The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-25
puts his Foot in 1t Again.

Guyer's Little Blonde says the strongest
imposition to township organizatioa,i 1858,
came from Democratic townships, and to
prove the assertion he quotes the old Dem
ocratic township of Coal Valley as giving
80 for and against, at that time. Pears
to us that that proves the very opposite of
what he claims. Then he quotes Rock ISL
and as giving lS6 against and 1853 for.
Rock Island elected the Republican ticket
by over hundred majority at that cleo
tion,-which proves the opposite of what
he claims. He then quotes Hampton, 100
for and SO against to prove that Demo
cratic towns went against the SYSTEM
which also proves the very reverse. And
then he gets kind O confused, like, and
izzles out by saying: in fact township
organization has always been approved by
the Republican party, while the chief OPP
nos;tion 10 II has come from the old fogy
anti progressive Democracy represented
by THE ARGUS Of course everybody
knows there is no truth whatever in his
statement. And everybody knows that
Quincy Mcneil, then circuit clerk, and \.
L. Wait, then ex-county treasurer, with
their court house ring, were the head and
front of the opposition to township organi-
cation and wanted to break down the sys-
tenn because power and fat pickings would
thus be concentrated in their hands. That
was the reason the ring tried to break it
down last fall. And that is the reason the
Guyer clique want to break it down now ;
that's the reason why the deputy clerk of
Guyer's court Quincy McNeiN got up the
petitions for another trial this year. Both
petitions were written by him. names were
solicited in Judge Guyer's Office, and they
were signed by leading members Of the Re
publican party in Moline and Milan, in the
proportion of about ten Republicans to
one Democrat. Geo. D. Gould, present
Republican circuit clerk, is one of the sign
ers. J.W. Morey, late chairman of the Re.
publican county committee, is another sign,
err, VIM g. Morris, the Moline editor Of
the Union,i is another signer B. +. Tilling
hast editor of the Moline Rerieao--( Guyer
Hawley organ is another signer D. j
Cleland, brother of the present Republican
, candidate for county treasurer, is another
signer. A. J. Cook, brother Of the pres
; ent Republican candidate for county clerk
: is another signer. r. B. Olmstead
candidate before the late Republican coun
ty convention, is another signer-besides
\ host of Republican Office holders, and ex
e office holders, and expectant Office holders
among whom are c. W. Lobdell, J. 7
, Browning, NJ C. Follett, A NJ. Gould, j
/ S. Heater J. NJ Christy, c. o. Mason, c
n H. Deere, Sam Hammond, and hosts @
It others who want a chance at the picking
$ which a central ring would inevitably hav
e by the adjustment of township organiza
Al ton, Guyer' Clique isn't working so har
/ to abolish township organization unless tn
ring has an axe TO grind by getting rid {
:. the system and getting things under thei
|. control.
And the Tja2H (Guyer organ does a
re it can to help the ring, by trying to rendt
B. the Board of Supervisors unpopular, b
in opposing its efforts for economy, retrenct
is ment and reform, and then says; ~
IS much ,eonder in rieir Of this action Of II
j, = Board, and IN ciesr Of the uaeqaM asses
lg ''ments made IN the county, that men shoul
OF prefer tie old system
Now, everybody knows that the evils
g ring corruption and extravaganza wouI
;, only be ten times aggravated by abolishir
IL township organzation-and that's Il
a very reason why the Guyer ring want
h. abolish it,