ARGUS
stripe which if it has not openly opposed the Far
mers' Movement has waited to see 1t develop into
power before espousing its cause. Indeed, so un-
certain have been the uerances of that paper, that.
| not three months ago, public declaration of its
principles was needed to show where 1t stood, and
You called out, as you remember, at HlIisdae,
in March last to define your position with regard 10
our Monopoly.
We dislike to charge Mr.. Smith with
falsehood and foolishness, and therefore
say that he is not well grounded in his
premises. We were not in Hillsdale Sin
March last" Mr. Smith probably alludes
to the meeting held in Hillsdale on the
18th of February, but his statement that
we were called out to define our position or
the position of THE ARGUS is incorrect,
Our position and that of THE ARGUS had
been taken year previous to that meeting
and was so well understood and approved
that we were invited to speak there on the
4th of July last, and again on the 18th of
February last 1t is not probable that the
farmers of the upper end of this county
would have invited US to speak in their
meeting last February if they had any
doubts about the position we occupied. If
Mr.. Smith supposes we were there by ac-
cident, or merely as a newspaper reporter,
the following letters will undeceive him:
Coz TP E, Feb ,, 1874
! Cor. j. B. DANFoRTH. JR.-DeaT SiF:-The Farm
ers of Coe and Canoe Creek townships held a meet
ing at Poplar Grove School House, on the 3lst uti-
mo, to make arrangements to receive 5. M. Smith,
Esq, of kewanee, Secretary of our State Associa-
ton who is TO address the people at Hillsdale on
Thursday, February 18th inst at 10 O'Clock IN the
| forenoon. All are invited to attend. The ladies
are specially and respectfully invited.
am also instructed to ask that you will be pres
| ent and address the meeting, to which ! add my
special request that you viii do so.
HENRY SADDoRIs, Committee.
! p. S.-Please publish the above in The ARGUS.
ANOTHER ONE,
Coz. Feb . 1874.
}. r. DANEnRTH- in ESQ Dear. &r;-You are
hereby respectfully invited to participate in meet
ing TO be held by the Farmers Protective Assoca-
ton of Coe and Canoe Creek township, and by
| Anti-MOnopolists in general at Hilsdale. on the
18th inst, and wOnld also ask you to be pleased
and put notice OF this meeting in your next issue
5. Smith and Others, will also be present to adj
dress the assemblage. Yours resp'y,
j. GRAvENHORsT, Secretary.
Mr.. Smiths statement, therefore, in re-
gard to the uncertain utterances of THE
ARGUS, or its being an eleventh hour
convert, or that any doubt existed in the
mind of any intelligent person, who had
been reader of the paper, about its posi-
ton, is wholly gratuitous and untrue.
Mr.. Smith speaks of ''the pet scheme
you we have in view. Here again Mr.
Smith is beating the air wildly, as before.
What he alludes to we have not the re-
hottest idea. We have no pet scheme OF
any sort IN view, no friends to reward OF
enemies to punish.
When Mr. Smith styles specie 'mythica
thing, and regards lying paper promises
to pay as a solid, substantial representative
of values, he is filter subject for lunatiC
asylum than for any other place Such
stuff does not deserve a serious answer
from anybody.
Mr.. Smith wants to know if THE ARGUS
will agree to support the doings of the
Springfield convention, without knowing
what they may be. We answer most de
cidedly, No! If the Springfield conven
ton shall indorse and recommend John A
Logan for reelection as United S tate
Senator, and approve of the doctrines o
John A. Logan and his party, THE AR
GUS will not support the doings of the
Springfield convention. The ARGUS is al
independent newspaper. Itwears the col
lar of no man or party, and it declines t
go it blind on any undeve!oped cours,
which the Springfield convention may take
When the Springfield convention shall
have met and made its platform and nom
mated its candidates THE ARGUS will con
slider what course it thinks will best sub
serve the general interests of the public i
that matter.
In the Industrial Age (of which Mr.
Smith is one of the editors) we find tn
! following:
, Our associate, Mr.. Smith, and our respected cor
respondent DIogenes, Jr., are going for our FRIEND
Of the Rock Island ARGUS a little steep this weei
We confess = some anxiety the reply of Co
Dantorth to the article of Diogenes. Jr.
We have carefully read the article {
y Diogenes Jr. in the Industrial Age. /
it be says
The ARGUS seems to be an honest. ea1