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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27

from home, from his parents and his sweet
heart, that cheered him up and gave him
new heart Under this inspiration he went
to Capt Ramsey and asked leave to with
draw his resignation. Capt Ramsey re-
piled, he told me, that he might withdraw
his resignation, but that he would in that
case give him zero in one or more of his
studies, and recommend his dismissal from
the academy. Finley then told him that
| of course he would let the resignation
stand
All the leading republican papers here,
as in Pennsylvania, are with the boilers
in Pennsylvania. The Times saws: The
contest in the old Keystone state is evil
IDENTIFY destined to be three cornered one,
and nothing but uncomfortable faulty on
their own part can prevent the democrats
from winning. It is as much matter of
certainty as anything in the future of hu-
man event that the Cameron party cannot
commend enough votes to beat the demo
Gratis, and it would be- amazing, indeed,
if the ticket headed by Stewart should de-
velop the amount of strength necessary to
success, if success means its election. THE
total vote of Pennsylvania in 1SS0was 874,
7S3. Of this the republicans, who were
thoroughly united. cast 444, 704, and the
democrats 407, 428. Last year, when
state treasurer was elected, 500, 401 votes
were cast Of these the republican candi-
date received 265, 1893. and the democratic
candidate 25S, All, while Mr.. Wolfe, run
ming as an independent on his own ac-
count, received 40, 9S4 The independents
undoubtedly have it in their power to
do much more than double Wolfes
vote of last year, and they have hope of
carrying with them one half the Republi
can strength. It is difficult to figure out
any probable result of this contest which
will not give the election to the Democrats,
but, evidently, the Independents have
taken account of this and are prepared for
it, regarding it as half victory for them
selves. Their first object is the overthrow
of Cameron's rule by the Eefeat of the or
ganization that upholds it. Having ac-
complished that, the field will be clear for
a reorganization of the party on the prin-
ciples of fair representation. This at
least is their expectation, and it looks as
though they would have a chance to see
how this method of party reform will
work
When machine" methods of party or
ganization degenerate into parody of
representative institutions, and lead simply
to recording the will of one man. the ques-
ton of party success becomes subordinate
to the largest question of party vitality.
If the machine" cannot be broken by the
manifestation of popular preference, as
expressed in the nominating caucuses and
conventions, the only course open to res
olute opposition is to appeal to the mass
vote of the party.
The Pittsburg iron strikers are going to
run several cooperative mills of their own
like the glass workers, who have done well
at it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27

of James A. Garfield. That name was re-
ceived then as you receive it now. was
then and am now Garfield Republican.
It is Garfield Republicans who are now
called Independent Republicans. Their
duty is to remove some of the evils thai
have crept into the party unconsciously
It is not necessary to enumerate these evils
but there is one thing | want to see
before die that is, when vote for John
Smith it shall not be counted for John
Jones, and this | belieye will be accom-
plished by these Garfield Republicans
There is one other name dear to us. 1t is
Abraham Lincoln. He said in his Gettys
burg speech The government of the
people, and by the people, cannot be
wiped off the face of the earth Have
we that kind of a government in Penn
sylvania? Have we that kind of govern,
ment in Pittsburgh Is it not govern
ment of the bosses, by the bosses, and 70,
the machine?'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
MUELLER'S WRATH.

Down on Moline avenue, near the di
viding line, there is saloon kept by ono
William Mueller He is fond of newspa-
per notoriety, and courts it for the purpose
of advertising his nest. In writing up the
DR.. Barker case on Thursday night the
ARGUS reporter got the name of one of the
fgure-heads wrong, giving it as John
Mueller, when it should have been John
De Maulin. The aforesaid William Muel-
Ter felt aggrieved, and in his mind thought
that the public would connect him with the
affair, so he flooded the press of the three
cities with communications. in order to
convince the public that he was still alive.
This is All old trick of Mueller's; whenever
he gets a chance he bounees before the
public with communications purporting to
be from him but written by some one else.
He is a schemer and likes advertising
where it is free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
A NOVEL PRIMARY PLAN.

The trouble about primary elections j:
that people will not go to the polls, leav
ing the choice of the candidates in the
hands of the machine politicians. A new
plan has been suggested in Richmond, Va.
which is worthy of attention. The plan
in few words, is this: Let the executive
committee, a few days before the time OF
getting the sense of the people as to theil
favorites for Office, send postal card OIL
ticket enclosed in an envelope, with a two
cent stamp to pay return postage, and
with the list of all the candidates to- be
voted for on one side of the postal, with
directions to the voter to erase the names
of all persons to whom they are opposed,
of course leaving those for whom they
vote untouched, and then at the bottom of
the list to sign their names and return at
once through the post-office of the chair
man of the executive committee. When
the voter can't write his name, he can
sign his cross and have it witnessed.
There is really very little objection to re-
turning postal without an envelope. In
forty-eight hours, by this method, the
calm and unprejudiced opinion of every
Conservative voter in the city can be OBJ
tanned at cost of less than $780, and not
an hours loss of time by voters, and use
for commissioners of election, etc. These
cards for each ward would be filed away,
and could be verified at any time 1t may be
thought there was any foul play. The
postal can't get into anybody's hands but
the post Office officials, and the names be
ing erased in ink, no change could be made
in the post office, and if done it could be
easily proven by examination of the postal
by voter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
A FREE BRIDGE.

Now that the rock river bridge is to be
repaired the question arises whether il
would not be best for the city to proclaim
it a free bridge. The revenue derived
from it is no great amount and taking the
expenses in that are necessary for toll
bridge, the revenue is small indeed. 1t the
council would declare it a free bridge there
would be an immediate increase in country
trade in Moline, and this fact alone would
prove beneficial to the commercial pros
perity of Moline and is enough to warrant
a free bridge. The general opinion among
all classes in Moline is that the best thing
to do is to stop collecting toll at Rock riy-
er bridge, and it is to be hoped that the
city council will look at it in that light
and do something about it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27

Extent of the Independent Republican Move
ment.
Gath in the Enquirer

A correspondent from Annapolis writes
to the Times that there is strong feeling
among naval cadets over the suicide of
Cadet Finley, of Ohio Finley belonged
to the class of 1880, and was Just finishing
up his final examinations. His class
went through the usual routine of four
years study in the academy, and then two
years at sea. They have just returned
from voyage around the European ports,
and completed their last examination.
The subjects included in the final examina-
ton are naval tactics, seamanship. gun
merry, theory of navigation, practical
navigation and French. Cadet Fin
ley was subject to fits of des-
pondency. and threatened more than
once previously to take his life, being
fearful that he would not be able to pass
the severe examination, and drcadine the
consequent disgrace. When he reached
Annapolis after the cruise he did very
well with the examination till he reached
the subject of gunnery, in which he was
badly deficient. He was engaged to be
married and was very much afraid of
having TO return to his home and sweet
heart in Bucyrus, o., without beings full
fiedged naval officer. The following ac-
count of the tragic incident, which it will
be seen differs materially from the .soffi-
ciaf' statement autographed from here yes
terday, was given this morning by one of
Finley's class mates, a young gentleman
who has just finished the examinations
with credit to himself, and whose manner
and bearing convince that he would scorn
to give any but what he considered an alb
solutely truthful account:
ssOur class strongly believe" said this
cadet, THAT Capt. Ramsey is morally re-
sponsible for poor Finley's death. The
final examinations this year have been un-
usually severe-much harder than they
have ever been known before. Finley was
always fearful of the ordeal, but we did all
we could to cheer him up. Gunnery was
too much for him, and he threw up that
subject entirely and took a zero. This
discouraged him greatly, and in one of his
bad moods he sat down and wrote his
resignation and sent it to the superintend-
ent. He teld me afterward that after he
had sent the resignation he received letters
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27

The following was the address of Gen.
Moorhead at the Independent Republican
ratification meeting in Pittsburg, Pa: MY
fellow citizens thank you from the bot
tom of my heart for this cordial greeting.
trembled when heard my name men
toned for chairman, but when the list of
vice presidents was read found was
well backed. They have put the body
guard in tine rear, and it is good body
guard. About two years ago presided ut
ratification meeting at the opera house.
It was the ratification of the nomination
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27

down to St. Louis they certainly would
have won two or three races, as the time
made at the late regatta was very poor in.
deed.
The police did not point any revolver at
Little Fanny" on Thursday night, as she
stated in yesterdays ARGUS, and it is no
more than justice to the police to make
this statement. Neither did they kick her
door in, for there was no necessity foI
that, as the door was opened without
much trouble. and it required no kicking
to yield.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
LAS OTHERS SEE Us. -

The veracious Voltaire tells us that a
certain king of Babylon had a favorite
courtier, Irax by name, who was terribly
afflicted with a not uncommon disease
self-conceit. The plan adopted for curing
him was as ingenious as successful. In
the morning as soon as he awoke, the
royal music master entered his apartment
with full chorus and band and gave him
q dose of cantata which lasted two hours,
every third minute introducing a refrain to
this effect:
What virtue, what grace, what power hath He;
How pleased with himself my Lord must bei''
The cantata was followed by an address
from royal chamberlain which lasted
three-quarters of an hour This address
enumerated and commented upon all the
good qualities Irax was supposed to pos
sess. and strongly emphasized those in
which he was VIGOROUSLY lacking. At
dinner, which continued three hours. a
similar performance was gone through. If
he opened his mouth, except to put some
thing into it, the first chamberlain ex
claimed "Hark! we shall hear wisdom"
Before he could complete sentence the
second chamberlain said, What wisdom
do we hearP' and the rest of the chamber
lains exploded with laughter over the witty
things he did not say. After dinner came
the cantata again. all the guests joining in
the refrain above quoted. The first day
Irax was immensely pleased; the second
not quite so much SO; the third he began
dimly to see the point; the fourth he man
ifested great disgust. and on the fifth he
was discharged, cured.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
POLITICAL ASSESSMENT

The Boston journal Rep.) Indignantly
says of the current political assessments
on federal employees:
1T is not easy to write with patience oil
such practice as this. That it has been
done before does not make it any more
tolcrable. That it would be done by the
democrats if they were in power does no,
make it any more right when done by the
republicans. TO call it a system of vol
untary contribution is the flimsiest of pre-
lenses, which is not even intended to de-
ceive. Is there any republican laborei
outside of the government employ, earning
$1.75 day, from whom the congressional
committee would look for contribution
to the campaign fund of $40? Are there
any other wage carriers who would be ex-
rected to contribute weeks wages each
toward the political expenses of the par
ty? And if there are no other laborers OF
wage carriers of any class from whom such
contributions or anything like them can be
expected, why are they expected from the
employees OF the navy yards? There is
but one answer. The congressional com
mittee anticipate that the men who receive
the circulars viii not dare to refuse the
contribution which is asked of them. The
circular conveys no open menace, but be
tween the lines every recipient will read a
warning that if he does not comply his
place will be filled by some one who has a
keener sense of his obligations to the par
ty. The dread of losing his means of sup
port will drive many man to reason that
it is better to give up one weeks wages
than it is to lose his situation altogether
And it is upon this pitiful head that the
congressional committee build their expec-
tations of receiving the bulk of the assess
ments which they have levied upon even
the meanest office holders. This is des-
picable. 1t is shame that the servants
of the government, under well grounded
dread of losing employment, can be called
upon to stand and deliver by a political
committee"
We like to see such Indignation. The
practice is certainly despicable, especially
as it is in direct violation of the federal
law of 1876, and the law breaking is APP
proved by the president of the United
States
When it is remembered that every en-
ploye on the Island, be he republican, dem
ocrat or national, is assessed; every ser
want of the engineer department here, even
who scrub out the rooms; every man whose
name has appeared on the pay rolls of the
Gen. Bernard down to the negro cabin boy
1t is possible for people in Rock Island to
see how far this crime extends. If the men
assessed will refuse to pay there is law to
protect them; if they tamely submit they
deserve to suffer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
THE HARVEST OF SUCCESS CONTINUES.


CHAMPAIGN CRY, Champaign Co.. H., /
November II, 1881. I
Mrs. On. KECK-Dear Madam: This is to certify
that yon have cured my daughter of sore eyes lea-
has been afflicted since 1876 and been treated by the
best physicians in the country bnt got all the
time. Last March new doctor came here, who
said he could her i'm three months. lie treated
her over two months, but she grew worse all the
time In fact she WIS nearly blind In left eye from
ulcers upon te rye ball tulerration of eornea.t
Friends wanted US 70 take her away for treatment
but on learning that yon would be here in July.
waited and placed her under your care IN three
weeks treatment under :. ne could 20 witaaa
glass es, which she has noi o IN siN i..'ni i't
fore. she has beeu under = fs..,tn .e.sa,
weeks and believe her Ia fit.y
ed. Nothing hurts her eyes nss. and you cannot
- ' 80 49, 49, r. B. maRMEL
classroom, PEORIA, Co.. Ill.,. Jan. 81 1881.
My wife has been laboring under chronic alice
treated for the same most of that time. without
feria benefit until she applied at the Office of Mrs.
Dr.. Keek, in Peoria, last fall. She had not then
spoken loud word for nearly Ave months lost her
voice while under othe< treatment. threatened
with paralysis entire left side being very weak and
nnmb; yeryoas system was completely shattered;
her lungs i'm serious condition and her health fail
ing rapidly. Her hands and feet always cold
showing very poor circulation and condition of the
blood
About Oct l. 1891 she applied at the Office OF Mrs
DIR. Keek for advice and treatment, which continued
faithfully at home until December. She made
lneantne, TO Obtain necessary directions and nedi
cines, and improved very much. Hervoice was still
gone. however. and still doubling. | took my wife
to several physicians of efnnenes for examination
and opinion. They agreed with Mrs Keck as to
what the trouble WAS. Some ef them said there is
very little hope: others said there norIc for ~
coYery.
So. Mrs. Watson went with Mrs. Kcck and remain.
ed at her inIirmary five weeks in two weeks her
voice was restored to original strength and lone
met her in Peoria her r,lnrn home, Jan. 25ti
and heard her speak loud for the first time In eight
months her health IL very nnch better i'm every
was. = AZ paid Us well 10 folou Mrs Keckis adj
vise. nj 'g!t we had very little hopes first II
one aibts the above. they may correspondence
at sford. Ill.
NV WATSON
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27

In addition to those the Doylestown
Iatellfgencer, Huntington Journal, Indiana
Messenger, Mercer Republican, Venango
Citizen and several others, while giving a
nominal support to the ticket, advocate a
new convention and denounce Cameron
and his methods unsparingly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
Uni versity IF Virginia.

SUMMER Law LECTURES mine weekly be-
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proved OF signal use,-1st to students. who design
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
CHICAGo, BURLINGTON & QUINCY.

Local passenger makes close connection at Alphi
for points on Keithshlrg branch; at Monmouth TO
Kansas City. Council Bluffs and points west, a
Bushnell for Quincy, Hannibal, st. Joe and point
in soath west.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-27
HUNDREDS : TESTIMONIALS
which can be seen on application.
Substantial Endorsements.
READ THE FOLLOWING:

PEORIA H., July 20 1880.
MRS. DR. KEcK-Dear Madam: To my letter of
April 10th, let me add that my improvement after
thatwas constant and permanent that by the last
of April was able to go to work again at my trade
the arduous one OF brick mason and have ever
since worked regularly, making fun time with my
co-Iaborers. now feel better than have in years
have stopped the use of the treatment, for no
longer need it, but keep the medicine nand for
emergencies. such as taking cold, etc. My three
sisters died OF consumption, and certainly
only my present health, but my life to your RENE
dies, and the efficacy and permanence of their in
huence is no longer question of doubt. Allow me
space for one further reference which have omit
ted Continual chills and fever and night sweats for
nearly five years symptoms of my condition,
which, like all the Others seemed TO defy physicians
and medicine. These, too, have entirely disap-
peared under your treatment, and am again well.
Very gratefully yours
WM. WALLACE WARNER.