The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-26

pie to nut distractions in the way Of thsi
coming and none Of these roads shout
conarue as unfriendly to them the dispc
sition to preserve our leading thorougbfsre
and the levee for public travel and the use
ofcommerce, Wetherefore hope that all VIII
take any interest 10 this question will con
slider, discuss aud act upon it as citizens 9
Rock Island, acting for ita present aud fi
tnre welfare. There is no occasion for pei
sonal feeling or acrimonious wrsnglng, an
we hope noue will be INDUCED in. Every
| body is eudtled to his opinion on the sub
jet, and is entitled to give bis reason FOL
it without subjec,inp himself to persona
detraction if his argument ia bad refuts
it with better one il good adopt il, OIL
politely present your own.
Mons MrsErPREsENTAroN.-A CORES
pendent Of newspaper published ir
ibis city referring to the articles which
have appeared in the ARGUS on the subject
Of the location of the Rockford and other
railroads, says
These several articles, 80 far as we can
understand and interpret ihrm, seem TO
have been ins pired by those WhO are entire.
| " In the interests Of the Chicago, Rock Is.
land and Pacific railroad company, and are
therefore opposed TO the construction Of the
! Rockford road to our city.
For the purpose Of making some show Of
caudor ard fairness and unwilIingness TO be.
Iieve what be charges against US, in another
part Of the article the writer says:
But why it is, or how it is, that the argus
should suffer itself to be made the organ. the
tool Of this opposition to the Rockford road
An enterprise so vitally important to the
interests OF our city--is something that we
can't 80 readily comprehend.
1t may be that the writer believes what
he says, for q man not hardened with con
scientious scruples who is determined to be
unfair can easily find prctext for his
course. Besides, a man who himself acts
from sinister and selfish motives, is unable
and ought not to be expected, to attribute
to others any higher or better motives for
action than influence himself One who
belongs himself to a ring or who is CONTROL.
ed in his public action by private interests,
will never be able to conceive how it is that
others act solely from considerations
for the public welfare. When we consider
too, that the article from which we have
made extracts bears upon it8 face evidence
that the writer misrepresents himself in it,,
we should not feel sorey aggreiyed or dis.
appointed that he misrepresents us; for he
says in one place that no has "endeavored to
look at it fairly and honestly, freed from any
prejudice or feeling while in the paragraph
above quoted be says. without one particle
OF evidence to sustain the assertion, what he
could not have said urinfueuced by pref
gdca and a disposition to do US injustice.
The course Of the ARGus on this question
has been taken purely and simply from con.
sIderatious Of the public welfare, and has
been neither dictated nor suggested by any
person or corporation, and without regard
to any benefit or disadvantage which might
accrue TO any private interest whatever. and
Ii after full consideration and discussion Of
the question, the public shall conclude that
It's interests will he subserved and promoted
by any Of the proposed routes for the Rock
ford road, we shall acquiesce, aud not feel
any Of the chagrin that will be felt by those
who have advocated one route in preference
to another from interested motives, and for
selfish objects. AS to the charge that we
are opposed to the Rockford road, every man
who says it, either knows that he misrepre.
'ents US or has not capacity to appreciate
md understand facts.