The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-17
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OFFICIAL PAP II n.
TIE BihNACLES.
Who Run the Rep ublican Com
vention ?

course il is highly entertained at the idea
that any such a Ring exists-"the thing is
so demmed amusing, you know"-but it
nevertheless thinks he matter of enough
Importance to call for little misrepresen.
tation, which it sets down under the head of
an explanation. 1t kindly volunteers to en-.
tighten US on many points on which it
thinks US in mental darkness, and mildly
laughs away the charges we have brought
against its corrupt supporters.
1t alludes to the "Indian Bureau Ring"
and the "Whiskey Ring" and many other
rings irrelevant to the subject, aud after
demonstrating that such things as rings do
exist, it proceeds to deny that any such a
Ring as that at the Court House has an ex.
istence. The diminutive specimen Of hu
manity who lords it over that contemplate
sheet, knows too we'll that the people Of
Rock Island are not prepared to swallow
any such denial, consequently he prudent
ly places his article on the inside Of his
paper, where be knows no one in this city
will be apt to see it, as very few eVer trouble
themselves to read his heavy and labored
editorials He writes entirely for his coun.
try readers He denies that we have a
Rock Island revenue officer, when every.
BODY knows that M. T. Wiser has for years
been special pet Of the Head Center Of
the Ring, has always been cared for either
in office or at the Court House, and is now
Assistant Revenue Assessor. He locates
the residence Of our Circuit Clerk at No
line when everybody knows that Mr.. Hodg.
es resides ct Rock Island, votes at Rock
Island, intends always to live here. and in
every shape and manner is resident of
this city, and is backed by and is subservient
to the Ring. He says our sheriff IS from
Buffalo Prairie. We never said he was a
Rock Islander. Mr.. Merrill, his predeces.
sor, is member of the Ring, however, and
like any other retired barnacle, is lounging
around waiting for his next chance. He
says Moline got the Treasurer at the Con
vention. We can't see how he makes that
out, for every man, woman, and child in
Rock Island, knows that d. .. Reid was
Our City Clerk las! year, and is an embryo
barnacle of the most promising luxuriance.
The public records of Rock Island show
that fact. He says the Member Of the Leg
islature and tho Surveyor are from Moline,
We grant that, but Moline and Black Hawk
are ably represented in the Ring, and the
combined strength of these places in the
interests Of the Rock Island Ring, is sutfi'
cient to control the county. AS it was,
however, C. II. Stoddard, of Rock Island,
received the heaviest vote for Surveyor at
the FIRST ballot-nearly twice the vote of any
other candidate-and would have been nom
mated, had not personal enemy denoanc'
ed him on the floor Of the hall as a demo-
crat. He tells us that the Deputy Sheriff.
who really now does all the business of the
office, is Hampton man. This is laugha
bic. Every ybody knows that Payne has liv
ed here for years, and has voted here fol
years, and always calculates to live here
He is no more citizen Of Hampton thar
our irrate contemporary is citizen OF Ma
rvland, where he was barnacle, and go
his start in the world by fat haul as STATE
Printer of that little realm under the LIN
coin dynasty. He tells us that Blacl
Hawk gets the Superintendent of Schools
Mr.. Sturgeon has resided in this city 10
years, has his office over Benser's drui
store. and never lived in Black Hawk town
ship in his life, except when he taugh
school there one term. AS for DIR. Truei
, dale, who defeated Mr.. Johnston for tn
!, Constitutional Convention, be is barnacl
of years experience, as the old Rock lsIan
post Office will testify.
Let US see who represented Rock Islam
in the Convention. Let US examine the III
of barnacles.
D. Hawes, formerly Sheriff and now viii
kew Guager; VIM. Jackson, City Attorne
for Rock Island under the last Republics
i Administration; NJ, A. SwiIer, formerly 5
pervisor; H. Curtis, general manipulation
the interest Of the Ring, who called Il
convention to order, and introduced resol
1t tions, &c, as found necessary; VIM Ii. Ge'
formerly County Superintendent; 5. ). Gu
er, formerly Sheriff; James Beardsley, Cou
tv Clerk and Head Center Of the Ring, W
= was present merely to superintend ope,
! tions, ard see that they were correctly CO
| Quoted; J. R Huber, ex-City Alderman
i Koehler, formerly City Collector; NJ. T. W
4 er, Assistant Assessor of Revenue, and ="
has lived for years in and about the Co
House: and last though not least, Dir. 10
Peetz, whose disastrous career as Sheriff
not forgotten, and to whose tender guards
ok ship, many an escaped criminal is indeb'
for mis- liberty. Nevertheless, Peetz IL on
for anxious seat again and ia patiently await
another crumb. Now let US see flour trt
full neighbor will proceed to swear
. black is white, and white is black, in
- face of all the intelligent people in the &C
u' ty. We may have more to say in regard
,er- the Cour, House Ring. II is proiihc
en-
gn, ject.