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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
FREE TRADE AND DEMOCRACY

Senator Voorhees, claims that he was
misunderstood in his expressions in re-
gard to the attitude of the democratic
party on the tariff; and announces that he
will set himself straight in speech he
intends delivering before the Senate on
that question. 1t would be quite as well
perhaps for Mr.. Voorhees, to make himself
trif1e more explicit on tie subject as the
light he now stands in on the question
is neither satisfactory to the party or cal
culated to render the Indiana Senator
especially popular.
The tariff question is one which can nc
longer be lodged; party leaders must
come out plainly on the subject or else be
contented to make way for men who will.
There has been too much beating around
the corner of this matter and the time has
now come when unreserved opinions will
alone be accepted. Protection is to-day
more bold and impudent than ever and il
is better that the fight be made at once
and in earnest. The party cannot afford
to wait around spending time in idle
skirmishing but viii have to fight the issue
boldly II the democratic party viii not.
new party undoubtedly viii, and that
new party would be the death of democ-
racy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
rAHmANY AND JOHN KELLY.

Tammany is mastering it's forces for the
purpose of expelling John Kelly from his
present high seat in the synagogue. At g
recent meeting of the Tammany democrats
Of the mixed district these resolutions,
among others looking to the same END
were adopted:
Res0lUed, That this society cannot in the future
support any political body with which John Kelly
sincere belief that there should be but one Demo
cratic organization in this city. and that one is
Tamnany Hall, and that the first step towards this
from.
ResoICed. That this society in the interests of
the United Democratic party urges that Tammany
organizations be formed IN each Assembly district
throughout the city with the object Of securing the
defeat and finally the expulsion from the party of
the who is gradually but surely demolishing
al hope for democratic success and just as surely
elevating into power the republican party.
This is move in the right direction and
one which the democratic party at large
would heartily applaud; but it should be
suggested to Tammany that they would
better please the party it, when they kicked
out John Kelly they also abol
ished themselves. Tammany is a
political factor of anything but
benefit to the democratic party and in their
very resolutions they have given the
strongest argument for their own downfall
They state therein that John Kelly is grad
ually but surely demolishing all hope for
democratic success, and just as surely ele-
waiting into power the republican party
This statement carries with it the infer
entail conclusion that any man, holding the
position John Kelly does, can if he so de-
sires, accomplish the same result and in
consequence demonstrates the denger to
the party of this organization. whose sue
cess it claims to strive to secure. Let John
Kelly be dethroned, we have no reason for
believing that his successor will act in any
better manner than he has; in fact if we
are to judge anything from past expert
ence we are justified in concluding that he
will not. As the demonstration of this
fact can only occur in important state or
national elections, the folly of this expensive
testing of one mans party patriotism is
evident. Tammany confesses by its late
resolutions that it's chief has the powor to
injure the democratic and aid the republi-
can parties. Experience has shown US that
this outcome is one to be expected, hence
comes the danger of the organ
ization. II Tammany has that regard
for the welfare OF the democratic party
which it would have US believe it possesses
it had best put an effectual end to John
Kelly or any other saehem by not only
kicking him out but abolishing the Office
and its organization as well. Then there
is a certainty that no selfish personal in
terest viii antagonize the party; otherwise
it is q problem.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

the Presidency he can hardly be called a
loser by the transaction. II 1T is proposed
to be done as a reward for filing that last
position the vast majority of American
citizens will most respectfully but firmly
refuse The administration of Grant was
a disgrace on the history of this country
and is not pleasant subject for our
people to think about; the character OF
reward due to its head would be the re-
verse of pension.
Grant, or rather the idea of which he is
the fgurehead, is to-day the most inimical
element in our political status; his contin
ued presence before the people in the atti-
tude of political leader, is standing
threat against the permanenoe of our free
institutions, and so long as he receives the
least encouragement so long will visions
of a third term be constantly rising up be-
fore us. The sooner that Grant and all
of his projects are consigned to political
grave the better.
This present demand for money is fiji
commentary on the character of the man.
and should meet with the reception it sc
well merits, prompt and contemptuous
refusal When the time comes that Grant
will not be always before the public in the
position of mendicant asking for "more
more" then will there be more confidence
reposed in him; but that day seems to be
far off. His career in this world will preb-
ably always continue the same. after thai
it is startling conundrum.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
BUTTER NUT CANDY.

A good old lady in Vermont sent box
of home made butternut candy to Presi
dent Arthur last Thanksgiving day and he
put it on his table as a treat for his guests.
Afterwards the President sent kindly
letter of thanks to gladden. the old lady's
heart
As the newspaper man muses. over this
occurrence his memory goes back to the
economical administration when barrel
of apples was sent to Mr.. Hayes from
Ohio, and that gentleman with his usual gen
crosby and thoughtfulness sent the worm
eaten ones to the Soldiers orphans asylum
in lien of the customary fifty dollars that
Presidents, time out of mind had donated.
Suppose that Hayes had received that
butternut candy; would he have been sell
fish enough to eat it up himself2
BY no means, he would have sent it at
once to the orphans, and buttoned the fif-
ty dollars tightly up in his pocket; he
would never have corrupted their youthful
minds with the free use of money when he
could give butternut candy; he had their
eternal welfare too much at heart for
that; and then look at the difference il
would make ia his pocket book
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
REPUBLICAN CONSISTENCY.

When the republican party first purehas-
ed Malone it was stated that he had turn
ed republican; but subsequent develop
ments rather led to the belief that the re-
publican party had turned repudiator.
Now the party 10 promising all sorts of
temporal advantages to the greenbackers
in Mississippi and Texas if they will only
aid in overthrowing democratic rule in
those states, and 1t seems to be perfectly
willing to sacrifice every semblance OF
principle 1T ever had to accomplish this
much wished for end. John Sherman
once declared that ANY course which tend
ed to retain the republican party in power
was justifable in both morals and law
and the party seems to be acting up to his
ideas.
The party has shown itself perfectly
willing to submit to any degradation. to
adopt any course. to uphold any principle
or lack of principle, for the sake of con
tinuing in power. Its own existence seems
to be the only thing it is striving for; it
regards that as an end, not as q means for
an end. For this it has cast aside every
principle it once adhered to; once proud
and independent, it is now humble and q
mendicant; once existing solely on its own
merits, it is now willing to join hands with
any set of political outcasts. A few years
ago it claimed to be the party of public
credit and debt paying; now it fuses
with the repudiators in Virginia, and in
that fusion loses its own identity.
This struggle for ascending regardless
of the means employed is nothing but the
legitimate result of the spoils system. The
spoils is the only motive that leads to it.
Were the prospect of federal Office not
held up before the partisan he would not
contest the battle
The spoils is the only prize that he can
look for as the result of his political Ia
bors. There are no principles to fight for,
they were all abandoned long ago; but the
spoils remain and that is incentive enough
for his exertions.
And in pursuit of spoils, he will accept
means that if he wef8oontending for prin-
ciple sake he would throw aside as an
worthy. For the sake Of the spoils he
unites with reputation in Virginia; if he
were fighting for principles he would never
do that. in fact the principles he had
at heart would make it impossible.
So also regardinga fusion with green
hackers in Texas and Mississippi his prin-
ciples would forbid such union because
they are antagonistic to those of the party
he aids; but the spoils is the only object
he has in view and for that end he thinks
the end justi1es the means"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

the stolen property was recovered. The
startled robber disappeared. and the gen.
tlemaa went home to boast of his adven-
ture and his prowess. What was his con-
sternation, on entering his bedroom. to find
his own watch, which he had forgotten to
put ON, staring him in the face from the
mantelpiece! He had been the thief, and
the other wretched man had stumbled over
him in the dark, and when overtaken and
stopped was merely clutching his own
watch, which he had not the nerve to res
cue from the tourist. That tourist is
now known to an admiring circle OF
friends as the Bandit of the Coliseum.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

The World thinks that the prize idiot OF
the Union is the protectionist editor of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, who lays down the
astounding proposition that exports and
imports represent mere trade and not pro-
duction, mere inflow and outflow, and not
profit" 1t would be interesting to learn
from this eminent economist what the OBJ
ject of mere trade is supposed by him to
be. Do people export goods and import
goods for the pleasure communicated tc
them by the outflow and inflow" ant
with a serene indifference to the question
of profit or loss? If exports and inn
ports" do not represent profit" what il
the name of Cocker explains the existence
of exporters and importers?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
Rnnus LETTERS.

The publisher of weekly paper has
again sat down and written unto himself q
letter, this letter he signs ga laborer" and
In it asks himself for Information about a
certain toast he himself uncalled for gave
at the Buford Banquet. The story of the
toast is short and simple. AS far as its
sentiments were concerned it was a good
and proper one, and it was entirely accept
able to all present; but the fact was SO
patent that it was offered not because it
was felt, not because the speaker believed
in what he said, but as an arrant piece of
demagoguery and as a bid for subscriptions
to his paper; that even the visitors present
recognized in the proposer the lack Of
interest in the cause and the people who
knew him had no doubt of it. Had the
toast been given from the heart instead of
from the lips it would have been heartily
supported; as it was even the endorsement
of the host Mr. Buford failed to secure it
even the notice of the guests. Had it been
given by man who believed what he was
saying it would have been a success; given
by the man who did it, it was a sad failure.
Is there nothing of honesty left in that
man? One is tempted to think not, not
content with stultifying himself by his
actions he must perforce draw attention
to his course by letters of false and pre-
tended authorship. 1t these letters are
written by the men he claims why not
give their names?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
DEFENSE roR LIREI

Inthe libel suit of Porter vs. the Union
Printing Co. there is one line of defense
which if presented viii undoubtedly
knock the prosecution higher than Glide
roys kite. If the Union will simply put In
defense the easily proved fact that Their
opinions are worth nothing, their assaults
perfectly harmless and that no one pays
any attention to their vagaries, no case
can possibly rest. Such course might
be trifie huniliating but |. would prove
decisive.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
c1yrL SERVICE RrroRM.

Senator Pendieton has drawn bill
which he has presented to the Senate and
spoken in support of, calculated to enforce
civil service reform by taking the civil ser
vice entirely out of politics.
The bill is entirely non partisan and is
drawn entirely for the purpose of making
civil sezice reform practicable; but els pre-
sented by democrat and the democrats OF
the Senate and House are pledged TO sup
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

A gentleman was standing the other
evening in one of the shadowy arcades OF
the Coliseum at Rome, when he was some
what brusquely hustled by passing figure.
With quick instinct he clapped his hand
to his watch pocket. HIS watch was gone
He darted after the thief, who turned
sharply around, at the same time clutchina
q watch. s'Give me that watchl" A dash
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

Chicago boasts of a woman who is the
mother of twenty two children. A pair oil
slippers must last her mighty short time.
-saate Journal. We know man in
johnson county who at the age of fifty.
one was the father of twenty-six children.
= Bzoomsagton Bulletin.
But he probably wore cowhide boots
with hoEnails, and then ten to one used a
strap.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

1t would be eminently fit and proper fol
the President to appoint Frank Hatton
Postmaster General. Frank never posed
as statesman. but he has plenty of quail
fcatiens to recommend him.--Iater Ocean
He certainly has the most important
qualifications under the present admins
tration; he is "stalwart the stalwarts. q
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

a-BgITTY,s pIANOFORTES MAGNIFICENT
a, holiday presents; square grand pianofortes,
four very handsome round corners, rosewood cases
three unisions Beatty.s matehless iron frames,
stool, book, cover, boxed. S222.75 TO S29T. so;
catalogue prices. $500 TO 81, 900; abstraction
uarspteedor money refunden after one years u.s.
npright pianofortes. S125 TO 1855: catalogue pri-
ces $500 to $500; standard pianofortes OF tne
universe, as thousands testify; write for mammoth
fhedral church, chapel, parlor, $50 upward: visi-
tors welcome; free carriage meets trains, iIiHstra
ted catalogue (holiday edition. free Address or
call upon DANIEL F. BEATTY, WAsHrseToE.
NEW JERSEY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17

Passengers carried on height trsine follows:
EAST AIS m WEST. 10 As N
GEO. Ii LOOSELY Agent, Rock Island.
L. KIMBALL, e. ST. JOHN,
Genl Supt. Gen. Tiki d Pass Agt,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
oHluAco NIL vAvYry b ST, PAUL.

CHICAGO NIL TAUKEE d ST, PAUL.
Leave Tor Racine and Milwaukee rs m; II :00p.m
Leave for Dubuque, Winona. st. Paul and Minnie
apolis $50 am.
Leave for McGregor. Portville Calmas. Sioux Cit.
and Yankton Loo p. m.
Ar. from Racine and Milwaukee 5:15 q H.; 6:25 pm
Ar. from Minneapolis, st. Paul, Winona and Du-
buque $500 pm.
Ar. from Yankton, Sioux City. Portville and Nc
Gregor 5:i5 am.
Through Sleeping Cars run on all night trains
The night express leaving hock Island every
Sunday night az II 20 connects with the train arr
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
sland to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
thistIaIn.
RocK ISLAND D pNoRgA RAILWAY.
SHORTEST ROUTE THE AND SOUTH.
LsAvE ARRIVE.
$50 "a Fast Express IL IS p m Mail and Express
1885 D m Mail and Exps 6:C5 3" Fast Express
$3.50 g F'ht d Aecom'n
The I :35 . train makes close connection At
Galva with G q @ for points west: arriving at
Gsesburg at asp m at Burlington 6 40 p m at
Keokuk 10:25 p In and st QHincy 10 :o5 m also
making close connection at Peoria with B d W
and T P d W roads for all points east and south.
RooK ISLAND o HEEoTR CO.. E. 3.
Leave Rock Island at 800 O. m, and 400 m.
Arriving ct Gable at IL 10 o m, and 6:1b
iaeave Ga BILE at $3.50 m, and 30 m.
Ar at Rock Island at 8:I5 g. m. and 3:1bD m.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24
PILEsi PILEsl PILEsl
A Sure Cure Found At Last. No Ont
Need Suffer.

A Sure Cure Found at Last. No One
Need Suffer.
A sure cure for the Blind, Bleeding,
Itching and liberated Piles has been
discovered by DIR. Williams ian Indian
remedy, called DR.. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic cases of twenty-five and
thirty years. standing. No one need
suffer five minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions,
instruments and ~electuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
absorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after get
ting warm in bed). acts as a pOultice,
gives instant and painless ralief, and is
prepared only for the piles, itching Of
he private parts, and nothing else.
Read what the Hon. j. NJ. Cofiinber-
ry, of Cleveland, says about DIR. Will
liams' Indian Pile Ointment: / have
used scores of pile cures, and it affords
me pleasure to say that l have never
found anything which gave such imme-
diate and permanent relief as DIR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment.
For sale by all Druggists, or mailed
on receipt of price.
FRANK S. HENRY & Co.. Props,
Cleveland, Ohio.
BE sure and askfor Williams Pile
Ointment, and take no other.
For sale by Addoms & Glover.
may7-daw1y
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

Mr.. Harry Burton and Katie Nc
Grew of Council Bluffs have chal-
lehged Mr.. E. b. Fry and Miss Alice
Churchill of Omaha for the longest and
smoothest waltz for the champion belt
and medal. The belt is valued at S22
and the medal at slS. The challenge
is accepted and the waltz will be held
on Wednesday. Mr.. Fryn holds the
belt, won December 3, 80, and the ON
test will nov be for the possession of
the same. 1t wa Vol by a waltz con-
tinued n hour and forty-seven min
utes, as against n hour and seven
minutes. The place Of the contest will
be announced to-morrow.-Omaha Her
aid, 2Ou.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

1t seems strange that anyone will
suffer from the many arrangements
brought on by an impure condition of
the blood, when Scovills' ~Sarsaparilla
and Stillingia, or Blood and Liver
Syrup will restore perfect health to the
physical organization. 1t Is indeed u
strengthening syrup, pleasant to take,
and has proven itself to be the best
blood purifier ever discovered, effect
ually curing Scrofula, Syphilitic disor-
ders, Weakness of the Kidneys, Erysi-
pelas, Malaria; all Nervous disorders
and Debility, Bilious complaints and
all Diseases indicating an impure con
dItion of the blood, liver, kidneys,
stomach, skin, etc. 1t corrects iudi-
gestion. A single bottle will prove to
you its merits AS II health remover, for
1t acts like a charm, especially when
the complaint is of an exhaustive ma
ture, having a tendency to lessen the
natural yigOr of the brain and nervous
system.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24
RETIREMENT OF Army oFRIG,
s".

Representative Petitioners bill relative
to the retirement of army officers, pro-
vides that all general officers, and of
icers OF different staff corps shall be
retired from active service when they
have served forty five years in the army;
and all officers of the line shall be retir-
ed when they have reached the age of
sixty years.
The bill further provides that when
generals and staff officers who have not
served forty-five years, and line officers
who have not reached the age of sixty,
are unable to properly perform their
duties, they shall be reported by the
general of the army to the president,
who will covene a board Of officers to
report the facts of the case with re-
concentrations. Should the board re-
port the disability as the result of SER
vice in the line Of duty, the officers
shall be placed upon the retired
list. Otherwise he shall be retired
with u years pay
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

THE conservative Old world con-
stantly accuses the ew Of irregularities,
but when France sends us an actress
the highest in her art, who is the moth
er of children and not a wife and when
our mother country sends to represent
her a man who is the father Of children
and not a husband, it is time to throw
back a few mild suggestions from this
side of the water.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

THE first report of the difficulties be-
tween the Canadian government and
the Pullman a company prove to have
been very much over drawn Thursday
the government authorities returned
the books which they had seized; and it
is presumed that the matter will be
quietly settled. The discharged en-
ploye who gave the information upon
which the seizure vas made, does not
bear a very good character.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

Consumption IN its early stages is
readily cured by the use Of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" though,
II the lungs are wasted nc medicine will
effect a cure. No known remedy pos
sesses such soothing and healing influ-
ence over all s~crofnlous, tu~bercoulous,
and pulmonary affections as the dis
coyery." John Wills, Of Elyria, Ohio,
writes: .'The Golden Medical Discov-
cry does positively cure consumption,
as, after trying every other medicine in
vain, this succeeded" Mr.. Il. T.
Phelps, Of Cuthbert. Ca, writes: ''The
Golden Medical Discovery has cured
my wife OF bronchitis and ~incipient
consumption. Sold by druggists.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

An Authentic Testimony.
Gentlemen:-For five years | have
with IA severe itching of the scalp, and
my hair falling out. l have tried al
most every known remedy, all proving
worthless. Seeing Burnett's Cocaine
and Burnett's Kalliston advertised, l
procured II bottle of each. and am happy
to states that the dandruff is completely
removed, and no itching whatever re-
maine.
J E. CAVEN, Kansas City, Mo.
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts are the
hest
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

THE recent act of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe r. R. officials in
damming a mill ditch which runs
through Pueblo to drown out some
squatters on the company's lands, is
open TO severe condemnation inasmuch
as 1t worked great damage to many in
nocent parties; a damage of s25, 900.
About seyenty-fiye families we driven
from their homes by the act.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-24

THE trial has been begun at Meri-
den, Miss, of Well Vance who is ac-
cused of being implicated in the negro
riots which occurred there during the
last election.