The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-23

An xnfamous Calumny ON Hon. John
II. oberiy.

outright whenever necessary for partisan
effect. The misrepresentation OF the
Democratic party make no impression With
anyone-5scause they are received for
what they are worth-nothing, The people
know that the opinions of q blinded parti-
san such as presides over the political
columns Of the Union, are of no eonse-
quence. and the utterances Of the wouidbs
leader of the Republican party are meas
ured as the illusions of political biRot.
and thus the effect is destroyed. We do
not care what the Union says about the
procession of Tuesday eveDiDg-it is not
to be expected that fair account can be
given by the Union, but when the editor
of that paper SO far torgets himself as to
stoop to deliberate falsehood 10 order to
crafty personal malice. he is open to CEN
sure. and need not complain if his outrage
ously false attack on Hon. John ILL., Oberly
calls forth severe condemnation. In
summing up an article replate with false
assertions. the Union says
I'VE mentioned that Mr.. John II.
Oberly was the principal speaker and that
the procession was such long time get
ting around town that he did not com =
mence speaking till 10 O'Clock; but we
did not mention the fact that this Demo
cratic orator was drinking heavily all day
and had to be put TO bed at O'Clock to
sleep off his potations, nor that after he
got through be had crowd OF hilarious
associates In his room IN the Rock Island
House. making SO IL UGH noise that the
occupants of the room above and The
rooms on either side could not sleep, and
two of them com planned to the night clerk
Yet. notwithst nding this gracious
charity, we find ourselves accused of big
otry and partnership.
There is not q particle Of truth 10 the
above-to put it in hard old Saxon and in
nouuce the charges against J phn H Oberly
in the above article WnQualJiedly false.
malicious and untrue an every respect!
Hon. Jobo II. Oberly arrived here at 6
A. M. on Tuesday. having tsken an early
train. He was met at the depot by MIR.
j. Fl. Yore and Mr.. j. R. Johnston. He
was sober then; he went to the Rock Island
House. He was perfectly sober-he was
not drank He slept for three hours, was
sober when be went TO bed. He arose at
o'clock and was still sober. He ate his
breakfast, was sober when be sat down to
eat, and sober when he left she table. He
then visited with some of our business
men. and at 1000 o'clock went to Moline.
accompanied by Major Fl, @. Connolly,
He was perfectly sober when be
got intothe buggy. He arrive d
in Moline and was sober when
be arrived. BE went to Deere 4 Co.. and
in company with Mr. Lucius Wells. of
Deere & Co.. and Major Connolly, was
taken through the shops and introduced
to the men. He was sober at the time
Mr.. Wells and Major Connolly began the
tour of the Deere pillow works and was
sober when he had finished the rounds.
He visited others 10 Moline, in company
with Major Fl. @. Connolly and was sober
all the time. He returned to Rock Island
and was shaved at Schmidt Il Sons barber
shop-Major Oopneily being with him; be
was sober then-this was up to 1890
O'Clock After this. in company with
Major Connolly and others. be went to Mrs.
Lucy Buford's residence and as the CUES:
of Mr.. B. D. Buford took dinner with the
family. He was sober at the time be
went there, and sober after he had left
al A. Al n he ~ ha aIS
ial rooms of THE ARGUS in company with
four or Eve gentlemen and was sober
then. He afterwards visited several bus
mess men--we believe Col Danforth's Office
he and that gentleman being old friends.
He was sober then and sober when be left
there. at O'Clock or later, perhaps
5 80, Mr.. Oberly went to the residence of
Mr.. james N. Buford. cashier of the
tea with the family. He was sober when
he vent there and sober after tea was
over. He stayed at Mr.. Buford's during
the evening until the procession passed.
many ladies being present, and was sober
ell the time. After the procession passed
he. in company with james M. Buford.
Major Connolly. j. H. Yore and others,
vent to Court House Square, and at $50
P. M commenced bis speech. lasting
nearly two hours. He was s0bsr when he
his speech and sober when ne
concluded. When the meeting was over
be went to the Rock Island House, aud
there an informal reception was held to
afford some Democrats who were present
an opportunity 10 tsIk with him on the
political outlook 10 Illinois, This was
probably 1890 O'Clock and then he
had dish of oysters. and came back
to the hotel and went TO his
room. He was sober when the recep ton
sober when il ended. and sober
when he west ts his room.
He got up in the morning. at 500 O'Clock
md ate breakfast at the Rock Island
House. and be was sober when he eat
lovp to cat, and sober when he finished,
After breakfast, in company with j. &.
Johnston and others he went TO the Mer.
Ter County r. r, depot and took the train
or Reynolds. there to 60 by buggy to
Aledo. and he was sober when he left on
The train.
Thus we have followed Mr.. Oberly from