The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

lcGuC al CAlTA!
Regular drill in uniform Of the Rod
man Rifles to night.
Not even Stafford, the locomotive"
of the party, could pull through.
Gen. Shields has been placed on the
retired list with the pay oflBrigadier Gen
eral.
The Third ward tWoodruff's) gives
Reynolds l69 majority, This is rough on
the colonel %
There are in this country 81 ,955 miles
of railroads. 5273 per cent, of the total
mileage is in the western states.
Minnesota Senate has passed a bill
appropriating $500 to defend the suits
being brought by the Drive Well swind-
lers against her citizens.
Put up the same old ticket, said
Bill bunker and bis Organ and we can
saoeep the city," The same old ticket was
put up and it didn't sweep worth a cent.
The beacon light which has illuninat-
ed the national headquarters for the last
two nights. did not flicker last evening. 1t
was as silent as the tramps around the sane
tum Ct the Organ.
Democrats in the second ward can
now see the way it works when they throw
away their votes on a third party candi-
date. By voting for Strahle they elected
republican to the council
MIR. Jones candidacy for;the collector
ship defeated Morris Stafford, the nation
al. What does the Union think of the
bargain it talked SO glibly about? Some
how the Union does not know any more
about politics than the law allows.
Any man who could accept nomina-
ton at the citizens meeting last year and
be honorably elected, aud this year sneak
into the National party just because he
imagined the chances for securing an Of
fee were little better in that party is un-
worthy to receive the votes of any respec-
table party.
| The National aldermen in the council
last year arc beginning to see that the
Organ cast very serious reflection upon
them by charging extravaganza upon
Mayor Reynolds administration in view Of
the fact that every expenditure was made
by vote Of the council. 1t was an insult
to their integrity aud honesty and slur
upon their intelligence.
The greatest victory for Reynolds
yesterday was the vote in the Fifth Ward.
This Ward is the hot bed of nationalism,
and last year gave a majority Of 70 fol
Woodruff. THIS year Reynolds carried il
by three majority. This revolution in sen.
timent indicates more clearly than from
any other comparison that the nationa
party in this city is dead.
The Union mourns over the defeat Of
| AID, Warnock in the Fifth ward Its in
competency and partizan zeai--in fact tht
entire course of the Union since discussion
of the election commenced, is the prime
cause of Aid. Warnock's defeat. It's actor
is regretted by the best men in the party
especially as Mr. Warnock has made /;
good Alderman, AID by his defeat repre-
sentative of the worst element IN thu
ward and in the city is seated in the coun
Gil. 1t is to be hoped that Mr. Warrel
will shoV himself superior to a large ma
Ijority of those who worked fer him at tn
polls, many Of them being The worst hood
lums in the city,
In showing up the inconsistency of thu
Organ in abusing Mayor Reynolds thi:
year and importuniDg him 10 be the Com
: munists' candidate for mayor last year
THE ARGUS inadvertently said the Organ
2 grinder had used Mr.. Ben. Harper as
tool to induce Mr.. Reynolds to accept
Since that publication we have examine,
the citizens petition circulated last year
for 3 citizens meeting, and find MI
Harper's BaAe among the signers
Of course be could not haze desire
him to become a candidate Of th
Communists party. Any one at all &C
quainted with Mr Harper knows that Il
such hypocrie could use him as a tool
THE AEdUs intended to convey the ide
that the Organ had tried to secure III
good Offices of Mr.. Hgrpes, who vas par
ticular friend Of Mr.. Reynolds, to obtain
candidate Of respectable qualifications i
the place of one whose ambition rises onl
10 the dignity of pulling rope up an
down every time railroad train passes.
That new slate" is broken. Tn
chosen few who felt secure in the hope 0
reward are cast down with grief. TIL
prospective marshal, is such in his min
only Philip Siemon need cot worry owe
tie condition Of the bridges. Fisher will
rot be required to look after the scales
The accomplished Atwood will not b
called upon to solve legal problems for tn
city Burt Hodgson can still pursue tn
even tenor OF his way at the pillow shops, with
cut worrying over the duties of city clerk
4. w. Boyuton, can pedestrianize as usua
: but as street commissioner" bis service
viii not be required by the city. 1t want
no sinecural dependents. The Organ
who has been induIging fond dreams 0
executive patronage, and wondering how
it would sound to be styled tie "officia
organ Of the city" will have to be conten
with copying editorials from tue LisI
World and sending out frantic appeals tt
help The cause. Truly, in the Language
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