The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-27
ld. Illinois. Wednesday,. October 27. 1880.


where the hairs short. But perhaps i
: knows certain duffer who's goin' around
to ballot box on the I'd of next month
an he's agoin' to stuff in vote for
H-a-n-c k, with regular Kilkenny
whoOp that'll make them poor buns up 10
the Office dizzy with unhappiness
The next driver was of mild and phi
losophical temperament. He said
"Why, I'll tell you, SIR how look at
it. [ have got to work sixteen hours a
day to support my family. and m quite
sure my labor will not be lessened or in
creased one way or another mot even if
this here. what's bis name-Spinner2 no.
| Weaver-gets in. The starter up to the
stables is named Miller, and he is a prom.
| inent member of that Republican club in
Fifty~ninth street which is working so
hard for their party, and SO when he called
me in the other day, aud began to put
everything do@n in a big book. | thought
I'd better say my vote was tor Garfield,
though | hate to be driv.
Then came a jolly, d-faced, hearty
map, who held the reins like veteran
and took great pride in bis team, which he
said was the best on the line.
$50 you'll! have to vote for Garfield "
Yes. Old Gar will get my vote this
time, but his party never had it before
and, if I'm so placed as to use my privil.
eges, it never will again. What's your
opinion. now, of certain company which
will only pay you starvation wages and
then seek to influence your yote2'
L consider such company Internally
low minded"
Right you are. Them's my sentiments
and that's exactly what this company,
with the President at its head, is doing;
and | amt learned man, hut | know
that the Constitution is agin it. aud |
claim that it's an outrage"
The last one talked to was square out
and-out Democrat of the vigorous school of
politics:
He seq to me. SCI he. Where was you
bornP None of your d-n business,
SCI L. How do you votc?' sez he. Fur
Hancock and English. sez I. If l loose
ne job an me head to boot, an he put
me down as Democratic, which | was and
always will be-"
Starter Miller, who has held his position
for six successive years, had charge of the |
arrangements for examining the men 10 |
regard to their politics, He is an ardent
Republican. and we'll known among up.
town politicians. He WAS very courteous
to the reporter when he called On him |
yesterday, He fully admitted that the
men were ali ex mined and the |
results of the examination writ
ten down On list opposite their names,
but said that of course. DO intimidation
was used When a zed why the list was
prepared If not to e.iu Republican votes,
he answered that he was a subordinate
and simply did as be was bidden but he
thought the list was intended to gct men
to register as il not pretty late 10
the day to be.in to urge men to register?"
We'll. perhaps So" Did he object 10
stating who ordered him to prepare the
list and uuestions?" lie was sorry to be
disobiging, but it was impossible for him
to divulge the name.
My man, said the reporter to a hos
tier, can you show me where superintend-
ent Bdgood lives?"
Right at the end Of the stables there,
AZ West FortY-third stree; but he's a reg
ular snooser. You'd better look out for
him. We call him the terrier
When the reporter rang the bell, the |
door opened suddenly and Mr.. Bidgood |
stood with his body wedged in the apar-
ture.
What do you wantf"
lis it true that you ordered that politi-
cal list to De filed In your Office"
None of your business"
Then I'm to say you denied ii"
Young man you say that l know moth
ing about the paper you speak of. Say |
that never heard OF it. And that, 1 re-
peat. | never heard of its existence, and if |
you say anything else than anything else |
than that, or more than that, mind you |
I'll come down to the San aud blast the |
life out ofyou.
Ra-ot