Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-20

only vote for such candidates for public Of |
fees as will give Us SUFFICIENT guarantees
that they are sound on this temperance
question, aud that they are willing to con
tend against said law. and ell sim'lar laws
OF fansticai character. Be il further
ResoLced, That we will forward copy of
these resolutions to the primary meetings
OF both parties Of this city, and demand of
them that they pass resolutions denouncing
the present liquor law, and binding then
to select men as candidates who are OPP
posed to the execution of such law. Be it
Resotred, That both papers of the city
OF Rock Island he requested to publish the
above resolutions.
The following memorial was then intro-
duced.
Hon. E. Il. Johnston and John Norris
SP9ISGFIELD, lLLs.,-
GENTLEMEN:
The Reform Association of
Rock Island county, having carefully OBJ
served your Official actions during the time
you have been me IN bers of the General
Assembly of our state, respectfully protest
against the manner you have represented
your constituents. You have given your
votes and influence 20 pass laws discrimi.
mating against their legal righsa and per-
sonal privileges.
You have sought to place upon the stat
ute books laws which, ss we think, are IN
! constitutional, and which GEEK 10 destroy,
and cripple the business and material in
terests of a respectable portion of your con-
stituents. We are In favor of broad and
liberal legislation under which all can live
and do business, without being subjected to
the provisions Of the marrow, contracted
laws, for the passage Of which you have
given your Influence, against the wishes oil
very large portion of yorr constituents.
la view If the fseI that you have cen
sumed too much time without accom- plisbing
the resGlts we had reason to expect; Ia
view OF the fact that you have squande.ed
the peoples money, IN the enactment o.
laws detrimental to their interest, instead Of
maturing and enActibg laws with q view tC
carrying out the wise provisions of our new
Constitution 10 short, in view of the fac
that you have failed, totally failed, to NEE
the expe Citations of q large number of you
fellow citizens, many OF HON voted for you
ard assisted By their influence in placing
you in your present official positions; anC
ia view of the fac. that you are not masters o
: the people, bnt only their servants, we re
specially ask you to resign your position
as representative Of cur county.
After being read 1t Was unanimousl
adopted, and the President and Secretar
were instructed to sfix their names to i
: and forward it to Nessrs. Morris and Johr
s,on, on behalf of the German citizens
Rock Island.
Mr.. Kurzer, the editor of the Peori
;. Demokrdt. was then loudly called for, an
responded 10 lengthy address, mueh in ii
same tone as that delivered BY Mr.. Feins'
He farther stated that an independent &c
man paper would soon be issued at Peori
which would champion the cause Of Ii
Germans, aid act as the state organ Of ii
new movement He appealed to the patrio
ism Of the Germans of Rock Island coun,
TO give it Ii beral and hearty support Fl
-, remarks were greeted with prolonged a
plsuse. The meeting then adjourned.