The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-16
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ROCK ISLAND.
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talk, and even wilder than this
you can hear nowadays, not only In the
luDatic asylums, but at every national con
vent;oa in theeountry. Under the system
devised by the wisdom of the nationals
prosperity will develop to such point thai
bushel of coal costs twenty dollars, and a
jacknife its weight in greenhaeks. The
worthy laborers deposit in the saving bank,
once sufficient to build little house. viii
no longer buy decent pair of boots.
Finally the inevitable crash approaches.
The prudent rich man has anticipated its
coming and taken his precautions. lie
can do so, for he had the knowledge and
the means. But the poor man is the
victim of bis necessities. He is swept
along by the tide. At last the shiDwreck
is complete. The rich man is 10 the life
boat, the poor man in the breakers. But
why continued
A few interested parties at Edgington
and Taylor Ridge, fearful that Reynolds
merchants might sell pound OF sugar. tea
or coffee on election day, to parties who
would be drawn there to vote, succeeded
by the help of few plant tools, never ac-
cnsed of possessing superabandancy OF
brains. in having the board OF supervisors
change back to its old status, the election
nolls. Not satisfied with two precincts, by
which an equitable division was made,
these men by representation succeeded in
obtaining 100 names to petition asking
for change. If they expect US here at
Reynolds to fight them on this issue they
are mistaken. A division OF Edgington in
to two voting precincts is either beneficial
or it is not. Ifnot, we don't want it. We
purpose submitting quietly to the voice of
majority. A day OF reckoning is near at
hand, and when the electors OF the west
end of the township are compelled to come
to Reynolds to cast their votes, they will
probably think how d--n foolish they were
when they signed that petition, Reynolds
that is the town proper-n0w has sixty five
voters. Next year at this time it will have
twice sixty-fve. Perhaps the foolish
Edgingtonites can figure and at this rate
of progression how many years it will take
until they go to Reynolds toyote. Mahomt t
went to the mountain, when he found the
mountain would not come to him,
It's generally taken for granted that
the people of every community, town or
township, are ever ready to welcome every
body and everything that adds to their
wealth. population, or prosperity. Now
Rufus Walker and Meigs Wait, by the ex-
penditure of large sums of money, have
built up quite town in Edgingtop. and
by their liberality have brought here a
population OF over one hundred and fifty
souls. They have added over $4,000 tc
the assessed valuation of taxable property
in Edgington. They have given more Ton
the benefit of Edgington township, out Of
their Individual pockets 10 The past year,
than all the balance of the township have
given in the past ten years. For doing
this, for trying to build up town, they
deserve the condemnation Of every man IN
Edeington not directly pecuniariy inter
ested in Reynolds This is the logic Of
the men who were instrumental in getting
up the petition to do away with two voting
precincts. and the argument they used in
inducing Signers. Reynolds is in Edging-
ton, and everything done TO advance the
interests of Reynolds advances the interests
of the entire township, While the old
fogies, represented on the petition, are
fighting against improvements, we at
Reynolds intend going ahead and doing
our level best for the building up of the
place, One of these days said old fogies
will find to their cost that Reynolds is a
pretty lively place after all
HELENUs.