The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
The Veteran pistortionist.

ARGUS, than the organ alarmed for the
safety of the commune cause 10 Buffalo
Prairie, seeks out the Judge and having |
got him securely in his sanctum, proceeds
to put words in bis mouth, which he at
once distorts and turns into language cal |
culated and intended to convey the i'm
preston that Judge Kistler is almost a
National.
We care not what the organ may say,
nobody cares what its likes, dislikes, or
opinions are. but fearing that afew demo-
Gratis unfamiliar with the true state of
affairs might be misled, we make the fol-
lowing statement:
/, Judge Kistler did state to the BUSH
ness manager Of this paper that he wanted
it distinctly understood that he was dem
ocrat and had no leaning toward the ma
tional party; he further stated that he
was worried about the reports flying
around to the contrary, and wanted to be
set right in the matter. This was at
the Commercial Hotel, on Monday,
Sept. 2. just after dinner. Further
THE ARGUS representative did not
seek the interview but was called by
Chas. A. Jarvis, who, with others was in
conversation with the judge at the time.
The ARGUS representative had no inten-
ton ofinterviewing the Judge, and had he
not been called into the party above named
would not have stopped. The ARGUS rep
resentative bowed to and shook hands with
the Judge, who acknowledged the saluta-
ton Chas. A. Jarvis at the same time
stating the position Of the ARGUS man.
who, after shaking bands promised to set
Judge right before the democracy, and
extending an invitation to call at THE
ARGUS Office left him. The same even
my the following article appeared in THE
ARGUS.
| cit is Lie As Usual"
Part of the tactics of the Organ is to
announce as members of the national labor
greenback party, mea who are prom inent
in other parties and who have no utilization
with the new faugled what is crowd who
call themselves a party. The last was
Judge Kistler. of Buffalo Prairie, one of
the most reliable democrats in the county,
but the Organ has nevertheless heralded
his name at meetings and by this means
sought to weaken his influence with the
members of his own party. This is con-
tentemptible trick, that none but the pa
pers Of the Organ ilk would stoop to.
We are authorized to state positively that
Judge Kistler OF Buffalo Prairie is relia-
BILE democrat, that he is not, has not been
and has no Intention of allying himself
with the new tangled seekers after spolls.
We trust that this will settle the lie tina,
has been circulating that the Judge haG
wandered from his old time faith Heis toe
good democrat and too keen man Il
desert the democracy now, especially wher
victory is so sure to come and within reach
Who is the next victim Of the veteran
vengeance?
The Judge was shown the article
and said to G. A. Jarvis, at the CONNER
eial Hotel, the same evening, that he hop
ed it would settle things now, that h
thought that ought to set him right, tina
he wanted it known that ne was a demo.
crat and not national.
Subsequent to this he told J. r. John
ston, that he was going round to the Rocl
Islander Office and see Danforth, and tel
him not to waste any more postage stamps
on him. He was going to work for tn
democratic ticket, was straight democra
and had no intention nor never had of be
: ing national.
He also stated TO others whose name
can be produced that he was not a nation
4 and wished they would quit sending let
tiers to him about the party. He said a
j., so that this thing CT being called nation
u al worried him, because he did not Pre-
= pose to desert his old party now, afte
: being a democrat all his life He furthe
said to the business manager of this :pape
that he thought the democracy never ha
a better chance to win than now, that b
!. would stand by the old ship
fany more evidence is needed to prov
!. the statement of the RocE; Islander asntal
!, and distorted at can be furnished 1t is
+ favorite way with the Organ to rearrang
, sentences from other papers and suit thel
t. his own ideas, then quote as original copy
!, this is part of the same tactics, and in hi
: effort to Stir up a feeling for the nations
!, cause, he has overdone the matter, for il
! stead of proving the judge national til
& evidence adduced in this article is suf;cier
}. to set at rest all doubt, of his democrac,
We believe the entire article in the Or9d
u to be wilful misconstruction of the il
tended meaning of the judges remark AN
the champion distortionist, and recol
J. sIructionist Of actual meaning and senteI
. ces, has used his (the judges name)
= further the interests of the new iangle
e what is it party Of which he claims to |
e the chief. But then leader ~ Of
party, who will voluntarily sell out tn,
party's candidates, and ask officers eJectt
By that party to resign because they wi
/ not bow to his dictatorial will, would NJ
. hesitate to coDjure up statement calcula
' ed to ipjure and mislead even though 1t d
place man like Judge Kistler in fal,
: position.
b The Lilliputians.
e Next Saturday afternoon and evenir
we are promised a rare treat in the anus
II ment line. The LilIiputian Opera Co. cor