The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-20
THE CANDIDATES.

We come now to speak of the candidates
presented for the suffrage of the democratic
union and administration voters
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
The candidate for county clerk is Burton
II. Cook, q private soldier, in Capt Cop?'s
company, in the seth Ill. Vol. His widowed
mother, with her children, was living in Ham
pton when he enlisted and set out for the
front to help crush the rebellion. With KNAPP
sack and musket he performed his whole d.
ty in the ranks, and participated in the hard
ships, the dangers, and the battles of the
company, until the battle of Liberty Gap, in
June 1868, when he was shot through the left
lung and carried to the hospital where he re-
NAMED until October, when his mother went
there for him and succeeded in getting him
home He remained at home, by apply lng
for extensions of his furlough. until Septem-
Der 1864, when, through some mismanage-
ment he was ordered to his regiment. he
went as far as Louisville, and was there sent
to Clay U. s. General Hospital, his wound
being still unhealed DR.. c. F. Witham, the
surgeon IN charge, soon learned that he was
a beautiful penman and a correct accountant,
and he gave him a situation at his desk. He
remained at the hos pitsl until last March, in
the hope that be would be able to re- DIN his
company, bat finding that this hope was a
vain one be applied for and received an hon.
orable discharge from the service and Return
ed homo. In the meantime his mother had
removed to this city and he's arriving home,
commenced course OF study at Bryant, Strait
ton & Merrills commercial college.
His wound is still unhealed and he is inca
FACILITATED for hard labor, but feeling the ne
cessity of doing something TO aid his widow
ed mother and her family he undertook to
work at one of the lumber mills in this city.
The work was Of such character that it IT.
ritated his wound, and he was obliged, re-
luctaItly, to give II up. lie then went TO
work at the planning mill Of Biddisoa & Gill
more, and was doing light work there when,
very unexpectedly TO him, he was nominated
for county clerk.
This is, in brief, the history of a private
soldier who deserves the support of the entire |
people. He is young man of most excellent
character, who has served his country faith /
fully and well. and who has been manned for
life, il her service. lie is private, who |
went to the war Tor patriotism alone, having
no expectations of STRAPS OF of anything
but soldiers fare and pay. He has never had |
the prestige which wealth and influential con-
uiu b,t %
has struggled with poverty, borne his lot pa
tlently, like man, preserved his character
unsullied by any designations or bad habits,
and sought, by his exemplary conduct to win |
the good will of his neighbors. In intelli- |
gence, morals, manners, or appearance, he is |
every way the equal, if not the superior, of
his opponent, while on account Of HIS pow |
erty, his wound, and his widowed mother
who is dependent upon him. he has pecu-
lar claims upon the sympathy and support of
every soldier, and every citizen of the county. |
He Is every way most competent and suita- |
bic person for the Office, and he deserves TO |
succeed. Those who vote for him will have |
the consciousness of casting their influence
and suffrage for one who richly deserves it. |
The negro suffrage and Maine-law organ
of the court house clique ticket, 1.-THE Unionl
alluding to the democratic union and admin.
istration ticket, says:
s'They have nominated a man for county clerk
in this county, whose only qualification is that for
short time he was in the army.
s'Mr. Cook is a young man who carries very
light weight and never accused by his friends
of being over brilliant. He has been in the army
and hat was his record there do not pretend
TO know. He certainly would not make such a
clerk as this county ought to have and we have no
dea the people will consent to place incompe-
tent man in THAI position. Mr.. C. may be, for
ought we know, clever young man, but we in |
sst that is not the only qualification for Office
de may have been good soldier. We leave Mr.. |
C. IN the hands of the people. II they say let him
be county clerk, he will be.''
NOTICE the contemptuous manner In which |
the negro suffrage organ speaks of the wound |
cd and crippled soldier. "Only qualification
'nA' ioF short time he was in the army !" !