Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-20
BObs Up sereneIy!
MaComb Eagle

One James K. Magic hobs up serenely
and is anxious to put his finger into the
Eleventh district pie. His latest move is
worthy of his cowardly spirit. Hiding
behind the non dc plume of AN eX-Sol>
der Magic writes down from Chicago
to the Rock Island Union, abusing Con
gresham Neece and copiously quoting
from the Eagle during war times. The
poor old journal of this city copies the
letter with an apology to its readers for
the chestnut" Considering the fact
that the poor old Journal has vigorously
been thumbing its files of the Eagle be-
fore every election, and that the editor
ials of Nelson Ebbott have done duty to
fire the loyal heart" every subsequent
campaign, the apology was merited-
We have undoubted evidence as to the
authorship of his bombastic letter, CONS
ing so anonymously from Chicago. Mr.
Magic has even boosted on the streets of
that city of its authorship, and has adj
mitted that for consideration his 'intiOO-
ence" will 90 to MIR. Gest IN this cam
paimn. just what other interest he
could have in the campaign Is not so
clear, but this may be readily surmlsed.
He is man of decided greenback pros
clivities-he longs for greenbacks-wlll
do anything for greenbacks-but Is not
unalLerably opposed to national bank
notes, or any other valuable consideration
for his ''iufi0oence" Like other mean
men he became stepped in dishonesty
when editing the Macomb Journal He
is heartily loathed by every republican
leader in the state. was ANONYMOUSLY
kicked out of the Office of state printer
expert by Gov. S. NJ Cullom, and would
be Kissed out of any decent. respectable
company of men on whom he might ven
ture to intrude himself OF late years
he has associated with the worst buns
i'll Chicago. He drifted down-down-
until he at length became windy apostle
of the red flag. and consorted with the
vilest of red-mouthed socialists; but
when he attempted to use this element &c
further his own political desires, even the
poo1, ignorant soclalistic Poles and Boz
hemians had enough manhood left tC
turn their backs upon him and to remain
away hum tht ~ ""S
advertised to speak.
This, theE, is the fellow who claims
the privilege of advising with the soldier
voters of this congressional district; the
fellow has time and again tried to play
The Judas with those who had befriendeC
hun in time of sorest need; the fellow
who has nevertheless tact enough to hide
Ills epistolary spew under an anoymou:
signature, claiming fellowship with thu
boys whom he disgraced, well knowing
that had his true name been signed to thu
document it would only meet with op'
probrium as the filthy frothings of an idlt
malcontent. A charlatan in journalism
II cofruptionist in office, an adventurer il
politics and crank in opinions, po'
litical laborer for hire, an anarchist from
policy and an informer from fear, I
chronic grumble in the ranks of the re,
publican party whose tongue has inces
sanity wagged in abuse of every mar
prominent in republican state counsels-
such a man is James K. Magic, MIR. Gest'
ally in the present campaign. Do the re-
publicans of the Eleventh district like tn
man whom Gest has hired to fiaunt tn
bloody shirt2