The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-03

s9pOlson at Freia Hall to- night.

RH@Olson at Freia Hall TO- night.
1gThe highway commissioners meet
tomorrow.
DI@ The registry shows 1860 names
which is probably about the number that
will be polled.
RG@ Conservatives and Liberals, Repub-
licans and Democrats, should hear Hon.
Jonas W. Olson tonight
B9Those culverts need attention. This
matter has been mentioned frequently and
should be attended to at once. There is
no excuse for the delay.
1@pCharley Hansen will give birthday
lunch at his place, the centennial saloon,
on Moline avenue, to morrow evening, to
which he invites all his friends.
Ra~The Union is forced to own, this
morning, that its attack on Capt Eric
johnson, of Henry county, was entirely
unwarranted. Nobody paid any attention
to what the Union said, rejecting on Mr.
johnson. and that might as well have
saved himself the trouble of replying to
its ibellous attack on his character.
1To-night Hon. Jonas W. Olson, one
| of the most talented lawyers of Henry
SouuIS, VIII duuItsS iHc SWGUtSu cEttAEUS
Of Moline at Freja Hall 10 the scandinavian
tongue. Mr.. Olson was formerly a Re
publican member of the state legislature
and is conceded to be a man of brilliant
attainments. He addressed an immense
audience at GaIesburg week ago and
will, no doubt, make clear and logical
speech tonight. Every Swede IN Moline
should GO and hear him expound the
truth. Ladies are especially invited to be
present. Music by the Freja band.
B1H The Union this morning resorts to
its usual style of answering an argument
| by whipping the devil around the stump.
| Thus, in order to detract attention from the
labor issue in its real light, it assumes that
| THE ARGUS is endeavoring to drrdion
labor as against capital THE ARGUS does
no such thing and never has advocated
such course, but it does, always has, and
always will be the defender of the work
ingman against imposition, which is al
| together different from the phase the
UnlOn tries to put upon the question; and
the mechanics of Moline to-dav know this
no matter what may be their politica
opinions The Union then attempts tC
offset the Moline view of the question By
referring to B. ID. Buford Il Co., of Rock
Island, and charges that they impose
equal restrictions. This is not true anC
the Union knows it is not true The per.
sonaEly may not endeavor to influence
voters. but how 1t with the under bosses
The Union deliberately lodges the ques
ton when it says THE ARGUS at
tempts to persuade men to leave lucrative
positions. This paper has never done any
such thing. But it has and will continue
to defend the men when wages have been
reduced to starvation rates, and all the
buncombe of the Union cannot force ;
different conclusion Will the Union dis
pute the fact that plow materials are nov
lower than they have been for years
/ viii it attempt to deny that the cut down
stated in THE ARGUS last night, was un
true? Will these truly loyal Republican
bosses pretend to say that such is not tn
case? Denial is impossible, and the Union
instead of meeting the issue squarely
lodges the question as it always does whe
cornered, and resorts to the old game o
bluff. " THE ARGUS repeats that tn
pay of the laborers at Deere & Co.'S
below living rates, and, considering tn
low price Of materials, Is unjustifabl
and tyrannical.