The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-09

Dor, and earning his living by hard days
work on his farm.
| Gen. Henderson, the Republican candi
: date, southern born, a lawyer by profes
sion. and an office.holder and lobbyist b,
practice.
FOR THE STATE SENATE.
\ Col. ALT. w. Perry, the Independent
Reform candidate, a practical man, al
owner and worker Of farms and mines, and
thoroughly identified with the interests o.
labor.
Maj. Moderwell, the Republican candi.
date, very small lawyer, with no sympa-
thy with any but monopolists and those
who want special legislative favors.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
R. M. GreneIl and r. H. Hinman, the
Independent Reform candidates, both gen
uine farmers, who earn their bread by
their own hard work upon the soil, and
thoroughly identified with every interest
of labor.
j. T. Browning and J. P. Fox, the Re-
publican candidates, the first lawyer and
identified with no labor interest whatever !;
the second farmer.
These are the men the people are asked
to choose between. Can there be any hes
itation by any man who desires to see Ia
Dor prosper? And if, when such candi-
dates are offered, the people fail to sustain
those opposed to the old system of special
and class legislation, will they have any
right to complain of grinding taxes, mo
nopolies, and expressions? 1t is for the
people to act, now, and show whether they
are really in earnest and desire reform, or
whether the party lash shall still control
them for the benefit of the few.
On the 10Th of May, 1873, Senator Car
penter, being in New Orleans as mem
Der of the Louisiana Investigating Com
mittee, addressed public meeting of citi
zens. In the course of his remarks he
took occasion to say that there was no
doubt in his mind that McEnery had been
legally elected, but he advised the citizens
to be patient and wait till congress order
ed new election. On the 18th OF May,
1873, Kelogg's check. book shows rec
ord of $500 paid Matt II. Carpenter. and
two days later another for the same
amount. On the cath of July of that
year, Mr., Carpenter was very conspicuous
L., pw.nnh boat and OF
Long Branch, and was turned away
from the West End Hotel for wellknown
reasons On the LIST of August following,
he wrote to Dear Kellogg" who was
holding the Office of Governor to which he
was not elected, saying: Il am despe-
''rately short. Can't you send me 81 900?
''If so it would be goodsend. On the
18th of December the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections reported disagree
ment in the Pinchback case, there being
tie vote in the Committee, and Mr. Car.
penter voting against Pinchback and con-
sequently against recognizing the Kellogg
Legislature The consideration of the
case was postponed On the Goth Of De
cember, five days later, the stubs in kel-
logg's check book show the payment to
Mr. Carpenter Of $1,000 The case was
never acted upon; the question is still
open. Kellogg is in Office, the validity or
legality of the Legislature which was count
ed in with him has never been pronounced
upon, and the side which Mr.. Carpenter
has received 1880 on is in power, while
the persons whom he declared legally
elected and whom he favored in the Sen
ate are waiting outside. Mr.. Carpenter
is much more fortunate as an advocate
than as a statesman.
Dates are sometimes very suggestive.
Of course it will not occur to any well dis
posed person to connect the transactions
above cited in any way derogatory to the
character Of the good man to whom they
relate. And yet how singular coinci-
dence it is that one week after the Long
Branch excursion he should be 50 "des-
perately short that 81 900 would be a
'goodsend." And this statesman, if we
rightly recall his celebrated defense of the
Back Pay Grab, is one of your rollicking
fellows who sheds his money "as the dew
falls, on the just and on the unjust"
Good, easy, brilliant mamie doesn't care
how he gets it or where it goes.-N T.
Tribune.