The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
For Mr. John Kelley the W0rId hj

For Mr.. John Kelley the World has moth
inc but a kindly If somewhat languid feel
inc, hence it regrets particularly to see him
barking up the wrong-the possumiess
tree. His idea of rehgbilitating Tammany
Hall in public opinion by the simple device
of detailing some of its members TO scold
it snilingly from the steps OF Irving Hall
is very novel-we might even say too
fresh; but, alas this is cynical age. So,
too, his attempt to induce the democracy
of New York to condone his past ofTenses
by threatening to repeat them in the future
is not without its ingenuity-we might
even say its impudenee; but, alas f! there is
a great deal of human nature in humanity.
Mr.. John Kelly must look in 1881 to the
republicans, rs he has looked in 1890 and
1879, for such scanty gleanings as the po-
litical field can be expected to yield him.
And we are of opinion that the time Is
about ripe for Mr.. Kelly to inaugurate
new system of tactics in his dealings with
the republicans, He will not be near
enough to the democracy this
wear to feel for its fifth rib with the
finger of feigned friendship, and as
Tammany has openly plac I'd itself IN the
opposition no one will think Of going to It's
boxes for pseudo-Democratic tickets bear
ing the names of Republican candidates
In short, mr. Kelly, as Democratic boss,
seems to us in the position of the yellow
dog that bolted pound OF beefsteak wrap
ned round charge of gunpowder and
slow match. whose owner admitted, after
the explosion, that THAT ar dog was OF
little use-as a dog" Nothing remains for
Mr.. Kelly that we can sac but to follow
the example of other illustrious Democrats
like Malone and set his face to the morn
ing. Let him come out boldly and declare
that the great issue in American politics is
protection for the negro voter and that he
will wade in blood, mud and eloquence up
to the ears before he will see the freemen
of Thompson street deprived of their
rights by the Bourbons of the city and
county Democracy. An incidental! plank
for repudiating the city debt and dividing
the sinking fund among the members OF
| Tammany Hall would do no harm. The
grass ia short and seFe beneath the feet of
our Republican friends this year, and
any ally who offers his services may
be sure that they will be accepted at his
/ own price If Mr.. Kelly will rush out his
ticket promptly he will not have the slight
est difficulty in inducing the Republican
State Conventions to ratify his nomlna-
tions He may be sure that the Times and
| Tribune will rally to his support our es-
teemed contemporaries have never SAID as
much that was i'll of him as they have ot
Malone As in Virginia, the full power
of the Federal Government will be lent
him, and he will be lauded to the skies By
Dawes and Hoar, of Massachusetts We
warn Mr. Kelly that this is his last chance
If he hesitates, Malone may be appointed
sole receiver OF the Republican party IL
1884 Let him not stand upon the orde
of his going, but go at once. And II TIL
worst comes to the worst, and instead o.
. his swallowing the Republican party tn
Republican party swallows him, why, sc
much the better for the Democrats of New
York.-N 7. World.