The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-08
Samuel and His Servant.

10 the Ed1tore OF Inc Argus.
Uncle Sans Office. Enter, a servant.
Uncle Sam-What is your name?
SeryaDt-Republican party.
U. Slow old are your
S.-Sixteen years, sir.
U. S.-What do you want2
S.-To be re-engaged.
U. SIN what capacity
S.-As the legislator of these states.
U. S.-What are your claims for such
a trust2
81 have fought good fight-I lave
U. Shop; do not want TO engage
you in the capacity of soldier, the circum-
stances and condition of things that once
rendered such service necessary, now have
passed away.
S.-Am | not entitled to be rewarded?
U. S.-You have been rewarded. Your
only claim now is your character asia legis-
lator, none other is admissible. As you
now ask tor service in that capacity, how
long have you been in my service2
S.-Fifteen years.
U. S.-Do you consider the country to
be in prosperous state?
S.-Yes, sir.
u. S.-Have you sought the interest of
party before the interest of country?
$40, sir.
U. S.-Are you honest2
S.-Yes, sir.
U. S.-Have you amended aud reformed
| all the departments of the public service
81 have, sir.
U. Slave you hankered after the
flesh pots of Office?
S.-No, sir.
U. S.-Are your relationship and feel
ngs equally amicable, and friendly to
| all the states of the Union?
S.-YEs sir.
U. S.-Do you ever use bad language,
or SL,Indey?
| S.--No sir.
U. S.-Have you devised any means,
and rendered all the help possible to re-
move the great burden of local taxation?
81 haze done So
| U. S,-Have you used the greatest
efficiency in collecting, and the greatest
economy in the disbursement of the pub.
lie money?
| S.-YEs sir.
U. S.-Do you believe that to the victor
belongs the spoils?
S.-YEs sir, l do.
Uncle Samuel Young man, l have
seriously considered these things. Your
answers are NOT TRUE, or satisfactory in
any particular, the country is not in q
fourishing condition; you are NOT HONEST;
ana you have hankered after the flesh pots
of Office with the appetite and rdpaclty Of
a WOLF; and so far from your being of ar
amiable disposition, you try to make pc
| litical capital out of strife and animose
feelings; and for you to hear of trouble il
the cotton States, it would give yol
pleasure; you have labored more for TIT
interest of the party then for the good o
the country; you have not practised econo
my; you have not reformed in any on,
department Of the public service; you hav
done nothing in the direction of lessen
ing the burden Of local taxation, and i
has all grown worse under your admins
tration; the judicial system has become
more expensive and the trials in th,
courts ofjustice are getting more protract
ed year unto year and year unto year
the people have more money to pay il
taxation; such proceedings must be stop
ped. In SANDER you far out vie your oppo
nents,
tell you plainly that you LIE to NE
in all your answers to all my interrogation
les except the last. (''the spoils belongs t
the victor, is true theory to those tina
are after the spoils, but not to the spoil
lated. You have done badly, and the cOun
try has suffered greatly. cannot re-engag
a you, the people want a change.
, ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Moline, Ill, Sept. l. 1876.