The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-01
Political Points.

Senator Plumb's donation of $50 to the
coored refugees isn't half as generous as
Senator Ingalls, proposition to roll $780,
900 barrel out of the United States Treas
ury.-KanSas Times.
Partisan, packed juries in Federal
courts, the republicans, with the exception
OF Judge Kelley, declare shall be retained
and authorized by flaw This will not be
forgotten 10 1880. -COurier-JOundl
There is some ground, after all, for the
charge that the conduct of the Democratic
party just now is Revolutionary. 1t is
exactly in harmony with the Declaration of
Independence revolutionary document.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Senator Conkling made q speech 10 the
Senate yesterday on the wrong side of a
question involving fundamental principles
But the voice that rang through the
Senate chamber was not the voice Of New
\ ok There need be no mistake on that
point. New York is for civil liberty and
local sel,-gOvernmeDt. New York is for a
tree DaIIot-box, New York wants no
Federal bayODets at her polls 10 keep the
peace. She is fully competent to attend
to that duty herself No, the voice heard
yesterday was not the voice of New ork.
Non York Sun.
Baine's remarks few days since, to the
effect that there was no danger of military
despOtlsm at present, on account of the
smallness Of the army, shows coDclusively
that the Democracy are waglDg their bat
tie alone for the sake of the great principle
involved in the contest, while the recolIec-
ton of what Grant has done, and what any
nth ar Oh naa ii Il l..
may do should arouse the indignation Of
all true patriots against the radical party,
which thus openly seeks to overawe Amer
lean treemen with United States bayonets
This will be the great issue between the
two parties when they make their appeal
to the country In 1880 Savannah NeuUs.
There are several other patriots who
would not refuse to accept the nomination,
among whom are Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Conk
ling, and MIR. Washburne, and there is
another who would not need much urging
to take it, to-wit: Mr.. Sherman, the War
wick of the Hayes administration. In fact,
If ever gentleman appeared to be in train
ing for Presidential race, Honest John
Sherman appears to be. Like Mr. Tllden,
he is quiet worker, and a most effective
one; and even should the friends of Gen
eral Grant get up very loud hurrah in
his favor, there is still u possibility that
when the day and hour approach they
will find the extinguisher of the 5-20's a
very formidable opponent.--Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The same line of action that was adopt
to make Mr.. Hayes tolerable to the people
is 10 be adopted to make Grant popular as
Presidential candidate, viz, a series of
public demonstrations on his landing on
the shores of the United States. 1t is q
characteristic OF humanity that under the
impetus OF excitement they will applaud
OBJECTS that they absolutely despise in
their cooler moments. That this charac.
terlstlc Is to be made use of by the ad
Vocates OF strong government" the ex.
ueuslVe preparations being made for the
reception OF the Bull Dog Of the PENN.
sula clearly defines. Men of prominanc,
are, Dy their very prominence. in mani
gases compelled to take part in these na-
Lorma ei against their better iudeemen
y ana the momentum which their mama,