The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-23
poLrr1cAL souNnrNas.


side itself in headlines and double loaded
dispatches about the reception of Grant at
San Francisco. There seems to be con-
test with the st, Louis Globe Democrat for
the organship.
CFrom the indianapolis Sentinel
Jim Tyner is comiug home to help set
up things" thus early in the approaching
state canvass, Jim is overrated. He is
not the man for the business. The fact is
that ever since Senator Morton's death the
Republican party has no head. 1t has
any quantity of the other end and some
middle ''stufin," but no brains no brains
From the Syracuse journal (Rep).l
Republicans must not count too much
upon Tammany's opposition to the Robin
SOP ticket, Remember that we Repubh-
cans have made out Tammany to be the
worst and most dangerous political infu'
ence in the country. The Democratic
resolve to put down Tawmany may attract
outside help to make the job sure one.
From the Boston Globe.l
| The advantage of free government Is
in this, that it gives every man chance
to rise to his true level. One of the most
prominent men at the Democratic conven
ton in Worcester was an lrishman. who
on his first day in America ate his dinner
on the state-house steps. and in 1901
was in the state-house as representative
of one of the chief cities of Massachusetts,
| From the Albany August
A private letter from a distinguished
Democrat of Missouri says. IF the cor
rupt bargain strikes the people of New
York as it appears to the citizens of other
states Gov. Robinson will be sustained by
an overwhelming majority. Democrats
and Republicans here are unanimous in
the sentiment that the courage and honesty
to pursue his duty regardless of Tammany
threats deserves the support of all honest
men," That's about the way it looks to
the people of New York as we'll as to the
people outside of New York.
From the Tuscola Cll) Review
Every State officer of Illinois was &
Union soldier. Journal.
, Will our esteemed neighber please in
form us in what regiment or on whose
: staff, Gov. Cullom, Lieut.. Gov, Shuman
Secretary Harlow, Auditor Needles an(
] Supt. of Public instruction Slade, served
in the Union army2 The fact is, instead
of every state officer of Illinois" being g:
! Union soldier" they were all stay -at-homt
] patriots, like the Republican candidate fo
o governor of Ohio, with the exception o
Gen. G Smith, state treasurer, and he wa
y only elected last fall,
u From the New York World.
The secretary Of the Republican genera
r committee, which meets every day in tn
4 Fifth Avenue hotel, pronounces the signer
Of the address of the young Republican
which the World published yesterday t
:, be "a set of nobodies." Probably the Sc
= cretary keeps a weighing chair at head
tquarters with scale and disk over it, b
which machine strength is tested. Anon
these "nobodies" are the well-known pub
}. Usher Mr. Putnam, the bankers Sistare an
J. Ely, Mr., Remsen, Mr.. Spencer, Mr.. Tall
- man, Mr. Minrath, Mr.. Harris and othe
respectable lawyers, and number of soil
{ and substantial manufacturers and mer
re chants and other business men. We d.
mot find Z any machinlsts, however
Z amongst the siGners.
From the Seneca County IN. " News
Hurrah-for the Democratic platforr
q with its rights, honest laws, hard none
4 and home rule, Hurrah-for the econom
It and reform that the Democratic party c
p the great state of New York advocates an
J. eminent, happiness and prosperity tina
will come, under the genuine Democrat
se rule
\. Hurrah-for the Democratic party tina
shows no favoritism, but treats the hig
and low, the rich and poor, the native an
D. naturalzed citizen with equal and exaC
to Justice to all Hurrah-for the live, pro
a gressive Democracy that grapples wit
! the present and boldly meets the necess
- ties and demands of the people; that wi
$ not waste its strength and energy in pay
as lug off old grudges and digging up til
feuds and strifes of dead and burie
40 pastl Hurrah-for the nomination of me
&c who dare practice what they preach!
ID Hurrah-for the convention that woul
n not be bulldozed by threatening gan
It. from New York city! Hurrah-for tt
n nomination of a governor who, withoU
fear or favor, dare do what is right, in n
OF moving dishonest. defiant, law breakiu
eft officials, whether they be in the Democrs
tie tic or the Republican party; who will M
"A wink at crime nor whiteWash blackene
characters! Hurrah-for Robinson an
at Potter and their associates on the Demt
er cratic ticket, and may they all be electe
by rousiDg big majority! Tiger!