The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-24
OUR CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.

The Quincy Herald has the following in
reference to our candidate for congress
ln the history of party conventions, we
have never known a more universally sccep
table and popular nomination than that OF
Hou- z. l.. Gable, of Rock Island, as the
democratic candidate for congress in this
district. But two blectIons have yet been
trumped up against him, and they appeared
10 the Wing, of this city, in its issue of yes
teEday. The first of these objections is, that
ne IS Il government bondholdsr. If that be
true, 1t would seem TO follow that he would
naturally take deeper interest as q mem
Der of congress than Hswley would IN main
tanning the national credit and honor, and
that he would not vote as Hswley has all
along voted, to squander the peoples money
that should be faithfully applied to the pay
mens of the interest and principal of the
national debt. The second objection urged
by the Whig against Mr.. Csbla, is, that he
lives q. Rock Island. He not only lives at
Rock Island. but he enjoys the respect and
confidence OF every man, woman and child
in the place, and the voters of that city and
county, when the day of election comes
round. will give such q ma ority over Haw-
ley will show precisely the estimation in
which they hold him above Hawley. 1t
need not be said that Hswley, too, lives at
Rock Island, as it is pretty generally known
that ne manages to hang around there some
where From an honorable, and high toned
gentleman like Gable, though he resides, at
Rock Island, the people of other portions of
the district will have no occasion to appre-
bend that their local Or general interests
will be neglected by him. He will go to
congress as the representative of the whole
congressional district and of every part of it.
Can the same be said of Hawley? Has
Hawley represented in congress the interests
of the entire dstric. and of every
locality In il? No such thing will
be asserted or pretended by his friends.
The objection, then, put fourth by the Whlg
10 Mr.. Cable, turns out to be just no obJec
ton at oil. II his political opponents can t
invent something more important and seri-
ous than this against Mr.. Cable, he will be
voted for By hundreds of reasonable repub
licans who have very damaging objections
to Hawley, aud will be elected by rousing
majority of the votes of the people VINO wan,
ability and integrity in the man who repres
ents them in congress, The Monmouth
Review, whose editor has known Mr.. Cable
intimately for many years past, congratu
lstes the democracy on his nomination and
the certainty of his election, as follows:
Although Mr.. Gable has not figured very
extensively in politics, and is not widely
known as q politician, yet among his fellow
citizens a, Rock Island and other counties
with whom he is intimate, he is regarded as
one Of the very ablest men IN the district
Professionally, he is q lawyer OF fine lega
attainments, excellent practical business
qualifications and irreproachable character
He is EN- phatically q man. of the people, ant
IL closely Unidentified with the interests ant
prosperity of the working classes.
Above all the other prominent men VI
have in the district, there are none NOR
certain to defeat Hawiey and reclaim th
district from the disgracefu inefiiciency ant
neglect into which it has been brought b
such fifth rate men as the present incumb
ent.
He did not seek the nomination, and on
not ask it of the convention. Ofhce seekin
has not been his business, and he neve
traversed the district from one end to tn
other like the man Hawley, button holm
log rolling politicians. and begging the ran
aud hle OF the party to nominate him. d
has too much spirit. too much mani ood, TO
much self-respect for that.
The convention was q unit in his favor
every vote being cast for him.
Now that the convention has, with sue
marked unanimity, placed him in the fror
rank to carry our banner to victory, it is th
duty Of democrats and conservative men
sustain him. 1t can be done with ease. an
will be il every man does his whole duty