The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-26

+ If any Of our readers have been in sym-
patty With the so-called Labor Party.a of
which Dennis kearney, the Californian.
has appointed himself the champion, they
certainly must be very highly disguised
with the whole affair when they read his
crazy, blasphemous speeches. The follow
ing are q few expressions culled from his
recent speech in Philadelphia. He does
not use very bad English, but his language
is undeniably bad.
SpeakiDgef his visit to Washington. he
said he was compelled to speak two hours
In damp atmosphere in consequence of
the viliainous attempt TO prevent him
speaking ca the steps of the Capitol by the
flunkies of the people.." Then his voice
| grew more rapid, his arms moved as il in.
time to the lively music within the build
| ing where he was speaking. and from time.
to time he burst into spleadid spasms of
vigorous vulgarity. : He denounced the.
| rthieving vampires who had fattened on
the workngman. Nor did he forget the
press, upon which he is accustomed to
lavish the choicest gems Of his vocabulary
He described it as q .deprayed, cor
rupt, polluted machine, SO fresh from. the
furnaces of hell that it scorched every
great movement for liberty. Said he
| They will be all sweptinto he'll, where
they belong" Continuing he said, we
will tear the masks from these tyrants, and
you will find that they are hogs possessed
with devils and we viii drive them into
the sea. " You men must not be afraid Of
your lives, but must be prepared to sacri-
fee them, if necessary, for liberty. You
must not even fear the devil, bat if he
meet you aud try to prevent this great up
rising, / say split him 10 twol''8 rain15 .
! we have democratic thieves, repubh-
lrobbeTs, classical consump tiyes, legal pi-
rates, and you, Workingmea, have been
fooled tor the past ninety-nine years by a
band of eloquent bummers, elegant blood
suckers" And again he launched ihto
one of his general denunciations against
railroad robbers, heil-born thieves in jai
and out Of Jail, chartered frauds, monar-
Ichists and iiunkies. And again he alludeI
to them as "crop-eared rascals. predes
tined subjects of the devil and celonists of BIZ
realm internal, gangs OF cut throats, shiny
| imps of hell, etc, Al last he said =
can't close without q reference to th,
e noneyed, leprous, long -tdiled almond eye,
e IYdraSites that iufest the state of Califor
, mia. !" Then he told how seven lepers ha,
ibeen found in three houses in California
and one of these he went on, was engages
? in ironing the underlinen Of some fashi.sc
r nable young lady. and be elaborated Q
/ this theme 10 manner ren1gnant to a
deceuay But he preceded, II tell 90
! that If they do not leaoe at oar biddisl
: zoe soiI block up the Golden Gate of Su
Il Francisco 10Th their fostering cGrcdses an
fUthe creUices scath the thieves that br0ug
- tltess to this country"
n Now, wa believe in free speech, but III
lin free lunatics. No man of common sen
can for moment doubt that KearBey is
lunatic of the worst order. The sooner
isout of the way the better it will be for Il
country, his party, and the workingm'
(which term Includes nine-tenths OF Il
adults 10 the couutry = DiT5n Sun.