The Rock Island Argus., 1878-07-16
REYNOLDS CORRESPONDENTS.
Democratic Primary About Political
Matters in Experimentation OF
Reynolds.
REYNOLDS, July IA.

A primary meeting of the democratic
electors of Edgington township, was held
at the Commercial House. Reynolds, on
Saturday evening last, for the purpose of
electing delegates to represent the town
ship at the Democratic County Convention
to be holden at the Court House in Rock
Island, on Thursday, July 18th INST.
William Wait was chosen as President Of
the meeting and Nathaniel Peck, Secre-
tary. The object of the meeting having
been stated by the President, on motion,
James z. Taylor and Harvey s. Wells
were nominated and elected as such dele
gates.
More than ordinary interest is being
manifested by the democracy of Edgington
in the election for this fall, and if the Ma
tiouas have been deludlng themselves
with the belief that they were Indifferent
70 the issues involved they have been
wofuly mistaken, as they will find to their
sorrow when the result of the election is
made known. Heretofore, many of the
leading democrats of this region have even
permitted the use of their names by the
Nationals without protesting, rather than
take the trouble of making public avowal
of their want OF sympathy with this move
ment, but the time has now arrived when
1t would be criminal folly to give further
encouragement, where satisfied that the
so-caiGd party, are doing that, which if
successful, Is detrimental TO every tunda
mental principle upon which this govern
ment is founded. The conviction has
forced itself upon every reflective
Ierson, that the leaders OF the
National party are band of ire
sponsible politicians, sore heads, disap-
pointed office seekers and political dead
beats, who have their counterpart in the
Communistic party OF Paris. With three
tickets in the field this fall and party lines
pretty closely drawn, the indications are
that there will not be half-a-dozen votes
polied for the National ticket in Edgington.
Labor ticket, forsoUth, with all of the
candidates selected from among profes-
sional men.
FROM the lastissue of TIE Rock Blaade,
/ clip the following:
The Shenandoah pa H.rdld says
"a thousand millions OF paper money has bec1
stolen from the people, on the plea that il was no
money, only rags, 1t has now, by law, been made
money for al purposes, and it must be returned
no resson wny should not have 81 600, ,001, 600 o
81 500 100000, IL they necessary to bust
ness and restore prosperity, To secure this neces
sary issue of paper money is the aim OF the Ma
tiona Greenback-Labor party, and the progress IL
principles have already m de makes its attamnen
certain"
This is but one aim of the new party
1t is measure OF immediate relief which
ubtaiGed, will prepare the country to con
slider the other great measures proposed
by this reform movement.
Now, let US examine this proposition
one OF the many wild and visionary scheme
of the National, Reform, Labor. Green
back, Communistlc party. The frs
difficulty to be encountered is that tn
issue OF greenbacks in excess Of $400,000
600 would be plain and palpabie vlolatio
of the public faith. In 1864 the Unite
States solemnly engaged that the volum
OF legal tender notes should never excee
the sum of $400,000,O00, and this pledg
has been severa! times repeated, and wa
the sacred barrier which alone has mail
tanned the purchasing power OF the greer
backs at the present rate. Suppose thi
the limit of the issue OF greenbaeks had
law been put at S Il 500, ,000, ,00O instead
$400000,O00, does the Rock Island,
think that greenbacks would have, the