The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
A Theatre Manager who Thinks the
Democrats Will Elect Judge
Holman.

business has been good this season,
very good. but it is going to be still better
next year." said Mr. Frank E Goodwin,
manager for Miss Clara Morris.
why will it be better next year,"
Mr.. Goodman smiled and said: II
suppose you think it strange for theat-
rical manager to talk politics, but the fact
is, follow politics very closely, and in
travelling round the country always feel
the political pulse where ! am stopping,
and get pretty clear view of the situa-
ton. l have always noticed that the year
before the Presidential election depresses
everything. You wouldn't think that il
would have any effect on Legitimate at
traction, but it does, all the same, and if
you were to ask any manager Abbey, or
Wallack, or the Frohmans-they would
all say the same thing, namely, that this
year has not been as good as the last
That is one reason. Another, and a strong
er one, is that We are going to elect our
man."
And who is our mani"
You may doubt my sagacity rs pol
itical prophet and think had better stick
to my business as a theatrical manager,
but in my opinion the man of the times
the man who can carry this country as no
other democrat can, is the Sans candidate
William Steele Holman of Indiana, the
great objector."
you surprise me; ] had no idea he was
so strong
81 suppose it will surprise great many
people when they learn what an immense
following he has. And yet why should
it? The Sun has so informed the ajori-
ty of the thinking public Holmans virtue
and shown up his splendid record while
in Congress. that there is a universal
feeling that he is the right man and about
the only man who could enter the White
house us the proper leader of the united
democracy.
The way we democrats feel is this: For
the first time in quarter OF century it
looks as if victory would be with us, and
it will be if we only put up the right
candidate and let all past differences be
buried, Now, what the public want for
president is a man who can enter the
white house with record that is clean,
and not one that has been patched up and
whitewashed to suit the occasion. We
can't afford to 60 before the people with a
man who has any OdOr of Credit Moblier
scandals hanging about him, or whose
hands were in star route fraud, or who
was dismissed from his position as col
leCtor of customs. or, in fact, who has
anything that ought to be covered up and
hidden away. No, sir, our man must be
white all through, man whose record
will stand the searching light Of an antag
onistic press.
well, what can they say against
Holman? There is only one blot on his
record. He is economical, he has saved
millions of dollars of the public money
from being wasted. That is the only
thing his enemies have yet found to say
against him. That is the kind of a man
we feel We want, and not only do demo
cra's want him, but there are scores and
scores of republicans who would vote fol
such man as Holman against professional
politicians whose records are smirchet
with jobs and questionable transactions
Not long ago, talking with well known
republican in Kansas City, he said tC
me: i am sick of these revelations which
are being made from day to day of the
tremendous corruption existing in the de
partment of justice, l am sick of oul
befrilled and bejewelled attorney general
of the paid spies and informers, and al
that gang which were maintained ant
kept by the department of justice There
may have been fraud committed by Brady
and Dorsey, but it could not have beer
worse than what has been going on evel
since Arthur stepped into Garfield's shoes
and permitted his highest law officer to
prostitute the public service. 1t is con-
trary to the spirit of republican institu
tons, and am sick of it-heartilv sick
l fought and lost an arm to maintain the
republican party. Since then / have
conscientiously voted the straight repub
lican ticket; but now say, call a halt
and let us see if few years of being oui
of power will not bring cur so called
leaders 10 their senses. Unless the repub
lican convention nominates some man like
Edmunds, some man whose public and
private character and private life is so pure
that no one can, gainsay it, as true as
am standing here talkink 20 you I will
vote for the democratic nominee if he is o
man think worthy of support. Speeches