The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-25
How r.seoas,y the Nationals Cali for

Help.
The Organ thinks the Lee county DEM
ocracy did just the thing by declining to
nominate county ticket. and then says
1T will thus be seen that the Democrats
of Lee have sensibly left the contest for
treasurer between the Nationals and the
Republicans. They ought to do the same
in Rock Island county" How does the
editor of the Organ know that they have
left the contest between the Republicans
and Nationals? When a party fails to
nominate. the members of that party feel
free to vote as they please, and will no
doubt do SO in Lee county. AS to the
suggestion relative to this county-the only
person to blame for there not being but
one candidate against the Republicans is
j. B. Danforth. of the Rock Islander. who
himself sorote. offered and had adopted a
resolution as follows:
While we invite ell Democrats and Re-
publicans to vote for our candidates. we
are opposed to any coalition or fusion or
trades with any other party.
Here you have it. An emphatic declar-
alton against coalition or fusion with any
other party. In other words the Nation
ais are willing Democrats should do
the voting for National candidates. but
they must also become Nationals
to do so. The Democracy, according to
the plan proposed by j. B. Danforth must
surrender it's organization. sink its princl,
ples-disband in fact-for what7 Why
for the purpose of electing the National
nominees and keeping alive the greenback
Organ. That is the long and the shor.
OF it-and if the Organ. expects Democrats
will ever consent to sink their identity te
the extent proposed by j. B. Danforth
the fond hope may as we'll be dispelled
There is not in Rock Island county to-day
a more bitter enemy of Democrats and tbs
Democratic party organization than ths
editor of the national Organ. Democrats
may be defeated but honorable defeat were
better than dishonorable victory. The De
mocrats will never surrender their organi
cation and principles-not hardly ever
but never! The national party is tail t,
the Republican kite Wilson the nomine,
for treasurer Is Republican and never
was anything aelse. The editor ct thi
Organ knows that there is not the ghos
of chance for electing Wilson; he knows
further SHAT the national party helps {,
keep Democracy in the minority and ye
ia the face of all these fact,
has the cheek to ask Democrats L
vote for his chosen tQols. Scotch Taylor
will be candidate until the last vote j,
polled. He will not be bullied or bull
dozed off the track. bysdisappointed politi
cal parasites, either. and he will get every
Democratic vote in this county, and a good
many Republican and national votes, too
from that class who are always ready &c
vote for a man OF strict integrity and un-
swerying honesty. The Nationals went
into the contest with great flourish oil
trumpets, hoping to scare the Democrats
out of holding a. convention-in fact the
idea was ridiculed that the Democrat
could get up convention. The resolution
offered by Danforth against fusion was a
piece of bluff game" which has rebound
ed. Tue Democrats held their convention.
1t was a we'll attended convention,
too, composed of the best men in
the county. That convention nominated
Scotch Taylor for TREASURER and John
Flanagan for coroner. The nominees both
accepted the nominations-and for the
benefit of those disappointed mortals 10
the national party of Democrat" ante
cedents-we desire to say that the reg
ular nominees of the Democratic conven-
ton will be supported by every Democrat
10 the county. Democrats do not easily
scare, aud are not at all alarmed at the
spasDodic appeals for help which come
from the Orgas and its office holding
itch" supporters. The Democratic oandi-
dates are on the track to stay. Put this
in your pipe and smoke it.