The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-22
AN EXCELLENT TICKET.

The result of the city convention, in the
court house, on Saturday evening, will be
found in another article in this paper. The
city ticket is now completed, and we most
heartily congratulate the people on the SUI
perior composition Of it, and the great I'M
an!mity with which all the candidates were
presented. 1t is an sugury Of success, and
shows that oil have laid aside mere personah'
ties and concentrated upon men Of inteIli'
gence, worth and integrity, and that the
people and the rood name Of the city will
be the gamers by electing every man on
the ticket.
Mr.. Buford, the candidate for mayor, has
been a resident of Rock Island from child,
and is well known to all as young man OF
sterling worth, and possessed Of talents,
character and business habits which will be
a credit TO the whole people No person in
Rock Island, male or female, will ever be
ashamed to say James NJ. Buford, is our
mayor. Besides bis excellent business ca.
pacity and his urbanity Of manners, he is
man Of moral and religious principles
SO necessary to the creditable discharge Of
the chief msgstracy Of virtuous and in.
telligent people. But he is one Of that
kind Of moral aud rightthiuking men who
believe in the principles Of the constitution Of
the United States viz periectrehgous free
dom for all, lie belieyesin perfect freedom
for every living being to worship God accord
Jog to the dictates Of his own conscience
and is opposed to any law restraining tina
freedom. Freedom for all to worship God
their own way, is the doctrine of America,
aud that is the doctrine he will carry out
lie is equally liberal in regard to every
other question, and especially the questions
Of social and domestic policy. Thougl
temperate in his habits, he is no big0t, anc
believes in no law regulating the Appetite
Of lis igl.ow.mcn. He believes in making
men good by convincing their judgement
aud no, by any law Of force. Liberal view
upon religions and moral questions make
him the friend Of all moral means for i'm
proving the condition Of his fellow.men, anC
the enemy Of all forcible or extraordiuar,
means. A man with such principles, ant
with the integrity and business capacity
which be possesses, is just the man for chic
magistrate, and we doubt not that the pee
pie will 80 conclude on election day. Tn
Young men Of Rock Island especial,
should feel q pride in securing his election
Of Mr.. Chopper it is hardly necessary
say q word Heisoue Of the Oldest resident
Of Rock Island, and known and respecte
ay all. He never was candidate for OH,
that he did not run largely ahead Of h
ticket, and never held an Office that he d
not discharge its duties with singular fdeli
aud honesty. He will not prostitute I
halls of justice to a den Of robbers who
press the poor to fill their own pockets W
fees, Or swell up with brief authority to p
ish merely accidental, trihing and techui
violations of law Thoroughly acquain
with human.nature and thoroughly alive
the importance of good order and NOR
in the community, he is peculiarly fitted
long experience with the class Of perso
who are found in our police courts to temp
justice with that mercy the unfortunate
much need,
OF the candidates for alderman we ha
already spoken, in previous number
our paper. They are men every way sui
Bile for the places for which they are no
mated, and We feel that the good judgeme
of the people of Rock Island will be exh
tied, on election day, by a casting q majt
ty oftheir votes for every man on the tick
aud that by SO doing they will redeeme
city from the imbeclity and disgrace brou
upon it by the majority who have mama
it during the past year.
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