Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-04
THE WATER BONDS.
2ank Iufluenee Attempting 70 Con-
troll our Election,
THE ONLY ooRUsE TAXPAYERS CAN
PURsUE.

Good 6nanciers assert that from thirty to
forty thousand dollars can be ground out OF
hard working tax payers by the handling o.
the water bonds. That is a big item to the
BANKERS, and still bigger one to the tax
payers. How many talented men work ali
their lives and do not succeed in aceumulAs
ing forty thousand dollars?
1t is asserted that Mirehell 4 Lyude have
really been mayor for the past year. 1t is
quite certain they desired TO be for the en-
suing one. They have been alter the hand
ling Of the water bonds with sharp stick
ever since the matter came up for public
attention. The first suggestion of a Kanga-
roo party was made BY the Rock Island
Union. The 6rst Suggestion for Mayor on
that ticket, whioh was to be endorsed by
the Republican convention, was the Frat
/ National Bank. The manner 10 which the
suggestion was received was a sufficient
indication that defeat awaited him. 1t was
then proposed that the Republican conveu-
ton nominate Mitchell Il Lynde's bank,
with full ticket beside, With the under
standing that sll these candidates would
be endorsed BY the Kangaroo Convention.
/ Aud that is where trouble originated in the
/ Republican camp Mitchell Il Lyudes
bank Was nominated by the Republicans,
according to the programme, but ~hen the
I Kangaroo Convention Assem- bed, a new
faction made it's appearance. The new
Rock Island bank wanted finger in the
| peoples pie, and brought forward the no
! torious Tom Murdock IS their chan pion
They were resolved to drive the other banks
from the Geld, especially as the candidate
Was then absent from the city, and thus Sc
cure the handing OF the bonds themselves
An alarming division 10 the Republican
party Was created On the follo~iug day
threatening defeat 10 both factions, aud ID,
Triumphant election OF Bailey Davenport
To prevent this undesirable contamination
TO them ell the banks entered into 81
Murdock as their candidate That such
league was decided on, is positively certain
The last time Murdoch run for office, Jude
Lynde offered liberal sum Of money to de
feat him. Al the Republican convention Of
las, Saturday evening, Judge Lynde sdvo
Gated the nomination Of Murdoch, and with
drew 10 his favor. What can be PLANE
than that Murdook is mere poppet set a
by the banks to Allsy the suspicious Of th
public
Tax payers should proceed with caution
How much better it is TO cleo; man lii
Bailey Davenport for Mayor, who is uueou
nected with the banks, and personally 10
terested in public economy and low taxa
ton? He will see that the city credi; is nc
purposely deprecated By corner" mad
b. designing baukers, to the end that tn
bonds may be afterwards bought up At
heavy discount and large profit thu
made off unsuspeoting tsH-psysrs. he wi
guard against oil Ghese unGs and ruinou
y speculAtions, and the importance OF dom
y so cannot be ovsr-ssiimaied. The interes
OF the public are in the utmost peril. Moth
ing but the election of Bailey DAvenpo
will preserve Rock Island from bsukruptc,
, If Tom Murdoch should unfortunately
a elected, the people will have TO pay round
. for it.