The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-15
The Union again Falsifies by
Placing Cleveland's Plu-
rality at Ala.
The --latest Figures Show that it
will be over LOO.
Let Everyone Celebrate To.
Night not only the Election
GONE UP.
THE TRIBUNE WEAKE Ms .

THE TRIBUNE WEAKENS.
The Chicago Tribune this morning, for
the first time since the election, comedies
the success of Gov Cleveland, having for
its first head lines the words "gone up"
and followed by general admission that
Blaine is defeated The Tribune has dis.
played remarkable pluck, if its bull dog
tenacity can be termed such, but it would
have been great deal better had it
admitted the facts over q week ago, and
alayed the feverish suspense which its
action caused.
This mornings Rock Island Union,
however, with dsrespect for veraci:y,
attempts to delude the public mind in a
most shameful manner Its headlines
state that Cleveland's plurality has been
reduced to Ala, while a perusal of the re-
turns printed in the same paper gives it
at S61, which shows a case of willful fall
styling. 1t attempts to mislead by making
an unwarranted statement in large type
where all that read the paper will see it,.
In the same issue it attempts to belittle the
ARGUS by saying that it published a false
telegram in the hope of bolstering up the
spirits of the democracy, and that on the
strength of the dispatch qualification was
arranged for this evening The dispatch
was received at this office from q reliable
source, but later dispatches showed that
the plurality is even larger than we gave
it. Wednesday evening it was decided to
hold celebration, so that the meeting
was not arranged on the strength of the
dispatch, and in making that statement
the Union again Prevaricated. But as the
returns substantiate the statements made
by the ARGUS for the past week, We feel
inclined to let our neighbor rave, and gain
what consolation it can in that manner.
DECEIvING THE PEOPLE.
The Associated Press still continues to
send out incorrect reports of the New
York count with view of deceiying the
people. Since one week ago Thursday
the Daily ARGUS has steadily maintained
that Cleveland and Hendricks had carried
the state of New York, and were there
fore legally elected president and vice
president At no moment since then
have we entertained the slightest fear that
our assertion was incorrect, and we again
reiterate it. The Union may put false
headings on its Associated Press report
as it did this morniDg-if it pleases, but
the people cannot be gulled by any such
deception. Here is what the New York
Euening Post says editorially in regard to
the Associated Press reports:
What can be the motive of the Asso-
ciated Press in keeping up its misrepre>
sensations and fabrications about the vote
of New York state? For several days
lJdoty NLlllC IL tlhS dbduuOuCu Us llbilC uli
further efforts to deceive the public here,
it has been sending to the out of town
newspapers reports of the official canvass
of the vote by the alderman which are
simply lies. Our exchanges are full of re
publican papers, which are, on the
strength of these reports, claiming gains
for Blaine in the count. There are nc
such gains, and can be none, that will
change the already known result. As q
matter of fact, the canvass here and in
other counties has confirmed the unofli-
cial record almost exactly, and so far as
any change has been made has slightly
increased Cleveland's plurality. There is
no more chance of Blaine's getting tho
electoral vote of this state than there il
of its going to Belva Lockwood. He has
never had a basis for claim to it since
the night of election except upon the
fraudulent forged figures of the Tribune
and it is surely time for the associated
press to stop lying about it.
New YORK, Nov. 15.-There are nc
new developments in the county today
Cleveland's plurality remaining about a.
heretofore reported. Republicans on al
sides are satisfied that there is no hope o
wiping out his plurality. John E. Brod
sky, who in the interest of the republican
national committee recently figured on
426 more votes for Blaine in this city thar
given in the generally accepted returns
has been watching the count of the Mex
York Board of Canvassers. He said to
day he did not believe Cleveland's vot
would be reduced here over 200 votes ant
there was no further use of attempting t.
to overcome the plurality of 1000 t.
/, 200 for Cleveland in this state.
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