Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-24

cANeu 70 please davenport Nhether It's
location had anything to do with the aban-
donment Of the effort to remove him THE
ARGUS neither knows or asserts. These are
the facts. The people can draw their own
differences. The Union admits that Mr..
Hswley tried but failed to secure such s
location OF this avenue as would be just to
this side Of the river After this admission
the friends Of Mr.. Hawley will probably
lower their estimate Of that geutleman's in
effort was certainly au admission that tbs
ARGUS is correct in asking that q different
location be msde. The interests Of the PEG
pie Of this State, where the Arsenal is To-
Gated, require a different location. If ell
Illinois must travel over to the Davenport
bridge TO get upon the main avenue, is it
no. about time our people demanded diff
erent location The Union claims, for
Col. Flagler, that different location is Sim
practicable" The claim is absurd. Any
man having ordinary commou-ssnse knows
better. The triumphs Of civil engineering
are very little to boast of indeed il no looa
ton Of thA. avenue is practicable except
a location that cuts one side Of the river off
/ from al the advantages OF the Island and
turns everything over the Dayenp port bridge.
The interests Of this side Of the river re-
Quire that Col. FAgler shall return to the
plans of Gen. RodmAn, and not use his
power to the injury of our people. Mr..
Hawley acknowledged this by making an
effort to correct what Flagler is doing, but
he either had not sufficient influence to pro-
tact our people or else some adverse influ-
euce has been brought to bear upon him to
make him keep quiet.
The Union says it "hss never heard OF a
deserving man being refused pass We
have. II has been often said that any one
who was vouched for BY any respectable Cit
izsn could get pass. When Mr.. Dingsss,
the agent of FOrepaugh's great show, was
here, some one suggested 10 him to get the
editor of this paper to introduce him to Col.
Mscomb. We did so and Col. Macomb ex
pressed his willingness to pass the show over
his bridge, but told Mr.. Dingess that such a
pass Wosld do him no good unless Col.
Flagler would pass them over the Island.
DR.. Gregg went with Mr.. Dingess to ace
Col. Flagler, and he refused him pass
DR.. Gregg ia g respectable citizen; be vouch
ed for the good conduct of the show in pass
; ing. But he had not influence enough tC
procure a pass. We can give plenty Of
other caSes-but that one is enough, a
! present. Here was a company of citzeni
of the United States, engaged in a Lawful
business, paying heavy taxes to the govern
mens, vouched for by a respectable citizen
aud Col Fiagler refused then, pass. W,
assert that no good reason car be given TO-
his action in this case-to say nothing o
others, which we may, perhaps, allude to il
the future.
In the name Of the people Of this side o
the river, we ask three things, aud onl,
three, now, viz:
ls,. That the main avenue be so located
Gs not to injure our side of the river
} I'd. That the bridge be opened to th,
public.
Sd. Tha; the pass system be abolished
or so modified as not TO be odiouS to tn
people.
These three things the people of this sid
Of the river ask, and they will continue +
l AJAX them until their claims shall be heard an
granted. We expect that the Union, as tn
organ of HaWley and the Island auihoriliel
will either oppose all three, or if it makes
> pretsnse offavoring them, will do it SO veal
ly as to be an injury to the cause it pretend
to favor.
1t is tins that the people Of Illinois, an
especially of Rock Island and Moline, swak
to realizing sense of their interests. The
will find, when they do so, that their locG
\ Congressman has not as much influence I
protect the interests of his constituents q
an Ex.CongresEmsu in Davenport has t
secure advantages for his side of the rive,
y They will find that Col. Flsgler has S
changed the plans Of Gen ROdman as t
greatly injure this side of the river. The
will find that the location of the magRzin
has been so changed as to entirely destro
the drive along Sylvan Water. They wi
find the Central drive ruined. They wi
find streets changed to allies. In fact everJ
thing so changed on this side of the ISLAND
its whole length, as to cause one Of our cit
zsns yesterday, to say at is q wonder tina
the spirit Of Rodman don't return 10 protel
against the destruction of his great plans.
This is a matter in which all our people, a
the people of this county, all the people c
this State are interested. 1t is entirel
above politics or politicians. 1t demand
the investigation of all our people, and d.
mands their united efforts to correct an
thing which may be wrong. II iSa queslio
of whether the Rock Island Arsenal an
the whole Island and the Government work
situated in this State, shall be made an APP
=. PouueB0 VI DoNouPOis NuN Vi Ao"oj onN w
people be only Suffered to enter at the bAc
door, and be cut off from their nghtful Cd
proper advantages or whether mattel
shall be so managed as to give neither sid
of the river any undue advantage. On
people ask that they shall not be discrimint
ted against, and they will continue to as
= this till justice shall be done to this side
d the river.
|, SHOW Cause.-The old show cases vhic
+ were considered ornamental in the Ia
l. decade, have baen superseded by thos
r much more ornamental and useful. Tt
demand for their class Of goods is vel
n large and MANY uarohaula ave- anxiona