davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Competent judges estimate the damage at
sUo, 900, but surveys by builders and insur-
ance agents may reduce the loss considera-
bIy. Ehret's brewery is conspicuous from
the Harlem Flats and Hell Gate. 1t is one
of the best-appointed breweries in America,
ami
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

q More abjeet humiliation than that with
which the average stalwart editor bow
down before President Arthur would be hare
locomotive. This is as precisely true of th'
one that wants an office and it is worth
noting in this -eenneetien-that this class o.
stalwarts is rapidly increasing in numbers
daily receiving aceessIonsE from the lhai
breed ranks. enIf we are to believe all thu
enconiums that are now passed upon him
it makes one sad to think so great ane
good a man could have SO long existed un
der any other reputation, and one is in
clined to feel grateful to him for being
President so we can really understand how
truly noble he is Great are the virtues oil
the man who gives the offices. h+R4 eisi
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

6krtf of any Standing will ever be pub
1shed undef a republican administra-
xipnA AndStis one more argument in
favor of change whereby accounts OF
twenty=fonr years standing may be over
hauled and public theories furnished. That
there has. been enormous sfealings going
on in the public service is a known and
acknowledged fact, and the assumption is
warfaiaIed that half of the tale has not
been told ID Experience has already taught
us that reform within the republican party
is an impossfbility for the prominent lead
ers and party bosses fully recognize the
fact that If they furnish the theories, they
in turn win show up their own guilty record
and how they had condsned fraud fol-
the sake OF personal or party advantage.
The only hope for a thorough house clean,
ing is the overthrow of the dominant party
and this the better class of republican
journals are now sadly and reluctantly
confessing. azsg 49, Ta zssiiisoa f54iy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
Saturday December 10, 1881

The Geneseo Republic ought to be con
tented this week. 1t has not only secured
q patent inside" supplement that contains
the Presidents message but the same sheet
holds on its diverse side some of the most
virulent political articles partizan writers
can furnish. 1t has generally been the
custom with country weekIies to be con
tented with producing their own political
articles and only buying the news on their
8 patent insidesr but sucn azcourse does
not suit either the fancy or brains of the
Republic. Probably had it desired demo
cratic articles it could have sec ured thera
at the same ship. 2fi4
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

raausibly sustained upon the ground of
fostering Industries essential to national
independafce OF to diversified labor, but
it is always necessary to show in what
why particular private nonopDly-is-a
public benefit, A tariff is public bounty
to certain citizens to enable them to do q
losing business. The community ought
net to be expected to grant this bounty
unless it can be proved thafit viii neces
isarily benefit the community To grant i
for the reason that it is pursued by Ger
tain personslor classes is to argue tina
every pursuit and profession should 81
subsidized. ~" q 3zi8 15o 4aHo4 2. tat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
rHnpers Weekly touches up one phrase

'Harperis Weekly touches up one phrase
of the tariff fraud when it says;
sThe general debate. however, will be
most serviceable if it leads to RESPONSE
BILE reform of tariff taxation. The vexa-
tious details of tariff ought to be cor
rected, although, as it is kind of log
rolling scheme, correction is exceedingly
difficult. IL the bellows-makers are pro
tected, theres is no sound reason why the
brush 1nishers should not b. protected;
and ifit be unfsir that the calico printer
should be in danger Of pauper wages,
1t is no less unjust that the cotton spin
ners should be exposed to them It be-
comes at last a competition of interests
to be protected, and as the interests con-
troll votes, general compromise and adj
justment is. inevitable But to lay q tax
of more than 240 per cent on whiting
and Paris white, as correspondent Of the
Times points out, and 10 collect SIS, 600
IN duties upon o cost of $1,000, il ride
uloLs and indefensihle. a tariff may be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

A New York correspondent has diseov-
cred that Guiteau is not original in his use
of the word remove" where ordinary pee.
pie say murder. Shakespeare was a, fes
years ahead of him In the second scene
of the fourth act of Othello is this pas.
sage: 71 -
'Iago-Sir, there is especial commission
come from Venice, to depute Cassie in
Othello's place. so
'.Roderige-Is that trues Why, then
0thello and Desdemona return again to
Venice
'sIago-Oh, no; he goes into Mauritania,
and takes away with hum the fair BESIDE
mona. unless his abode be fingered here by
some accident; wherein none can be SO
Discriminate as the removing of Cassie. "a:
sRoderige-How do you mean-remov
ing of him2
"Iago-Why, by making him incapable
of othello's place-knocking out his
brains" siasa]
It Is trifie curious that the assassin
should have used the same term that
Shakespeare puts into the mouth of his
greatest william. The similarity between
Iago and Guiteau however ceases here,
for Guiteau is william and nothing more.
but Iago while the most crafty, cruel,
unscrupulous, daring rascal poets fancy
ever pictured, was yet the embodiment of
brains thing Gniteau sadly lacks.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

When Arthur first appointed Folger sec
Rotary of the treasury, the west had every
reason to believe that it was done at the
desire of Wall street, and subsequent
events have fully justified that belief. In
his message Arthur advocates course OF
/ financial~action which has always been ad
I vocated by the eastern money kings, and
as often antagonized by the west. Folger,
in his report, approves of the same plan,
and the finger of the New York capitalist
is seen throughout The Chicago Tribune
characterizes the entire matter we'll when
it says:
''The Arthur Folger project to demone
tie the 345 millions of legal tender green
backs, and to abolish silver certificates,
and to stop the coinage of silver money is
simply and solely device for doubling up
the value of. bonds, mortgages, money,
and credits of all FORMS Its direct effect
and the object of those with whom it
originates is to enable the money
lenders to fasten their fingers
tightly about the throats OF their debtors,
and compel the latter. to pay back two dol
lars for every one they have received.
The word debtor would become synonym
for victim, the word creditor synonym
for creditor. The scheme Is robbery, moth
ing more or less. The debtor would tender
in payment of his debt the greenbacks he
had received, and the creditor would tell
him to go and get gold. The currency
would be reduced at once by $50, 1000, 600
of certificates representing the actual de-
post of SO many silver dollars, and the,
business of the country would suffer ac-
cordingly. The growth of business in the
future would be stunted. and the necessi-
ties of the debtor increased, by the elimi
nation of silver coin from the money re-
sources of the land. Every farmer whose
land is mortgaged, every householder who
owes Balance on his home. every mer-
chant, manufacturer and trader who con-
ducts business larger in volume than his
tolls. The moneY-lenders alone would be
the beneficiaries Of this huge contraction
scheme, and the eatrepreneurs-th men
who have the enterprise and take the risks
which develop the country, supply employ
ment for labor, till the ground, build the
mills, construct the railroads, enlarge the
commerce. and contribute tosthe progress
and prosperity of the american people
all these would be at the mercy of Insurers,
the go1ditcs, and tine scent-per cent brokers.
Fortunately there is noTeason for alarm,
because there is no danger that the con
traction scheme win receive the endorse
nent of Congress. The numbered con-
from districts west of the Allie
ehenies who can be used to serve the |
money lenders may be counted on the fing-|
ers OF one hand But this does not extern
nate the willingness of Folger to act as .
TOOL, nor the folly of the President in
approving the formers suggestion The
Administration viii find this avoWed policy
of contraction suicidal unless it shall cut
Dose from 1t without more delay. It was Z
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

Through an oversight, an article headed
''politics and the .Guiteau case" appeared
in these columns yesterday not properly
marked. 1t should have been credited to
the New York World, ..~,.. 81. r.--
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

The latest rumor is that Lincoln is to
have foreign mission instead of the WaI
Department; it is not stated whether the
author of this statement was sober at the
time he made it or not. -4sb
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

The Geneseo Republic complains that
the Rock Island Union has been stealing
one of it's articles without giving credit.
You must not be surprised at little mat
ter.like that, Mr.. Republic; the Union has
not got an exchange who cannot say the
same thing. a4a adT m; 1aT O. saH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

precisely this danger President Arthur
incurred when he yieldedto the importunia
ties Of Wall streetand appointed the veg
agent whom it was proposed to impose
upon Garfield. It is easy to understand
how man who endeavored to beat the
GOVERNMENT ohtlof s17o, ooolto which he
had no claim should urge scheme de-
signed to rob the masses of Hneounted mil
lions. but 1t is not clear why the President
OF the United States. just entering upon an
Administration of three years. should
blacken his future by lending eountenance
to such apology Asl5s isaa eA 1saes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
CHICAGO. Mr1wAuYr1 d ST. PAUL.

Leavt for Racine aud Milwaukee S:25 m; II :00p.m
Leave for dubuque. iWinona. st. Paul and Mime
apolis $50 am. AZ
Leave for McGfegor. Portyille, Calmas Sioux C it.
and Yankt1n II 90 p. m.
Ar. from Racine and Milwaukee 5:i5 M 6:25 pm
Ar. from Minneapolis, st. Paul. Winona and Du-
bnque gao pm. F- 54s
Ar. from Yankton, Sioux City, Portvile and Me
Gregor 5:i5 am. 80
Through Sleeping Cars are run on all night trains
The night express leaving kock Island every
Sunday night at II 100 connects with the train arr
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No la,
over checks given ON through tickets from Rocl
sland to Chicago. Through tickets only good or
thfetrain. .T-H s,-t~- i ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

The Chicago Times thinks the Philadel
phia Times has been guilty of high treas
On to immemorial custom. 1t "boiled
down" the presidents message to two and
a half columns. n
Newspaper. readers generally think it
would be a good idea if President Arthur
would follow the Times example and boil
his next message down accordingly. '75h.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

There is net SO much hilarity in the
criminal court room in Washington as
there was; 1t rather looks now as if Gui-
teau must hang
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
new ADVERTISEMENTS

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H. holiday presents; square grand pianofortes
four very handsome round corners, rosewood cases
stool, book, cover. boxed, S222.75 TO &297.50;
catalogue prices. $500 to 81, 900; n atisfaction
guaranteed or money refnnde en- after one sears Us
Upright piahOfo rtss, S1e5 toS2s5: catalogue pri-
ces, $500 TO $500; STANDARD pianofortes OF the
universe as thousands testify. wife for mammoth
list nf testimonials; Beatty's cabinet organs, ca
thedra, church. chapel. parlor, $50 upward: ylsl-
tors welcome. free carriage meefr trains. fiustra
ted catalogue {holiasy editeHs free sddre = or
call upon DANIEL II BEATTY. WASHINGTON
New JERSEY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

The Senate being once more in session
now is the time when the political almanac
maker predicts Cabinet changes raEe
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

Passengers carried on Freight trains as follows
EAST - rs M WEST. l..,.- 10 As u 10
GEO. N LOOSELY Agent, Rock Island.
A. KTMBALL, EST. JOHN, sz9
Gen1 Supt. Gen. Tiki b Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
gccx ISLAND D rHoRIA RAILWAY.

sHoBTEsT kOUTE TO THE HAsT AND soUTH-
LEAVE st SIS ft51t ARRIyM.
800 a m Way Freight. E'-aH ss--
$50 = Fast Express. 1855 m Mail and Express
1:35 D m Mail and Exp'se sos =. Fast Express.
Csc - F'ht d Aecomsn &Hsf{@a d ef8a
The 35 o N train makes close connection at
Gslva with @ d q sofr points west: arriving at
Galesburg at :25.p N at Burlington 40 m; at
Keokuk 10:25 n; And-at Quincy 10 :o5 m also
making close connection at Peof'a with b 3 "
and 2 q w roads for ali points east and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
pLAYsg PLAYS? PLAYsa PLANS 4

PLAfSE PLAYS! PLAfSs FhAEo -
For Reading Clubs, for Amateur Theatrieals, IenoS
Ethiopian Plays, Guide Books. 50 akers. PsntoS
mines, Tableux. Lights, Magnesium Lights. C0i0rss
Jarley's Wax Works Wigs, Boards. Modstaehes.
Costum es. Charades, aud Paper scenery. New
Catalogues sent free. containing fun description
and prices. SAMUEL FRENCH d SON, 30 East
14th Streat-New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

so1g ISLAND = MERCER CO.. 3. 3.
Leave Rock Island at 300 q. m, and 4 100 p m.
Arriving at Gable sst II 40 m. and 6:15 p m
leave Gable at $50 "a IL, and 80 p m.
ar. at Rock Island at s:15 q. m. and 3:15p m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

that he knewswhat it was to be well As
an evidence of the effect of the remedy, he
stated that he had been up for five nights
attending his sick wife. and although he
was somewhat tired, the exerfion had not
effected him otherwise Such test as this
he thought, conclusively established the
merits of the remedy.
EMessrs Van Setback, Stevenson s. Co.,
proprietors of the ssOld Salamander drug
house, corner of Lake and Dearborn streets,
in connection with their extensive whole
sale drug business, base devoted much at
tention to the effects which various REM
edies have had. Mr.. Peter Van Setback
said: Il have an unusual opportunity to
Judge of the popularity or unpopularity,
merit or demerit, of different remedies, and
have watched with interest the effects fol-
lowing the use of Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure. Some of the cases of
which have learned are simply wonder
full. and il is certainly the most efficient
remedy for Bright's disease that have ever
heard Of OF course any remedy that will
cure Bright's disease will be absolutely
certain in the thousands of lesser kidney
affections which are so common and so
alarmingly increasing. have seen great
deal of its effects, and | can cordially re-
commend the remedy.
The lessons to be drawn from the above
facts are the Importance of treating such
serious matters as kidney and liver dis
orders in time, and by that means which
has been proven the best and most efficient
wherever employed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

The nice distinction which some Repub-
lican leaders are drawing between the ma
tional and local questions in Virginia poll
tics is amusing. though one is sorry to see
Senator Edmunds taking hand in such
shystering business. They say that the
debt question is local issue, and there
fore concerns them not; while there is an
issue raised in regard to so called free bal
lots, that they desire to support.
The Riddleberger reputation bill is
avowedly the principal plank in
the Malone platform. It is the
only principle that the party has,
and it is the question on which
the whole fight is made. The success of
the party means the success of reputation
in Virginia, the defeat of the party
National Republican party, aids Malone;
through their aid the readjusters OBJ
tain success. Local question or not,
the National Republican party viii have
aided reputation in Virginia, there is
no escape from it. The platform of the
Readjusters is reputation platform. and
the candidates are all selected with the
special idea of being friends of that platform
The so called free ballot plank, is simply
proposal to abolish poll taxes. Every
State in the Union imposes poll taxes, and
why Virginia should be the sole exception,
is hard to discover, 1t is claimed that it
operates to disfranchise negroes, but in
many other States it operates to disfran-
chise white men; and why the negro
should be so much more carefully taken
care of than white man is difficult to tell.
The Virginia poll tax law is no different
from the Illinois poll tax law, and no one
here has ever discovered that our law was
a means of Acknowledgement or oppression.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

Calico Charley is said to be very dubious
about his chances in Ohio, and well he may
be. He has succeeded in building up q
strong opposition TO himself in his party,
and the row in the republican camp in
New York hardly acts with the nature OF
soothing syrup on all such local dissen-
lions. Let the democrats carry Ohio at
the next election, and we will see the be-
ginning of such another popular move
ment as was inaugurated in Ohio in 1878,
to eliminate in the election of democrat
in 1884, IF Foster has Thurman to contend
with he may well give it up.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

IF these star route explanations keep up
in the way they have started, we viii soon
find that the people have been putting
their hands in their own pockets and rob
bling themselves. The responsibility seems
to be as hard to fix as the exact place to
which cat win jump.
There is an unbroken chain of Sinking,
from the postmaster-general down through
all his assistants to the lowest clerk in his
department. The standard coroner's yer
dict, Nobody to blame, is already max
ing up at Washington The sixth auditor
points his thumb at the fourth; the fourth
jerks his at the second; the second trans
fers the responsibility to the lowest assist
ant postmaster general; that official passes
it up to his superior, who, in turn, lays il
upon Gen. Brady, the supposed responsible
head. The resourceful Brady cody charg-
es it over to congress, and the members OF
that body will probably say that theil
constituents clamored for the three-stal
service, celebrity, certainty, stealings and
all.
This thing is trihe serious, and it must
be seen to it that the proper punishment
be dealt out, if we have to pass enactments
to do it,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

A full aedged case Of attempted bribery
has been discovered among our Republican
friends at Albany. The party of high
moral ideas has once more shown its faith
in the efficacy of money to turn votes. The
administration party. has again tried, just
as the Blaine party in Maine tried, to
influence the action of legislator by hard
cash. That such should be the case is of little
wonder. The adherents of Mr.. Garfield
must of necessity, if they believe in then
leader, believe that all men are no bet
ter, they only show their idea
of the Importance of the situation by of
fering $4,000 instead of $3.50, they were
only testifying to the difference in degree,
not in kind, But nothing viii be done
with Mr.. Sessions; he has too strongback-
ing When Mr.. Blaine's man White at
tempted to bride member of the Maine
legislature in BIaines interest year aad a
half ago, as clear case of bribery was
proved against him as need be-but moth
ing was done; and the appointments of the
other day saw Whites name down for an
important position. We must soon look
for tavors for Mr.. Sessions.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

The entire half-breed strength at Albany
has been centered on Mr.. Depew, and still
he lacks twenty-six of a majority, The
in which all parties have shown their full
vote. The half-breeds dare not go into
caucus, for there they would be beaten by
the stalwarts and without caucus there
is no hope of coming to termination.
Now is the time for adjournment; lei
them shut up shop and go home and per
haps their constituents may be able te
give them a little valuable information as
to what men they want
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11
CONCENTRATION.

| 1t is not surprising that the enemies OF
Mr.. Conkling should call upon their repre-
sentatiyes in the legislature to concentrate
their votes upon one opposing candidate,
| instead of scattering them among a mum
| Der.
| Experience shows that the way to con-
centrate the strength of party in such a
contest is to hold conference OF caucus
among its members for the purpose of
| agreeing upon a man. Of course in such
conference it must be understood that
| the decision of the majority shall be adher-
ed to by all. Otherwise concentration is
impossible. Why should this method not
be adopted by the anti Conkling senators
and assemblymen. Why should they not
hold caucus, and determine authorita
lively to cast all their votes for the man the
caucus may agree upon?
Such meeting, however, could not be
called as a conference of Republicans, be-
cause that would defeat its purpose. In
that party, as represented in the legisla-
ture, the friends of Mr.. Conkling from the
majority; and if a Republican caucus
should assemble, he would necessarily be
selected as the candidate for whom all
Republicans would be bound to vote.
Under these circumstances, nothing
seems to remain for the Garfield people but
to establish new party Then they can
hold a caucus which the friends of Mr.
Conkling win not wish to attend, and thus
they can select the candidate upon whom
their votes may be concentrated without
any danger of having Mr.. Conkling impos
ed upon them by the Republicans.
The proposed new organization might
be called the Credit Mobilier party or the
DeGolyer party. But this is matter of
no great consequence. The great thing is
to get new political combination, which
Roscoe Conkling and all other Third term
men will not desire to belong to-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

The Whitaker case is completed as fan
as arguments are concerned, and we are
now only waiting for the verdict. The
first trial was longer than the Importance
of the case demanded, and this second one
has been out of all sense, No one need
think, however, that the verdict will be at
once Forthcoming. The court viii prob
ably announce that they can make up
their mind better at some summer resort,
and return to their posts in the fab.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

There is one matter that the Democrats
of the next House must guard against.
That is any collision with the Greenbaek-
ers. We have the example of the Repub-
hcan Senators with Malone, and we want
none of it ourselves. Let the Greenback-
ers dictate to the Republican representa-
tives as Malone did to the Republican
Senators. The Democratic party needs
none of it themselves. Our position be-
fore the country will be the stronger with
out it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

The Ohio Republican platform has got a
Protection plank in it. Now is the time
for the Democrats to come out and contest
that question. They should make the issue
sharp and plain and not let the matter go
as a matter of course.
The Protection arguments are specious,
and lie near the surface, and it needs sharp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11

discussion 70 bring the question home to
the people With such sharp discussion
there i 40 doubt of the success Of Free
Trade platform. With a languid indizfer-
ence on the subject the thing will go by de-
fault. The party cannot afford any more
trif1ing with or lodging of this question.
We must fight it closely and discuss it
broadly