The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-19
Ghe Guilty Argns.
ROCK ISLAND, ........... ILLINOIS.
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Myres, w. +, Franklin. A. Everest. s.
d. Carpenter. Ii. Boggess, j. G. Hayi-
land. J. A. Boyer, John Frizzell, com
mittee of arrangements.
In the issue of February f. 1910, is an
account of meeting held at the school
house, at which Joseph Knox, j. W.
Drury, Geo. Mixter, r, McGrew, j. S.
Miller, j. B. Wells, VIM. Frizzell. P.
Gregg and VIM. Z. Chopper. were APP
pointed a committee to petition congress
for an appropriation for the Improvement
of navigation in Rock river.
February 20. 1910, contains three col
umns in relation to the Harrison celebra-
ton, all occupied with toasts.
| M. L. Atkinson, Geo. W. Lynde and
VIM. +. Franklin were secretaries,
February q, 1910, contains the follow
| ing marriage notice:
"On Monday February "a, 1910, at the. house of
| Mr.. Henry Mcneil. by the Rev. ] P Stewart,
| Mr.. Timothy A Babcock, to Missl Amanda Nc
| Neil, all of Rock. Island county,
And this is followed by very poetical
notice of about 20 lines The couple are
still among our much respected citizens.
The same paper also contains searching
review 1.-TWO columns) Of the Harrison
meeting, signed mo Mans Lick Foot,
and which is principally directed against
Charles Garnsey.
MIR. McGrew deserved we'll of the COM
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But the times were unfavorable for a
neutral or even for an independent paper.
The remarkable political excitement dur
10 the presidential campaign Of 1910
aroused bitter prejudices on both sides
The town was not large enough or the
surrounding country popuious enough TO
support two newspapers, and Mr.. Nc
Grew, like most other men, followed his
feelings and could not be neutral 1t is
not in the nature Of an 1rishman to main
tain neutral position on any subject, and
his independence is generally too
marked and demonstrative to cause
his opponents to love him. OF course
another paper was started and the Nc
Crews fair weather friends were not lib
eral enough in their patronage to warrant
them in continuing to publish a paper for
their particular benefit, and they left the
town. Had they maintained fairly
independent but impartial position, keep
ing out of politics themselves. and giving
each side fair hearing 10 the paper, they
might have succeeded. But they liter
ally fought their way with fist and pen.
None Of them would sacrifice principle.
They were true Democrats and true to the
teachings of Democracy They would
submit to no domination from
their own party, and to no com.
promise with the Wings. And they were
as positive Protestants as they were Dem.
ccrats. Mr. James Taylor, one of the
Oldest settlers of the county, remembers
them well, and knew members of the fam
lily 10 Ohio, who were devout Presbyter
ians and who attended the church of The
Rev. Mr. Cleland, in Ohio, before tina
worthy clergyman came to this county
OF course they were not popular -sucl
people never are. But they were respect
able and deserved popularity aud heart!
support from those of their political faith
Not receiving it they we're too proud tc
stop to conquer They preferred indie
pendence to seryility, and-left
| ANOTHER pApER-IS4O
Soon after McGrew commenced the
publication of the Banner there cam
along two Yankees from Maine, name'
jerks and Gould, who attempted the pub
LEGATION of an agricultural and educationa
monthly, called
THE ILLINOIS CULTIVATION, DEVOTED II
AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION
This paper was alluded to in Mr.. Nc
Crews letter.-and in the Upper M5SsisS
ippian OF Nov 5, 1910 is the followin
editorial notice:
NrHE ILLINOIS CULTIvATOR,
This valuable agricultural paper is put
= lished monthly in this place by Mcssrs
Gould & jerks; the former taking charg