The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-30

IF the 3.G5 bond greenback lunatics
we're fairly represented, numerically speak
ing. at the late indianapolis convention, it
is perfectly safe to conclude that only a
very insignificant minority of our people
have gone clean daft on the currency |
question. Although the convention was
national, it appears that less than fifty |
delegates were present Indeed. SO con
spicious failure was it that the person
who called the body to order thought 1t
best to say that it was not conyehuoh'
but only a meeting for consultation upon
the propriety of holding local conventions
hereafter, and ultimately calling nation,
al convention to nominate presidential
ticket. Perhaps he didn't depart very Tar
from the truth in making this statement,
though the utility of calling together lit
tie squad of forty five men from all points
of the compass and at considerable expense
for travelling, ETC., for the mere purpose OF
preliminary consultation, is not quite APP
parent. The distinguished party who call
ed the meeting to order might, without
deviating from the truth have made the
further statement that the convention was
called at that particular time aud place be
cause the state grange was to be IN session
at the same time and place, and because 6
considerable number OF prominent lawyers
of Indiana were TO be there on court bust
ness, and it was thought best for so insig
nifcant number of shinplaster commu
nists to borrow all the Importance the
could from the presence in town of larg
number of strangers at the time of thei
meeting. The design in this was deep, t
be sure, but not so deep but the granger
were able TO see to the bottom of it. The
did see, and right smartly did they RAJ
the Horace Days and Dick Trevelick
oyer the knuckles for their effrontery il
playing so contemplate a trick. The.
declared with an energy and heat not un
warranted by the circumstances, that the
had mo sympathy with any past, presen,
or future attempt that may be made h
'iany political party, or political aspiran
to absorb little reflected warmth, DE-
cency, or support, by so persistent!y cal
ing and publishing their meetings at th
same time and place as ours.
The communistic blatherskites took u
action worthy of notice. They conclude,
that they had better nominate candidate
and elect them if they could get vote
enough. They adopted the same old reSo
lutions to the effect that it was the duty @
the government to supply any quantity q
rag money, based on the faith and resour
ces Of the nation, in harmony with th
genius Of the bird of freedom, and CONVEX
tlble' ETC., etc They also adopted anoth
er resolution, with which eDrybody
familiar TO the effect that the $40 bond
are payable in irredeemable shiuplaster.
That done, they adjourned and started e
home, slowly spelling out the resolutio
which the grangers had hurled at then
and looking just the least bit ashamed .
themselves. The country will wait wit
some interest, but with no particular mi
givings as to the result, for the ''indepen,
ent" shinplaster bedlamities to take Il
field for the presidential fight, with Hora
Day, or Dick Trevellick, or Dan Voorhee
or some such chieitian, at their head
CHICAGO Times