The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-29
HITS HIM AGAIN.
DIR. Bowman Gives Old DanfOrth Some
More Hard Raps.--The Ex-Purser
is Unable to Answer.
ANpALUsIA. Sent. %, 1885.

ANDALUsIA, Sept. %, 1885,
EDITOR ARGUs:-We have been away.
The old islander mill has been busy in
the interval. 1t is venomous on Uncle
Sammy Goode. The reason is uncle Sam
my has been independent. He thought
justly when he came TO America, he by
complying with the law regulating citi
zenship, that he became rightfully free,
Independent American citizen. He exS
ercised his new birthright manfully and
honestly. He did not think that in choos>
ing the democratic party that he surren-
dered his own individual right of judg>
ment TO the dictation of such "putrid
"reminiscences as Danforth. He had sense
to see without anybody telling him, that
the truth did not have its abode with
Danforth. He manfully chose his course.
We did not try to help or hinder him,
for he was too manly to need advice as to
anything so plain. His prepossesslous led
him to the democratic party We did
not put forth single effort or argument
to influence or change him. He was, and
is democratic. We would have preferred
it otherwise, if his independent judgment
had so impelled him. When we came up
as candidate for supervisor, we, not
seeking the honor, simply left it to tie
citizens of Andalusia. They, regardless
of party, elected us. We knew we were
elected by the people" and were in
duty bound 10 re esent 1.-THE people. y
SO we steered our course, selected men for
grand jurors, without any reference to
anything but citizenship, and qualitica
| ton. Some refused to serve, so We were
obliged to select those who would serve
We did not ask their age, did not think
of it. There has never been any sort OF
political understanding between us. Uncle
Sammy steered his course; so did We. II
we harmonized it was in opposition to the
arch copperbead, traitor to every princi~
Pile of manly freedom north or south,
| Danforth. Mr. Goode as an adopted
citizen, took his part on our national day
| for concentrating the virtues of the
patriots who had fallen in defense of the
only governme nt in the civilized
world that recognized manhood as the
basis of citizenship When the entire
assembly of good citizens, OF all partie,
were villainously deformed aud insulted
by the gratuitous, uucalled for un,
thoughtful epithets, of DIN fools -
hirelings of the Tyrant Lincoln, "anC
murderers, end they intensely resented
this wanton traitorous depraeity. The sol
diers and their friends were afrailed with
charges of idiocy, by this thief who, th,
only time he ever had chance a! tn,
public crib filled bis hands so full hi
could not get them out with the swag b,
wanted. Commander Selfridge can Civ,
The data to any of Danforth's small circle
of admirers, Omong the thieves, sluggers
soreheads, and copperheads, who cOnst
tute the ignOblc rabble of his followers
We are not IA candidate for any office tina
we know of. If We were, we would thinl
it may be possible the best thing woult
be to hire this thief, and general defam-
er of good citizens, to continue his howl
ing. We should never loose heart a
long as D1nforth brought his an
cient barbaric mode of warfare to bea
on us. He has not progressed. The PEG
Pile have. Dan orth long since ceased tt
have any influence with good progressiv,
citizens. AS long as his weak and unpa
triotic following, follows him blindly, h
may try to warm his shivering limbs
over the smouldering ashes of deiurct is
sues, and personal abuse. He will sool
drop into the Gulf of Oblivion"
f. II BOWMAN, ST..