Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-24
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Interesting Batch Of miscellaneous
News from the clipper End" Cores
pondent- and General In
formation.
JosIYN. Oct. 90.
Mr. George Walker, of Port Byron, is
clerking for Mr.. Brewster.
We saw letter from Moline today
which stated that seventeen names were
added to the prohibition club on Monday
evening last, and there are still more to
follow.
Mrs. Mead intends spending the winter
with her daughter in Kansas. and Mrs.
Knowles will shortly return to her Cali
fornia home. They will accompany each
other quite distance on the way.
Mr.. James Adams has bought the
Graft place. which is situated near Rock
river and consisting of thirty six acres;
price paid 81 900. He is moving the
house upon his fathers farm. so as to be
upon higher territory.
When McPheeter was at Hillsdsle, he
so provoked two republican Irishmen
with his remarks upon the tariff and
Irishmen, that they swore they had voted
the republican ticket for the last time.
They SAID they would vote the democratic
ticket.
A goodly number from Yuma and
Coe and the surrounding country were
at the rink in Port Byron Friday
evening last to listen to mastery speech
from j. Ross Hanna. The Coe martial
band was in attendance. the members Of
which sang three campaign songs during
the evening DR.. W. II. Lyford acted
as chairman, and called upon Prof. E. T.
Harper, who made short, cheerful and
interesting speech, after which J. Ross
Hanna was introduced. Mr.. Ranna's
speech will not soon be forgotten-in
ia ct, the day after Tin the country it was
the theme upon every tongue. 1t was
elaborate, argumentative, logical and
convincing, and the leading and most in
telligent citizens OF Port Byron were
present.
l suppose then if free trade is the sole
cause of the pauperism in England. pro-
lection is the sole cause of the psuperisn
of this country-is its
On Saturday evening. last at Joslyr
; there was fair audience of men, womer
and boys TO listen to speech from Mr.
, Olsen, of Rock Island. He commenced
, by apologizing TO the audience for no
showing up on previous occasion. Hi
did not say the cause was the sudder
( disappearance of lone horse shay bn
: rather a buggy that he happened to b,
I riding in suddenly became demoralized
"Olsen was all right" and from hi
say SO you would naturally suppose tina
= every candidate from Joe Fifer down L
S Pat o. Mara was pure and immaculate
A and in good standing in the Methods
church. But when speaking OF tn
"theving democrats" an odor of brim
IS stone seemed to pervade the atmosphere
n After an eulogy on Pat, gentle wave o
n the bloody shirt and the singer had sun
j by e, Baby, Bye" and "Du da, du da
- the show was let out.
T. Eight years ago. just previous TO cleo
,e ton, some constituencies villain tele
T. graphed over the country the lie tba
g Neal Dow had withdrawn in favor
- Garfield" Four years ago an attemi
l. was made Just at the last moment
Ot bscken the character OF St. John. 1t
somewhat difficult to tell what will be /
nature of the boomerang this year; b
vat no doubt some falsehood will be sprur
(: upon the voters Of this country whe
there is no time left for denial 1t ms
be that Gen. Fisk has Withdrawn in fsv,
of Harrison, that John A Brooks b.
,ir two wives, that Prof. Dickie has bee
o divorced from his wife, or that Miss w
lard has married democrat. All the
ali are republican schemes.
Id Two years ago when speaking upon L
n: tariff upon the Coe fair grounds, NJ
- Gest's chief point was that although t
~ nature of high protective tariff was
enhance for q time, the price TO the co
II sumner, nevertheless competition which
~ fos tered by a protective tariff, fna
-, brought down the price lower than
otherwise would have been under X
nc tariff" But then the formation of trul
for the sole purpose of choking of col
as petition prevents this from taking pls
and therefore knocks the main prop frS
nd underneath Mr.. Gest's chief argume
inf and James G. Blaine, the idol of the
publican party, says, trusts are priv
w, to interfere" We sincerely hope I
workingmen and business men and 4
i. mers will give this matter their M
90 thoughtful consideration and vote
cording 10 their best judgment.
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