The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-16
Craig and Lawrenee.

rom lut tblcaEo'duurnAt.
Alfred VI Craig was delegate from
the Thirty fourth Representative District
composed Of Knox county. Tie served as
a member Of five committees, namely,
Mines and Mining Electoral and Repre-
sentative Reform Railroad Corporations :;
Legislative Appointments and C0un.
ties Judge Craig was Chairman Ut the
latter committee Consequently, his at
tention was mainly taken up IN the work
Of that committee. But he took time IN
help forward the browning reform of the
Constitution, the clause relating ~ rail
roads On the 9TH day of February 1870,
the COmmitte on Railroad Corporations, OF
which he was an active member, made its
report through its Chairman Mr. Buxton
IL was signed by every member Of the
committee, aud adopted without "A single
amendment, at least without any material
alteration. In that report IS found this
doctrine
1T shall b. the duty Of the General Assembly to
pas such laws a. will correct abuses aud prevent
rXtOrtion In tho rates ui freight and passenger tar
ihs on thc different railroads IN this State and 10
enforce such laws by adequate penalties, 20 thu cX
tent n necessary Tor that purpose Of forfeiture Of
their property and franchise
This doctrine has since been subscribed
% by the entire State, rs such, but there
was only one man in the Fifth Judicial
District who took part in the original
statement Of IT, Alfred NJ Craig thus
stands out eunspicuously above all his fel
low citizens Of the thirteen counties Of that
district This is very suspicious,
There are now before the people of that
district two candidates for the Supreme
Court Judgeship Both reside in the
same county, and in personal qualifications
and general professional attainments they
are on par but in their relations 10
railway reform they are the outer ex-
tremes. Judge Lawrence prepared and
submitted the opinion setting aside the law
enacted b. restrain railway exorbitancc,
following the line of argument laid down
by the counsel for Che railroad in the case,
thus showing his sympathy to be with
that side Judge Craig, on the contrary
stands forth as the first man in that part
Of the State 10 officially put himself right
uTol the record. The fact that he signed
the report containing the above quoted
clause, and that his entire course has been
consistent Herewith, should secure for
him the hearty support of every anti
nopoly voter in the district, especially as
the candidate against him was nominated
simply by a lot Of lawyers retained by the
railroads.
From the Peoria Democrat
II is not Democrats nor Republicans
who are running for Office at this election ;
y ~ monopolists and anti-monopolists
Judge Craig was not nominated because
ne was a Democrat He was put in nOmi
nation at the convention by Republican,
IRON ip an overwhelmingly Republican coun-
N A
ence OF the delegates Of that county more
than any other that he was nominated.
Instead OF being governed by designing
Democrats and Liberal politicians, we will
venture the assertion that a good majority
OF the delegates were Republicans The
representatives Of that convention were
not governed by party interests; thew did
not stop to inquire whether the candidate
was a Republican OF Democrat, but nj
they wanted TO know was that he was in
favor Of the anti-mOnOpoly movement.