The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-10
VERY QUEER--wAsN'T TT

The Court House people, who are man
ayers of the Union, somehow got terribly
scared about the Board of Supervisors and
made most extraordinary efforts to fright
en- Republican farmers and secure the
election of a set of men who would, under
The old cry of stand by the party, allow
all their big bills and fix high salaries for
the officers to be elected next fall. Here
is one Of the Court House editorials which
appeared in the Union before the elect
ion
"A Desperate Trick.
We are in receipt of information from
several country townships to the effect that
the Democratic ring of this city are max
ing desperate effort to carry the Board
Ol Supervisors, and 10 do this are willing
70 sacrifice all the township officers Il nee
eSSary. They have written letters urging
their friends to propose union nominations
70 the Republicans, concedinU to them the
paying offices Of Collector and Assessor,
and the minor positions, on condition that
a Democrat is nominated for Supervisor
an office, they say lightly, that barely
pays the expense of coming ~ the city
and, therefore should be thrust ON SOME
well-tO-do man who can afford 70 devote
the necessary time % IL without recon-
peuse.
we urge our friends To- reject all such
oyertures We don't want a Democratic
Board of Supervisors We have had
enough of their reckless Encouragement
in the past The interests of the county
can only be preserved by Republicans,
who have ever discharged the trust con.
scientiously If Democrats propose terms
let the answer be unconditional surren.
der
This shows how anxious the Court House
and raioH office people were to keen Dem
ocrats out OF the Board Ii there was any
effort by the Democratic ring of this
city does anybody know who compose
this riug?' 10 secure a Democratic major
its in the Board Of Supervisors we never
heard vt it and we are very confident it
there had been any such effort we should
have been able to find it out. OF course
there was no such effort, and the pretensc.
by the jHiaH, that there was was only t.
scare country Republicans into the old
party ruts THE ARGUS never said one
word on the subject of getting Democrats
elected t. the Board-but it did urge the
people irrespective Of party to send their
best men. ~, doa v0Ht q Democratic
H''| ~ Nupsreisor, said the Union
OF course it did uJt-ncithcr dill the tax.
eater, IN the county offices
The day after the linton made it. frantic
appeal TO the country Republicans it fol.
lowed it up with another, in which it said
Further news Of the desperate strategy
brought into ruquisitiou hy the Democrats
10 carry the Board of Supervisors continues
o. hc received at this Office and indicates
that no. sacrifice Of other nominees, princi-
pie or truth will be spared to gain the
point Again we urge the Re
puhhcans to bewarc-to support their
nominees for Supervisors >oldly and pre-
vent the management Of county affairs
from falling into the hands of the enemy
But the Republican farmer, didn't scare
worth ccnt-they went along with the
Democrats and elected wc think. one of
the hes; boards Of supervisors we have
ever had and it So happens that of the
men elected II are Democrats and only q
are or were Republicans How long they
will remain attached to the Credit Mobilier,
Salary Stealing. Land Grabbing, Grant
and Hawley crew no one can tell We
thiuk both parties under their old names,
are, or are about 10 be, numbered among
the things of the past, and we hope the
members Of the new Board without ref
erencc u party names or past party issues,
will address themselves u the careful and
economical management of the affairs OF
their constituents