The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-15
Aho,ult xrall.

Sup'r krell is one OF the leaders OF the
Republican party-in fact he seems to be
the leader, and tho Republican party must
be held responsible for his acts. OfWhat
earthly consequence it is whether super
visor is Republican or Democrat we do
not know. 1t seems to us that it is Of
more consequence that the supervisor shall
be competent for the position, and man
who will take the Office, not for the money
he can make out Of it, but as public
trust. to be administered for the benefit of
the whole people. Anybody who chooses
to corruptly use the position can make q
pile of votes out of it fer-himself. not for
the party. By liberal use of orders on
stores for groceries, dry goods, etc, to
people who vote right, and on dealers
who vote right" a supervisor can
run the town.-at the taxpayers ex
pensel If the people like this kind Of
management they viii probably continue to
elect the men who resort to it.
We understand that Krell says, 81
THE ARGUS don't let me alone will rur
again, and keep on running till it does lei
me alone" This shows that Krell run.
the Republican party-he is their owner
and leader,
Now, THE ARGUS cares nothing, per
sonally, for Mr.. Krell--but it does care fol
the public and for good government. Mr.
Krell is an extravagant luxury quartere.
upon the overburdened tax payers
If they we're free from debt, and none,
was plenty perhaps they might carry him
} but as things are they can't very we
afford it. Besides his liberal disburse
ments to the people who 'vote right" b
, rakes in good deal himself. Two dollar
| day the whole year round, includin
Sundays, is good deal to pay for his SCI
vices as overseer of the poor. And eve
this is not all, by good deal. Pay 9
supervisor; as auditor, etc., etc., adds Col
siderably to the sum, and especially whe
be allows himself more than the law a,
thorizes, as he did in the case exposed
THE ARGUS, as town auditor. And whel
5 in addition to all this, ae allows the assess
d double pay, and his assistants also mo-
u than is authorized by law, he becomesas
> extrayagant and unnecessarily expensi'
/ luxury-a luxury the people can't vel
= we'll afford. --.-
d And, in order. to save the people fro
e this unnecessary luxury in the future, II
~ ARGUS will agree to let Mr.. Krell alone
: he will only get off the backs of the peoI
e and give them rest" If the Repub
. can party has not the courage to unload
% but continues to carry him, why then t
Republican party must take the respon
bility.
~ What the people ought to do, in to,
matters, is to throw party politics to t
d dogs. and our best men get together a
nominate union ticket of competent, Cal
m full and suitable men for the town of6c,
d and then go to work and elect it, a
leave party bummers ont in the cold. u
a ARGUS would be glad to support such
ty ticket. And it viii say that it beliey
IT the Democratic committees and the De-
ocrats generally viii agree to such uni
to ticket and help elect it. But the Kre
tv and the Jim Parkses and the fellows v
e. want Office and spells and fat pickings,
,s. suppose will insist on running everything
fl. the party rut But we assure Mr.. Kr
,r, in this public manner, that if he will o
TT. get off the backs of the taxpayers 1
VS. ARGUS will let him alone.