The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-06

our paper one of the best advertising medl-
| ums in this vicinity.
A share Of public patronage Is respectful
ly solicited.
PARrIzAN FEELING sometimes leads men
to attempt sharp and unfair practice. This
was the case when Clip. Moore, the radical
! candidate for alderman in the 4th ward, at
| tempted TO prevent naturalized citizen
from voting because he was going to vote
for Mr.. Skinner, the democratic candidate,
| and had not his naturalization papers with
him. Democratic candidates may nave
done the same thing, for aught we know.
And judges of election, on both sides, may
| have been so narrow minded as to make
partizan decisions. Rules for voting should
be general and applicable to all alike, and
| any Judge of election who acts as partizan
is unfit for the place. Judges of election
should see that one general rule is applied
| to all, and that the rights of voters are pre-
served. 1t is an outrage to insist that ma
turalized citizen shall produce any papers
| of any kind, and no such citizen should ever
submit to it. The voters own OATH without
| any witness, is all that is necessary on that
| point. On other points, the afhdavits re-
quired by the registry law may come in.
But any judge of election who requires
| citizen to produce his papers, or requires any
other evidence of his naturalization, except
his own oath, commits an outrage on the
rights of the man. And so does any candi-
date or any other person who seeks thus to
deprive him of his vote.
| A TRUANT WIFE.-On Wednesday even
ing, the 4th, Just after the arrival of the Chi
cago cars, Swede man, who gave his name
as Joan Yernstidt, enquired of the City Mar
shall for a countryman of his. He was shown
to the place by Policeman Mitsch, and it re-
suited in learning that his wife had left him
and ran off with another Swsde named
Wichor Lindbom. Husband No. had pho
tographs of the truant wife and gay deceiv-
er, which he put into the hands of Mitsch
entrusting to him the delicate duty of hunt
| ing up the wicked couple, whom he believed
to be somewhere in this city. Mitsch got
husband No. l place to board and keep
out of sight, while he prosecuted the search.
Thursday, towards night, he saw a resem-
ed him to a house near the methodist church
| when he found that he had Gagged the pair
and that the woman was lying very sick, in
| bed, and under the doctors care. The ter
ror-stricken couple expected to be arrested,
of course. Mitsch sent for husband No. J.,
and though not permitted to see his wife, on
account of her sickness, he was so overioyed
to find her that he forgave everybody, re
fused to have No. arrested, and insisted
on keeping him at his boarding house, at his
expense, and taking him back tc Chicago
with him, when his wife was able to return
He said No. was clever fellow, and seem
ed to have not theslghtest illfeeling towards
him. He frantically kissed his wise's pic
ture and seemed TO love everybody with the
greatest affection. Happy people
LAST SPRING, the radical organ censured
the city council for the contract made with
the gas company for supplying the street
lamps; complained that the expense to the
city would be increased, and charged it TO
democratic extravaganza.
: Shall we now see specimen of radical
economy by reduction of the price of gas ?
; We do not expect the radical organ to
favor it, for the reason that it gets its gas
for halfprice, in consideration of defending
the gas monopoly.
Did any man who was q member of the
city council when the city contract was
made, get his gas at reduced rates?
a We never made any contract with Mr..
Harper for gas; but it was his custom to
make up our bills at half price, until abou,
. q year ago, when, for expressing what we
: believed to be public sentiment in relation
9 to the exorbitant price of gas, he immediate
n iy raised on US, to full price. Previous to
o that time, he used to get his job printing
done at this Office. Since then, not a cent,
worth. If Mr.. Harper supposes we are made
is of purchasable material, he is mistaken
e Neither patronage or persecution will max,
7. hairs difference with the course of this pa
s per, in regard to public matter. Nor ar,
it we complaining at all-nor do we care 9
n fig about the change in price or the with
ii drawal of patronage. We only allude to il
i to show that pecuniary considerations vert
1t attempted to be used to influence or control
T. the voice of free press and that while tbs
u radical organ wiz remain dumb in regart
"a to the wishes of the public for a reduction
Is in the price of gas just so long will that es
adjustment get its gas for half price and b
=. favored with the patronage of the gas com
IL pany Our trust IS not In monopoiies--bu
h. h. In the great public.
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