The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-05

While TO bis owa church (the Presbyterian
tho ssue church that Hswley attends ne
gave a magnificent organ, his AID 10 the
Catholic and other denominations has
ALWAYS been liberal and discriminating.
And to the poor he is q constant ana Aino
| friend II be hears of any poor iamiiy Ia
| suffering, he makes no display ana lets IL
not be pu bIie Iy known that he alos them,
hut help comes to them IN ways they least
expect, and the cast down and despairlng
are made to thank God for the agent who
brought them reliei. This WAS especially
true with many an absent soldiers family
during the late war for the preservation of
the Uuion. His charities were not ostenta
tious, but they carried JOY to many au
aching heart. One little instance will show
the natural kindness of the mans heart
One day was sitting ia his Office when u
poor man from up Rock River came in, VIII
had sold him q barge load of coal. Too
much time had elapsed between the mining
and loading the coal and its delivery, and
quite quantity oft had Stacked and be-
come worthless Mr.. Cable paid the man.
according to BUSINESS principles tor Gil the
coal which was marketable when 1t was de-
livered to him. The poor man took the
money, but tears came INTO his eyes as ne
walked from the office. Mr.. Cable. looking
at me thoughtfully, asked if the man was
not shedding tears? | replied that ne was.
| Quick as thought he ran to the ooor anu
hailing the man, called him oack auo asAeo
him the cause of his grief. The man an
swered that he had no right to claim pay
for urmerchsntable coal, but his family was
suffering with sickness and he could
not deliver il earlier, and loss on the
uouL FOL which in no
condition of his family, would be very hard
for him to bear Mr.. Cable immediately
called him into the office and paid HIM for
the worthless coal-some $50 or 500. Tn
man LETT with a smiling face and cheerful
heart. This is but one of many instances OF
the kindness of Mr. Cables nature. Nor
is his vision confined to his own LOCALITY
Who does not remember, Immediately after
the close of the war, how the charitable
throughos the North were appealed to for
aid to the starving poor of the south No
crops had been raised and the people were
literally diving tor food. | rememb Der well
that one day Mr. Cable came 10 my office,
and spoke of the newspaper accounts of the
suffering and said that he felt it his duty to
do something that perhaps barrel OF
| -four, even, rightly bestowed, might save
I
| tering. He asked me If ! would advise
sending his little subscription through some
of the sanitary com ssioDs or bureaus. |
replied that if he knew any good, trusty
man in the South it would be likely to &C
complish greater good through such chan
mel, and thus suffer no reduction by com
missions or otherwise. He SAL he could
think Of no man he should have more conf
dence in than Alexander Fl. Stephens
though he did not know him personally. |
suggested that that would make no differ
ence, and ne Immediately enclosed him his
check for $500. to be expended for the
suffering poor. No one could read tbs,
grateful letter of MIR. Stephens, In reply 1.
without moist ewes. Mr.. Cable was poor
boy himself, once, and however rich he may
be, he will never cease to sympathize with
| labor and poverty, and never cease to work
| for the relief of both. The poor know him
| for true friend, and all know him for an
upright, unpretending, intelligent, energetic
and liberal man-hberal in religionb liberal
in politics, and liberal to all who heed his
aid
Pardon me, Mr.. Editor, if l seem warm
| in praise of your candidate for congress.
! His goodness is so well known and acknowl
edged In Rock Island, where, bv my position.
have had such excellent opportunities to
study his character. that l could not feel
otherwise He ought 10 be elected, for he
would represent the peopie-all the people !;
with distin guished credit: with honor to The
district and the state; and he would help
redeem our congress from the odium
brought upon 1t by tricksters and traders
and plunderers of the peoples pstrimonv.
and cesertion of the peoples interests. II
the voters in Adams, Hancock. Warren,
Henderson and Mercer counties, irrespective
Of party, will only do as well as l am conf
dent they will do in Rock Island. you will
have a candidate of whom you district and
state may well be proud
Very Respectfully,
Your obd't servant,
J DANFoRTH, Jr.
If the best mans faults were written upon