The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-28
The Labor Party in Moline,


in the late strike at Deere & Co. 8
shops. were wise when they took the advice
of THE AuGUs and compromised their diff |
ferences with their employers. By not re-
sorting to any acts of violence they showed |
very good sense, and thereby secured and |
kept the sympathies of -tenths of the
business men of Moline. The ARGUS is |
informed that some of the very best, and |
cool-headed mechanics are seriously dis
cussing the propriety of organizing work
ingmen's party in Moline, as has been at
tempted in Rock Island. The men who |
have the desire to organize labor party
in Rock Island are ANXIOUS to include the
workingmen Of Moline, while the anxious
republican ofice-seekers are trying their
level best to prevent the organization of
the labor party in Moline, Both of these
efforts will probably fail, for the reason
that the workingmen of Moline have had
a taste Of the strike aud are in earnest in
their demand for relief For years they
have voted just as Charlie Deere, S. II
Velie and the republican candidates have
told them to vote, and at the same time
have felt their condition growing rapidly
worse. Charlie Deere and S, Ii. Velie
can no longer stand at the polls aud dictate
TO them how they shall vote. In fact it is
quite probable the men will vote about
as they please. THE ARGUS does not
share the regret SO widely expressed by
party journals at the disposition of the
workingmen to carry their grievances into
politics, and seek redress by governmental
action. 1t does not dispute the charges
of ignorance so noisily Illuminated against
the workingmen. nor the wild and chimer-
ical nature of some of the reforms which
they demand But their notions are not
cruder than those of many prominent pub
lie men on the same class of subjects.
There is no better corrective for false ideas
than to bring them into the arena of polit
ical discussion, and hence THE ARGUS ad-
vises the workingmen of Moline to discuss
the subject in all It's bearings. Tha
workingmen of Rock Island ask you to
leave old parties forever" THE ARGUS
goes still deeper and advises you to leave
old party prejHdices forever" You de-
mand certain reforms in governmental
action which shall make better times,
Experience has taught you not to expect
these reforms in the republican party
The democratic party has fought the PERM
clous legislation of the republican party
which has brought on hard times, step bI
step. 1t has opposed class legislation, mo
nopolies, subsidies and the revenue laws
all of which have made the rich richer ant
the labOring man poorer. Now the tins
has come when the laboring man can maxi
his influence felt And THE ARGUS il
pleased to see him looking to the ballot
box as the proper medium of redress. II
r after proper discussion of the situation
: the labo1ing men Of Moline decide tha
they can gain what they desire more surel
D and speedily through workingmen's part
D than by working with the Democrat
party, which has for years worked agains
the very things that has produced har
times and placed them where they fin
themselves to-day, well and good. tn
= ARGUS will not have a word of abuse Q
condemnation You are the ones to
I benefited or injured, And if by any mis-
;. take you elect the old ring-the politics
friends of Charlie Deere and S. FL, Vielt
who may now pretend to be your friends
for the sake of your votes, what will 80
! have gained?
R@%The c., 3. & O. painting brigad
d are at work on their depot here,
RgThe FIRE engine Mississippi has ri
ceived the needed packing, and is agai
ready for duty.
e 69~Frank Schrader has recently set u
n in his saloon two new Brunswick billiar
@ tables. They are said to have been ez
hibition tables at the centennial, and ar
= elaborately finished.
e B9Binding of every description don
1t at close figures at The ARGUS bindery
s All kinds of printing cheaper than else
Z where in the three cities. First class wor
d guaranteed. If.
e BEGeo Lovejoy, one of the boys mer
y toned in yesterdays ARGUS as havin
y been fighting Sunday morning, was take
u before Squire Mapes yesterday and fine
81 and costs, amounting to $9.45 IN al
.e He considered it cheap.
a Rga. S. De Solar, for several month
N past clerk in Deere Il Go. s Office, has n
h signed his position there and accepted on
In a commercial college in st. Louis, *
which place he started this morning. NJ
::e De Solar is 2 very pleasant appearin
~ gentleman, and made many friends hel
70 ~ during his short stay.
# Ba-The employees Of the Moline Pic
err Co. determined to excel in noise, and
o. string to have a whistle that would awake
in them out of the soundest morning ma
II contributed each small amount, and Sc
nd to Chicago for large whistle, which is
,lf be the noisiest bugle in the city. Tht
N hope to get it in position to summon the
as to work tomorrow morning.
m Ba~Charles Margraf, one of the olde
'ly residents of Moline, and for several yea
great sufferer from rheumatism. di'
Mt this morning at his residence, at o'cloc
ed from the effects of his life long enemy. Il
by rheumatism He was a member of Il
Or. Turner society and the Druid lodge N
he 26. and will be buried by these societi
rs, next Thursday, at 2 o'clock. p NJ. D
ceased held, at the time of his death,
10. insurance policy on his life, in the Go
~ nectieut Mutual Insurance Co., for So, ,OO
na and in the Druids for $500. He leaves
wife and several children.
ho II. Z. Bullen's Census Report.
we The school census for 1877, of Distri
,as number two. of this city. under the cont