The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
"The Party Lash"


the Moline Revttao, the representative of
the opinions of large majority of the re-
publicans of this county and very large
majority of the people of Moline, at the
present time, notifies the Union and the
Rock Island ring that they cannot whip
that paper into the party traces after the
treatment both it and the people ir repre-
sents have received from them-especially
when the party lash is placed in the hands
of the Proprietors of the Union, who will
use it any direction and upon any person
or persons, when the use of it will whip
the dissatisfied members of the party back
into the traces and at the same time aid
only the Union and its friends-the ring.
In the article mentioned the editor Of the
ReUies0 says:
The Rock Island Union is worried be-
cause it cannot have the Revlea0 run in
manner calculated to accommodate the
pecuniary interests of that paper. We are
sorry for the Union sake, for we believe
il needs all the peeuniary assistance it can
get, But we cannot accommodate it this
| time. The ticket nominated at the re.
publican c0nUe,stiors zoe haze reason >to6e-
lieve IS PLEDGED, to further the pecuniaqy
interests Of the Union, and aohile the Re
Uiea0 has nothing personally against any of
| the gentlemen named, ii does not propose
so support q ticket to accommodate the
pecun1dry interests of the Union, if the
court house understands herself, and we
think she does. FAnd furthermore the
ReUaea0 does not make any special claim to
being political paper,
The proprietor has always been a Re-
publican and is a Republican to-day, but
it is his aim to make the Revieeo a true
aud faithful exponent of the local inter-
ests of Moline, without any regard what
ever to the interests of party or a set oil
office seekers. WE HAVE SAID II
AND WE BELIEVE 1T TO BE THE
TRUTH THAT A MAJORITY OF
THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY ARE
OPPOSED TO THE TICKET NON.
MATED BY THE ROCK ISLAND
RING, AND PUT FORTH AS THE
REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMI
NEES. We have talked around grea
deal on the subject and we find public sen
timent about as noe haze oppressed 1t. |
is our desire to represent correctly tht
sentiment OF Moline, and in this matter WI
feel confident we have done it.
| The CAPITALS and italics in the abov,
are our own.
4 There is not the least doubt, amonl
persons who have visited Moline and con
versed with the leading republicans there
but that the sentiments of the ReUieaC ar,
Endorsed by uiae out of every ten member
Of that party, in that city, and the soone
the Union and the Rock Island ring realiz
this fact the sooner there will be harmon,
in the party.
Although this is no Democratic funeral
still THE ARGUS cannot but admire TIL
independence of the editor of the ReUieac
and the republicans Of Moline generally
in shaking themselves free from a comb;n
alton which, if allowed to succeed, wool,
place the republicans of Moline under still
further submission to the rule of Rocl
Island politicians, and which would benefi
none but a few ring-leaders and thei
friends.
The Union realizes the fact that if
does not succeed in getting the dissatis6e
members back into the party that it wi
lose its reputation as being the party orga
of this county. and that hereafter whe
} the ReVjeoo and Moline republicans cannc
? have voice in the preparation of tn
slate, that they will not quietly acquesc
, ia the selections made.
2 When this state OF affairs is reached tn
| people will have an opportunity to vot
r for men Gu that ticket who are nominate
on account of their competency for tn
} office, and not, as now, on account of the
g services to the party or their ability to al
a small ring of Rock Island politician
! headed by the Union.
E The Union and the Rock Island rim
e have made a mistake, they fixed up
o ticket, as usual, which left the banner II
S publican town Of the county out 10 th
, cold; they supposed it would quietl
n acquiesce in the candidates offered; br
q no, that had been done once to often; an
Y now, having some one who would advocat
S their sentiments and lead them to realiz
e that they were the masters Ct the situatic
d they bolted; ard the course Of the UniC
d since the convention has only aided
IS widening the breach.