The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
be noticed. or be of any moment or weight

be noticed, or be of any moment or weight
in the decision.
Another prominent Republican paper,
The Melrose MINI. Record, said:
1t there was any rebutting evidence to
clear mp these charges of bribery and init
midation made by Mr.. Donnelly it would
seem that man of the reputed shrewdness
Of Washburn would certainly produce il.
In the absence of such proof Washburne
must stand convicted of the charges made,
and the Republicans of this District will
be wise to honor some less aspiring and more
honorable candidate. 1t is time the peo-
pie were awakening to the importance of
indicating whom they would prefer to rep
resent them instead OF allowing any IN
prlncipled aspirant to buy his nomination
and secure his election by questionable
means and thus force them to vote tor the
nominee or lose the election.
The sAppleton tMinn.) Recorder Re-
publican) says
Minneapolis Republicans have been
very unfortunate in their selection OF
members of Congress-; none OF them have
redoupded to the credit of the people of
the Third Congressional District. The
notorious Bill King secured his election by
infamous ways and means. Now comes
Bill Washburn (bribe giver) who is likely
10 be expelled from his seat in Congress
for bribery and corruption. We would
suggest to -some of the immaculate
churches of the sawdust city to erect a
memorial window to the memory Of two
such worthy individuals"
The Fergus Fails Advocate Ind says:
I'VE, Of course, cannot tell what Con-
gress will do when the vote is taken, but
we do know this-that il wholesale bribery
is rebuked in this case, as it ought to be
and most probably will be, it will cleanse
the political atmosphere in the Third Con-
gressional District of Minnesota all polit
ical aspirants who have swindled all the
editors, or who have assisted IN the pas
sage of Pacific Mail subsidies, or cheated
the government By pine-land steals and
other nefarious methods will begin to
think that money obtained in that way will
not buy seat in Congress-.
Even the leading Republican organ of
the state of Minnesota, the st. Paul
Pioneer Press, said during the canvass:
1--WE know that some very dishonest men
have been managing Mr.. Washburn's cam
vass, and we know that they have immense
pecuniary interests at stake 10 his election
Interests so great that they could well
afford to spend tens of thousands of dol
lars to have a Congressman in Washing
ton whom they could rely on to protect
them from exposure, and from the appre-
hended necessity of being called upon TO
answer for the frauds they have committed
and by which they have profted. We
know that some of these men have been
the most active agents and friends of Mr.,
Washburn in the canvass which has been
going on for the past six or seven months
10 his interest"
We might fill columns with similar ex-
tracts, but these are sufficient to show
that Congress will be sustained in uDseat-
ing Wasnburn even By some of the Re-
publicaus of Minnesota.
Ga the other hand the Democratic
papers OF the State, With the exception OF
two corrupt sheets that always play into
the hands of the Republicans, are unani-
NOUS 10 demanding that W ashburn shall
GO out and Dom ely be seated.
Nashburne has set the Radical news
papers OF the country at work to create a
howl for the purpose Of intimidati0g the
Democrats on the committee aud 10 Con
gross. They are feeling all along the line
tor weak backs. and where they find them
they are manipulating them as usual. Ii
Washburne holds his seat by corrupt
means he should go out. and the country
will sustain the men who put him cut;
and it will hold to right accountability
every Democrat who barriers away the
rights of the party 10 the delusive hope
that he may secure few Radical votes
next fall, to send him back 10 Congress-
The Republicans condoDe every crime
com mitted 10 the name OF their party;
and they simply laugh 10 their sleeves at
the weak kDeed Democrats who are Ge-
ceived by their clam0rs into doing wrong.
The great need OF our age is backbone,
If the Democrats had had haif as much a.
the Radicals, have the administration to-
day would be Democratic. Everything is
lost by weakness, and nothing is so sue
cessful as sucess'