The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-10-02
MOLINE,

MOLINE,
There was about $l2 on the right side
of the ledger from the Y NJ. C. A. ball
ance after the reception en- Thursday
evening.
Herman Lercben has bought out Dr.
Carriers interest in the Bluff drug store.
Mr.. Lerchenis Davenport druggist of
experience.
Tonight occurs the dance Of the Mo-
line Social club at Peals hall Do not
mss it if you indulge MT all in the
light fantastic.
Would-he Congressman Gest made
an appeal for votes, on the pretense that
he was the labOring mans friend. IA his
(Mr. Gest's} father had been minister of
the gospel, he saw no reason why Parson
Morgan should not be elected the next
sheriff of Rock Island county.
Mrs d. L. Higley, wife of former
telegraph operator at Port Byron june
ton, who has been on a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs Wells. wife of Deputy Marshal
Wells left for Medicine Bow, Wyoming
Ter, where her husband is now en-
ployed, yesterday.
The Moline MalIeable iron works had a
little trouble yesterday morning. 1t was
believed by the firm that work which be-
longed to the moulders of the union
shops now on strike was being made by
them, which work, they refused to per-
form. 1t was explained to their satisfac
ton that such was not the case, and the
men returned to work.
Chas F. Hemenway ran into a rig in
which was II. p. Hany, of Galesburg,
when driving on the island yesterday, and
both vehicles were overturned and the
horses got away. Mr. Hemenways ran
| to his barn; the other team belonging &c
Wixon & Peal's livery were caught be.
fore they got off the island. Not much
| damage was done TO either buggies OF
drivers
THE REPUBLICAN BLOWOUT.
The meeting in Peals hall last night
vas attended by all the big guns of the
republican party in this neck of the
woods and also by General Henderson
from another district. Parson Morgan
was the first speaker, aud his hsrrangue
though sometimes bordering on the en-
sangulned garment, was not SO deeply
dyed as has been some of his former
speeches. spoken before be became a can
didate for sheriff He seems to feel that
the time Is past when men can ride into
office, dragged there by the dogs of war
| He limited To the German Citizaus that
this was law abiding country. and thai
the laws must he obeyed and that for
eigners coming here could not expect &c
bring their customs with them, especially
when they were contrary and against the
laws Of this country; that all here mus
be subject TO the laws" He gave the re
cent trouble with the anarchists in Chlca
90 as the result Of engratting foreign
ideas here. He talked much of law
seemed to want 10 give the impression
that if he is, elected, they shall be eXecu
ted, and the vioators also He conclude,
by asking, what assurance can you hav'
that the law will he faithfully admins
tered by Que. who, with IMMUNITY, VIC
lates the law every day of his hfey" Ii
did not say who he meant, but all knew
it was his opponent for office. and this i
the first time, in an acquaintance Of Owe
y wears, the slightest charge was eve
made against the integrity OF purpose .
his opponent IN any shape whatever. i,
the hearing or under the observance o
thc writer during all that time
What did the parSon mean EgotIsin
seems to be a leading trait in the CharaC
ter of the parson, for he said some peopl
were astonished that 80 good a maj
; would enter the political arena and re
peated it, He said "he was proud OF III
fact that the people recognized in hlr
the clements of true manhood II
said he made pledges TO no man thi
5 shows he has little honesty left, for Ii
is morally persuaded he could nevc
fulfill them He spoke loudly and witt
much vigor not at all like an invali
suffering with bad throat disease. an,
: this thought must have occurred TO many
Can it be possible that this man caunI
, preach the gospel any longer because O
disease IN the throat?
Mr.. Henderson came next, and afie
waveing the bloody shirt for short TIM
, turned his attention to the tariff and al
I vocated high protection to the close. II
side tracked several times 10 criticize til
present administration, but could find n
7 tlemishes-nnt spot-and rather pral
: ed Cleveland for his honesty of purpos
and determination to do the right to al
lie said Thomas jefferson was protec
zionist