The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-29
POLITICAL CLIPPINGS.
Wise to make the Issue.
New York Herald.l

&1Ss%Ss
New York Hersld.)
After all it seems the democrats were
wise in trying to make troops at the polls
the predominant issue. for what General
Ewing says on that topic. as well as on the
efforts of the democrats in Congress to
economic the. public expenditures, is
strong and effective.
NY. Tribune (Rep.)
The Republican party can win in New
York nextlfall, but if itidoes it will be by the
skin of its teeth as it were-and its eye
teeth at that.
Oils. State Register)
A large number of ex.army contractors
and some eloquent bounty Jumpers are
going into Ohio to speak 10 behalf OF
Suffer Foster, the republican candidate
for governor.
ATLANTA Constitution.)
THE Hon. Zachary Chandler is stall
wart in more respects than one, They say
he can hold the stopper of his demijohn
between the teeth and talk to 1000 people
This entities the old man to boom"
Cleveland Herald.
If the yellow fever is wise it will care
fully refrain from tackling the OkOona
man. He would think no more of break
ing every bone 10 Yellow j lack 8 body than
he would of dining off a fne plump Yankee
child.
New York Expressly
Attorney General Devens is so afraid
that people will think that he wrote one of
the Vetoes that he offers to produce the
Il - hat Iax
wrote them. This shows what he thinks
of the foolish things.
The Republican Game.
| Cincinnati Enquirer)
| Mr.. Thrall testified that he did MOI
consult any democrats as to the selection
of deputy marshals. He swore that there
were only three men in the world who knew
i who these guardians of the purity of cleo
tons WERE 1t was thus a secret republi
can electioneering force. He says tina
his affiliations were with the republican
party, and he selected the marshals in &C
cordance with his affiliations. He didn'
wish to consult with or for an,
other party. If he made democrat
deputy marshal it was by mistake. Fl
did not appoint the deputy marshals will
any reference to the wards in which the,
lived, hence they might not have bee
able to render any service in preventin
; illegal voting, not knowing the voters. Til
marshals wore hidden badges, and the,
went from one ward to another, as the
could be made useful to the republican
party
r The Difference.
/ [St. Louis Republican,
The Democrats now call him 'Citizer
:, Charles Foster. They evidently do nc
reflect that a United States citizen VIII
: has been true to his country is inestimabl
D more worthy of honor than brigadier ger
erals who have earned their titles by 6ght
ing against their country. "-PhtLddetpht
s Press.
o There is one thing, however, upon whic
n they evidently do reflect Republicans &
we'll as Democrats-that of two Unite
States citizens, both of whom have bee
: true to their country, the one who stage
at home during the war, enriching himse
It upon the public misfortunes, cannot we
= brag of his loyalty over another WI
y pushed himself to the front at the risk
o his life and sacrifice of his property, 1t
very possible that Mr.. Foster sold Il
9 government good article of bunting at
fair price. but it was Tom Ewing and q
Charley Foster who did the fighting for
: when the bunting was in danger.