The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-24

! grows more Dlttef every ddy.
| The action of the independent members
of that organization in calling meeting
and forming a club without consulting the
county and city bosses has augmented the
quarrel which will be still greater after the
| legislative nominations have been made
The members of the Lincoln club, as
they call themselves, are of the opinion
that their independent action means thcil
ostracism from the party council, and yer
tually is their withdrawal from the old or
ganization.
THE RING MRN
and republican bosses are not unit IL
their treatment of the subject, as whilt
some of them maintain that the Lincoln
club members are still in the party, ano
are engaged in publication OF the DOM
rant organization, others claim thai
the boilers should be considered as having
dissolved the political bonds that have
hitherto united them in one party, and
Should be treated as deserters.
The former class regard reform within
the party as kind of political playthin9
| that tickles the fancy of few, and if not
carried too far can result in no particular
| injury; but if allowed to be prosecuted IN
| earnest, then they see in it disruption OF
the party, for honest civil service reform
and republican doctrines do not mix any
better than oil and water.
This same class think that the Lincoln
club members will soon come
to proper understanding OF
the subject and will see how impossible it is
to reform the party, and will thus be
obliged to give it up as bad job, and re-
turn to the fold repentent and more ex-
perienced politicians.
THE HOT FLOODED PORTION
of the powers that rule the great and good
for nothing party, look upon the indie
pendents as deserters who ought to be
debarred from any right or voice in the
party deliberations.
They say that the boilers have kissed
themselves out of the party and their de
parture should be considered final.
An amusing story is told of one of the
office holders who regards the republican
party as part of his earthly ossessions. He
was denouncing the boilers in strong terms,
stating that they proposed to take the
control of the party from the legal fratcr-
nifty and turn it over to the medical pro
fession.
He then particuralized the punishment
that he and the party would mete out to
the offenders, and said that Alderman ]. j.
Reimers would loose his business position
in consequence of his connection with the
boilers, and Fred Denkman would also be
placed out in the cold world for the same
reason. He also proposed to take all the
practice away from DR.. Craig and every
other physician mixed up in the Attain, and
would use his mighty influence to divert
trade from Mays store because the latter
would not obey the commands of the boss
es and fall into line.
THE INDEPENDENT
in the meantime, is growing
rapidly and the club now has on its
roll some of the best known
Of the city. who are in favor
of having a republican form of govern
ment, and who are opposed to the boss
system that is now the curse of the repub-
ican party in New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and all the southern states.
1t is claimed by those at the head OF the
in this city, that similar clubs |
will be organized in various parts of the |
county, and the bosses will be Taught a
esson next November that they will re
lime.
They propose to fight the boss system
rom now until it is one of the things of
he past, and will join the opposition force
f necessary to accomplish that end
The chief fight win be made on the con-
grcssional nominee. as the boilers are OPP
posed to Mr.. Gest and if he is nominated
~ the congressional convention they win
work against him at the polls.
The boilers favor Mr.. Christy for that
position, but are willing that an outside
shall secure the nomination.
THE COUNTY TICKET,
n at least Morris, the nominee for sheriff, |
md Fleming, nominated for treasurer. is
lot evoking any great amount of enthusi
Ism from the rank and file.
At the present time Morris has fight
IN his hands among the members of the
\. O. u. w, of which organization he is
N officer He. is accused of fighting
lgainst this city as a place of holding the
lext grand lodge, and is trying to placate
he Disguised members of that order by
.ssuring them that he was not opposed to
his city; but on the contrary has always
,een of the opinion that the Creator, in
making Rock Island, intended it for grand
odge purposes.
So far he has not succeeded, although
lie attended q meeting of the Rock Island
edges last Friday night for the special
purpose or making an explanation. He
las succeeded, however, in making enc
MES of the men who attended the last
,rand lodge and reported Morris as fight
ng against the city for the next grand
Meeting.