Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-30
POLITICAL CHAT.
LOOKING FOR THEIR SHARE,

LOOKING FOR THEIR SHARE.
Peck's report of the increase in the
wages of the workingmen under the
Mckinley bill reminds me of a story the
late Colonel Lynch of Lincoln used to
tell in his speeches. He said he got hold
Of decreement one night issued in the
interest of the protected industries,
which told him that the growth OF
wealth under the protective tariff had
given every man, woman and child in
the United States an average of thou
sand dollars each. He counted up the
number in his family and found that he
was rich, and SO informed his wife, who
at once proposed that they should cele-
brate their accession to wealth by the
purchase of lot of groceries. l con-
scented as a matter of course, said the
colonel, land next morning armed with
a big basket and the protection docu-
ment l applied to a grocer for the where
with to feed my family. Would you be-
lieve it, the fellow refused to furnish
goods without money, although IL
offered to deposit the documents with
him as security until my share of the
increase arrived. He said no, and TO
sand dollars per head to which my fam
lily is entitled
BADGE YEAR
This appears to be badge year in pol
itcs. The badge makers are of course
largely responsible, for by their persis-
tent advertising they have forced their
goods on the market, and the result is
that nearly every man you meet wears
his party label on his coat.
THAT OLD STORY.
The Old old story is being told of how
every bullet fired at the Union flag was
fired by Democrat, and then says the
speaker, chow can you soldiers and
sons of soldiers" and he might add, .'you
fellows who got rich on war contracts,
afford to vote the Democratic ticket
Why not tell them that every bullet
fired at the old flag was fired by a white
man. by Christian or by human
being. 1t would be just as reasonable
an argument. We admit that the CT. a.
r. is mainly Republican, but a ma ority
of the soldiers in the Union army were
Democrats, and thousands who were
then Republicans are Democrats today.
Without the Democratic soldiers in tine !
Union army feeble resistance would
arms, and General Lee would have die |
tat2d the terms of peace right in the
city of Washington within six months =
after the first gun was fired
GIVE THE sPRINTERs \ CHANCE.
a Democrat and a Republican be- |,
came involved in political argument
and each sticking closely to his own
opinion, finally agreed to decide the
question at issue by running a foot
race, the loser to vote the ticket of the /
winner. OF course the Democrat won,
for this is Democratic year. BY the
way. why would not this plan of. set
Ting election differences be a good one !
all around. 1t would be much more
convincing than most of the political
arguments used. and would elevate the
noble practice of sprinting to its proper
place.
ELECTION BETS.
| don't hear of many election bets
being made. The sports are little !
timid about taking hold. In Illinois a
few scattering bets on the candidates
for governor are recorded with Altgeld
generally the favorite While bets
never elect candidates they serve to a
certain extent as markers of pubnc
opinion in particular localities. Mos
men however, bet only to show theic
party loyalty.
NOT DISTURBED.
So far as the casual observer car
Judge. one Andrew Carnegie, of Scot
land, is not much disturbed over the
disturbances among his American sub
iects at Homestead. Victoria is safe on
the British throne with her successor i'll
nIain Sipbt and as he has squeezed his
American lemon nearly dry he can af-
fcrd to enjoy himself while things on
this side take their course.
SPOT HIM.
If you see a strange negro in your
town. spot him and run down his rec
ord. You will probably find that he
has been imported for voting purposes.
THE BUM AND THE BALLOT.
The bum will have hard time on
election day this year. Under the new
law he is not allowed to show his ticket,
and his vote is shorn of its monetary
value. A man who will sell his vote is
of course not to be trusted to deliver the
goods blind. and practical politicians
are generally too shrewd to risk their
money on such chances. Along with
the bum will go the professional poll
worker who, on the claim of influence
with the gang, generally manages to
secure share of the campaign fund
There is no peddling of tickets, and no
electioneering within one hundred feet
of tn polls and this ends the occupa-
ton OF this class of touchers. 1t is said
that methods for lodging the strict pro
visions of the law will be devised, buI
they are not likely to be put into practice
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