The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-17
ALEDo coRREsPoNDENcE.

ak days having been devoted mostly to
uaimportant eectment suits. There is
more of the outside hustle this week, Incl
dent to session OF court, and the town
seems to have gone into winter quarters,
One can drop into the hall wherein court
is being held, at any time of the day, and
scarcely fnd dozen persons, while those
that are present are visiting the land Of
nod. The junior members of the bar
while the tedious hours away by playing
euchre for beer at one Of the hotels. To-
morrow will commence the malpractice
case. when new interest will be manifest
ed ,iu court proceedings, This case is
good for the balance of the month.
Immediately following the prosecution
of our saloon men in court for violating
the license law, the village board revoked
all licenses. Notwithstanding this revO-
cation Of all licenses, the saloon men still
deal out the inspiritng lager, without re-
gard to law, and those who are in the habit
of INDUCING say that the beer is just as
good as formerly.
We are daily expecting the new fire en-
CINE. purchased by the village board. 1t
is named THE Champion" is operated by
chemicals, and cost fifteen hundred dol
lars. OF course, now that we have got
an engine, we will have to nave a company
to operate it, and the 'b'hoys" have CON-
menced the organization of red-shirted
brigade This engine, with the fire com
pany will no doubt be productive of more
local news for The ARGUS,
The Ltle Dulci, literary society COM
posed of young ladies' and gentlemen of
this place, gave an entertainment at the
Congregational church last Thursday even
ing. The programme consisted OF charades,
songs, tableaux, dialogues and panto-
mimes. A large audience assembled to greet
the society, at this, their first entertain
ment, aud every one went away thoroughly
satisfied, A character song Who'll have
me" by Miss Allie Byers, was acted and
sung in a manner to elicit the warmest ap-
plausc. Considering that the young Miss
has scarcely reached her teens. her per-
formance on this occasion was regarded as
something astounding Mrs. j. Fl. Con.
nell, aud Miss Ella Wright, each sang a
song. and both were heartily eHcOred.
The society haye now III rehearsal the
Cantata of Queen Esther" and will give
another entertainment during the holi-
days.
Now that the Forty fourth Congress
has got to work, the public are anxlously
watching the result ut the proceedings III
the lower house Of that body, After hav.
ing passed through fifteen tedious years
of doubt and sore perpeXity, it IS certain
ly very inspirlting to Democrat who ha,
remained faithful throughout his party :
adversely, To witness now the unerrlng In
dicatiOns OF Il return once more to the gOOC
old Democratic tunes OF the past, The
election of Kerr as speaker OF the house
has deeper significance than would ap
pear on the surface to the casual observer
of political history. The event inauger
ates a new era in politics 1t indicates {
change from the bitter partisan spirit q
radical supremacy--so bitter indeed, as t
cover ny and sanction the most stupendou'
frauds-toa reign wherein political diShon
esty will be punished the same as all othel
rascality. From 1860 until the present
the entire legislation Of Republican con
crosses has been directed with view t,
the perpetuatinn in power Of that corrup
party. The leaders of the Republican
majority in congress boldly proclaimed
their purpose so to legislate as to make
perpetual the rule of their party. Thad
Stevens, on one occasion, when reminded
lhdt l!'C ptOppSCu leElSldluIc WAS III llt
way Of the constitution, replied. $50 mucl
the worse for the constitution" Over an,
over again have leading Republicans, il
their plnces in congress, declared that sucl
aud such measures we're necessary for tn
perpetuatiOn in power Of their party.
Aud this kind of legislation has character
lied the reign of the Republican party
not alone in congress, but in nearly all tn
state legislatures, until they have so fast
ened themselves upon the body pOltl
that it is almost ike overthrowiug til
government to shake them off All owe
the land, in the past decade, leadin
radicals grew suddenly rich; thousands
new offices were created, mere sinecure
by which their occupants quickly dcve!ol
ed into ioydt aud influential statesmen,
give their party moral and pecuniary SUI
port; a gigantic system of railroad au
other subsidies were iuaugurated, aloU
with a regular system OF rings" in ever
department Of the government, until ii
party, as party, have grown so rich an
powerful, that n,.thiug short Of a p1litic
earthquake will overthrow them. Boz
Tweed and his Infamous ring we're nevt
more securely fastened upon the city
New York, than is the Republican part
through its corruptious, fastened upon ii
country. III Is the cohesive power
public pluEder. The Republicans fea
not 40 much to lose their power as the
do of exposure and punishment. Whe
once Democratic majority in both branc
es of congress are enabled to bring to ii
light of investigation the doings of Il
Radicals in the past fifteen years. many
blatant Republican statesman will iii
company along with Mcdonald. The of
cial and money rings are now tie power
the Republican party, The honest, i
dustrious masses are agains; them. b.
there are so many lamentable bigUts al
purchasable Golfers, that money and
flame of hypocrisy on the part of the ma
ayers of the Radicals, control the balan
OF power. The only hope is in the viz
lance, wisdom and integrity of the Dem
crazy. Our course must be well guarde
and our work effective.
Nor is the occasion for rejoicing over Il
Democratic majority IN the lower hous
any greater than that which proclaim
the victory in the election of Kerr, ov
that portion or branch Of the Democrat
party that have in the past year been
the pursuit of such strange Gods as inf
ton. Randall, belongs to the same 'riDl
as Kelley, and both owe their continu,
service in the house to the influence of Il
powerful pig iron ring" of Pennsylvania
With. all the manipulations Of the Co
gressional districts in the interest
party in Pennsylvania, by the Radical
Randalls district was never disturbe
This political fellowship with the pow