Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-08


of iucivility seem to have hit some Of the
GRANTEES 10 tender spot, and they have
taken to certificates. Here is one, which we
find in the Union:
We the und.ys gned citizens of Moline, know |
inc the charges ade by the Rock Island ARGus, |
and raj Grated in the issues Of Saturday and |
Monday Iast 10 be deliberate and gronndless
mi,representatio casting reproach upon our
town. and gotten up for political purposes, by |
tsi, means pronounce them and alt other charges
81 ipeivility or rufsnism by residents Of Moline
on the day of the Greeley ratification in Rock
I,lapd malicious lies and ISLANDERS.
MOLINE, H., Aug. 8, 1879.
J. W. Moray, George Herbot,
II. HArWooi, O. IL. Lobdell,
J. p Mercy, Geo. COrkendan,
VIM. q. Morris, T. d. Wheslock,
D. Q. Dimoek JF, 4 0kerburg,
B. Gordon, S. ksator,
+. O. Hemenway. +. IL. Anthony.
J. 8. Richards.
We publish the above, unsolicited, and we
do it, |, hoping il may be true, aLd, 2,
because we wish to put it on record where
we can End it. Those whose names appear
as signing it are very careful not to certify
that they we're present on the occasion.
Perhaps they were present, but they are
careful not to say 30. What we want to
know is this: Did not a considerable mum
Der OF citizens of Moline assemble around
aorey's drug store aud about the end Of the
street railroad track on the occasion alluded
to and eudeAvor to cast ridieule upon all
who seemed ready to take or who did take
the car for Rock Island to attend the Gree
ley meeting? Did not those who engaged in
or encouraged that peice of inciviliIy, after
wards boast that they meant 10 iutimidatt
or deter their citizens from attending th'
Greeley meeting? II those who sign The
above certificate were present on that occa
sion they certainly can answer the frs
question. /, they we're not, those who wer'
present eau. All We want is the truth,
, fair, in partial statement. We have no wisl
to IN ore Moline or any one Of its citizens
But we have a wish TO improve the manner
Of some Of them, and we believe We are in
fsir way to accomplish il.
[ y
vet certified that no stones were thrown Q
ladies il Democratic procession psssin
through that town, and We guess no one eve
will. But we know that many good men !
/ Moline greatly regretted that such an a,
was ever committed, and tried to find CT
who com ni,tej that outrage, and severel
denounced it, Among the men who at Ii
time denounced that shameful act were Wu
( kerns, George Stephens, ). ". NheelocI
John Il Gould, Luke E. Hem euwsy, Jon
T. Huntoon, Il. L. Sickles, Dan W. Goulc
? Charles Atkinson, and others. Never:hele!
a stigma was affixed upon the whole Peop
of town where such an outrage could
= commit,ed-aud committed probably by 10
rutiaus or lhoughtess boys who had not th
couutenauce Of decent people. They ma
- have though, such an act would be approves
= Thoughtless boys or rufhsnly men genera
take their cue from those in higher wall
. 10 life intolerance exhibited by men the
look up to often causes acts which sue
leading men sincerely regret.
We hope the people who sigu the certh
cate we nov publish will succeed IN provir
- that no assem OIsge took place on the Gees
=, sion Of the Greeley meeting, and that no i
c,vihty occurred. They shall have the fir
use Of our columns in which 70 sccompli
,hA; apparently impossible feat.