The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27
PoLrrrcA1 POINTS.

OctumWe Den10cF0t.--W hifeaker 94f6
will grow out again. bat Blaine's heart =
Ottumwa Dessocvat.--And now let Re-
publican editors generally follow Whitta-
ker's example-whittls down their earsl
Council Bluffs Glo6e.-Minuesota is
windy Window FIRST, and j. G. Blaine
Isecond. Grant gets one lone delegate
from tho State. He's probably fresh from
the penitentiary.
Portland Argus. - The papers are trying
| to guess what Hayes thoughts were as he
stood at the tomb Of Washington last
Saturday. Perhaps this was uppermost
In his mind: IA is better to be O hive ass
than dead lion"
| Omaha Herald. Window is the ia
vorite son" of Minnesota for the moment.
Window is the man who wants to colonize
the southern negroes 10 every part .os the
North except Minnesota. and have white
people taxed to support them. ze
/ Washington Post Col. Fred Hecker of
|. Illinois, denounces q paragraph in the st.
Louis Times concerning himself as hollow
care fg for the both of those Demoora-
tic chatter boxes and CHATTER oxen" The
redundancy of mixed metaphor that q
German Republican statesman picks mp
90 an Iiiineis prairie is enough to appal
the stoutest heart.
Dubuque Herald. The Methodists ut
Cincinnati did not tackle kindly to brother
Newman for bishop or anything else,
netwishstanding he had basked SO much
In ducal favor. He got 81 votes for bishop
out of $50 on the first ballot, So on the
second, and "a on the third and last
Then the brother ran for missiophry
secretary, aud was beaten; after which he
ran for secretary of the church extension
society and was beaten again.
Col. Ingersoli remarks in a political
interview that the Democrats have about
an even chance of eleetiDg the next Presi-
dent, and, if they succeed" he says. Il
want them to haye such an administration
that will forever take il out of the mouth
of nybody sfterward to say that the coun-
try is not equally safe in the hands Of sith-
er party. / really hope that the Democratic
nominee will be bestiman in the party" Bob
lngersoll is Blaine man. but believes the
be the next President.
F Jane iSaoissheEns IN the Iadependent
Is is beyond dispute that Grant sold his
Washington residence. the gift of loyar
people, to one man, signed the articles OF
agreement. aHd received 81 1000 10 pay
ment: and then, while this article stood
on record. sold it again 60 a higher bidder.
and sought to win the owners acquies-
cence by rendering him the patronage of
the District OF Columbia. Will it be snfi-
Client defense that he cleared $25 900 by
the operation, and that the rebel ladies of
Washington protested against having "a
Yankee Abolitlonist preside in the Doug
lass mansion"
Washington Press (Rep. l-It is given
out that "a grand display of oratory"1
may be expected at the Chicago conVen~
ton. Turkey COOLER Conkling is to
climb the Grant rainbow and shower
down oratorical stars and Chinese fire.
works. Gen. Garfield is to put the
eulogp on John Sherman's white. cold
tombstone. Somebody not known will
pull down Judge Edmund's vest, An un-I
known will wipe off Senator WINDOWS
chin. No one knows who will stick a
plume in Knights Blaine's .hemlet. but
ONE body will. And perhaps some one
sill vouch for Washburne.
Des Moincs Leader.-The Iowa State
Press makes sensible point on those
Democrats swho are Inclined to oppose
Tiiden because Republicans fad fault
with him. Tilden may not be the best
candidate, but 1t IS not because he has
a bad record. 1t is tie easiest thing in the
world to find anything you choose TO look
for in the ceanest record. There are
certainly nos wanting inducements toll
blacken Mr.. Tiiden's record If any other
Democrat were likely to be nominated he
would be found to be quite
as big scouadrel as TiIden
We do not know who the nom
inee will be, but rest assured he will be
a very bad man-either traitor or per-
jurer. or a bride .taker, or swindler or
all combined