The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-12
For Sheriff,


In an article upon the candidates the
Moline Rerie,o devotes seven lines to Mr.
Owens, the Republican candidate for sheriff,
who raced over this county, previous to the
convention denouncing Mr. Hawley and his
supporters, and urging the election of del
egatcs opposed to Hawley. In the seven
lines devoted to Ovens the Reuie,o says ::
He has held several offices of trust In his town,
and regarded an excellent gentleman by all
who know him. He was fairly nominated by the
convention and will make good sheriff If elected.
The friends of Col Bea do not feel that
he was fairly nominated. They know
that his nomination was the result of a
corrupt bargain to punish Beal because
he, being a candidate for the nomination,
took the only fair course, viz: declined to
elcctioner either for or against Hawley or
| Lynde, He held that it would be precise
ly as proper to expect Lynde or Hawley to
to electioneer for or against him as it would
be for him to electioneer for or against
them; that the only fair course he could
pursue was to attend to his own affairs
and leave theirs alone Not so with
Owens. He took violent ground against
Hawley, and his nomination was brought
about by Il corrupt trade.
The Rerie,o says Owens has held 'sev-
eral offices of trust in his town." but is
entirely silent as to the manner In which
he discharged the duties of those offices.
We believe one of those Offices was school
treasurer. Will the Repieic enlighten the
people as to the manner he managed the
school funds? Will it give the dates
when money was paid into his hands and
the dates when he paid over this money ?
And will the Union please publish its col
umn article it has had standing in type for
two weeks in regard to some expected
charge against Mr.. Owens? The |
leading Republican paper of thi,
congressional district having "a re
sponsible edtcr with seven years ex.
perience' must have anticipated some
charge against his candidate for sheriff, as
he has had that long article in type some
time waiting for the charge to be made.
Viii he publish the article so we can see
what the charge is?
Mr.. August Huesing is the better man
for sheriff aud if his friends are active and
perseyerlng he can be elected.
Ii appears that the troubles of the Ma.
tional Lincoln Monument Association are
not yet oyer. Gov. John NJ Palmer, chair.
man of the committee on invitations, in.
yited, among other persons, Bishop Way
land, of the African Methodist church. to
be present at the unwilling of the Lincoln
statue on the 18th, and requested that he
be prepared to offer prayer This has Civ
en- offence to some of the persons who are
TO officiate, and they freely express the
opinion that with the Proclamation of
10 the hands of Lincoln in
he statue, and with broken chain in the
alous and beak of the eagle on the United
states coat-of- arms and an African on the
yrand stand, there will be rather more
Ibolition and niger in the business than i
hey can endure. Ii is probable, however.
hat all these little disputes will be har- /
nonized, aud that our colOred brother will ;
occupy on that occasion as prominent a {
position as he does iu politics, which, after |
all would seem to be simple justice only q
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