The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-29

the National party, the following extracts
from pamphlets. now being extensively
circulated ought to be convincing. This
is no hearsay but comes direct from Brick
Pomeroy. chairman OF the National COM
mittee for organizing clubs.
Under the title Of Hot Drops, No. 2.
page 8. he says:
We mean that the debt of the United
States shall be paid in greenbacks, and
right here we inform you from the West.
ern prairies, that SO sure as God lives, II
this question is not settled by 1880; II the
law then does not declare that the bonds
shall be paid in greenbacks exactly as the
soldiers of the United States were paid in |
greenback money, we shall never again ask
| for such an issue of money, but will, from
that hour. strike for the Reputation OF
every bonded obligation of the govern
ment. and thus wine out from existence
every United States bond, and their hold
ers shall have nothing, Put this in your
pine and make the most of i'll Ours is an
| absolute Government Ii is government
: of the people, and by the Eternal it shall
be Government for the people, or it shall
!, be smashed into SO many fragments that
each separate State WILL 10 comparison, be
a complete world.
So it is reputation is it, and dissolution.
The government is to be shattered INTO so
mann fragments" unless the desires OF
= these blatant demagogues who control the
D party are satisfied. Who are these pure
minded men, these leaders of the commune
party? Who are they and what is their
e record? They are the sore heads. discon'
# tented spirits. disappointed ambitionists OF
r the old parties whose claims Of preferment
! we're not recognized. Men in. whom
e the old parties had nc
confidence, and now, because they could
, not get grab at the public crib, because
Is they could not enforce their maniac
l. ideas on the people, propose to inauguratt
= reign of terror By repudiating th'
v honestly contracted debt Of the country, and
III break ap the best goverement on the face q
At the earth should their schemes fail.
IF this is not conanauaisna pure AM
simple, then what is itp If this isl no
of treason. then were the acts of Benedic
no Arnold, and jeff Davis heroisms worth
~ of honor.
Farmers. business men, democrats, ca
an you support directly or indirectly part
that has for its watchwords, "repudiattol
'ea or dissolution of the governmentF' "a
you sanction the sentiments Of sue
re- blatherskites and demogogues who
nj only aim is the mercenary REVEAL
all to be obtained 10 the event of success
md And these men are the leaders of the s
ials called rational party, men whose who
life has been devoted to seheming
rrc public piunder and who are as far from t
ned people as the most hardened bdrndcte tt
{ is was ever pensioned by a maguanlmo
10 government, You who have fought
e 90" principles all your lives, pause and retie
lous Referring to the proposed convention
are natinnalists 10 1880, Brick Pomel
D. says:
miS 1t will be to all intents and purpose:
congress, and there is no reason why
assembling of delegates should not deci
.o''' itself to be congress Of the United Sta
"' should the wisdom of the convention pt
to this patriotic course, declaring that
seat of government be removed from Wa
.ture inotOu to some place IN the Valley Of
IN Mississippi. Stranger and less patri
things have happened. We do not
: zero that this will be done, but it is worth VI
to remember that the people are supre
and that they have the same rIRh'
sqnore the :present President, Cab
TO Senate. aud Congress assembled an w
iaoton as the present President, Cab
sday. Senate and Congress assembled IN "
ROW ington has the right to ignore the pc
and tl.esr sodnts Ii is poor rule
will not work both ways, when those
.a power make it to work only one way.
'eieu we suggest TO those that have been "
st re ting the sword onione edge for years,
liz is worth while to remember that the
n VI an element in this country engaged
,U7.etting; the saoord on the other edg'
.tars that If at as to cut at all, 1t IS to cut
a0dys.
mart Their it is that this assembling of
tlot ], and patrlotic men, VINO are lh5eii'
Committee of Safety, whose business
be TO watch the work of legislators
), .ho others. and whenever President, a
DlnGI O1HCtI. ddECf a AJCuoNo'.
gresham, a Member OF the Legislatu
Proof Governor, or any servant OF the be
Ioush. shall hetrav the interests of those
in the elected him, to kilI him on the spot
aud leo, 70 tbose sentiments will
0.ood read them carefully, and ask yours
d and you can aid in the election of men VIII
dorse sucn principles. 1t is rank ire
1t is communism pure and simple.
u.e Farmers, you who have interes
- stake, you who have toiled years to 8
ne, for o'' polo' - - - ,no,,,a -
NJ lish the carrying out of such sche
the leaders of the national party pr
to iDflict. To democrats, We won
D'' this; you cannot afford to aid in an.
II per- "a. y 80 ''. = - uh;oh odv
through its chosen committee rank
0a,niism". How do you like it I
Doc tentative is plain, adopt the remed
.ior ex- do it effectually at the pulls.
other
d and
:. IA No democrat ought to hesitate as
IL course in the coming campaign.