The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-31
1NcoMPETEKoY.

Probably the most inoomPefens man tue
po.nh1;o.ns wonli have picked out of their
,.r.v for County Judge is Mr.. s. s. Guyer,
of his oity. Such is the invariabie testi-
nonv of all who know the man. Burns
uust have had his eye upon Just such men
when he wrote,
o wad some power the giftis gle us
To see ourselves as others see us
It wad frae monte blunder free us,
And foolish notien.
1t would certainly free Mr.. Guyer from
the foolish notion that those who know him
are going to vote to elect him County Judge,
and would also have freed the members of
his party from placing him in nomination
for so important an office, position that
requires a man of the most even temper
and disposition, a man of ability, and a
law-abiding citizen. None of these quail
ties have ever been discovered in Mr.. Guyer
by his most intimate friends and scquain.
tances, while the most bitter partisans of
the republican party do not deny that Mr..
Blsnding possesses all of these necessary
qualifications. That Mr.. Guyer is not com
petent to discharge the duties OF the ONCE
| is proven on the testimony of Mr.. Ben Hsr'
per, who. when President of the Street Rail
way Company, appointed Mr.. Guyer super
intendent. He did not occupy the position
four weeks before Mr.. Harper was obliged
to countermAnd his whole proceedings, and
was frequently heard to say that Guyer was
not competent to FIJI the place, and that he
would have to ask him to resign. He did
resign very reluctantly, after about two
months, as all interested in the road we'll
know. A nice competent Judge, man
unable to run oneh horse street railway,
will make, won't he }? Again we have
shown how he allowed his temper to make
him kick down school house doors, because
| he did not like the rules of the School Board,
which rules were made to govern his child
rem as we'll as the children of poor men.
Again his incompetency is shown by the
promises he made to the Andslusia saloon
keeper that he would dismiss all and every
case brought against them Saloon keepers
as general thing are not go green as to
believe he would do any such thing.
Again it does look a little out of place
for Mr.. Guyer to ask men to elect him to
the Office of Judge, when he as citizen
refuses to pay his city taxes, which, We are
told By one who knows, are not paid in this
city. A nice executive officer such man
will make, won't he
| With Mr.. Banding the case is different
he is a gentleman and man of ability. Ht
has been here for the past fifteen years snG
is known as such. Previous to coming tt
Rock Island he occupied an important posi-
ton of trust in the Pennsylvania Coal Co.
of Pennsylvania, and after his resignation
for the purpose of coming west was repset
eddy urged to 90 back and resume his oil
position, request that would never havt
been made of an incomp etent man
Again we have evidence q! home of hi
ability. Messrs. Reynolds, Ssupaugh & ca
say he was the best man they ever had il
their employ, and Mr.. Banding is now il
possession of very valuable testimonia
from them, of his efficiency and ability.
Here are the two candidates seen in tn
light of facts, known to all our citizens, an
all that we ask is that voters shall decid
which is the better man for the Office.