The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-12
iTT& DAILY ARGUS.
Saturday January 12. 1854.
GENTLEMAN GEORGE,
Tie Defeated Ohio Man Declines to
Discuss His Dafeat.
What Washington Paper las to say
Abeu: Tt---ViewS of Congress-
mcR---RefOrEi Killed
Him.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.-Senator PepdIetor
reached the city in the afternoon, and was
t.';ll at tie residence of his hrother-in-law
l.. =. $. DandFidge, on East Fourth street
"Lrre he Will remain for tke rest of this week
hnt then leave for Wasl.n ton He declined
10 say anything at this tiral for reasons that.
he said, would be readily understood He
was asked: "Why did Won support the High
land house or Mclean ticket last fall instead
of crushing tie conspiracy in the bud by
throwing your influence for the reform
movement"
My reason replied the senator, is the
one | gave at the time. l am an adhereut Of
the Democratic party, ami support It's organ
cation as the means of maintaining il -
Further than this lie refused to be inter
viewed He is suffering from a slight cold,
but otherwise seemed in the best OF health
and good spirits
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan l2-The Wash
iDgton Post, Democratic, SAYS;
Perhaps the national Democracy will con-
clude to get along without their Ohio bretl-
rem hereafter Il is impossible A. reconcile
views so extremely divergent. The Demo-
Gratis of the country believe in reforming the
tariff ard in reforming the civil service. Tho
Democrats Of Ohio Seem to believe in doing
neither the one nor tde other
In another article The Post saws:
The defeat of Mr. Pendleton means that,
so far as theOhio Democracy are concerned,
they have deliberately gone back upon their
reiterated pledges in favor of civil-serv!ce re
form. Mr.. Payne's success is due to the
Standard Oil company and to the triumph Of
the worst elements Of partisan politics, and
corruption, and treacheTy, and bribery. with
Then chief auxiiiares, have come TO the front
in Ohio
CINCINNATI, Jan. 12-The Enquirer's
Washington City special says: The defeat
OF Gentleman George in the senatorial eau
Gus at Columbus has created a genuine alarm
among the Democrats in congress, if one is to
Judge by the expressions heard under the
capitol dome. The late letter from ex-Sena-
tor Thurman, in which he pleaded for Pen
dleton, but admitted that he had grievouslv
slnned IN originating the civil service bill
gave clew to the real feeling Of the
Democracy on the subject Of reform
in the government service. The SUM
mary retirement of Pendleton has empha-
sized this cew in such way that there is no
longer any room for doubling the fact that
the Drawn of the party is forninst REFORM
and that any public man who favois it is
doomed to sackcloth and ashes. As a leading
OeiliOCIdS pun II. on uOD I eaten me aQFO-
eating civil service reform any more. 1 don't
propose to give my constituents a chance to
sit down on me as the Ohio Democrats laid
Pendleton down and jumped on him.
ut augurs well for the coming presidential
fight" said one representative with
united front, and harmony, the Democracy
can carry Ohio with whirl in October thus
making assurance doubly sure of the'elcction
of Democratic president in November; and
wouldn't be surprised if his name is Henry
B. Payne"
Senator Pendleton is good company. en-
tertains splendidly and is a royal good fellow
personally, said another, but his civil ser
vice reform bill was mistake. and was what
defeated him for reelection. | hear that it is
very probable the house will refuse to make
any appropriation for the commission"
1T means Payne for president, was the ex-
pressed thought of senator. He would |
make strong candidate before the people. " !
Everybody has good word FOR Senator !
PendIeton in the day Of his defeat: but |
Payne, it is thought, will take a more lending
position in the senate than the present mem
Der from Ohio