The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-23
The Republican Train Wreekers Of the
Republican County of Henry.

ATKINSON, Ills, Oct. 20. 1876
To the Editors of The Rock Island Argus:
Find inclosed a piece cut from the
Gcneseo Republic concerning the wrecking
OF the train at this place. stating that
Ogden is Democrat and always was a
Democrat. And now it is established that
he was wholly innocent of the charge. He
has been proven to be innocent, and has
been discharged. But the young men who
did the deed that Ogden was falsely charged
with are sons of Republicans. Also I'll.
A. Drake, who swore against Ogden, stating
that Ogden told him not to "squeal,' &C.,
which is doubtless lie, is another Repub-
tican and looks like a whipped dog ever
since and is known ever since as BOSS
don't Squeal.'
Will the Geneseo Republic have the
fairness to state the facts? Up here, in
| Atkinson, we shall watch chat paper and
see whether it will.
Republican newspapers have charged
that the robbing of mail trains. banks
ETC., and murders committed by rufhans
10 the Democratic states of Arkansas and
Missouri should be blamed on the Demo
cratic party, but when you came back or
them With the Williamson county. Illinois
murders and anarchy which a Republican
governor dare not interfere with; and the
Henry county aud Willcounty train wreck
ing; and the Iowa train robbery; and tht
Northteld, Minnesota, murder and banl
robbery-and many other outrages in Re
publican states, they were silent. Yol
very falriy'stated that no party could b.
held responsible, and that all good peopl,
should unire, irrespective of party. to pu
/ ran nd oh a
When Ogden was supposed to be guilty
the Republic was very ready to try an,
make little capital out of the fact thai
he was Democrat. And now that he i
proven to be innocent and Republicans ar
proven to have been the rascals, we ar
not little anxious, up here, to see wha
the Republic will say
| Please publish this in your WEEKL,
ARGUS. Yours Respectfully.
The Rock ISLAND ARGUS asks: ~
the Republican party responsible for th
train wrackipg in Henry county?"
Happily We are able to accommodate TIL
ARGUS with an answer to it's conundrun
John NJ Brown. Esq, Of Atkinson, wher
the wreckipg was done-and The ARGU
will not deny that Esquire Brown is goo
Democratic authority-ipformed us a fe,
days since that Marion Ogden, who wa
arrested. tried, and is now lying in Jail a
Cambridge awaiting action of the Circu
court for committing the diabolicai act, an
against aohon, the proof as conclusiue, is
Democrat, douDle-and-twisted. and dyed
the wool So, it does not look very muc
] as though the Republican party is respou
| sible for the train wrecking 10 Henr
t county. Ogden dad 1t, aud brother Brow
f says Ogden is genuine Tilden and Hel
/ bricks man, though he is ashamed to ss
. it, Is THE ARGUS satisfied p Genes
s Republic.
/ Well-no-THE ARGUS is not quite sa
+ is6ed. As the proof is conc usire" tn
! two Experimentation Sammons ar
# Bruce Hull. ''dld it" and they are now
f Cambridge jail awaiting sentence on the
own confession; and as Fl. 4. Drak
!, another Republican. lied about Ogden, ,
d expect the Republic will now take t
!, opposite view of the case which it took {
q ter its report ofthe matter as printed aboy
= - We shall take pleasure in seeing the II
d public eat its crow, on this occasion, sin
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