The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-19

who killed cock robin?'
We got there They say we've got EN-;
bet your boots we did We've come to
stay.
There is republican in our village
who turned the handle of his coffee mill
trying to grind out plurality for Blaine.
The snakes" are creeping little too
lively for the indictments.
1t is quite amusing to hear the execra-
tons heaped by the afflicted of this quiet
village upon the name of st. John. 1t is
enough to make the poor (but good many
quake in his boots.
Ma. ma, where's my pa?" Cleveland's
gone to the White house. Ha! hal! hal!
The Union should give us rest on the
''idiotic vote" of this township or explain
the business more specifically. 1t is a
well known fact that republicans made
strenuous effort TO procure the so called
'idiOtic vote" but the fellow had sense
enough to repel the invasion of his rights
and to vote in the RICH. and with the par
ty that won
The republicans here for about a week
were hanging their hopes on straws and
precincts. That's what has killed them.
Why is it we don't hear something
about the crazy vote that has been cast
! right along with the 6. o. p?
The man that brought out the associat-
cd press dispatch caused a five dollar
piano box fire. How many precincts will
it take to settle the damage?
The citizens who were favored with a
serenade from the republican campaign
singers, Wednesday evening, Nov g.
fully appreciated the kindness done them,
and now desire to extend their coincidence
and sympathy to the deluded dudes.
The republicans of Black Hawk attrib>
ute their defeat to the mills Of the gods,
as they grind exceedingly fine, and SC
| slow, that il was bad defeat for them.
The democrats of the town were af
fOrdcd considerable amusement in wit,
Messing the followers of Mr. Blaine or
Wednesday evening succeeding the cleo
ton. When one of the number (prcsident
of the club came from Rock Island laden
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effect that Blaine had carried every north
ern state, and (using his own language
heaven and earth mad gone republican
and hell democratic. Their rejoicing knew
: no bounds, and after their usual embracing
, handshaking and put it there expires
sion, they bctook themselves down to The
shore Of James river and routed thei
friend up, and hitherto crushed feeling,
were let loose in vociferous cheering ant
, singing campaign songs mingled with tht
cracking flames of a box fire, and an
occasional shot fired out of an old anvil
which all the boys claimed to b.
the height Of their ambition. 1t is com
fort to the democrats that it was rich ,rar,
aud racy.
Black Hawk did her duty on the al
inst. by ovcrturning the republican plu'
rahty Of 20 in 1880, and gave a pluralit,
1 in favor of retiring the tattooed man, thu
enabling him to devote more time to hi
Indianapolis Sentinel suit.
The citizens of New York were vtr,
!, much broken mp by the remarks OF thu
Rev. Burchard. We wonder what they
"ouLu say ~ INC liluiStCI udu Sdlu ina
''hcll had gone demoeratic?
We've got the democrats on the rur
and We are going to keep them there
The speaker little realized the effect hi
words would have We took him at hi
. word and made a clean, straight run 70
the white house
The correspondent for the Union mus
be laboring under deluson when h,
, iiatterS himself with the idea that TIKI
democrats of this town won't ratify The
election of Cleveland and Hendricks
The occasion is of too much consequence
to pass by in silence. The result Of thu
campaign of 1880 is quite vivid in our
memories yet
The young people of Milan had a socia
bic at Col. DicksonS residence for The
benefit of the Presbyterian church.
large number were oat and all had goo(
time.
At one of our late republican rallies
local speaker, in an attempt to air hi
rhetoric, said I'VE have the same ole
? enemy, the same old party. and we're go,
ing to give them the same old licking
Well done. Give us another such licking
in 1888 We like it,