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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11

The state convention of the Liquor Deal
ers and Manufacturers Association of Illi-
nois, i'm their last convention held at
Bloomington, September, 1884, present tine
following resolutions: - s.
W7sersas, The efforts of our adversaries
are not confined to any one state but ex-
tended over every state of the Union, and
whereas a defeat of our cause in one state
viii at the same time strengthen our enc
mics in all the other states, therefore be it
Reso1oed, That the board of trustees be
empowered, whenever in their opinion the
proper time has arrived, to- issue a call for
National Convention of Liquor Dealers
and Manufacturers for the purpose of or
ganizing a Grand National Organization,
said convention to be held in the. city of
Chicago. -.
And in a circular letter issued May 1st,
commenting on the above resolutions, the
executive committee in calling the Chicago
convention says:
''Since then the prohibition movement
again accomplished number of decisive
victories. In Iowa, the prohibitory amend
ment to the state constitution was once
more carried in the State Legislature by an
overwhelming majority; in Ohio the large
liberal element of her population notwith-
standing Pond and Smith bills passed
apparently without much difficulty, and
even in the very halls Of our National Con-
gress the voice of the advocate of sumptu-
airy legislation was heard and heeded.
Now, for'the first time after long per-
iod of merton, the liquor interest of one
state, supported by the liberal minded citi
zens, rose from its passive position, and in
the late municipal elections Of Ohio APP
piled to the party which, in that state, was
responsible for the success of the prohi-
bitionists the punishment it so highly de-
served. And in the western states the Ii
quor interest is awakening and preparing
to initiate the Ohio example.
The effect in Ohio was a .dmoeratic VIC
tory and 1t is to be hoped that at least the
liquor interests will have enough of prin-
cirle and nerve to renounee their allegiance
10 the republican party Why they have
ever stayed there is IN conundrum and In
several states have they reaped the reward
of their madness, inhaving sumptuary laws
imposed upon them by tine very party that
they made strong enough to do il. The
Germans of Iowa to day are yet voting the
republican ticket and probably viii keep
on voting il until the crack of doom
although that same party is an utter Zee TO
all their ideas Of personal hbertysll They
can look around and see prohihition at
tempted only in republican states, and yet
/ keep on aiding TO make the republican
party so strong that it can impose more
prohibition Such is the folly of their
madness -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
THE TARIrr COMMISSIONS.

'The-bill to create a commission of Eek
perts" to revise the tariff has now passed
both House and SenaSe In the House il
was the subject of much and prolonged de-
bate; the Senate. however, perceived the
utter folly of debating bin that the eau
Gus had determined to force through at
any cost. and simply let it go by default.
The absurdity of the bin is apparent at 4
glance, and the debates and votes ( in its
favor but increases that absurdity, There
could have been no reason for its exist
ence, save desire to revise the tariff, and
that result is most effectually checkmated
by the bill itself The simple fact that it
was advocated and passed by the high
tariff members, and antagonized b., the
tariff for revenue men. is evidence enough
of the character of any revision that may
be made under it. It is probable theEeffeet
viii be simply to postpone all useful tariff
Legislation for couple of years. and that
effect we will have 10 yield to without
more than a protest It sperhapsas we'll
that the question be laid over for the next
Congress- for that body will be chosen on
a tariff issue, and the people of the coun-
try viii have become SO instructed by. that
time on this question that an aeverwhelm-
ing free trade majority in Congress will
satisfactorily settle the question for time
to come. The only thing to be done now
is to keep on discriminating free trade
ideas and prepare for the coming contest.
That contest will be decisive. asss re-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
DECORATION DAY.

The meeting at the city Hail; at four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, made no ar
engagements for the observance of Decora-
tion Day, beyond deciding to djourn I'M
till Monday evening mex, when a. joint
meeting Of August West Post q. A. r. and
the Citizens Decoration association will
be- held. aasAa ~ q -sssa sA8 ssssg I'd -
The custom IN she past has been for the
Citizens Decoration association to meet
each veal. and make the necessary arrange
ments and manage the affairs. sincesthe
organization Of the new Postsof the Grand
Army IN this city, q desire has been Tex.
pressed that the affairs should be H1anAged
and arranged by them. Col Andrews,
speaking for lie Post al yesterday . meet
ings saad'fhaf they had taken no steps to-
ward observing the day leaving Il 70 tie
citizens assoeiatfen, and they would JON
them. An Internal talksoxer the matter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11

resulted in a decision to call the joint
meeting for Monday night next, when the
matter of arranging win be turned over to
the Grand Army A -
Fora very good reason the Grand Army
has made no arrangements towards cele-
bration. The Citizens associat ton has
managed the affair so long and so success
fully that they did not think 1t right to
make separate arrangements, unless the
citizens turned the matter over TO them
If the citizens are willing, they will take
the celebration in hand in the future, and
do their utmost to make it success.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
KING CAUCUS.

The tariff commission bill was above al
else the work of the caucus; it was con
ceived in caucus, drawn in caucus, and the
power of the caucus was.used to whip into
line all republican representatives who die
not favor it, and with eight exceptions they
voted. for it. The closing speech ON the
bill was made by Mr.. Towshend, of Illinois
and he thus characterized the tyranny OF
caucus rule:
1t is q most tyrannical and irrevereni
body, Its members are forced to surren
der their independence and convictions
yea, they are compelled to sever their allie.
glance to their constituents. Other politi-
cal parties have had caucuses, but thew
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
Thursday May Il, 1882.
A MONOPOLY PAPER.

The demagogue of the weekly Hypocrtte
claims to be an anti-monopolist. So he
is in name; but why does he not oppose the
ferry monopoly in its attempt to place a
toll on the bridge, and compel poor men
to pay their way over the ferry That is
an attempt at monopoly that comes right
home, and yet he has no word to offer
against it. Can it be that he cares more
about what Captain Robinson would have
him say, than he does about anti monop
oily. Hereafter the Hypocrite will also be
called the Ferry ihonopOsg. s.E-er
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
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written guarantee to return the money if the treat
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only by McCabe s. Wheaton, Druggists, Rock Isl
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11

The most sacred obligation is the mar
Rage contract. The most sacred duty is TO
maintain ones health The best medicine
is Browns iron Bitters e S. z
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
CHrCAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY.

Local passenger makes close connection at Alpha
for points on Keithsburg branch; at Monmouth fol
Kansas City. Council Bluffs and points west; a
Bushnell for Quincy, Hannibal, st. Joe and points
in south west.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
DAVENPORT.

D. C. SHEIAEy. ~ Repor ter
Azqs HsadquartHsia Dar@porfs
1872 WIT Serond streeE under Ne~comp House.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
STOCK SPECULATIVE.

john A. DoDaE & Co., Bankers and Brokers, 10
Wall Street, New York. buy stocks on reasonable
margin, and, when desired. win advise when and
to 500 can be probably invested Opportunities
or good profls are constantly occurring. Full In
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11

The soluble phospLi es AID the other life sustain
are so carefully proportional AMI 20 jadiciousy
mingled, thattIeir action npOn The nerves, nue.
Giles and Membranes in mpafting Vitality. strength
and heal by action is generally apparent within
tSyenty-foHr hoars and The good effects experien-
eed are of permans nj character.a ~ -.
For sale at Harper House Drug Store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(RAcTNE AND SOUTHWESTERN DIyIsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee 1925 a. M, and
HOO D. m. = =f
Leave for Dubuque, Winona. st. Paul aud Minneap-
oils 6 100 a. m.
Leave for McGregor, Portville, Calmas Sioux City
! and Yankton II cop. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, :05 a. M, and
20 ;25 p. m.
Arrive from Minneapolis. st. Paul, Winena and Du
buque 9:05 p. m. - . $500
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City, Portville and Nc
Gregor, sos a. m.
Through sleeping cars are run on all night trans
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at IL 100 d. connects with the train ar
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
land 20 Chicago Through tickets only good on this
train
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
EDUCATIONAL.
MRS. HEARD'S
FAMILY SCHOOL FOR Girls
iECLAIRE,

ipNA.
aerras Tor Board, English Branches. Music 49,,
Drawing, per School year $500. Good refercnah and
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAl

KUN ISLANU q FEUhIA RAILWA Al
(sHoRrEsF ROUTE TO THE EAST AND wEsT1
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Way Freight 6 100 A. M.
Fast Express g :4s A. M | Mail and Elk. 12 As NJ.
Mail and Elk LIS P. M. Fast Express. 40 p M.
Freight and Accommodation, z 100 p. M.
The AS p. train makes close connection at
GaIva with the c. B. 4 O., for points west; arriving
at Gaiesburg at rs p. M; Burlington 8: 40 p M !;
Keokuk 10 :25 p. m. Quincy 1905 p. M; also max
ing close connection at Peoria with l. B. d W.,
r. P q W.. roads for all points east and south.
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., r.. r.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Rock Island 900 A. NJ. Cable 0:55 A.
400 p. NJ. '.-..-.:. 5:45 P. NJ
Gable, ........ $50 Rock Island, S:15 A. NJ
." ......,...1:O 100 P. M g . = 3:15 P. NJ.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-11
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edy forfWesfing and
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Persons living IN Malarious districts may pratpct
themselves from attacks OF fever by the II FL
lows COMPOUND or HYFoPH sPBITE-. Its effects
in to ling mp hesy stem enables toward OF
tagious disorders, and successfully combat disease
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

the ARGUS sincerely hopes the Uassos does
Mayor Carse great injustice. 1t states
that inspite of the recommendations of ten
members of the council, the Mayor viii
still retain Warren. and uses the strange
words that 1.-THE fact that GER
tain nationals and communistic
democrats, Aasiag control Of the council,
did not like this report and substituted
another, viii not deter the Mayor etc. If
the Mayor intends to set himself up as the
autocratic and sole ruler of the city that
statement has something of force in it; but
the ARGUS does not think that Mayor Carse
has any such intention. and the Union
does him grave injustice in attributing
to him that desire. The term .scommunistic
democrat" is one of the Uaion's latest
combinations and meaning nothing is all
the better for that papers purposes. LII
the Union once gets its teeth firmly set on
a phrase like that it falls so in love with it
that it never knows the time of parting
The literary gentleman who discovered it
seems TO hunt for ideas in order to use set
phrases, not use words in order to express
ideas; perhaps he is excusable however, on
the ground of lack of the latter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

The prosecution of two Chicago men
for selling stolen plays brings out the fact
that, in their nefarious trade, great deal
of work was done for very little money.
Byers and Learoque have been actors, bat
of late have kept saloon, which is a
1ounging place for theatre folks out of en-
ployment. As rule, successful dramas
are not published, the owners preferring,
even when a copyright might be obtained,
tosdepend on their property right in the
manuscript. Byers and Learoque hired
impecunious performers, prompters, and
others to write cut from memory and notes
about dozen of the best current plays of
the season. Then they let the managers
of all the barn storming companies
throughout the West know that copies
could be bought for SO to So each The
copying was done in a back room, and was
paid for with meals and drinks
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

In recent address in justification OF
compulsory vaccination. Dr.. W. B. Carpen
ter, the eminent British psychologist, pre-
sented some interesting statistics showing
the decrease OF small sox in Great Britain
with the adoption of modern protective
measures. From 1860 to the commencement
of the present century the average annual
number of'deaths from smallpox was up
wards of 4, 900 for each number of inhabi-
tants. In 1S01-10 the yearly small pox
mortality was 2. GAO per million inhabitants.
In 1876 it had fallen to $50. In 1870
means for vaccination were provided by the
government, and the annual rate fell to
400 per million. Then came compulsory
vaccination in 1858, and in the decade
1870 there were each year but 27S
deaths from smallpox in each million in
habitants. In 1870 the number was
276.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

To opportion the state was one OF the few
duties absolutely imposed upon the mem
befs by the constitutional was the last to
receive attention. almost. The statement
of the Inter Ocean correspondent that the
democrats refused to vote for three days to
take up any bill, is a lie pure and simple.
The democrats unanimously agreed to take
up resolsttioa. but after that they desired
to amend it when Pearson. of Madison, NOV
ed the previous question; then the demo
Gratis proposed TO kill the resolution and
for two days they refused to vote on 1t in
any way until enough republicans voted
with them to table it. But even the inter
Ocean correspondent ought to have sense
enough to know that the resolution amount
ed to nothing--it took the passage of the
bill to apportion the estate.
The truth is great majority of the
radical members of the legislature never
earned five dollars day before, and they
were determined to have another session.
The governor seems to have been willing
to aid them by warning them that if they
did not pass the apportionment bill he
would call them in extra session-just the
suggestion the radical tax-suckers needed
to cause them not to do it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., r. !
FOFFICIAL PAPER.l
Wednesday. March Is, 1882,
a CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.

If the Union is correct in stating that
Mayor Carse will usurp to himself all the
functions of the city government-and
THE ARGUS sincerely hopes that it is not
there will be q question of some little
interest to be settled in our city: namely,
what havewe got city council for? If they
were elected for ornamental purposes only,
it can be stated-without intending any
s1ur on upon our present board-that
much handsomer men could have been
found to fill the offices, but if the council
amounts to anything and are possessed of
any real power, it would be as well for
them to assert it. They were elected to
represent the various wards of the city
and thus reflect popular opinion. which in
the end is law. If they call for the dis
missal of city effice-holder it means that
the people call for it and their command
must be obeyed. There is no alternative,
and if Mayor Carse is not prepared to fol-
low out their advice, his best plan is TO
resign. He has already, in public meet
ing, accused large majority of the coun-
Gil of conspiracy, and thus impugned their
motives, If he does not desire to follow
out their behests, LET him resign his Office
and putting thus the question before the
people, let them determine whether the
council was right or wrong. The Mayor
will never be allowed to be an autocrat of
his city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15
HOW TO BEGIN DEMOCRATIC CAM
PAIGN.

EA1GN.
The democrats in Congress are about
to form their Campaign Committee, and
| there is some rivalry for the place of Chair
man.
Mr.. Flower, no doubt, would make .
good chairman. General Resecrans, no
doubt, would make good chairman. Ex-
Speaker Randall's name has been mention
ed for the place, although it is said that he
does not desire it. No doubt Mr.. Ran
dali would make good chairman.
But in order to prosecute d canvass that
shall elect majority of democrats to the
Forty -eigAth Congress- something is need
ed besides committee and a chairman. If
the democrats recover their maj erity in the
House. it will be because the people are
willing to trust them with the appropria-
tons. The first thing for the democrats
to do is to show that as party they go in
for economical and honest appropriations,
and are dead against the Robbersonian
principles of the majority
If the democrats in Congress fail to give
the country satisfactory evidence of this,
it will not make much difference whether
they choose their smartest or the stupidest
member for chairman of the Congressional
Committee.-N, 7. Sun.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15
THE RESPONSIBILITY.

1t is now an interesting question as to
which party is responsible for the session
of the Legislature recently called to appor
ton the state. E. A. snively, clerk of the
supreme court, has gone into the matter
thoroughly, and in the Carlinville Enquirer
discourses of the matter as follows:
This is the whole history of the appor-
tionment question from first to last as made
up from the record of the two houses
Both branches OF the Legislature were large
" republican; the senate was not in session
On an average of three hours per day, yet
it was over four months before it
passed an apportionment bill. The
house was in session lacking two days
only of four months before bill was
introduced to apportion the state.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

The British Medical Journal says the
revelations made from time to time by
medical officers of health describe so much
Ignorance and neglect, and such fatal
sources of disease, that it is not surprising
that milk epidemics' are So numerous.
DR.. Goldie has been investigating the prob:
ability of the spread of certain epidemic
which has just been visiting Leeds through
the medium of the milk supply. He has
come to the conclusion that the way in
which some of the milk supplies are stored
in dirty houses, where all the usual opera
lions of q whole household are being car
ried out, with, in many cases, gallons of
milk standing in open vessels, is simply a
ready method of spreading typhoid or 9th
er infectious diseases.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15
A D1saRuNTLED pAPER.

The Union announces that the ARG Us is
utterly unreliable This is probably given
as matter of news, as it is on the local
page. 1t is hard on paper to be SO sum-
marty disposed of as the ARGUS has been
by the Union, but as our esteemed contem
porary seems to be memorable we will have
to submit and this with the better grace as
the people of this vicinity seem to have
got into the way ofdepending on the ARGUS
for news in spite of its Utter unreliable
ty.'' There is one quality about the Union
in which it stands alone among newspapers;
it possesses one faculty that is shared
by none others, in fact by
no one else except by the
Deity, that in Omnlscience It states with
an air of positiveness that is surely con-
vincing that the ARGUS has no authority
for the statement that Mayor Carse would
remove Warren. The Union probably
knows all about it and is capable of giving
correct information as to all the sources
from which the ARGUS draws its news.
Or If it has not some sure and direct knowl-
edge that the ARGUS had no authority for
the statement perhaps it will be willing to
it was wrong in making SO
positive a statement
But when the Union comes
to the reasons why the Mayor
should not remove Warren, it is guilty of
several startling statements. First it states
that the committee acquitted Warren.
This is news to the committee. The major
ty of that committee claimed that they
aad no right to draw conclusions of any
Kind, and they framed their report with
hat idea in view, stating only what they
considered facts, and making no recon-
nendations either of acquittal or removal |
Afterwards Mr.. Mahoney stated openly in
he council meeting that he thought that
Warren should be punished, but consider
d removal too severe, and Mr.. O'Neil, the /
'ther majority member, voted for removal,
While Mr.. Larkin, the third member, rec
it in his report. Tell us, Q
Jaaion of wonderful imagination, how you
an transpose these facts into verdict Of
cquittal.
And now comes statement in which !;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15
SPREAD EAGLE.

In the house, yesterday, Williams, OF
Wisconsin, speaking on the anti-polygamy
bill, gathered himself together, and in a
final burst of manly eloquence, got off this
choice piece of rhetoric:
Thus far and no farther. Where the
clear waters of the Pacific kiss the pure
sands of our western shore, there you shall
pause in the presence of the majestic pow
cr of the civilization Of the MONDAY of
the world"
And SO the finite mind will yearn for the
unyearnable, will arise in the splendor of
its midnight glory and ponder over things
and things and things.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

In order that the public may fully realize the gen
uineness of the statements. as well the power
and value of the article of which they speak, we
publish herewith the fac-simile signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth of
these testimonials is absolute the facts they
announce he ignored.
MOLINE. Ill, July IA, 1881.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15

Mayor Carse, accused the City Council
of a conspiracy to injure Warren, and now
states that he will net obey its order of re-
moval. Why does the Mayor take such a
personal interest in the matter?