The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-27
THEY PRAYED FOR A REPORT
A Story Of Ten nspnbliesn Lsgaeiss.
A TRUE BILL.

The Republican party Is in bad way JUS
now. Dawes, in the House of Represents
tives, has unearthed . fifty million swindle
Wait in our Constitutional Convention, hal
warmed some of the Radical hides, and now
the statistical genius of the Rock Island
Union-he who eats whole editions o
arithmetics, chaws up for lunch oil the astutt
figuring of Euclid, and spends his leisure
hours drinking huge draughts from works or
political economy, wants Mayor Buford te
report to him, instanter, the condition of the
city finances.
Now it is very unfortunate for the
Republicans, just IS hey are trying te
work up e1-Mayor Murdoch to run against
Spencer in the Convention, that this stats
teal youth should thus peremPto"v
demand Mayor Buford to furnish him nsufe'
to compare with the last hePoohcsh
financial management of the city. Where
are Beardsley, Mir,er and Capt. Robinson,
that they dont stop such foolishness. DR..
Truesdale should come home and give him
a pill or two to stop his terrible diarrhea OF
figures. His looseness is terrible on the
Republicans Just at this time. Judge Lynds
should issue check on him at once.
Does he really want few figures? The
dear boy shall have some, and we trust their
effect will be soothing. He says
The Republican administration of the previous
year reduced the city debt IS. 600, and left
81 ,oOo in the treasury. The present year So, zoe
more taxes were assessed on the people than the
year before, which, with the $1,000 left in the
treasury, gave Mayor Buford $4,000 more TO
manage the city with during the year than his
predecessor had. The people want to what
showing will be made of these facts how much
the debt has been reduced, and where the peo-
pies money has been expended.
Do they ?-the people, Ell? How many
are you now? Had $4,000 more to run
the city than Murdoch, did he? OF course
be did. And before we get through with
you we will show you how he came to need
1t provided he had it, which We deny.
Want a report do you? Want the dear
people to see how Republicans did the bu-
siness, do you
The official report of the receipts and
expenditures of the city r the year ending
March LIST, 1869, when ended that very
economical ~ Republican Rule, does show,
about as neighbor says, balance in the
hands of the Treasurer of the magnificent
sum of S9,323.26. What ssupendous econ
omy-what a saving administration !! How
could the dear people GUST such men from
othce-such disinterested guardians of the
public money. Oh cruel, ungenerous
people, you surely could not have known
the little game that the outgoing admins.
srasioa were then playing to make you be
iieve they had been very economical Oh,
no, of course not. There was 50 1923 20 in
the hands of the City Treasurer, and SO
we're these little things-nice little legacies
left by that economical, saving, judicious
Republican City Council, tina. the Union
talks SO feeingly about this morning. Just
take good look at them-nice little Muir
dock pets they are, too.
Read,
1. L. M daVerstick, Tor printlng,--....S $50 20
and this the most beloved OF the
household.
2. Sweeney b Jackson, professional
services 4S3 10
and this was our fathers favorite
ado pied child
B. Notes for borrowed money ,05s 90
and this is the way they leave balan-
ces in the Treasury to blow about, and
allow their whelp to sound the cry Of
economy. Bawling braggart. cant
dodge such stern facts.
4. Tindie's note and interest IS
and this was due before they went out
of power, and left for the present Dem
ocratic Council to pay.
). Mitchell 4 Lynde. note due April
5th- 1859 500 90
Mitchell Lynde, note due July 9Th,
500 90
Mitchell Lynde, note due Oct. 5th,
1889. .......... 500 90
Mitchell Lynde, note due Jan. 5th,
500 90
Porter Skinner Son, note due July
4tb, 1859 ............. GIL IS
Porter Skinner & Son, note due July
4th, 1869 l72 90
Peter Fries, note due April 49, ls6g 500 90
Mrs. Fish, note due Dee 81 ISB9 250 90
Alfred Webster, note due May LIST, 1869 1000 90
1888 Is