The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-10
KELLY's CONDEMNATION BY
THE DEMOCRACY.
Principle and Plumber.
[From the Mohile Reaister-pem. n,r.r

From the Mobile Register-Dem. organ.
The defeat of the democracy must be |
laid at the door of Mr.. J ohm Kelly and |
Tammany Hall. Ii appears to us that |
the democratic political leaders of New |
York care nothing for the interests of the |
country SO long as they can retain control |
of the plumber of the city. They have as
certsinly and as effectively sold General |
Hancock to the enemy as the brothers of
Joseph sold him to tho Egyptians. They |
made the worst possible nominations for !
mayor and judge of the superior court, |
and TO secure the success of their uupopu-
lar candidates they traded away the |
chances of Hancock and the security and |
peace of the entire country,
PIG HEADED AND SELFISH.
FromIthe Harrisburg (Pa.) Pa riot-)Dem organ.
The New York Herald and New York
Sun lay all the blame for the defeat of
General Hancock on John Kelly. We
agree with those journals that Mr.. Kelly
is wholly unfit for the management of a
political canvass. He is a selfish, pig
headed, overbearing fellow, and lacks
witha tho foresight necessary to carry out
his plans.
MAKING MERCHANDISE OF POLITICS.
From the Boston POST Dem organ)
Say or think what NJ an may. Mr.. Tilden
was the man of all others who had the
elements of power and leadership. end
when he was stabbed last year by the
defeat of Governor Robinson a blow was
struck the force of which every intelligent
democrat now feels. New York, which is
proved to have been the pivotal state, from
| that hour was committed to the hands of
men who make q merchandise of politics,
the democratic party lost its strongest
weapon against the Republicans, and
practically condoned the great crime per
petrated against our elective system. The
national conscience was shocked at the
time the crime was committed, and every
honest democrat felt, when Mr. rilden
was struck down. that IL was a personal
! wrong to himself. Whan Mr. Kelly and
bis associates followed up the Republican
blow by declaring open war against Mr..
Tilden they robbed US ef the party's
legitimate leader and the country's tben
| best hope.
PUT HIM OUT.
From the Hudson County Democrat-Dem. organ.
We have met the enemy and by the
perfidy Of John Kelly we are theirs.
Is New York has indeed proved the
pivotal State, aud it was again lost to the
democracy by Judas Kelly, the Benedict
Arnold vi the Democratic party.
For the last SIX weeks the entire country
has beeu scaudaljzcd by the shameless and
disgusting bargaiOing Of the Kelly gang
with the Irving Hail crowd for the spoils
of Office. That degrading exhibition in
itself has lost Us thousands of votes 10 all
the Estates. But not satisfied with the
mischief he wrought in that respect Kelly
ut the last moment, iUjeots religion into
the canvass by foisting upon the party the
nomination OF Mir. Grace FOR Mayor. 1t is
exceedingly unfortunate that religion
should prove a barrier to a mans candida
cy, yet Mr.. Kelly knew that bias to exist,
and knew that he was eopsrdizing Mr..
aancoc&'s election by the course he was
I pursuing. Instead Of doing all 10 his
, power TO aid Hancock as he had solemuly
pledged, he prostituted that really spen-
did nomination to aid in slecting man for
Mayor who under ordinary circumstances
T would have been defeated by 80, coo votes.
He has used the nomination of General
Hancock to retain bis hold on the patron
age of New York city. which is much
greater than that Of the President of the
United States. lie has sold out the IA
tiooa Democracy to elect Mayor Grace.
Ii the leaders Of the Democracy
are again base enough to tolerate that
fellow in any of their councils they deserve
the contempt OF every well thinking man.
4
, us out.
LET HIM GO BACK TO HIS TRADR
From the Flushing Jsurnal-Dem. organ.
What pity it is that Mr.. Kelley had
not remained in the honest calling he
followed thirty years ago. that of setting
I CRATES. How much better and happier a
ian he would have been. See the depth
to which he has fallen, through his ambi-
ton to be Sachem of Tamnanv Hall.
! What lesson it is to every young aspirant
= for political leadership. Better be toad
! and feed upon the vapors of dungeon.
q STRONG PREsUMPTIvE EVIDENCE.
From the Port Jeryis GaEette-Dem. organ.
Charges are openly made that John
Kelley sold out the Democracy of this
] state IN order to secure the election OF Mr..
Grace as mayor OF New Iurk. We hope
this is not so. but the weight Of evidence
] is strongly in favor of the charge. There
: certainly was dirty work among the Demo
| Gratis of New York city,
0 HE DID 1T.
D From the Willimantic (Conn Chronicle
ergan.
The result of the election is due, in our
opinion, to the course which has been
pursued toward John Kelley of New York
, He has dictated to the whole Democratic
/.
and the result is now before US.
THE DEMOCRATIC JUDAS.
From the Glegs Falls T1mes-Den. orga 1
John Kelly ia either the creates. poll
tical criminal or the sGreatest political
mailman of the age He killed Lucius
Robinson, the most reputable Democrat
in the state. John Kelly killed Samuel
J. Tilden, the democrat who has never
failed to carry this state for his party.
who carried the country in 1876 by a
large popular majority and by clear
majority cf the electoral vote if hey
could have been counted in the constitu-
tionaI manner. Now. after all the rest
John Kelly has killed General Hancock
brave Hancock, one of the purest and
best candidates the democratic party ever
had. Kelly killed him with his little
Tammany Ratchet, which too indulgent
party has too long allowed 10 remain In
the hands Of this political madman' or
criminal. Kelly lost to Hancock in New
York city alone $4,000 votes, which he
woulda have had had the democratic
party held its own, That was the price
| he paid for cleoting his private Mayor by
about three thousand votes. Thus Kelly
| killed Hancock, not only discouraging
| n O uaonFntH in az her staten that tho dame.