The Rock Island Argus., 1884-10-17
A REPUBLICAN TRICK.
Dastardly Attempt to Fan the Flame Of
Sectional Hatred.

The following circular, received by an
ex>soldier in this city, has been sent
broadcast over the country to every union
veteran:
A Call for ''300,000 More" 80 Day Men
'Let every Loyal Man Rally around
our Gallant General, John A. Logan"
We have the Enemy on the run, let
us make an old fashioned stampede of
it.
Let the veterans tall ex-soldiers and
sailors) of every township in the north~
west organize into veteran clobs. Elect
your officers, recruit your full strength,
and bring out every veteran on the 4th of
next November. Don't shoot if they'll
come in." Take all the prisoners and con
verts possible. Enlistment blanks can be
had at the offico of this paper.
Make ample arrangements for grand
old fashioned camp fire and ratification
meeting in your township or county after
the election Send the names of your
officers and the strength of your club to
the undersigned, at 115 Dearborn street,
Chicago. By order of the president.
H. S. VAIL,
Chief Organizing and Mastering Officer
Chicago Union veteran Club.
The above circular has been issued di-
rect from republican headquarters, and
cannot be TOO strongly condemned. Any
attempt to rekindle the sectional hatreds
of the war, and awaken The buried ami
mosties of the past will be deplOred by
every sober minded person, and if 1t does
not react on its authors, we very much
mistake the present temper of public SEN
timent For twenty years the sole stock
in trade of the republican party has been
the bloody shirt and. until this CAM
paign, has furnished the only argument
advanced for continuation in power of
n corrupt administration. The result of
the Ohio election has alarmed the republi-
can party, aud has demonstrated the ne>
ccssity for a change of tactics. In Ohio
the tariff has been the bugbear to the eX
clusion of all else, and the result is a low
plurality of about 10, 900. if it reaches that.
Fonr years ago, $4,000 majoril was res
corded. loss of 24. 900 votes this too in
the face of the most barefacrd bribery in
the history Of the state. 1t is susceptible
of proof that the republican managers by
and with the consent of Mr.. Blaine, not
only resorted to the most degraded means
to reach verdict favorable to the party,
but in addition nearly $1,500,OO0 Were
expended to purchase and intImidate
voters The result shows that the tariff
bugbcar has not aroused the enthusiasm
that was expected, and SO change is
ordered. The soldier is to be alarmed
and hulldozed into supporting the repub
lican nominee by rallying around Logan.
in the hope that attention may be diverted
from the corrupt Blaine. 1t is a mean
attempt to use soldier organizations irre~
spectivC of the views,Of the members, and
will react. The exsoldiers are not polH-
ical chattels as the republican managers
will learn before the campaign closes.
They know that they have been promised
beneficial measures time and again by
republican congresses, only to be broken.
The present pension law was enacted by
a democratic congress and 1t is susCepti-
bic Of proof that many of the most dis
tinguished defenders Of the union were
democrats, notably Hancock, Thomas,
Meade, Slocum, Rosecrans 1t is also q
| fact that of the surviving soldiers of the
late war, there are thousands who are now
vigorously opposing Blaine, and who
cannot be induced to vote otherwise. The
republicans see the handwriting on the
wall They realize that the terrible and
| telling onslaught on Blaine must be arrcs
ted or all is lost so they seek to fire the
northern heart and arouse the old bitter
terness of feeling between sections in Or>
der to, if possible, divert public attention
| from Blaine. 1t won't work, however,
for the tide is irresistibly setting towards
Cleveland and bids fair to result in q
most pronounced democratic victory--a
victory of the people-a verdict in favor
of honesty and economy in public affairs.