The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-24
WILL HE EAT CROWl

WILL HE EAT CR0Wl
The workingmen's party of the Fifth
Ward renominated James W. Cavanaugh
for alderman last Saturday night This
is his third nomination, and at the former
elections he was successful at the polls.
No one will deny but that Mr.. Cavanaugh
is true representative of the element he
represents-the working classes He hlm>
self earns his daily bread by the sweat Of
his brow, and his action in the council
chamber has demonstrated that he is no
l,ggard in the cause of labor The AR
Gus. however, believed he made a mis-
take with the others who followed in his
footsteps, in urging the organization of
new party in the hope of promoting the
interests and more clearly enunciating
the principles of the wage workers.
While he and the ma jorlty of his follow
crs-lOr he is a leader among them
were undoubtedly honest in their III
teutious. they have been used to GER
tain degree in bolstering up II few polti>
cal hacks, who had lost prestige in either
of the two great political parties, and
hoped by establishing another party to
regain some of their lost influence. An
apt illustration OF this fact has been
seen IN Rock Island. where the work
ingmcn have been sold out time
and again in order to CRAFTY the desires
and capricious ideas of Il certain indi-
vidual The conditions of these trades
have often been of "A monetary nature but
OF course the honest workingman was
kept in total Ignorance of this.
But to the present situation. Mr..
Cavanaugh is the chairman of the city,
township committee of the workingmen>
party, and be has been renominatcd for
alderman in his ward. The question now
arises. win he receive the support of
the so-callcd labor organ. the Rork Isl
dHdy, The answer would naturally be
in the affirmative As leader OF the
party. and chairman of the city,township
committee, he should ccrtinly be entitled
to any support that paper might be able
TO tender him, however little. But why
the question? We will explain.
Old Joc's personal quarrel with DIR.
Craig has become So bitter on the old
imbtcilc's part that he has classed it with
several OF his Anticipated hobbies, and he
wants to make the abattOir ordinance An
issue at the coming election For several
issues of his paper he has printed an
article. quoting section ., of the abattoir
ordinance. and an amendment offered by
Alderman Schaller, together with an ur>
gent appeal for the voters to place in
nomination for aldermen in the different
wards. only men that should pledge
themselves IN case Of election to take the
amendment from the table and pass it,
Alderman Cayanaugh has always been
steadfasl supporter Of the abattoir, and
in fact any measure that would promote
the sanitary condition Of the city. Upon
the vote to lay Alderman Schaifers
amendment on the table, he is recorded
as follows:
Yeas Hodges Ohlweiler. Briggs. Col
Inns, Cavanaugh, LaIkin, Atkinson, Sin
nets
Nays SchalTer, Farrell, ladders, Wins
ter, Edwards, Schroeder-6.
In commenting upon the above vote
old Joe says.
Here are eight aldermen who voted to
lay the SchaiIer amendment on the table
1t seems to us that they should, in the in>
teresls of the business of the city. have
voted to adopt the proposition of Alder
man SchatIcr. And we hope people will
elect aldermen at the coming election
who will call the Schaffer amendment up
from the table and pass it.
Can the old crank" consistently sup,
port Alderman CavaUaugh after such a
statement? II he does he will have to
gulp down another dish of crow but
he has been feeding on that diet 50 long,
it is likely that he will swallow it without
murmur. He can hardly afford to 60
back on his own chairman.