Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-29
Tas OrHsa SIpr.- Having published

Tns OrHsa SipR.- Having published in
cur weinssdAy's issue, an article from the
Cambridge Chronicle, rejecting upon the
course Of The Rock Island Argus in The Pc
oria / Rock Island h Il. matter, ~ take
pleasure in acceding TO the request Of Gel.
Danfos.h, to publish the following reply 10
his ss.ailant
From the Book Island Argus Nov. a.
THE P0OaIA RAiLnoAD.
The Oambsid.s CAeeniels 10 10 Q very un-
happy state Of mind and makes up very i'll
locking faces at the people Of this city end
county bsesuse, sftes building . railroad
through our ceunty, TO get 70 Peoria, they
don't choose TO 20 in debt 70 build the bal
ancs Of she road. The Ohsoniels figures up
how much might be saved By eompetitiss
in freight, &c, &c, oil Of which 10 well
enough. W. hope and believe our people
viii receive sems bsns6s II that direction
when Henry, Stark and Peoria have done
~ much IS the people Of our county have
| to get competing road. We regret that
the manager Of the Caronicie should have
shown 50 much iil-teinper, accusing Ne Of
dishonesty" .'unscrupulous opposition )"
.sdishonestly deceives i.s n adefs into voting
| against aiding this road-doubtless in the
interest of existing railroad corporations -
falsely and dishonesty tells the people
that this railroad 10 scheme Of "wesl,hy
bondholders," intended TO swindle the pso-
pie out Of their money for the benefit oi
the capitalists y and many more pretty
| phrases of that sort. We rather regret that
the amiable Chronicle should have made
itself 80 unhappy-but at the close Of ita
frothy article it comes down gently Is fol
lows:
"The Argus would save the people Of that
city from being burdened with $50,0 o.
debt, involving 81, 900 year in taxes, fol
the benefit Of wealthy bondholders.' Well
the Argus has saved them. and those peo
pie should rightly appreciate the service
The people Of Rock Island should know
that they sre largely indebted to the Argn
for their exemption from $1,000 . yea
taxes"
Thank you. Ar. CAroniels.-you "do Vi
proud"
BY the ~sy. Chron.. your thing was il
very bad hands, down here. People VIII
have their hundreds Of Thousands Of dol
lars in United States bonds, exempt frou
taxation, end laid away in bank vaults
people who live in magnificent houses, drv
elegant teams. own enormous ferry priv
iegcs, on which they are piliog up thei
Thousands which morally belong to the peo
pie Of this city people whose only sarthl
object In putting life into this new schem
is to get road to their own coal banks, o
to injurs road now running to oral mine
, near theirs. are not the people to have muc
> infuence in getting votes 70 run this tow
in debt, when they are not willing them
selves to risk thsiS own princely fortunes
or their i'll gotten revenues in The same %
! tsrprise. This, perhaps, Chron 10 . vie'
Of the case you had not taken But whe
, you, OF the true friends Of the Peoria Raj
road, want anything substantial done i
$ Rock Island, for the enterprise. we advis
you TO keep clear Of that set. The peopl
j. Of this town or county Won't take their %
vice. They know there 10 . cat in IN
= heap Of meal that they have anything I
e do with.
. We repeat: ut was . wise decision b
the people Of this city to keep out Of an
entanglements in regard to this road. Ii
the rich bondholders who arc 30 anxious
have tho road built, risk a few Of their nj
: tax bonds in the scheme, and not ask th
4 people TO 60 in debt for their benefit"