The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-24

nFJohn Short was drunk last evening
and was grabbed by Officer Corney. This
morning Magistrate Swander sent him to
the calaboose in default of S5 and costs.
@rEyerybody should attend the con-
cert by the Prussian band. to morrow eve
ming, at Reese's Hail. Mr.. R.. has been
at heavy expense to get this really excel
lent organization here, and should be
literally patronized.
bEThe business meeting of the Tilden
Reform Club will be held to morrow eve
ming at Timm's Hall instead of tonight as
announced in THE ARGUS of last evening.
All the committees should attend as busi-
ness of importance will come before the
club. By order of Committee.
H~ There was pleasant time at the
being his 44th birthday. Mr.. Gould is
among our most prominent and respected
citizens and the writer of this unites with
his many friends iu wishing him happy
and prosperous future.
B9~The skipjack who does the Gazette
items is informed that THE ARGUS has
not said word in regard to a Republican
church dismissing Democratic clergy
man.-it copied what another paper said,
without an alteration of headings or
anything else. THE ARGUS don't make
Fish and flesh of the same thing. It has
always denounced political preachers, no
matter to what party they attached them
selves. 1t has never attempted to curtail
their rights as citizens, but, as in the case
of Gregory. it thinks that school teachers
and clergymen, who are supported by
money drawn from all parties, would have
more influence to keep out of any active
participation in party politics.
B9~The Union, this morning, instead of
confuing itself to facts proceeds to indulge
in the usual game of bluff" and whips
the devil around the stump" rather than
meet square issue This is the policy of
that milk and water sheet at al! times,a and
of borrowing the Union's tactics-lying, it
sounds good deal like ''the devil reprov-
ing sin." THE ARGUS is conceded, by un.
| biased persons. to be the newsiest and
most reliable paper circulated in Moline,
and if the susceptible youth who runs /?
the Moline personals of the Unson would
use one-half the care that THE ARGUS
does, or evince the tenth part of its enter
prise, it might hope to attain respectable
circulation. At present its readers are
few and its admirers fewer, while its lis
grows beautifully less each day,-whicf
will continue to be the case SO long as th'
Little Gravy Eyed hero of Centre Sta
ton ditch continues to founder around a:
the dispenser of enlarged incidents" re
sultiDg from an overweight imagination
Put this in your torch and jam it agains
the post" Is this sufficiently lucid lie
lvl?' Hold the mare, Muroock!" !" Don
let the mare get awayl"
.In smuch as The ARGUS lied when 1t sal
thai one of the employe= Of Deere Il Co. wa
threatened with being discharged for stating h.
preferences for the Democr tic party, and that
also lied when 1t charged the Republican part
with placing q snake in the way Of Democrat
process and also lied when 1t stated that th
public schools won close last Friday, the day G
1nsersols speech, its note To Prof. Gregory or an
other man proves Of little consequence UH,on.
The above is fair sample of the reck
lessness of the Uaion and its ayerag
game of "bluf" Let's see:
First: THE ARGUS did not lie when
said that one of the mployes of Deere
:. Co.. was threatened with being discharge
for stating his preferences for the Dem,
cratic party. The mans name is G. \
!, Smith, Swede, and be has since been di
D charged by Youngreep, the boss" b.
!. cause he lSmith.l would not retract, an
y the Union knows it too. Whether Deer
Il Co., knew of this or not, at the tim
THE ARGUS does not say,nor did it so sta
at the time, bat inasmuch as the action
u Youngreen has never heen questioned br
10 in fact sustained, it shows that the boss
was acting from authority.
Second; THE ARGUS did not lie whe
it charged the Republican party vii
placing snake in the way of the Dem
cratic procession, and again the Unit
wilfully misrepresents. There are mo
! x than 20 reputable Republicans who W
say that they saw the snake in the sire
and testify to the fact. 1t was a dir
trick, and one that fair minded opponen
condemn.
Thirdly: THE ARGUS asked Pro
Gregory three questions, in a fair way, al
requested an answer. and the reply of Il
Union. instead of helping Prof. Gregor
: Injuries him. Prof. Gregory is a gent
man and probably did not make Il
answer which appears in the Union J
will find it to his interest to make cand
answer it be can deny the facts charge
If he can not-sileDce gives consent
their truth