The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-04
POLITICAL CLIPPINGS.

Atlanta Constitution. (Dem.)
Beecher says the credit of what he ha;
accomplished is due to his wife. Well
now. by George isn't this rather an un-
demanded method of attack
Philadelphia Times Und.)
Isn't it about time that Senator Cameron
would get some one county to instruct for
Grant, merely for the sake of reference
when the convention meets?
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep.)
Sherman's bread and-butter brigade il
making a great deal of noise, but shas not
effected much. The people take no stock
in the candidacy of Mr.. Sherman. and In
the Chicago Convention his own State will
be divided.
Springfield Republican Qnd)
Bayard's excellent speech on the fnan-
cial question would haveSmore weight If
there was the slightest probability of its
sound principles appearing in the next
Democratic platform, or, for ethat matter.
in the Republican national platform either.
Washington Post (Dem).
The same day that Indian Commissioner
Hayt was discharged, MIR. Hayes should
have sent into the senate the fragrant
name of j. Madison wells for something
or other. ln that way the etc rnal unities
could have been preserved.
Atlanta Constitution (Dem.)
Gail. have / bribed anybody during
the last hour2" inquired Mr. Blaine, re-
covering from one of his most sympathetic
fits. No, James," Gail responded. with
sweet civil service reform sigh, nobody
at ALL "Then," said Mr.. Blaine, the
insinuaiion is base charge, and the char
ger is double dyed lie. Hand me down
nv rusty claim more!" This shows why
and where there is war 10 Maine.
Utica IN. r Observer.
Mr.. Hayes is afraid that the house RESI-
olution, granting the use of Representative
Hall to ParneIl for his Washington meet
ing, will tring Mr.. Evarts government
into trouble with Great Breat Britain. He
does not wish it understood that his ad :
ministration favors the Parneli moveme nt.
Mr.. Hayes draws another mans salary of
$50, 900 and puts by $40, 900 of 1t annual.
ly. In his case easy got. easy gone," is
misappEed, for he has not given one cent
of his i'll gotten wealth to help the starving
peasaniry of Ireland. Uuder the circum-
stances what he or bis associates think of
the Parncll movement is of mighty small
consequences
Indianapolis Sentinel (Dem)
The rascals who are engaged in import
ing black paupers into Indiana for the
purpose of voting the Republican ticket
will probably spfead that they ere not in
porting them with tbs intention Of max
ing them a charge upon any county. But
the fact is, these kidnapping rascals and
their aiders and abettors know that the
negroes they are importing are absolutely
paupers. They have to be brought to the
State by contribution. They have no
money, no food, no clothing no beds lor
bedding. 30 furniture, no shelter. They
are at the mercy of such charities as the
people may see proper to bestow. aud the
people have all they can do TO aid those
who are destitute and who " ere 10 the
State before the black stream of pauper-
ism commenced flowing from the South.
These miscreants who are bringing the
negroes to Indiana and their pals who
are belning On the detestable business
should ct ONCE be arrested and made to
suffer.