The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
OUR CANDIDATES.

QUE CANDIDATES.
As election day draws nigh, the people
are very properly beginning to look over
the elsinas of the different aspirants for
Office. Il is very essential that the coun-
ty have an efficient corps. and not only
an efficient corps, but an honest, trust
worthy corps of officers. The Democrats
| having the fullest confidence in the Re
publican nominees for county judge and
county clerk, have put up no candidates;
but for the Offices of sheriff and county
| treasurer they have put in nomination
| two gentlemen who are acceptable to a
large body of Republicans that are dis
satisfied with their own nominees. Messrs
Reticker and Gould are so eminently sat
isfactory to persons of all shades of po-
litical proclivities from their
known ability and high standing
in the community that they will receive a
large vote from among the respectable, re-
spOnsible men of the county outside the
democratic party, so that their election may
be regarded as certainty. If this result
is secured, then, indeed, may Rock Island
county congratulate herself, for with
County Judge Adams, County Clerk
Donaldson. Sheriff Reticker, County
Treasurer Gould and School Superinten-
dent Kenworthy she viii have as solid
set of officers as any county in the state.
They are no experiment. They have
proven themselves successful business men,
and have fairly won the confidence of the
entire community. Gould was not nomi-
mated because hehad spent his substance
in riotous living; but because of
his worth as a citizen. He was not nomi-
mated because he was reformed drunk
ard, but because he has been lifelong a
man of temperate habits. He was not
nominated because he is rich man; but
because he has taken care of his substance,
and is most likely to take care of that of
others when committed to his charge. He
soas nominated because he is a man that
can be trusted implicitly both in his integ
rity and his habits. He has neoer had to
reform either, and for these solid and sub
stantial reasons he should be elected to
take care Of the peoples money.
J. M. Reticker is making friends every
day among the people. He is an active,
wide-awake gentleman, and if elected, as
it is now generally thought he win be, he
will make oAe of the best officers Rock Is
land ever possessed. Miss Kenworthy,
too, as candidate for school superintend
eat, is meeting with much encouragement,
and she has many warm, outspoken friends
that viii lend her efficient aid on the day of
election. She is thoroughly qualified for
the position. and If elected. win make an
excellent official.
The great cry of the Henry county clique,
headed by the Kewanee Independent,
against Mr. Mara, is producing very little
weol. Because our worthy representative
had the courage 10 defeat an attempt at
what almost amounted to blackmail, he is
denounced by two or three disgruntled in
dividuals, who are trying their little best to
injure him before the people; but as the
clique has no influence either here or at
home, Mr. 0'AEara's election may be re-
garded as foregone conclusion. As for
the ROek IsE6zsder, it viii have enough to
do the balance of the campaign to attend
to DIR. Mckinney.