The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-03
Friday. September 8. 1876.
Some Interesting "reminiscences in the
Public Life of Our County Judge.
.nitor OF the Rock Island Argus:

Rock ISLAND, sept lst, 1870.
To the Editor OF the Rock Island Argus
s. s. Guyer, the court house barnacle.
still continues to harp upon the township
organization question, and in justice to the
people, that they may underderstand the
motive power of this would-be agitator,I
beg the required space 10 your excellent
paper for reply: ..r-
In the first place would respectfully
call the attention of the people to the fact
that when Mr.. Guyer, poor in spirit and
less 80 in money, was elected sheriff, under
the old county organization, being an ex-
officio collector, he then, during his term
Of Office, accumulated that wealth which he
claims to-day as an humble tax payer" of
Rock Island county. He not only pays
tax upon the enormous amount OF $l2O-
the assessed valuation of two ordinary
watches and an old Thomas clock doubt
ing Thomas 2)but he fails to pay tax on two
gold watches in his family that have never
been assessed. Ye Godsl how the old
man is afflicted
Besides owning land which he has persis.
tently refused $1,000 per acre for, he pays
tax upon it at an assessed valuation of
less than 500 per acrel No wonder the old
man groans in spirit. Let him groan.
This sucker of the public teat should be
the last to complain. The people say ''let
us alone, our present representation
suits u.s." but not so with the Judge( P)-
he wants. well, what does he want? Why,
revenge upon the board of Supervisors, be-
cause they refused to allow his quarterly
salary one month before it was due. Obi
that poor afflicted tax payer" When
will he come before the people again as a
candidate2 Never Back into oblivion
will be the natural consignment of this
''pdter JdmiLidS."
Ye gods, he grows eloquent upon the
rights of mankind and their representa-
tive rights. This humble individual
shows at once to the people the plain fact
that he would have them repre-
scented In way that the county would be
entirely controlled by his 10000 voters who
would ignore the country people and clip
their ears completely off. Why, such
"balderdash' belongs to the age in which
"the old fossil was born. A Supervisor
elected by the people of Edgington repre-
sents as well the people andinterests of the
city of Rock Island. Then, what would
this court house barnacle" have2 Does
he desire and contend that an immediate
representative of the city of Rock Island
represents not the entire interests of the
county as we'll as his own city? Does he
want the Sheriff made Collector in order
that his son may possibly ride in his foot
steps TO wealth and Officer
Let me say to this humble individual
that the best thing he can do is to keep out
of print. IfRock Island and Moline really
desire county organization, why, get an
able and honest exponent not man whose
public record is so we'll known and whose
veracity has so often been called in ques.
stion; not a man who has dealt in tax
titles since the year one, and who now, be-
ing an official, is not allowed to thu:
speculate, but who finds it convenient tC
have q son around who answers the same
purpose.
And what, may be asked, will the 'olC
fossil gain by his labor and pains in agitat
ing this question: Office again? No! No
Like the boy who was numerically kick
ed by a mule, and who asked of his fathe
if the scars would ever disappear from hi
face: mo sonny" replied the sire, you
face will never be pretty again but thel
you will have damned sight more sense.