Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20
REYNOLDS.

is in Rock Island attending duties on tie
finance committee of the county board.
Miss Ella Wait has gone to Springfield.
ILL.,, to visit relatives
A large number of our citizens will
go to to A edo on Thursday to hear John
NJ. Palmer speak,
Josiah Condor had a serious time with
a vicious dog on Saturday. The animal
entered his store and attacked him, biting
him severely about the face. The wounds
were dressed by DR.. Coz id. Whether the
dog was rabbid or not is unknown as he
was Immediately killed.
Mrs. R. Candor returned to North Da>
kota on Wednesday after few weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Kendall.
Grandma Seavers who has been bed
fast for over year died on Friday last,
aged 80 years.
In the Union of last week we notice
our non-partissn friend signing himself
x" celebrating very excessively on re-
publicanism. The consistency OF his
communication is at variance with facts.
WHY a non-partisan, simply occupying
the position of on onlooker should be
come so radical. occupying two-thirds
his column communication il prsising
and strepuously advocating republican
| ism mystifies US. We are inclined to
draw the inference he is laboring under a
de.usion of msstodonic proportions. He
certainly deceives himself or his thoughts
and actions are not governed by reason
and intellectually. Anything appealing
| to fair minded reasoner must OF nec>
essity be consistent. Inconsistency AMI
sound legitimate reasoning are diame;ri-
cally opposed. He says that il numbers
and enthusiasm, indicate success, the re-
publican rally was a great success. Let
US correct this onlooker. Noise, small
boys and indecency do not indicate Sue
cess. Morality, sound reasoning and in
telligent voters insure-sooner or later
success. He asks who ever
heard of a democrat being
pleased with hearing republican
speech. We ask this non-partissn the
same question reversed, and further ask
him which acted the most gentlemanly.
r or ID. When Guy Scott addressed our
citizens the meeting was continuously
disturbed. Facts are gratifying to the
ears of some, and the re
publican element of meeting
aimed TO do their utmost to dis
turb the meeting by getting
upon leaving the meeting. and among
| this class was none other than our
onlooker X. But we realize facts. and
| g und doctrine does not answer as food
for all. There are none SO deaf as those
who refuse o hear. and none so blind as
those who will not see." He f1atters
himself of having called forth an editor
ial in the republican organ Perhaps
such is dsttering, (but we, not forbesr }
We thoroughly understand he is an out
and out republican. His declaration is
superfluous, ard he clearly sees if de-
mocracy triumphs the country is in great
| peril, and he will steDuously work for
the republican party. He does not think
| four years of democrat rule, would en-
tirely ruin us. Some folks are ruined
through lack of business tactics and dis
cretion and no: due to party rule. He
| is is q believer in ultimate tru b his is
recent addition to his storehou:e of that.
He cites in his article, young man.
August Lindquist by name. who some 20
years ago move d west, and is now worth
S15, 900 or S25 600 not xithstauding hign
tariff. Why does he not mention Carne-
| gle? and why not mention the innpmers
| BILE that have gone west and returned
penniless. He need not even 60 west
| to find farms well stocked and paid for,
who are today in straitened circumstances
| If this protection is such glorious thing,
why does it not protect all and not only
the fewf We think ks" argument is
| fallacious in the extreme. What is good
for the goose should not be injurious to
the gander. We must admit many vest
ern farmers have become well-to-do. but
emphaticslly deny it is due TO the pro-
| tective system. We would like to have
| the Union correspondent show us how
and wherein the farmer is protected.
Give US few facts and not fallacies.
We respect this gentleman. and accord
him due respect. out we earnestly hope
his articles in the future will be more
consistent. Flavor them with good
sound facts and argument. and not be too
partisan and radical. for he will find good
citizens even among democrats.