The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Chicago Times says: s'The tariff
question is in politics to stay, and the uD
shot of free and intelligent discussion vii
be tariff for revenue only"
The Omaha Herald says: The com
ing Senator from Nevada, Col James Ct
Fair, is an Irishman and about forty eigh
years old. AS boy he lived in Illinois
and at the age of eighteen removed to Cal
ifornia. He began his successful life a
superintendent OF mines. He is a man o
vast wealth, and oTns hundred acres 0
ground in and around San Francisco"
Judge Trumbull, in speaking of thu
means used by the Republicans in the late
election, says: ''The contest of the future
will be between the aggregated wealth OF
the country on one side and the people Oh
the other. There ia no hope of over
throwing the Republican parry until that
is made the issue. And by the aggregat-
ed wealth l mean the corporations, the
national banks, the tariff, and all that fav.
ors the moneyed power"
The New Orleans Pscuyune closes an
article on national politics as follows:
1.-The Republican party has fed itself upon
the opposition of the south, but now it
must change its diet. It has elected q
president and recovered control of the
federal house of representatives. The
policy OF the government is in its hands,
and it must stand hereafter upon its OVID
merits, and no longer apologize for it's
existence upon the plea that il is a shield
against the attacks of the solid south We
repeat that the solid south has gone out Of
national politics, and We are very coB6
dent that departure will embarrass the
Republican party far more than it will the
opposite organization"
The New York ECenino Post save:
Should the forthcoming report OF the
general of the army prove his last and it
Is confidently announced from Wash.
ington that Gen. Sherman has determined
To go upon the retired list next SPRING
1t will give to both Gen. Sheridan
and Gen. Hancock a step upward 10
military position if not in nominal rank
The title Of General was conferred spec
tally upon Gen, Sherman, aud thus does
not pass to d successor; but, in the event
OF his retirement, which the law enables
him to do on the completion of thirty
years service, Gen. Sheridan will take
command of the army at Washington, and
Gen. Hancock by esta blished custom. will
succeed at Chicago to the important post
now filed by Gen, Sheridan. The. country
will be 10th to lose from its active service
the distinguished officer DOW at the head
of lis army; but it will be glad TO see any
possible additional honor open TO the
gallant soldier who by no means loses his
place in the hearts of his countrymen be-
cause of his defeat in a political election
They well know that this was Gen. Han.
cocks first and only defeat and that it was
through no fauls of his own"
The Milwaukee Ne,cs hits the nail
squarely on the head in this paragraph:
The Democratic party will not disband-|
the country needsit. No party could take
lie place at this time. With the party
Glsbanded, its members would, without
leaders, be impotent to cope with the
party In power. The dav is
coming when the Democrats will sween
the country. Tuesdays result has post.
poned it four. perhaps eight years. but
one thing is certain. the Democratic party
VIII obtain control of the Government. or
the country will become monarchy. Let